Local Edition launching HD newscasts in Northern Michigan

Northern Michigan's first HD newscasts are coming from a rather unusual source: Local Edition. Said channel is getting its ducks in a row in order to start airing local news in high-definition starting July 21st. From what we can glean, it'll only be viewable through Charter, with HD subscribers having to tune to channel 1 and flip through a few on-screen menu options. Nice job showing up the Big 4.

[Thanks, Eric]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 14th 2008 11:26PM]

That guy does NOT need to be in HD.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 12:09AM]

Thats what I was about to say

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 1:56AM]

Don't mind him, he is playing WOW

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 2:18AM]

He looks 'special'.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 7:32AM]

LOL

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 8:34AM]

Looks like he is from northern Michigan.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 8:49AM]

Does this look like the weekly news program from some High School's AV department to anyone else?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 10:05AM]

NERDS in HD!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 1:42PM]

I think the station's budget would be better spent on a decent haircut for that guy.

I'd say it looks like his mom cuts his hair, but I have a rule about not insulting people's mothers, and in this case, that would be quite a huge insult to his mom.

Note to self: no matter how much your hair recedes, covering it with a mop will always look worse. Case in point: this guy.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 5:52PM]

Hmmm. I checked out this station on the internet. The "owner" is in fact a 19 year old kid, who it appears is probably a genius. He has been written up in a full article in TV Broadcast magazine. Also has run a business since he was a teen, filming and creating broadcast ads. He uses other reporters. Pretty wild for him to have sold his programming to a large cable company. In the on-line version the young reporters do a good job. He could use a haircut though. Any of you "critics" ever do anything worthwhile when you were 19??

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 15th 2008 6:26PM]

Thanks William. A little more constructive than the childish banter on this board.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 16th 2008 11:01AM]

Is this the Channel 11 news broadcast from Alpena?

That station cracks me up... it's like amateur hour EVERY DAY!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 10:07AM]

Dan Davis. No. It's run on Cnn Healine News.