A3N 996 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 It looks like Phil Blauer has left KFMB. His bio is not on the station's site and there is no mention of him leaving. He still has his twitter account, albeit without the CBS8 handle. He has been with the station since the late 90s and a few years ago he was promoted to weekend anchor. I'm shocked to say the least, he was one of the best reporters at the station, if not the San Diego market. I wonder what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 509 Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I'm just guessing here but it sounds like his contract wasn't renewed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 I'm just guessing here but it sounds like his contract wasn't renewed... It's possible, but I find it pretty crappy that they didn't at least give him an opportunity to sign off. He deserved that at the very least- Being that he was at the station for the last 15 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 If that's the case, wow. A colossal fuck-up on KFMB's part. No doubt he'll be swooped up by another station and make KFMB regret this dumb decision. Sadly I'm not surprised. This is typical KFMB management arrogance at its worst. I wonder if it had to do with dumping salary. After 15+ years, he must have been making some pretty good money. I don't want to speculate as to why they would dump salary, but it does look good on the books when you can save a hefty salary + benefits. I will say that it looks like they might have a replacement lined up since I didn't not see a job posting for the weekend anchor position. I thought that the days of talent "disappearing" from KFMB was over after their new GM came in a few years ago. This was a common occurrence under the previous GM, but I guess the trend continues since Vanessa Bezic, Angelique Lizarde and now Phil Blauer left without a trace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A3N 996 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 So Phil has popped up down the street at KSWB. He did a report on the 10pm news tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n925tv 143 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I can confirm that Phil was on KSWB tonight. Kathleen seemed to break open a **slight** snicker when Andrew tossed to Phil...good move on KSWB's part! KFMB's loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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