mountainave 612 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Was briefly mentioned in the WABC thread, but I think it's worthy of its own topic. Sarah's bio was taken down from WABC's website and all of her social media profiles were removed. FTVLive alleges to have obtained a copy of the email the ND sent to WABC staff announcing her departure last night. It is incredibly terse -- in the context of Sarah's 30 years at WABC -- which contributes to the bizarre-ness of this. There must have been some dispute. http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/2/27/the-internal-memo-sent-to-wabc-news-staff-re-sarah-wallace Two intriguing tweets from Shimon Prokupecz of CNN: https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/571152847900946434 https://twitter.com/ShimonPro/status/571154485193646080
wabceyewitness 829 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 According to TVSpy and Shimon Prokupecz's tweet, WABC-TV reporter Jim Dolan sent a follow-up e-mail to newsroom staff that said, “We lost a giant when Sarah Wallace walked out the door today, a reporter for whom I have endless respect. Sarah did what we are supposed to do, what we don’t do enough. And she did it every day.”
wabceyewitness 829 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 FTVLive alleges to have obtained a copy of the email the ND sent to WABC staff announcing her departure last night. It is incredibly terse -- in the context of Sarah's 30 years at WABC -- which contributes to the bizarre-ness of this. There must have been some dispute. Agreed. Does not sound like an amicable split.
ToriElectra 292 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Yikes, I wonder what spurred this exit? And will they get anyone besides Jim Hoffer for The Investigators? (And given how little we see that segment these days, you'd think he'd be doing more field reporting.)
stevieboy247 43 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I'm guessing it probably had to do with a dispute of some kind, but nonetheless what a shame.
BehindNYNews 147 Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 The first details of her departure are coming out now. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/sarah-wallace-quits-wabc-eyewitness-news-article-1.2132174?cid=bitly
mountainave 612 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Posted February 28, 2015 I sure hope more details come to light. For her to storm out of the company to which she had been loyal for 30 years, something serious (I assume) must have gone down.
wabceyewitness 829 Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I'm betting it was a dispute over salary and/or what type of reporting she would continue to do. It's a huge loss for WABC. I'm glad Jim Dolan sent a follow up email to the NDs terse statement.
Geoffrey 876 Posted February 28, 2015 Posted February 28, 2015 I could see another station picking her up pretty soon... maybe CBS 2 will once again try to start up an investigative unit.
brianpr3 178 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 This is one shocking didn't she do 7 on your side along side Nina or was that Nina's gig
wabceyewitness 829 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 This is one shocking didn't she do 7 on your side along side Nina or was that Nina's gig She did investigative reporting as part of "The Investigators" along with Jim Hoffer. Nina's 7 On Your Side segment handles consumer reporting.
brianpr3 178 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 She did investigative reporting as part of "The Investigators" along with Jim Hoffee. Nina's 7 On Your Side segment handies consumer reporting. oh that;s right it's been a while since I've watched an investigative report on there and i realized its differnt BTW it's Hoffer.
wabceyewitness 829 Posted March 2, 2015 Posted March 2, 2015 oh that;s right it's been a while since I've watched an investigative report on there and i realized its differnt BTW it's Hoffer. The investigative team has received less and less air time for special investigations over the years and have been relegated instead to doing mostly "closer look" types of stories when there's breaking news about things such as commuter train accidents or construction mishaps. And yes, it is Hoffer - was typing from an autocorrecting phone - fixed earlier post!
PIXfan 34 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Does WPIX still have its "PIX11 Investigates" unit? Haven't watched in a while. Maybe Sarah Wallace goes there (if the station can afford her). But yeah, a HUGE loss for Channel 7.
nynewslover 281 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Does WPIX still have its "PIX11 Investigates" unit? Haven't watched in a while. Maybe Sarah Wallace goes there (if the station can afford her). But yeah, a HUGE loss for Channel 7. or maybe WNBC and their I-Team
mountainave 612 Posted March 3, 2015 Author Posted March 3, 2015 I wonder if WABC plans to replace Wallace with a new hire or moving someone to the investigative beat, or if it'll just be Jim Hoffer from now on. Based on the lack of attention being given to investigative reporting these days, I wouldn't be surprised if the latter is true.
B2r4a6n 103 Posted March 3, 2015 Posted March 3, 2015 Kaity Tong posted something about this that reveals a little bit more about this situation... http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/3/3/ny-anchor-has-the-back-of-bounced-reporter
brianpr3 178 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Kaity Tong posted something about this that reveals a little bit more about this situation... http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/3/3/ny-anchor-has-the-back-of-bounced-reporter How i Interpret that post is that management sold her down the river? if so thats just sad
24994J 5682 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 I'm not trying to put words in anyone's mouth, but didn't Kaity file a age discrimination lawsuit against WPIX a few years back? I wonder if, by speaking out, she's implying that something similar is going on here. UPDATE: I was close. She was closely tied to another former employee's ageism suit... http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/kaity-tong-backs-fired-wpix-pal-karen-scott-age-discrimination-suit-article-1.1122069
anchorman 96 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Sounds like Kaity could be steering it in the direction of age discrimination, but that seems beneath EWN. Could it be WABC believed there were some ethical issues in her reporting, and released her? Highly doubtful but you never know...
BehindNYNews 147 Posted March 4, 2015 Posted March 4, 2015 Sounds like Kaity could be steering it in the direction of age discrimination, but that seems beneath EWN. Could it be WABC believed there were some ethical issues in her reporting, and released her? Highly doubtful but you never know... To me it sounds more like WABC said something, Sarah got angry and stormed out and quit. That said I have no more information than you do.
TellyGenic 33 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 So now both Sarah and her husband Harry Martin are unemployed!
brianpr3 178 Posted March 5, 2015 Posted March 5, 2015 So now both Sarah and her husband Harry Martin are unemployed! Fox 5/ my9 canned him too when my 9 closed?
brianpr3 178 Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Quick question if sarah went to another station in the market such as 2/10 4 5 or 11 she is not bound by a non compete agreement to sit out for a few months?
ns8401 968 Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I don't think we know that one way or the other...
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