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WFTV is a shell of itself. Same in other Hearst markets. WTAE now has the only copter in pittsburgh. WPXI has been gutted. The Cox stations cant keep staff either. They all post reporter openings daily.

Yup. KB is certainly a legend in that market. But I remember when I worked at Waterman years ago, I was told Lois had the highest q score in the market, and was considered the most popular anchor.

Must have had major family considerations. Thats leaving like a 400K a year job in a top 10 for 90-100K doing streaming stuff in market 20-something. He must be in line to be Chief there.

Huh? No they didnt. Looks like they just renamed them, and listed for 4 new community MMJ’s. Am I wrong?

Insiders with any info: NBC5 just listed for a political investigative reporter. Any idea who’s leaving? Mary Ann retiring??

Bizarre move from evening anchor to MMJ at 7 (which is not a great job anymore) 7 needs a whole new male anchor bench. The current two are not ready for market 14.

I worked for Waterman 20 years ago. My first job. I left after two years because it was such a toxic sweatshop (and I got better and moved on). But the Anchorman reference is spot on! It was an odd mix of young kids looking to move up and out, and old lifers with HUGE egos. The competition between BBH and WINK was obsessive to management. As for this weatherman.. it will blow over. Viewers love to say “Im never watching again!” and they do. And I agree.. a station doesn't just fire their most popular talent unless they have a reason. Its not money.. WINK has plenty of it. The whole.. he was taking long dinner breaks.. thats an excuse to fire him. Not a reason. If he was so valuable to them.. they wouldnt care how long he took.

Side note: what happened to Dan Jaehnigs face??? Is he ok?

Hurts badly? Thats a bit dramatic. This wasnt a surprise. He anchored an unwatchable newscast (not his fault), that was in last place forever. It should have been shut down years ago. WLNE put on one of the worst newscasts anywhere. I know.. not their fault.

I think she is a great weatherperson. But as someone (me) who has been onair talent in major markets.. I can tell you.. certain markets.. one’s weight is definitely a factor in hiring. Many an agent and news director have told me so.

are you serious? A boston station hiring her? no disrespect to her, but she does not have the onair look for a major market. she is too heavy. i think she’s great. But no way she goes to Boston.

Re: WLNE so what happened? Not about bates but the station. Did they enter into an agreement or sale? Havent seen any article or announcement. Also, how many were let go? They took down their news team page. its about time. That operation needed to shut down. The newscast and most talent was beyond horrible, and looked like market 150.

Breaking from the Indy Star: …At least 11 employees with Circle City Broadcasting, the parent company of WISH-TV, either quit or were fired Sept. 3 after they decided not to sign a new contract addendum with an expanded non-compete clause… How on earth does this hold up in court? I understand current non competes are still valid.. but firing someone for not changing the language in their current contract? Thats breach on the station’s part, no? And retaliation.

Ad Week is shuttering TV Spy, the long running newsletter/website so many in TV News went to over the years to keep up with station and talent moves. The webpage announced its upcoming cease of operations on September 12th.

Fox4 has always been a horrible news operation, with horrible talent. Scripps has improved it however in recent years. But no one will miss it. End of story. WBBH is one of the strongest local news stations in the country. Great investment by hearst and they dont need to do a thing. WINK absorbing an also-ran Fox station, is a non story frankly.

A few things: Who says they shut down great stations in place of keeping their own? Usually they keep the good one. In Denver for example, I could see them keeping KUSA, and LMAing Fox31. They know which station is stronger. Also, station consolidation isnt bad. They cant survive on their own anymore. No one watches local news! The days of having 5 newsrooms no one watches makes no sense anymore. If they can combine into one strong profitable center.. great.

WHDH has always been a powerhouse with popular talent and a winning formula. Same with WPLG. WANF has none of that. So cant compare success. As for CBS, they just did this in Detroit. Launched a whole operation. Its not the central cast thing.

Side note.. for those in the atlanta market who know.. I am curious.. has the rebrand to WANF and all the investment there made a dent in the ratings? Where do they stand? That news operation still seems to have a lot of turnover for all the money pumped in. The CBS Atlanta of the mid 2000s rocked. The tough questions era.

The current music pkg isnt even music. Its weak boring.. nothing. A few lame sounds to put you to sleep. This is at least a music pkg with some style. God.. why have the Scripps stations become so boring and vanilla. They are unwatchable. No energy. WXYZ is the worst offender. Is that on purpose?

I was gonna say… No station really has the money these days to pay anchors. WUSA and Tegna is probably looking to unload.. not add.

Im sure NBC didn't match his request either. No one is paying that kind of money anymore. This seems like a vanity project, just to stick it to his former station.

There is no station in town that can afford or would pay anything near his salary. Stations are slashing expensive anchors, not adding them. And no way he goes to some last place station for 180-200K.

Allen was hired as the main anchor. He is the replacement.

Speaking of Jeff Skversky.. has he popped up anywhere? Boy did he bomb in Detroit.