Name That Tune for KCTV Coffee Cups: Sex Offenders or Secret Words?
As pet peeves go, I’ve seen stranger….
That said, Jack Goes Confidential movie critic Jack Poessiger’s preoccupation with KCTV 5 morning news anchors positioning their coffee mugs in plain sight of the television cameras is reasonably weird. I mean, who notices that kind of detail?
“Why do Channel 5’s anchors put their breakfast dishes on the news desk?” is how Man Jack approached the topic last week. “You’d think they’d keep their pottery OFF camera…”
After further deliberation, Poessiger decided Channel 5 was missing the product placement boat.
Why not help fend off the depression and pick up a few quid by selling ad space on the mugs?
Fair, enough – so a contest was born to uh, name the mugs.
KCTV morning anchor Dana Wright was all for it!
“hilARIOUS,” Wright emails. “i use whatever i can find. my 2 favorite cups (one made by my son with a big painted five on it) anyway– they both have MOLD IN THEM. my desk is a hazmat disaster.. i forget to wash them out.. now i’m so grossed out i cant wash them out… but dont have the heart to toss them.
(So) you should name mine ‘penicillin’ “
As for the suggestion of using an actual advertiser, “I don’t think we like to mix product endorsement with our news over here,” Wright says. “(Like) this international crisis brought to you by zyrtek. Nice try.”
The two top suggestions by KC Confidential readers:
“Cups could have the secret word of the day,” JJ says. “Like JACKSON, PALIN, CHIEFS. Then lucky winners call in at a certain time for prizes. Could also be used in conjunction with a radio tie in promotions.”
Not bad.
Then again, Jeffrey has another idea.
“It’s KCTV,” he says. “Is there any question? Mug shots of sex offenders!”
Back to you, Dana…
July 6th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
If they don’t want to mix product endorsement with the news why do they list wardrobe and makeup credits at the end of the newscast? Big push on the Riverfest too. Did an ad buy from the festival get them too much push during the newscast? It’s not like other 4th of July events got similar coverage. It’s not really news any more is it? More like Newsertainment.
July 7th, 2009 at 10:26 am
Well of course you didn’t like my idea about small business. Too real for the news. Why go for anything with any heart? Stick with the stupid and mundane!
July 7th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Dana Wright gives me the creeps. She sounds like a man.
July 8th, 2009 at 10:43 am
it is weird but who really cares