KCTV General Manager Out

[MidwestTV 1247]

KCTV, the CBS affiliate out of Kansas City, Missouri, hasn't had his contracted renewed by Meredith:

 

http://www.bottomlinecom.com/controversial-gm-bobby-totsch-out-at-kctv/

 

He now joins a long list of management departures in the market. KSHB has no general manager or news director, WDAF has no news director, and now KCTV is just like KSHB and also without a news director and general manager. What's even odder is the fact that KCTV's GM left shortly after their lifestyle show "Better Kansas City" was launched (which also has abysmal ratings)...KSHB's general manager "retired" shortly before their lifestyle show "Kansas City Live" re-launched (it's ratings are even worse).

 

So in other words...the Kansas City market is half a wreck with KMBC (the ABC affiliate) being the only stable station.

[Mrtraveler01 738]

I went to college in the KC market a few years back and got to know the stations real well. It's hard to believe what has happened to KCTV. For a while, they were beating KMBC in the ratings but KMBC came roaring back and KCTV hasn't been the same since.

 

What's really shocking to me in that article is that Katie Horner is in real estate. But she's definately got the personality for it.