TheRob

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/

On 1/31/2025 at 10:58 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

That's a start.  Now they need to get on OTT platforms.

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.

You can skip ahead to the end, but the FCC has some bad news for Nexstar regarding WPIX.

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-24-34A1.pdf

I heard there were some creative services layoffs at our local Gray station. That was one place where Gray tried to staff up after Meredith cut the station to the bone.

This guy's stories would appear on the FOX Edge feed occasionally. He was only 33.

Alena Lee is leaving KCTV.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0r-UaKAwMc/

Dia Wall is heading to WFAA.

The article is pretty short. It did not name stations or have quotes from anyone. A potential deal would use private debt market.

Allen Media Group owns Entertainment Studios Inc., The Weather Channel and several network-affiliated stations. It has previously turned to the broadly syndicated debt markets to fund acquisitions, including its purchase of Honolulu’s KITV and stations owned by Quincy Media.

It’s considering private credit — where debt is held by just a few lenders and is not typically bought and sold — as some of its obligations have struggled. The company’s term loan is quoted at around 88 cents on the dollar, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, while its $650 million of 10.5% bonds change hands at distressed levels, according to Trace.

14 hours ago, FiveNews said:

@TheRob I believe you are working in the KC market. What happened to Megan Dillard at Fox4? Is she out of the business? Enjoyed watching her on weekends.

She is out of the business. She went into P.R. for a school district and sued the TV station for discrimination (moved to federal court, not sure where it stands now).