KTVI Review

The first thing that I noticed about the KTVI newscast was the montage at the opening of the broadcast that served as a way to hype the upcoming stories. The anchors were Mandy Murphy and Tom O’Neil. Murphy was wearing a light blue top, while O’Neil was wearing a navy blue suit and a tie that was almost the same color blue as Murphy’s top. Within the first ten minutes of the broadcast there was a live shot of reporter Sean Conroy on Main Street in St. Charles. Conroy was leading into the story about how people are trying to pass legislation to calm the “rowdy” crowds that hang out at the bars on Main Street.
The first story that caught my attention was the one that I have already mentioned about proposed legislation to quite the nightlife on Main Street in St. Charles. This caught my attention both because it has a direct affect on my social life and also because of the way that the story was covered. I liked that KTVI had a reporter live on Main Street as well as having footage of the city council meeting in which the legislation was being discussed. Another story of interest was one of a teenager who was struck by a car and killed on Lemay Ferry Road. Apparently he was in the middle of the street and the car could not have avoided him. The story was very sad, especially when his grandmother was interviewed. The third story that caught my attention was one involving St. Stanislaus Catholic Church. Anyone who watches the news or reads the papers in St. Louis is familiar with how much controversy has been surrounding that church recently. Last night’s story was about how Archbishop Raymond Burke has started in the process of having Fr. Marec Bozek removed from the priesthood.
The newscast seemed to be done in a very professional manner and the talent seemed credible. I would certainly watch this station again.