Geoffrey 779 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Arnold Diaz, three producers and a photog from the "consumer investigative unit" were dropped today, according to TV Spy: http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/new-york-fox-station-eliminates-consumer-investigative-unit_b112828 Diaz served two stints at CBS 2 (the article only mentions 1973-1995 but he was also there before joining Fox 5 in 2006) but I doubt they'd take him back, especially since they dropped Asa Aarons pretty quickly (and investigative reporter Tamara Leitner left last month after less than a year there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dk_mediaNYC 29 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Bad Move For Fox 5 :bang: I always liked Arnold Diaz :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTheJ 87 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I wish I could say I hope WNBC hires Diaz, but I have a good feeling that if he does come back in NYC, he'll likely show up on PIX 11 or maybe EWN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 I wish I could say I hope WNBC hires Diaz, but I have a good feeling that if he does come back in NYC, he'll likely show up on PIX 11 or maybe EWN. Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorman 93 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Arnold is probably done in this market. Maybe an outside chance at PIX but they have Howard. WABC wouldn't go there. Plus, they have Sandra. WNBC has a solid iTeam. WCBS has made it clear they don't care for a consumer investigative unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted January 12, 2014 Share Posted January 12, 2014 Arnold is probably done in this market. Maybe an outside chance at PIX but they have Howard. WABC wouldn't go there. Plus, they have Sandra. WNBC has a solid iTeam. WCBS has made it clear they don't care for a consumer investigative unit. Sandra Bookman? She doesn't do investigative work. WABC has Nina Pineda for consumer stories, and Sarah Wallace and Jim Hoffer for investigative stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorman 93 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Sandra Bookman? She doesn't do investigative work. WABC has Nina Pineda for consumer stories, and Sarah Wallace and Jim Hoffer for investigative stories. Sorry, meant Sarah. But you furthered my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 530 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Sorry, meant Sarah. But you furthered my point. Oh, that makes more sense! Haha. Yup, you're right. WABC doesn't need any more investigative talent. Not to mention, it's a costly operation to run. You have sometimes a whole unit (reporter(s) + producer(s)) dedicated to investigative stories that can take months to pursue and sometimes yield results unsuitable for air. I wonder if money was a factor in Fox 5's decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinevision 3 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 So they let him go but keep Dari. Fox 5 used to be decent but its very cutrate now, and I stopped watching as a result (and would rather watch PIX!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorman 93 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Oh, that makes more sense! Haha. Yup, you're right. WABC doesn't need any more investigative talent. Not to mention, it's a costly operation to run. You have sometimes a whole unit (reporter(s) + producer(s)) dedicated to investigative stories that can take months to pursue and sometimes yield results unsuitable for air. I wonder if money was a factor in Fox 5's decision. Yeah I was surprised to read Arnold had a unit with 3 producers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewslover 269 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Correct me if I'm wrong but I think a consumer unit like shame shame shame would be much more expensive to run than an investigative unit.. For example the consumer unit has to do massive research on numerous stories from numerous people they usually air once a week.. Where the investigation unit airs a story every two or three weeks on a topic like nursing home abuse or mishandling of govt funds.. Plus not to make light of it but they also probably have some time of special insurance worked in for these reporters since there is a greater risk of something happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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