newsbot 271 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I believe WGME is like that - they tend to go against their bosses sometimes. I'm surprised Sinclair hasn't tried to intervene there, but I guess Portland, ME isn't seen as a "micromanaging" market. WGME was the flagship station of the Guy Gannett chain, and Sinclair seems to accord the station a degree of respect as a result. They spent generously on a set redesign a few years ago. Portland is also a market that tends to reward stations that retain on-air talent and punish stations that engage in sensationalism. On the latter point, both Gannett/Tegna and Sinclair had to find that out the hard way. Tegna forced a number of prominent on-air staffers at WCSH/WLBZ into "early retirement" and Hearst has outright fired a number of people at WMTW but Sinclair has, comparatively speaking, treated WGME with kid gloves. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165531 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Eh, Gray doesn't really belong there. They laid off a bunch at WDBJ. I would add Hearst...and there are a couple of the smaller ones that also seem pretty good. Cordillera, Hubbard, Morgan Murphy to name a few. You look at the stations (esp. the flagships) and how many longtimers are still at each... Oh yes... Cordillera, Hubbard, Morgan Murphy are good ones. SJL? No. NBC and ABC O&O's? Yes. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Oh yes... Cordillera, Hubbard, Morgan Murphy are good ones. SJL? No. NBC and ABC O&O's? Yes. I'd also include NPG... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1519 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 You could probably add Griffin (KOTV, KWTV, etc.) and Capital (WRAL) to that list. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165558 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Sinclair's Pink Slip express next stop... Birmingham and Alabama's ABC 33/40. Anchor/Reporter Linda Mays and Sports Director Mike Rita are out. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/sinclairs-birmingham-station-lets-2-vets-go/184132 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Sinclair and that word is such a disgrace. Period. Julian Sinclair Smith must be flipping the bird a million times on this. 4 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4745 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 "Our news department lost all it's credibility overnight.... ...But look at all the money we saved!" (empty suit v.p. of news) 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Sinclair's Pink Slip express next stop... Birmingham and Alabama's ABC 33/40. Anchor/Reporter Linda Mays and Sports Director Mike Rita are out. http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/sinclairs-birmingham-station-lets-2-vets-go/184132 If they were to attempt to shake off James Spann.... 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 If they were to attempt to shake off James Spann.... Would Raita and Mays ever head back to WBRC or at least possibly join WVTM or the last-place WIAT? Oh wait... I hope they don't join WIAT since they're Nexstar now. WBRC or WVTM for them. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4368 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 If they were to attempt to shake off James Spann.... The second Spann leaves WBMA+, their news department becomes DOA. Given his past history at WVTM, it would be a coup for Hearst to snatch him. 5 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 The second Spann leaves WBMA+, their news department becomes DOA. Given his past history at WVTM, it would be a coup for Hearst to snatch him. What about WBRC? He used to work there too. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4368 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 What about WBRC? He used to work there too. True. JP Dice is also highly popular in his own right, so that would make for a heck of a tag-team combo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWA_TV_guy 151 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 While Spann easily has his choice of where he could work/would like to work, his name is too heavily tied to ABC 33/40. Sinclair is NOT going to let that get away and take those advertiser dollars with him. Just think of the revenue he and his name bring to WBMA on a monthly basis. When Sinclair first assumed all rights of that station they messed up in a big way by messing with 33/40's weather department. While we don't know 100% of what goes on behind closed doors, I have a very strong feeling he laid down the law with the company because things ended up going back to the way they were when Allbritton had them. As far as Mike Raita, he "stepped away" from 33/40's cameras on a regular basis to work on other projects with the other sister stations in the market while keeping the title "sports director" for all Sinclair stations in Birmingham. I feel that was Sinclair's first step in getting rid of him. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlnews2 591 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Sinclair's ego stroking video Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Sinclair's ego stroking video They're feeling the heat from Nexstar already!;) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJClementeFan69 477 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Who wants to guess the Pink Slip Express won't make a stop at WBFF, the company's baby? (though nothing would surprise me) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165630 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Who wants to guess the Pink Slip Express won't make a stop at WBFF, the company's baby? (though nothing would surprise me) Well they did and let Karen Campbell and a photog go. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTVNews 1377 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 The Sinclair pink slip express next stop... San Antonio (WOAI). Evy Ramos is gone, her bio has already been scrubbed from the stations website. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/1/13/sinclair-strikes-again Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Who wants to guess the Pink Slip Express won't make a stop at WBFF, the company's baby? (though nothing would surprise me) Is WBFF still the company's baby, or is that WJLA? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165659 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRolyPoly 2409 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Is WBFF still the company's baby, or is that WJLA? WBFF is their flagship since Sinclair was started in Baltimore in 1971. Even if picking up WJLA, WBFF still gets flagship status. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsbot 271 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 WBFF is their flagship since Sinclair was started in Baltimore in 1971. Even if picking up WJLA, WBFF still gets flagship status. Likewise, WBAL and WUSA remain Hearst's and Tegna's flagship stations despite having stations in larger Nielsen markets. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165672 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4368 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Likewise, WBAL and WUSA remain Hearst's and Tegna's flagship stations despite having stations in larger Nielsen markets. Same with Scripps, whose flagship is WCPO** and their largest station is WXYZ. **Not to be confused with WEWS, which was named after the company founder but has been treated like a red-headed stepchild for ages... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-165681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw-804 190 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Sinclair's "pink-slip express" heads to West Virginia. WCHS/WVAH (Charleston) anchor Stefano DiPetrantonio was let go. His bio is gone from the website. http://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2017/1/20/sinclair-sacks-another-one Meanwhile, three new stations joined the NewsOn app: WHAM in Rochester, KVII in Amarillo and KRNV in Reno. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-166126 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3948 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Something interesting at WPMI in Mobile in how they're filling their long-vacant morning anchor slot. Meteorologist Kelly Foster is moving to the co-anchor slot with Darwin Singleton THREE DAYS a week, and doing weather the other two. Jake Dunne will be doing weather those three days when Kelly Foster is anchoring. http://www.lagniappemobile.com/foster-promoted-morning-anchor-local-15/ Maybe this is the stone that takes care of two birds...."replacing" Kelly Jones and fulfilling the "Pink Slip Express" quota. Several other people have left recently including Taren Reed and Modupe Idowu....and have seemingly yet to be replaced..probably to save $$$. Over on WEAR, longtime morning meteorologist Christian Garman left in December, but it sounds like it was on his own terms...but it wouldn't surprise me if they lowballed him with a cheap offer. http://weartv.com/news/local/garman-leaving-wear-tv Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-166442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevCor 344 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Something interesting at WPMI in Mobile in how they're filling their long-vacant morning anchor slot. Meteorologist Kelly Foster is moving to the co-anchor slot with Darwin Singleton THREE DAYS a week, and doing weather the other two. Jake Dunne will be doing weather those three days when Kelly Foster is anchoring. http://www.lagniappemobile.com/foster-promoted-morning-anchor-local-15/ Maybe this is the stone that takes care of two birds...."replacing" Kelly Jones and fulfilling the "Pink Slip Express" quota. Several other people have left recently including Taren Reed and Modupe Idowu....and have seemingly yet to be replaced..probably to save $$$. Over on WEAR, longtime morning meteorologist Christian Garman left in December, but it sounds like it was on his own terms...but it wouldn't surprise me if they lowballed him with a cheap offer. http://weartv.com/news/local/garman-leaving-wear-tv When I was stationed down there, I always wondered why Sinclair did not run those stations and share a news brand. Yeah, I know WEAR covers Pensacola and WPMI covers Mobile, but still, the way Sinclair hides money, that, IMO looked like a pretty easy cost saving measure. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/13758-sinclair-broadcast-group-general-discussion/page/25/#findComment-166448 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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