TheRob

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/longtime-kshb-41-news-anchor-kansas-city-champion-cynthia-newsome-passes-away

https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/nexstar-q4-revenue-hits-1-29-billion-says-tegna-deal-on-track/ Pull quote: the company posted a net loss for the quarter of $170 million.

Chicago Tribune story - https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/23/wgn-tv-layoffs-reporters-anchors/ (archived): https://archive.ph/vfqVO

What's the deal with KMGH whacking three managers at once? Bad performance? The memo comes from Rick G's weekly newsletter. https://files.constantcontact.com/143c1a10201/92f5a1f0-5fe8-40be-a654-3a00bd8698c0.pdf?rdr=true

Kevin Holmes moves from Kansas City to Minneapolis. https://www.kare11.com/article/about-us/kare-11-welcomes-kevin-holmes-to-the-anchor-desk/89-81fefd4c-9e42-4f24-85e1-d522b567b937

St. Joseph doesn't have enough economic potential for two TV newsrooms. KQTV stood alone in the market for decades before NPG's TV venture.

This document, toward the end, mentions a promissory note and option agreement. https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/api/manager/download/c3d41c97-43bb-07ef-febb-2627853c6833/3efac637-ab6d-4f37-9f6e-d18c45b30a26.pdf

Just as many cities don't have two or three competing newspapers anymore, fewer local TV newsrooms would not surprise me.

In the Scripps swap, Gray exited a couple of markets in the West as well.

Existing newsrooms struggle to hire talent and keep them away from public relations and corporate communications. I'm not sure why CBS thought they could pursue such an aggressive timeline.

https://ktxs.com/news/local/ktxs-news-station-experiences-severe-damages-from-sunday-night-storms

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.