SFTV 487 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Betty Yu out at KPIX. FTV Live speculating she’s going to KTVU Then again she has ties with the Peacock since she did work at WTVJ, I’m guessing she might go to NBC Bay Area? we shall see https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/4/1/crossing-the-bay-in-san-francisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 176 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Earlier this month, KCRA chief meteorologist Mark Finan announced his retirement effective this summer: https://www.kcra.com/article/kcra-3-chief-meterologsist-mark-finan-to-retire/60388590 And WBAL's Chelsea Ingram left the station for military wife reasons: https://www.instagram.com/p/C5YwSPQrwHY/?hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3518 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 (edited) Another huge departure at WEWS. Joe Pagonakis is leaving on April 29th after 30 years on air, many as their "troubleshooter" reporter. He even began his career there in the 1980s behind the scenes and later worked roles in Youngstown and Fort Wayne before returning to WEWS in 1993. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/Xhq6bKC9iQemvdi1/?mibextid=oFDknk Edited April 19 by tyrannical bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrschimpf 2084 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 It's going to be stuck in appeal purgatory for quite awhile (and of course...2025 and a certain result can toss it completely), but the FTC has now voted to nullify all non-competes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 805 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 WNYW Fox 5 News Director Byron Harmon is leaving at the end of April. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/4/21/nd-out-in-nyc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 273 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) KTUL has their new Chief Meteorologist after Chris Nunley’s departure Kevin Coskren formerly from WRDW/WAGT he will start this week. Edited April 23 by ScottSchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3518 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Two big departures from Alabama's 33/40 Stephen Quinn has left the station after the past 8 years, spending the last 2 1/2 years as a lead anchor. https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2024/04/abc-3340-anchor-stephen-quinn-announces-final-newscast-at-birmingham-tv-station.html And now, longtime anchor Pam Huff has announced her retirement... https://www.abc3340.com/news/local/pam-huff-announces-retirement-abc-3340-news-birmingham-veteran-anchor-big-announcement-james-spann-breast-cancer-survivor Protect James Spann at all costs! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 850 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Bryan Abel is leaving WXYZ for CNN Newssource… he was their 5pm anchor. https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/television/2024/04/30/brian-abel-is-leaving-wxyz-tv-detroit-for-cnn/73518574007/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyfla 197 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) Sports Anchor Dave Holmes who left WBNS in Columbus after 9 years at the station has moved across town to WSYX to be the Sports Director there. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/dave-holmes-joins-abc-6-news-sports-director?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3q6yudfdzbmkqXMXhwpIPufEKLjiUcxjcDj4v0N1yd-AJ93mCox8wEdVQ_aem_AccA45lAf0UwTF1nRkwzwQlBQjg3zGAoRUBivKdkuT7wWk3gY_pZb5FN0k2SuDz4fQkbp0HHarJmv4bHjoWMrks0 Edited May 2 by jerseyfla Grammar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 765 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Weigel is launching another diginet, MeTV Toons, on June 25. Pretty much an outgrowth of MeTV's existing Monday-Saturday cartoon blocks (Toon In with Me and Saturday Morning Cartoons) and a broadcast equivalent of Boomerang (both its original all-classic cartoon format and its current daytime-only classic block), it will feature shows and shorts like Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Popeye, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, and Speed Racer. Bob Bergen, the voice behind various Looney Tunes characters (like Porky Pig, Tweety and Marvin the Martian), will be the announcer for the network. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDHIll1980 11 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 (edited) On 5/2/2024 at 4:02 PM, T.L. Hughes said: Weigel is launching another diginet, MeTV Toons, on June 25. Pretty much an outgrowth of MeTV's existing Monday-Saturday cartoon blocks (Toon In with Me and Saturday Morning Cartoons) and a broadcast equivalent of Boomerang (both its original all-classic cartoon format and its current daytime-only classic block), it will feature shows and shorts like Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Popeye, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, Betty Boop, and Speed Racer. Bob Bergen, the voice behind various Looney Tunes characters (like Porky Pig, Tweety and Marvin the Martian), will be the announcer for the network. It'll be the first time since the demise of Qubo in 2021 that we've had an over-the-air digital network largely dedicated to cartoons. However, the only difference is that MeTV Toons will feature shows that many of us of a certain age remember fondly, as opposed to a channel that featured mainly Canadian content and cheaply-produced domestic animation. Also because Warner Bros. Discovery is also involved, this new network will access to a lot of content, between the original Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera studios. Edited 29 minutes ago by SDHIll1980 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcherAtl 20 Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 Small question. It's it a good or bad thing when a news reporter gets moved from evening news to morning news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman7885 42 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 4 hours ago, TheWatcherAtl said: Small question. It's it a good or bad thing when a news reporter gets moved from evening news to morning news? It honestly depends. Some say the morning news is better for parents with young kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcherAtl 20 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 51 minutes ago, Jman7885 said: It honestly depends. Some say the morning news is better for parents with young kids? I was just wondering, I thought it was a tell tell sign the news station is starting to move away from the news reporter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evv_mlis 20 Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Brad Byrd is departing WEHT (and WTVW) after 46 years; not calling it retirement. The guy is the real deal and I’m guessing he is just done with Nexstar or they want to cut costs. https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/brad-byrd-to-leave-weht-wtvw/ https://www.facebook.com/100001492077485/posts/pfbid0muFUbrjj3z653qoeYk2Ypw5YvHfyovjP8eoZqwC1GSzkgrdfqzEBZAKrWFvVxeUjl/? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3518 Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) Longtime WJW Meteorologist Andre Bernier (and semi-heir to Dick Goddard's throne) is hanging it up on May 22nd. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/04/28/fox-8-andre-bernier-retirement/73492814007/ He, along with Bruce Kalinowski (Bruce Edwards) were the first two meteorologists on the launch of the Weather Channel in 1982. He joined WJW in 1988 when they launched their morning newscasts. Andre even posted the very first one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z66zwFVsGs He later moved to evenings as Dick Goddard began reducing his on-air time. Since Goddard's retirement, he has also cut back on his on-air time, reducing it to only the 5pm news in recent years. He also worked his wife Sally, who is also a meteorologist. She retired in 2009. Edited May 11 by tyrannical bastard Sally Bernier's retirement date 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbc9houston 21 Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley to retire on June 28, 2024: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/05/15/forecast-for-houston-weather-icon-frank-billingsley-retirement/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/frank-billingsley-weatherman-leaving-houston-kprc-19458258.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3518 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Jym Ganahl is once again retiring from TV in Columbus...this time for good? https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/05/16/longtime-abc6-meteorologist-jym-ganahl-announces-retirement/73712832007/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot He had worked at WCMH from 1979 to 2016, before joining WSYX several months later since he missed being on TV....or did Media General lowball him right before Nexstar took over? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking News 805 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 (edited) On 5/14/2024 at 11:30 PM, nbc9houston said: KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley to retire on June 28, 2024: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/05/15/forecast-for-houston-weather-icon-frank-billingsley-retirement/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/frank-billingsley-weatherman-leaving-houston-kprc-19458258.php Graham doing buyout packages wonder if that "really it." CBS has named Jennifer Lyons the interim President and GM of CBS Detroit. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2024/5/16/surprise-new-boss-named-at-cbs-detroit Edited May 16 by Breaking News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 176 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 12/10/2023 at 8:20 PM, TheRob said: Alena Lee is leaving KCTV. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0r-UaKAwMc/ She joined WBAL earlier this month: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ygagiAjE5/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3518 Posted Thursday at 08:52 PM Share Posted Thursday at 08:52 PM Yet another departure in the 'Land..... WKYC legend Jim Donovan is calling it a career at the end of June. https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/television/jim-donovan-retirement-wkyc-cleveland-channel-3-news-sports-anchor/95-7eb461dc-b705-44cc-852c-735792d496e7 Not only in Cleveland, people are heading for the exits all across the country. It seems like this is a turning point in TV. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 850 Posted Friday at 02:16 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:16 AM (edited) WDIV Is giving 4 of its veteran on air people and several behind the scenes people buyouts. Bernie Smilovitz (main sports anchor joined in 1986), Paula Tutman (reporter joined 1992), Rod Meloni (reporter joined 1995) and Mara McDonald (reporter joined 2004) have all accepted the incentives. This will take effect July 1. The GM even penned an open letter trying to convince everyone it’s not a cost savings move. Their quality has been slipping lately… I can’t imagine that’s going to markedly improve with the talent drain. https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/television/2024/05/28/wdiv-tv-confirms-departure-four-veteran-members-news-team/73887265007/ Edited Friday at 02:17 AM by ns8401 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsMan 27 Posted Friday at 03:44 AM Share Posted Friday at 03:44 AM 1 hour ago, ns8401 said: Bernie Smilovitz (main sports anchor joined in 1986) Had a brief stint at WCBS in New York in the 90s but he was part of the station “massacre” at that station which resulted in him getting laid off. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Rollo Smokes 198 Posted Friday at 01:06 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:06 PM 9 hours ago, GraphicsMan said: Had a brief stint at WCBS in New York in the 90s but he was part of the station “massacre” at that station which resulted in him getting laid off. Smilovitz was at WCBS-TV from 1992 (he succeeded Warner Wolf) until he was fired–not laid off–in the November '96 talent purge. He then returned to Detroit and to WDIV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraphicsMan 27 Posted Friday at 10:20 PM Share Posted Friday at 10:20 PM (edited) 9 hours ago, Big Rollo Smokes said: Smilovitz was at WCBS-TV from 1992 (he succeeded Warner Wolf) until he was fired–not laid off–in the November '96 talent purge. He then returned to Detroit and to WDIV. Laid off is almost similar to getting fired anyway. Bottom line he was out of a job. Edited Friday at 10:21 PM by GraphicsMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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