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[MidwestTV 1250]

17 hours ago, Chicago2008 said:

More about that https://www.chron.com/sports/article/fox-26-houston-cuts-sports-department-will-kunkel-20362890.php

“We did not eliminate the sports department — we eliminated the sports anchor position,” Keane said. “We’re still going to cover sports extensively both with a reporter in the mornings and we’re going to gather and distribute sports content across all sports whenever there’s breaking news."

 

Typical corporate jargon speak. They did eliminate the sports department. If you let go of people whose job it was to do a very specific task, you eliminated the department and shifted the workload elsewhere. Also, specifically covering sports with a reporter in the morning? When nothing sportswise happens? Those reporters aren't going to have the same connections and relationships that the sports department will.

[tyrannical bastard 4044]

Aside from the Astros, Houston is not a market that Fox has a vested interest in sports-wise.  The Texans are an AFC team that's had some better years but that's CBS's problem in their eyes.

 

Wonder if the same will happen in Orlando?  Austin seems to hold on despite it not having any teams of their own, but feeds on the surrounding markets like DFW, Houston and San Antonio.

[nickp 343]

Kinda wild Fox 26 is shuttering the sports department Mark Berman built

[jerseyfla 207]

3 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

 

 

Wonder if the same will happen in Orlando?  

If anything, WOFL/WOGX's Sports segments could be taped and done by WTVT or at least their podcast "No Off Days" could be shown weekly. WTVT also co-produces Florida Tonight with WOFL. 

[Jase 1071]

12 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:

I'm baffled by this -- Isn't this why they wanted O&O's in the major sports markets?? Interesting to see what their "long-term" plan is with this....

 

Having O&Os in NFC markets for sure. For example, Fox 32 has a 5-person sports team, Fox 9 has 4-person and Fox 6 and Fox 2 each have a 3-person team. These 4 stations also have their own weekly NFL/NFC North show (1st and North) along with other sports-related programming.

 

That said, it appears that it's ultimately up to each individual Fox O&O to determine its sports coverage (how much/or little) and not necessarily the Fox corporate overlords.

Edited Saturday at 12:31 AM by Jase

[Greggo 360]

11 hours ago, MidwestTV said:

“We did not eliminate the sports department — we eliminated the sports anchor position,” Keane said. “We’re still going to cover sports extensively both with a reporter in the mornings and we’re going to gather and distribute sports content across all sports whenever there’s breaking news."

 

Typical corporate jargon speak. They did eliminate the sports department. If you let go of people whose job it was to do a very specific task, you eliminated the department and shifted the workload elsewhere. Also, specifically covering sports with a reporter in the morning? When nothing sportswise happens? Those reporters aren't going to have the same connections and relationships that the sports department will.

I’m not saying it makes sense for the reason you stated, but they have a 6-hour morning show. Gotta fill it with … something

[24994J 5632]

4 hours ago, Jase said:

Fox 32 has a 5-person sports team

 

TIL Rick Telander joined the station as a special columnist. (14 years at Sports Illustrated & the last 30 at the Chicago Sun-Times)

[GraphicsMan 148]

19 hours ago, nickp said:

Kinda wild Fox 26 is shuttering the sports department Mark Berman built

Facts…

22 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Austin seems to hold on despite it not having any teams of their own

Austin like Orlando are strong secondary markets, honestly they too are irrelevant but I think FOX just wants that ad revenue from the high ratings. 

[Georgie56 3327]

Terry Moran put on the shelf at ABC News.

 

 

[MorningNews 1509]

I’m not mad at Terry for keeping it real.

[TVLurker 244]

Is this what is considered a fireable offense nowadays. No explicit pictures, no swear words, just a post critiquing Stephen Miller?

 

ABC was the first to settle with Trump and now they're the first to fire employees for anti-Trump sentiments. I wouldn't be shocked if others followed suit.

[Action Newsroom 1304]

So he was suspended... for being right?

If calling a Trump official a hater (the most lenient yet still accurate term to call them) is grounds for suspension, then that is embarrassing and disappointing.

 

Well... ABC showed their hand. And you know Trump is going to force it any way he can/will.

[TheRolyPoly 2600]

Another met. bites the dust at WBBH/WZVN as weekend met. Jesslyn Ferentz is leaving the station and the business altogether.

 

June 22nd is her final day.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1140417734557682&id=100057683995985

[newsdude 62]

On 6/5/2025 at 1:09 PM, MidwestTV said:

Wild that an O&O in such a major pro (and college) sports town would cut the entire department.

Don’t be that surprised. WTTG in DC cut theirs years ago, even as the Nationals won the World Series and the Caps won the Stanley Cup. Now, they have a sports reporter who does a handful of sports feature stories a week and then beef up coverage when Washington plays on Fox, esp in the playoffs.

But surprisingly, WRC followed through and did the same thing in cutting a regular sports segment. JP Findlay (formerly of NBC Sports Washington) does segments for them as warranted. He does more travel w/ the team, but the days of George Michael and the 5-minute sports block are long gone.

[C Block 1568]

5 hours ago, newsdude said:

Don’t be that surprised. WTTG in DC cut theirs years ago, even as the Nationals won the World Series and the Caps won the Stanley Cup. Now, they have a sports reporter who does a handful of sports feature stories a week and then beef up coverage when Washington plays on Fox, esp in the playoffs.

But surprisingly, WRC followed through and did the same thing in cutting a regular sports segment. JP Findlay (formerly of NBC Sports Washington) does segments for them as warranted. He does more travel w/ the team, but the days of George Michael and the 5-minute sports block are long gone.

 

It's a FOX thing. Other O&Os have taken a hatchet to their sports departments too. The preference is to have a single dedicated "sports reporter" who turns stories in the field about whatever the biggest sports story of the day is. The days of four male sports anchors in crisp suits above the waist taking turns reading highlights from the anchor desk and a bunch of sports producers are over.

Edited 19 hours ago by C Block

[TheRolyPoly 2600]

Local morning news is back in Mankato on KEYC.

 

KTTC's morning news will remain on KMNF.

 

https://www.keyc.com/2025/06/09/morning-news-weather-are-back-with-kato-mornings/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK0BNlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlsKA4yB_bdKgRKXZBPcIStYAORFbjVfP_AtTjNwJTe6enjc9U0s8uNmFVak_aem_5FiTVCpVT86As_ASkdqSYA

[TheRolyPoly 2600]

WBZ has dropped its weeknight 9pm news on WSBK in favor of a new partnership between WBZ and NESN where it now airs a sports show from NESN after the 8pm news.

 

https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/wbz-boston-new-england-sports-network-partner-for-red-sox-and-bruins-coverage/

[mre29 1566]

14 hours ago, C Block said:

 

It's a FOX thing. Other O&Os have taken a hatchet to their sports departments too. The preference is to have a single dedicated "sports reporter" who turns stories in the field about whatever the biggest sports story of the day is. The days of four male sports anchors in crisp suits above the waist taking turns reading highlights from the anchor desk and a bunch of sports producers are over.

 

This is not a bad thing.

 

Also, I'm guessing stations finally realized that a lot of viewers likely tune out after the weather forecast.