It was somewhere in the late 80's that Stuart applied for a job with my stations. He was badly in need of a job. I was impressed with him. I didn't hire him because I knew he would never stay. He was too good to be in my sized market. he would have only stayed until he got a better job.
It is funny. I never aggreed with what Stuart said on CNN but I have agreed with what he says on FOX.
They are changing graphics, they are changing pace, they are changing producers, they are changing talking heads,.. they are changing everything but what will fix the problem,.... they need to change the content... They will have to fall several more rating points before they finally figure out what is wrong.
CNN and its parent company havn't a clue about the problems.... they are not likely to have a clue about the fix.
It is really pretty simple if youwant viewers just put on what the people want to watch not what you want to program.
The problem is management is never a typical viewer. Yet much of management picks programmers that program to please the boss.
I used to tell my programmers that if I ever tune in and personally like what you are programming, you are just one notch away from being fired.