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At night anyway, it's Kevaney Martin of KLAS. Justin Surrency is doing mornings. KDVR/KWGN is assigned to the same path we're using. Basically, there are two paths, and then KTLA, WDTN and WCMH have their own paths for their own talent.

Nexstar is doing something like 1,300 live shots this week. The reporter doing our shots had five boxes of mic flags.

I'm surprised it didn't show up elsewhere, but KCTV fired its ND yesterday (first day of sweeps). Gray is bringing in someone from another Gray station starting Monday.

Don't send one-man-band reporters out to do live shots at night on the side of the road-- ever. I don't care if the director was slow in cutting the shot or if the anchor can't see the on-air monitor or if the reporter didn't have a vest. You can't send reporters alone for nighttime live shots, especially on the side of the road.

Pat McGonigle moves from nights to mornings. The new evening anchor has already been named, but not announced yet. https://fox4kc.com/mornings/fox4-announces-new-morning-show-team/

Sinclair hoops

https://www.wsj.com/articles/warnermedia-and-viacomcbs-are-exploring-possible-sale-of-cw-network-11641436892?st=ie3mbd3zydn37f8&reflink=desktopwebshare_twitter

Long goodbye for Gary Amble: https://www.kctv5.com/news/kctv5s-gary-amble-sets-retirement-date-erin-little-named-chief-meteorologist/article_fd1bfedc-636e-11ec-9b07-5bc350792f24.html

Saturday and Sunday mornings on FOX Business belong to FOX Weather. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/fox-business-weekend-simulcast-fox-weather-1235125057/

Someone shot one of the guards KRON-TV uses to accompany its reporters. It happened in Oakland. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/kron4-security-guard-shot-in-oakland/

Project: Veritas has struck again, this time at TEGNA. Look through Twitter and you'll find an interview with a former KENS promotions producer, who gave Veritas a diversity/inclusion module from this past summer.

Kruse talks about leaving the Q (spoiler: she wants you to subscribe).

I noticed FOX is offering satellite media tours with Amy Freeze this Friday morning.

This will vary state to state, but if refusing a vaccine mandate means being fired, as opposed to leaving on your own free will, a non-compete can be discarded. A few states have also made non-competes illegal anyway.

FOX Weather branding is appearing on the FOX News Edge feed too.

Thankfully, that former KCBD saleswoman doesn't teach social studies.

Rumor is SBG stations were hit with another cyber attack this weekend. I don't know if it will affect newscasts.

Albert Ramon is joining WBBM-TV as chief meteorologist.

TV has a long history of second (third, fourth) chances. But, anyone leaving Gray for vaccination reasons would be wise to stay quiet. I already know of a few managers who won't hire a Gray castoff if they know that person refused a COVID-19 vaccine. Jumping to that local school district/hospital/animal shelter for P.R. won't be as easy either.

It had been talked about for a while, but Mark Alford really is leaving WDAF-TV after 23 years. His last day is October 12.

https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/kode-ksn-photographer-gary-headley-passes-away-at-62/?fbclid=IwAR3_Bh0DfDkcVR6ZK_OR55DjVi22ArcpKLTjqjBAklVV-KyIMy3M9z2V6KM

https://kval.com/news/local/remembering-david-walker-our-kval-anchor-colleague-and-friend

Linda Simmons decided to talk on radio station KSGF about her decision. https://post.futurimedia.com/ksgf/playlist/6/listen-1320.html?cb=1633356586.767696