Asheville News

Darcel dissed by ‘primary’ cracker

Jason Sandford August 5, 2005

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Diva Darcel, you’ve been dissed.

Girl, did you realize that Frank Cracker was the “primary” cracker-slash-WLOSer when he was here in Ashvegas. Yup. He was. Because that’s what it says on his website.

Well, it’s not his website. But it’s the web site of his new news home in Syracuse. But presumably he wrote the little blurb, because it’s got his picture and everything.

Frank left Ashvegas a few months ago to go up and live with Yankees, Lord only knows why. Here’s a snippet:

Frank Kracher joined CBS 5 News in March of 2005 in the dual role of News Director and 5:00/6:00 co-anchor. Frank brings more than 25 years of TV journalism experience to the CBS 5 News team.
Before moving to Syracuse, Frank worked as Managing Editor and primary news anchor at WLOS-TV in Asheville, North Carolina. Prior to that, Frank served as morning news…

So, Darcel, whatchu gonna do? C’mon, we know you’re p.o.ed. That’s a slap at your distinguished 25-year career here in Ashvegas. You gonna take that from some chump like Cracker?

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Shirley, we knew you when…

Boomer, don’t go!

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w-loser August 7, 2005

Also, has no one told you yet that Frank’s replacement has been named? Former WYFF weekend anchor Larry Blunt, most recently at the CBS affiliate in Denver.

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w-loser August 7, 2005

quote: “anyway, frank worked from 1 to midnight every day with no dinner break and organized the entire 11 show and supervised reporters…he WAS the primary anchor when he was there!!!”

Not entirely true. Yes, Frank insisted on coming in at 1:00 every day and most often didn’t leave the building for dinner. But that was his choice. He could have worked his assigned hours and taken a dinner break and the station wouldn’t have fallen apart. And he -helped- organize the entire 11 show — the 11pm producer actually organized it, with help from Managing Editor/Primary Anchor Kracher, the news director, executive producer, assignment editor, other producers, director, reporters, photographers, etc.

While Frank is a great guy and did a lot to keep the news department’s collective head above water, he could be moody and arbitrary, and liked to play the martyr card on that whole 1pm-to-11pm-no-dinner-break thing. Give him credit, but don’t deify him.

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wlos August 6, 2005

regardless,
both anchors are considered the primary anchors…at any station you go to..

anyway, frank worked from 1 to midnight every day with no dinner break and organized the entire 11 show and supervised reporters…he WAS the primary anchor when he was there!!!

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sapling August 6, 2005

Ash… tisk tisk. They are both referred to as primary anchors in this biz. That may seem strange since “primary” would seem to indicate just one person… one anchor. But there are two… both “Primary” anchors. A team. You dont specify primary boy or girl either dofus…

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Ash August 6, 2005

Do you not read?

That’s not what it says on Cracker’s web site. Read it. It says he was the “primary news anchor,” not the “primary male news anchor.”

Darcel, take out the weave and snap some necks.

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wlos August 5, 2005

Do you not realize that the main female and male anchors at any station are both considered the “primary” anchor?

Job listings will say “looking for a primary female anchor” or “opening for a primary male anchor”

that’s both of their titles..

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