TheRob

Longtime anchor retiring at WFAA, but not until next year. [MEDIA=twitter]1026632225616474116[/MEDIA]

KCTV just ran off its ND... again.

A co-worker says people at KRBK have already been told their jobs will be gone in a month. KOLR will absorb a few..

Nexstar is buying KRBK in Springfield, Mo., and a station in Huntsville. https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/nexstar-to-acquire-springfield-fox-station-krbk-tv/1341451244

Both of KSNT's sports talents are leaving at the same time. Ironically, the same thing happened to WIBW-TV earlier this summer, though both were quickly replaced. [MEDIA=twitter]1024303599021699078[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]1023782722874032128[/MEDIA]

NewsChannel 8 re-brands. [MEDIA=twitter]1021388256657793026[/MEDIA]

I used to work with this guy. He's young and zoomed up the ranks in a hurry. Now he's out after 18 months as the ND of KOTV. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/6/27/news-director-out-in-oklahoma Home for him is Indianapolis. We have a common manager who is an ND in Indianapolis.

This guy was a solid reporter when he worked in Kansas City. Now he's leaving his I-team job at WBZ-TV. [MEDIA=twitter]1011685755859685381[/MEDIA]

Griffin is buying Scripps... radio cluster in Tulsa, that is. http://www.insideradio.com/free/scripps-sells-tulsa-cluster-to-griffin-communications/article_4aa916d0-7886-11e8-9742-dfbc22bd526d.html

Dominating small markets everywhere: Gray and Raycom to merge. https://www.raycommedia.com/gray-and-raycom-to-combine-in-a-3-6-billion-transaction/#amnewsers

KMBC-TV reporter Peggy Breit is retiring after 36 years at the station. http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article213586939.html

KC Star article on KSHB's second discrimination lawsuit http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article212727594.html

WIBW-TV is losing both of its sports anchors/reporters. [MEDIA=twitter]1003745719654715392[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=twitter]1003424218279751680[/MEDIA]

KMBC changed its logo to red, and tweaked a few other things.

KOZK (PBS) tower collapsed in southwest Missouri. That's one of the tallest structures in Missouri. http://www.ky3.com/content/news/TV-tower-collapses-in-Fordland-480261283.html

KCTV is doubling down on bringing former TV personalities back to TV. They got former KMBC meteorologist Erin Little earlier this year. Now former WDAF traffic anchor/producer Bill Hurrelbrink has joined the KCTV morning show.

One of my college classmates, WOWT anchor Malorie Maddox, is leaving to work in public relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield. http://www.wowt.com/content/news/New-chapter-for-Malorie-Maddox-476860373.html

By the way, I noticed new graphics and a new virtual set for "The Now" in the 15 minutes or so I watched before my newscast today. The graphics still look great, in my opinion.

I thought this was weird, that a Boston-native ND would suddenly move down to Charlotte. What's happening at WFXT? https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/3/12/is-cox-selling-boston-station

Happening right "Now..." https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2018/3/12/scripps-pulling-back-on-the-now

WVIR morning anchor Ken Jefferson dies. http://www.nbc29.com/story/37646815/nbc29-family-mourning-the-loss-of-anchor-ken-jefferson

KFSM has signed a lease for a new building in Johnson, Ark., between Fayetteville and Springdale. The operations are currently split between sites in Fort Smith and a shopping mall in Fayetteville, 60 miles apart. https://talkbusiness.net/2018/02/kfsm-channel-5-building-new-headquarters-in-northwest-arkansas/

Pretty much. It's a miracle if anything on KSMO cracks 1.0. I wasn't sure KCTV had announced it yet, but now they have: [MEDIA=twitter]958730916666454016[/MEDIA]

KCTV is adding a 7:00 p.m. newscast on KSMO (My Network TV). They've waffled over the years on newscasts on KSMO, adding and subtracting them. I don't see why anyone would watch this one if they don't watch the others.

(Narrator: They didn't win.)