Another addition to my local Weatherman Hall of Fame.

magicmike9000 has one last set of old Evansville videos to share. Here’s a short clip from 1984 featuring, then sports guy, Randy Moore. I’m glad to see that Randy has lost the ‘stache and acquired a suitable haircut these days.

Mike also has a clip for Alice Jackson and Allen Denton who were definitely before my time.

If you have any old local news clips or other interesting material like this, get in touch. I’d love to spotlight it on the site!

Here’s the video from this morning’s WFIE morning show where the quake hit during Bryon Douglas’s weather report. Oh what I would have given for him to have a Wayne Hart moment.

The WGA’s strike has more or less concluded with the writers getting a new deal and studios losing about $2 billion.

If you’re interested in finding out when your favorite shows are going back on the air? TVGuide’s Michael Ausiello is updating a post hourly with the latest information on when shows will return. The general theme is that 30 minute shows like The Office and 30 Rock will return with new episodes in April while the hour dramas will most likely return in the fall.

Most disappointing to me is that 24’s new season is expected to begin either in the fall or January of 2009. I still need to wash the taste of last year’s awful season out of my mouth.

photo courtesy of juliocrockett

I think it’s ridiculous that I’m unable to watch the Packers/Cowboys game on the NFL Network right now, but I can appreciate that WOW at least wrote its FAQ on the situation without any sort of PR speak. I wish more companies would speak like humans instead of corporate robots.

Q: This is a ridiculous situation. We customers are being caught in the middle and all you guys are doing is pointing fingers at each other. Are you going to fix this situation for me or not?
A: We do want to be able to provide customers with the programming that they want to see. However, we also need the NFL Network to provide us with options that are fair and reasonable, which they have not. We too are frustrated, but at this time we will not be able to air these games. We do not have any indications that this situation will change in the immediate future.

More here

Looking for something to do this evening? Here’s a few suggestions.

• Chad Harvey performs at The Duck Inn at 6PM.
• World renowned trumpeter and composer Chris Botti is in town and performing at the Victory Theatre at 8PM.
• Brad Lemmons is playing at The Duck Inn at 9PM.
• Time Out Lounge has Pink Flood & The Magenta Tide at 9PM.
• John Hussman is at Ri-Ra at 9:30PM.
• Otis is playing Lanhucks at 10PM.
• Lindsey Williams is at Fox & Hound at 10PM.
• Pieces of the Day performs at Sportsmans at 10PM.
• Little Cheers is at Bosko at 10:30PM.

ABC looks to be the big winner tonight in the TV premiere category. The season premiere of Ugly Betty is at 7PM and followed up by the premiere of Grey’s Anatomy at 8PM. The network premieres a new show, Big Shots, that stars Michael Vartan and Dylan McDermott.

CBS has the premiere of the original CSI at 8PM and Without A Trace at 9PM. The CW has the premiere of another season of Smallville starring Evansville’s own Michael Rosenbaum at 7PM.

NBC has the premiere of My Name is Earl at 7PM and an hourlong premiere of The Office at 8PM. The final season of ER premieres at 9PM. I’m personally looking forward to the season premiere of 30 Rock next week. I love that show.

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Looking for something to do this evening? Here’s a few suggestions.

• Adam Blythe is playing at Ollie’s at 10PM.
• There is an open jam session at Crawdaddy’s at 9PM.
• The John Hussman Trio is playing Little Cheers at 10:30PM.

TV premiere week continues as well. NBC has the series premieres of Bionic Woman at 8PM. It’s a remake of the 70’s series. I saw the pilot last week and was disappointed. I might keep up for a few more weeks though. At 9PM is the series premiere of Life, which tells the story of a cop who was wrongly convicted of a crime and gets a major settlement when he is released. I saw this show as well. If it lasts more than a month, I’ll be shocked. It’s bad.

CBS has the season premiere of Criminal Minds at 8PM and CSI:NY at 9PM. ABC has two series premieres this evening as well. At 8PM is the premiere of Private Practice, the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff starring Kate Walsh. At 9PM is Peter Krause’s new show Dirty Sexy Money. Krause plays a lawyer whose sole goal is dealing with one of the wealthiest families in NYC.

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Looking for something to do this evening? Here’s a few suggestions.

• Bob Ballard is performing at Quarter Note at 8PM.
• Ri-Ra has their pub quiz at 8PM.
• Lindsey Williams is playing at Old Chicago at 9:30PM.
• John Hussman is playing at Little Cheers at 10:30PM.

If you want to stay inside, fall TV premieres continue this evening. The Dancing With The Stars premiere continues tonight with the males dancing (Go Mark Cuban!) at 7PM. Boston Legal has its season premiere at 8:30PM.

CBS has three premieres tonight as well. A new season of NCIS starts at 7PM and is followed by the season premiere of The Unit at 8PM. At 9PM is the series premiere of Cane, which stars Jimmy Smits. This drama showcases the power struggle in the wealthy Cuban-American Duque family, who own a vast rum empire in south Florida. Many people are calling it a latin Sopranos. I might watch it.

The CW has one new show they’ve been pushing pretty hard: Reaper. The premise is that the main character, Sam, had his soul sold to the devil before he was born and the devil is now ready to collect on the sale. NBC has a single premiere tonight: Law & Order: SVU.

Fox has two season premieres tonight as well. Bones premieres at 7PM and House at 8PM.

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Looking for something to do this evening? Here’s a few suggestions.

• Bob Ballard is performing at Quarter Note at 8PM.

Since there’s not much live music in town tonight, you might want to stay home for a busy night for premieres. ABC25 has the premiere of Dancing With The Stars at 7PM and The Bachelor at 8:30PM.

Sitcom fans should tune into CBS. The network has the season premiere of How I Met Your Mother at 7PM and the series premiere of Big Bang Theory at 7:30PM. Big Bang Theory looks to be yet another hipster hero TV show that follows two nerds who fall in love for their new next door neighbor. The 8PM hour premieres Two and a Half Men and a new season of Rules of Engagement. After the sitcoms, CSI:Miami premieres at 9PM.

Personally, I will be tuned into NBC most of the evening. At 7PM there is the series premiere of Chuck. Chuck is about a computer store technician having all the government secrets downloaded into his head and having to be protected by the CIA. I’ve seen the pilot and was not a fan. At 8PM its the season premiere of Heroes. At 9PM is another series premiere: Journeyman. Journeyman features Kevin McKidd of Rome fame and tells the story of a guy who is able to travel through time to change the lives of those around him.

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This is the big week for the fall TV premieres. Each day this week, I’ll be highlighting the new television shows premiering that night during the evening activities entry.

Tonight is the season premiere of a new season of Cold Case (8PM) and Shark (9PM) on CBS. I’ve never watched either show, so I can’t really comment on how good or bad they are.

If you are a fan of animation, Fox has the season premieres of The Simpsons (7PM) and King of the Hill (7:30PM). Family Guy has an hourlong season premiere that pays homage to Star Wars.

The CW is debuting a new series called CW Now that they describe as a blend of news and entertainment to create the ultimate source for everything that’s hip, hot and happening now. It premiers at 6PM. CW will also be premiering Online Nation at 6:30PM, which is their attempt at highlighting online videos on national television. Perhaps they can highlight my 90,000+ view newscast video?

If you watch any of the shows, let us know how they are in the comments.

photo courtesy of The CW