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People are playing armchair CEO again

KARE buyouts http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2016/4/14/twin-cities-station-losing-staff-to-tenga-buyouts WCNC and KSDK buyouts http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/more-tegna-buyouts-in-st-louis-and-charlotte/168687 (sorry if these were mentioned before )

Talk about corporate spin

WXIA buyouts have been confirmed: Keith Whitney, Kevin Rowson and Donna Lowry. http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2016/04/12/11alive-buyouts-confirmed-keith-whitney-kevin-rowson-donna-lowry/

In terms of their big 4 stations here is the situation: Their Montana ABC/Fox duopoly (KSVI/KHMT) doesn't, WNTZ doesn't, WWTI in Watertown, NY doesn't either but that's more of a satellite of WSYR, for the moment KWKT doesn't have a news department but they will launch one later this year, and WLAX / WEUX don't. Obviously this doesn't count standalone CW stations.

Sinclair's Wisconsin stations were ordered to air an extended 25 minute Trump interview with Sharyl Atkisson during their Sunday newscasts. I guess we now know which candidate Sinclair execs like the most http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2016/4/4/sinclair-turns-stations-over-to-trump

Pretty much http://www.rocketcitynow.com/news/wzdx-tv-primetime-newscast-adds-team-local-journalists

WXIA is offering buyouts to several station veterans http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/24/tvradio-briefs-11-alive-buyouts-cassiday-proctor-selena-gomez-belinda-skelton/

WFXT will launch a 4pm newscast http://www.tvnewscheck.com/link/92540/wfxt-boston-to-launch-4-pm-newscast/comments

KLAS anchor Paula Francis is retiring http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/klas-tv-8-announces-retirement-of-anchor-paula-francis

employees at KEYE have filed complaints against the station with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2016/2/15/troubled-time-in-austin

Don't forget we was fired from ESPN for saying that Robert Griffin III wasn't black enough and calling him a " cornball brother"

We've got a dispute between Nexstar's KLAS and Cox Communications http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/over-350000-cox-customers-in-vegas-face-a-potential-super-bowl-blackout.html

Sinclair has bought the Tennis channel http://deadline.com/2016/01/sinclair-buys-tennis-channel-1201691628/

That's horrible. Thoughts go out to her family and WLS-TV

NJTV (the statewide PBS affiliate for New Jersey) is considering joining the spectrum auction http://current.org/2016/01/new-jersey-network-could-relinquish-spectrum-in-upcoming-fcc-auction/

At least 7 employees, 3 of them on air talent, were fired from WTOL this week. Rumor is that it's because they were playing Cards Against Humanity while at work over the New Years Weekend http://www.toledoblade.com/TV-Radio/2016/01/15/WTOL-fires-several.html#yqb0FgrfDVaiywBQ.03

A producer at WFLD told female reporters to not wear hats during live shots because they “look a lot better without hats,” he would make an exception “if it’s 20 below.” Station management have said that it was never a station policy and that the producer would be reprimanded http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/chicago-tv-stations-hats-off-policy-for-female-reporters-didnt-last-very-long.html

How much rain did SD get, 2 inches ?

I've always liked this Scripps lighthouse. Don't know how widespread it was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=EGAF7hc1oTE;t=69

Reporting excellence from Sinclair http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/12/17/everything-that-is-wrong-with-local-tv-news-in-200

Facts have a well known liberal bias

I apologize if this has been posted before but WKBW has hired a reporter/anchor from CTV. http://talkintv.buffalonews.com/2015/11/19/ch-7-hires-reporter-anchor-from-ctv-putting-pasceris-future-up-in-the-air/ Speculation is that she may replace Joanna Pasceri as the Primary female evening co-anchor. Pasceri has been with Channel 7 for 22 years.

WPEC video editor Mike Caruso, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, is suing Sinclair for discrimination. He says Sinclair is refusing to accommodate his disability. Mike has been with the station for 27 years. http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/11/12/wheelchair-bound-staffer-sues-sinclair-station

What was the CEO of WVMH being sued over ? I was kinda hoping that a better company (like MG or Scripps) would by theses stations; but that was obviously never going to happen. If the MG - Nexstar deal falls through I could see Nexstar going on a little buy spree and gobbling up other smaller companies like Bonten and Morris