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Former Kansas Jayhawk (radio) and Kansas City Royals (FS Midwest) play-by-play man Bob Davis died. https://fox4kc.com/sports/ku-jayhawks-kc-royals-sports-broadcaster-dead-at-80-university-says/

Mornings, with ticker

KTVO, KHQA, WICS/WICD, WVTV: $29.4 million https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/views/public/assignmentDraftCopy?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff39568c87a01956d9bae8f05b7&id=25076ff39568c87a01956d9bae8f05b7&goBack=N

The private producer FB group indicated severance was available to those who stayed until around the end of the month. Bankruptcy reorganization ahead?

One of the young voices in Kansas City's Spanish-speaking media died while on Super Bowl duty in New Orleans. He did play-by-play for the women's soccer team and sideline reporting at Chiefs games. https://fox4kc.com/sports/kansas-city-sports-reporter-dies-while-in-new-orleans-for-super-bowl-lix/ Update: woman arrested for using his credit cards https://fox4kc.com/news/louisiana-woman-arrested-following-kansas-city-reporters-death-in-new-orleans/

Soon.

This goes pretty far back in Kansas City history, but Torey Southwick died recently at age 94. He did kids' shows with a puppet named Old Gus. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/torey-southwick-obituary?id=57176047

It looks like the same thing happened in Wisconsin this week, with Madison providing select newscasts for La Crosse, Eau Claire and Wausau under the name "Wisconsin News Now."

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/11/good-company-canceled-at-wkyc-as-part-of-corporate-restructuring.html

I knew they weren't paying attention to the news jobs when I saw a recruiting post a few months ago that used the image of a meteorologist who left the company a year ago.

I used to joke that if the carpets were cleaned, the station would be sold. I guess paint and shrubbery work too.

Here's another year-long retirement tour at KCTV. https://www.kctv5.com/2024/06/18/renowned-news-anchor-carolyn-long-retire-kctv5-2025/

Nosey is 15-year-old Maury Povich episodes and court shows.