Ernie Anastos Is Coming Back To WCBS

The New York Post, the New York Daily News, and Newsday report that Ernie Anastos will be joining News 2 in either December or January, when his contract with Channel 9 expires. Ernie Anastos worked as anchor from 1989 to 1994 under a five-year contract worth a reported $7 million. Anastos has long been considered one of the city's top two or three most-trusted and best-known anchormen, and has been one of New York's highest-paid anchormen for nearly 20 years. He worked at Channel 7 from 1980 to 1989, when he was lured to Channel 2. He joined Channel 9 in 1996.

"This is a personal decision to return to CBS, where I actually started my TV career as a desk assistant at Ch. 2 when I was a young college student in New York," he said yesterday. It is not yet known which newscasts he will anchor, but it will most likely be News 2 At 6:00 and At 11:00, and it appears Stephen Clark will only do News 2 at 4:00. More news on this as it breaks. For more information on Ernie Anastos, click here.

New NEWS 2 at 4:00 Format?

This past Thursday, it appears as if NEWS 2 at 4:00 changed their format. The two main anchors don't begin at the main desk with the windows, but in the brown "library" set. The anchors preview the show, then get the weather from Ira Joe Fisher, but then turn to the main desk (now called the "news desk") were one of the 5:00 anchors (Todd McDermott or Angela Rae) has the news. It's not yet known if NEWS 2 at 4:00 will keep this format, or if it's just until Wednesday when Stephen Clark gets back (he's been out since Thursday to spend some time with his daughters before they go back to school).

CBS 2 Reports

Over the past Labor Day Weekend, News 2 began airing promos for "CBS 2 reports", starting tonight at 11:00. It appears as if it will be a new series of investigative reports, airing possibly a few nights a week at 11:00pm. Tonight, CBS 2 reports about New York City buses that are allowed on the streets even though they can be as bad to you as second hand smoke.

CBSNewYork.Com Adds More Bios

Friday, CBSNewYork.Com added more bios to their News 2 Bios. Added are Brett Haber, Todd McDermott, Tony Pann, Michael Pomeranz, Hazel Sanchez, and Amy Stone. Tony Pann's biography says he is the morning weatherman for News 2. He has been filling in a lot for Ira Joe Fisher in the last few weeks, along with Scott Sumner and Chris Silveri. It is not yet known it Tony Pann will remain as weekend meteorologist.

New York Daily News and the New York Post with information about Brett Haber

New York Daily News and the New York Post each have a story about Brett Haber moving to NEWS 2 at 11:00, and Warner Wolf staying at 6:00. Warner Wolf's contract has been extended through February, 2002. Both papers say it starts in October.

NEWS 2 This Morning Time/Temperature Logo Changes!

This morning, the time and temperature logo changed! It used to be time on top of temperature, under the CBS 2 logo. It's now next to each other (time on the right) above the CBS 2 logo, and there is a blue background. Pictures will be coming soon!

Michael Pomeranz Joins NEWS 2!

This morning, Michael Pomeranz anchors NEWS 2 This Morning, with Hazel Sanchez (who is filling in for Cindy Hsu - Cindy Hsu and Todd McDermott will be anchoring a Survivor preview special at 7:30 tonight). The NEWS 2 Info Box was also back! Michael Pomeranz anchored NEWS 2 at Noon with Angela Rae (Angela Rae began NEWS 2 at 5:00 on Monday, and NEWS 2 at Noon yesterday). Pictures coming later this week!

Angela Rae joins NEWS 2! Mike Pomeranz starts Wednesday!

Today at 5:00, Todd McDermott welcomed his new co-anchor: Angela Rae! She's from CBS's WFOR-TV in Miami, Florida. Angela Rae said that she will be doing NEWS 2 at 5:00, and on Wednesday she will begin to co-anchor NEWS 2 at Noon with Mike Pomeranz, who was originally expected to start a week from today, and that he would anchor the morning and noon newscasts with Cindy Hsu. It it not yet known when Mike Pomeranz will begin to do the morning newscasts, if that is still the schedule. Wednesday is the probable start date, but if not, possibly Thursday or Monday! Stay tuned!

Where is the NEWS 2 Info Box?

Where did the NEWS 2 Info Box go? It used to be on the bottom-left corner of NEWS 2 This Morning's screen, with weather, traffic, and sports scores. We don't know exactly when the NEWS 2 Info Box disappeared, but it was around 2 weeks ago. The NEWS 2 This Morning promos with Cindy Hsu and Todd McDermott still talk a little about it, so maybe it's not gone for too long? The NEWS 2 Info Box premiered in late April.

Todd McDermott's Last Morning on NEWS 2

This morning at 6:56, Cindy Hsu said it was Todd McDermott's last morning on NEWS 2. She also said that there's another Todd viewers don't get to see, so they showed some outtakes when they were filming a 15 second promo, which lasted almost 30 minutes! Then they brought in cake, which Cindy Hsu said she had dropped a few times. New morning and noon anchor Mike Pomeranz was also introduced. Starting tomorrow, Mike Pomeranz and Cindy Hsu in the morning, and then Mike Pomeranz and Angela Rae at Noon! Pictures coming soon!