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There is an old adage in our business that the news never stops on the weekend. In the past year alone, we've gone from the tsunami, to the Iraqi elections, and to the first winds of Hurricane Katrina all happening on our watch. Nightly News is a seven-night-a-week broadcast (except for those occasional days when we are pre-empted by sports in some time zones), but we know everyone's lives are different on the weekends, and you may not be quite as plugged into the Web, cable and all-news radio during the day as you are during the week. So our staff here in New York, and our NBC News colleagues around the world, work hard to bring you as comprehensive a report of the day's news as we can, as well as those stories that take you someplace you haven't been, or tell you something you may not know. Our broadcast may be the one time of the day you have the time to check-in on the world over the weekend, and we want to make it worthwhile.
Which brings us to this weekend. The war, the war of words, the upcoming holiday season, and (gasp), another storm brewing in the Caribbean are all on the table. President Bush continues his Asia trip, with another big speech defending the administration's policy on Iraq, this one planned at Osan Air Base in Korea. Then it's off to China, where North Korea and bird flu will be major topics. The political fire in Washington will continue all through the news cycles of the next 48 hours around the country and on the Sunday talk shows, and our national editor, Robert Dembo, is flagging us to keep an eye on Tropical Storm Gamma. It's almost Thanksgiving, and we still are worrying about hurricanes. And if you have ever heard the expression Black Friday, you know it's the day after Thanksgiving for the nation's retailers. You'll hear reporters call it the busiest shopping day of the year (although I think there is some dispute about that). We'll take a look at what you can expect, and introduce you to a college student with a Web site that reveals what stores are planning to put on sale, before their circulars show up in the newspaper.
Saturday's broadcast will be seen around the country, unless the Notre Dame game runs long, and Sunday's broadcast will just air on the West Coast, due to the final NASCAR race of the year, which is scheduled to end at 8 p.m. ET.
John Seigenthaler and I will be posting every weekend. Let us know what you think.
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The last week series Making A Difference was what I look in the news for and was dissapointed to note that it ran only last week and on occasion in the future. Both my wife and I feel an urgency to find more of the good in this life than listening constantly to the bad. We watch your evening news with Brian Williams regularly and do sincerely hope that in the very near future you can make a good news segment a permanent part of every newscast. Thank you for listening.
Larry Binder (Sent Nov 21, 2005 12:22:03 AM)
Weekend Netcast!
Weekend Netcast !
Weekend Netcast !
We want Weekend Netcasts!!!!
Brad D. Riggan, Oklahoma City, OK (Sent Nov 20, 2005 11:48:52 PM)
Hi, I'm 17, yeah I know, shocker. I love the Daily Nightly, and its great when Brian Williams brings it up on Conan O'Brian, he seems so giddy. This is news I really trust, from people I can trust, thats what I mostly like about it. I just felt like telling you that, and its nice to know theres news on the weekends, because as far as entertainment news goes, theres none of it on the weekends, except for box office reports. Its nice to have something else to visit.
Ben Bugenig, Graham, WA (Sent Nov 20, 2005 5:19:45 PM)
I agree with Peter del Rio......I am more likely to miss Nightly on the weekends than I am during the week, and I would really appreciate a netcast.
Also, do you know about the Avian Flu News Tracker (a Wall Street Journal service)? It has up-to-date worldwide postings on the subject.
Cynthia Johnson, Kingsport, TN (Sent Nov 20, 2005 2:08:19 PM)
The NBC Nightly News has always been a punctuation mark in my evening, be that a weekday or weekend. I hate it when a sports game shortens or preempts a newscast. I would love to see delivery of weekend newscasts over the web. And as an added bonus for the weekend newscasts, can we please have them before 10:00 pm? (And yes, I realize this is not possible because of markets in different time zones, but one can always hope)
Michael Masciopinto (Sent Nov 20, 2005 11:04:13 AM)
Peter del Rio's comments are exactly on target! If you want to be the news leader seven days a week, you need to make a commitment to Saturday and Sunday. In the Denver market the weekend news (when not preempted by sports)is shown at 4:30 versus the normal Monday-Friday 5:30. Even when not preempted, it is normally preceeded by a 30 minute infomercial -- not exactly a quality lead in. I think there are enough viewers out there to support a regular, quality weekend newscast from NBC. Somehow, CNN can find enough to talk about 24/7 -- can't NBC find 30 minutes worth? If not on air, at least take Peter del Rio's suggestion and put up a Netcast. Thanks for listening.
Chuck Riggs, Denver, CO (Sent Nov 19, 2005 6:08:16 PM)
Thank you for saying the news never stops, even on weekends, but your Netcast does, why? If you are looking for respect for your news program then show us that you think it is worthy to be shown on the web. The original justification at least publicly for the weekly Netcast was to provide the news to those people who have busy lives and can’t always sit down at dinner time to watch the news, that justification more than doubles over the weekend. Hey we have a lives too, so why no weekend Netcast?
I guess it is only natural for you all to have a second string complex but that is why you must try harder and be better than the weekly news. You have the unique opportunity to bring all of the past week’s news into perspective and to prepare us for the week to come. In my book there is no more important time than the weekend to catch up for the coming week.
Peter del Rio, New York, NY (Sent Nov 19, 2005 11:35:13 AM)
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