* If you haven’t yet seen the new 10News Brightside, the makeover at CBS affiliate WTSP, don’t bother. No, on second thought, bother one time. You do need to see what the future of TV news might look like.
In the name of staying relevant, hip and in sync with what’s all abuzz on social media platforms, WTSP has become theater in the round. There are co-anchors standing, apparatus in hand, at what looks like a car-rental counter. Interactivity on steroids.
General Manager Mike Rodriguez explained the new look. “It’s more of a dialogue, instead of a monologue,” he said. “It looks a lot more like what people see on the web.”
Indeed. And good luck, Reggie. Maybe Theater in the Roundtree will be a career capper.
* Dan Rather, 85, the host of “Dan Rather’s America” on SiriusXM, said something the other day that should resonate with all Americans. “We need patriotism, but we have to understand the difference between patriotism and nationalism.” Here’s hoping that those who truly need that underscored, will act accordingly.