ns8401 964 Posted May 5 Posted May 5 Lauren Kostiuk has joined WDIV in Detroit as a reporter from WTHR in Indianapolis. 1
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 5 Posted May 5 With Carmen Rose now having left KLRT, Joel Young is her replacement as the next Chief for KLRT only. https://www.fox16.com/arkansas-storm-team/fox-16-news-hires-joel-young-as-new-chief-meteorologist/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKGFlhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqJkJ2RrVOJt-0fYmAyS-j14lgMQ4FRcYYPy9KpuZu3t-1cQ8IRFgXgI0nIm_aem_IOLG0z4jr645UEs0MXiGvQ 1
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 6 Posted May 6 Mike Nicco was laid off from KSHB a couple of months ago. His next stop? Just down the street to KCTV. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1074039177869761&id=100057910666238 1
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 KARE 11 has been doing Sunrise six days a week for what feels like forever, yet has always been absent on Sunday mornings. Starting this weekend, they'll finally join that frame... 7-8am Sunday mornings. https://www.kare11.com/article/about-us/kare-11-sunday/89-76482c63-54e4-4946-bfe8-d2ded3ec2f58 1
MorningNews 1539 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 Interesting that they didn’t have a Sunday morning newscast. What was previously in that slot? 1
MD TV 286 Posted May 7 Posted May 7 The meteorologist named Majestic Storm joined WCNC as of yesterday: https://www.wcnc.com/article/about-us/majestic-storm-meteorologist-wcnc-charlotte/275-5fa6a77b-85c0-4680-829b-5db81fb12d6c 2 1
Chase29 18 Posted May 8 Posted May 8 Tom Green announces that he will be leaving KUSA in a couple of weeks. Veteran anchor Tom Green announces he's leaving 9NEWS | 9news.com 2
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 Woah. Scripps continues to go to the gutter. WEWS' longtime Chief has been fired. After 22 years, Mark Johnson is OUT. https://www.news5cleveland.com/about-us/mark-johnson-no-longer-at-news-5-cleveland#:~:text=Meteorologist Mark Johnson is no,to the highest ethical standards 1 1
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 9 Posted May 9 Jessica Ralston goes from interim in the evening to PERMANENT in the evening at WSYX. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/jessica-ralston-moves-evening-nightside-news-abc-6fox-28-newscasts-anchor-anchorwoman-newscast?fbclid=IwY2xjawKLcNNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqSse7THvXrTdy_zTeA6OlfOX8m1lfo9nVpOALS56aQvHkqE5CtB2JIq8ZPf_aem_1y3Q70Q029vAVvXxCSyxgg 2
MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 958 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 1 hour ago, TheRolyPoly said: Woah. Scripps continues to go to the gutter. WEWS' longtime Chief has been fired. After 22 years, Mark Johnson is OUT. https://www.news5cleveland.com/about-us/mark-johnson-no-longer-at-news-5-cleveland#:~:text=Meteorologist Mark Johnson is no,to the highest ethical standards Whoa -- haven't really seen any news outlets do a quick story like this... He really must've done something wrong for them to post something like this... 1 1
ScottSchell 372 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 Meteorologist Colton Williams is heading north. As I previously mentioned he left KTUL at the end of April and was helping KJRH and still is until the end of the month, then he will be heading up I-35 to Wichita and joining the KAKE First Alert weather team and will start in June doing the 4pm newscasts Monday through Friday. 1
tyrannical bastard 4058 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 (edited) I'm sure something will come to light about Mark Johnson's firing, but it may be tied to him hawking merchandise on the side. This is scuttlebutt based on Reddit and should be taken with a grain of salt. Makes me wonder what it would take to get James Spann canned. He has enough of a following that would riot in the streets if anything happened to him. But he is very good at explaining all sides of an issue, whether it's weather related or not, and does a good job trying to tow the line and/or staying neutral on controversial issues. Good meteorologists often negotiate the leeway to market themselves outside of their news roles, especially if they have existing speaking or educational arrangements in place. Whatever Mark Johnson may have done was probably out of line with his contract and Scripps exercised their right to terminate for cause. Edited May 10 by tyrannical bastard 2
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 (edited) Sheri Jones has retired from WLNS Lansing after a 37-year run. The announcement was back in March, but last night's 6pm news was her last. https://www.wlns.com/news/local-news/6-news-at-6-celebrating-sheri-jones/ Edited May 10 by 24994J 1
tyrannical bastard 4058 Posted May 10 Posted May 10 (edited) I wonder if WOIO has any desire to hire Mark Johnson once his non-compete is up. WKYC too. Not sure if WJW would take him, even though they are a vastly different place with Scott Sabol as the oldest one there after Andre's retirement. In this post-Goddard (and even post-Bernier era), Mark Johnson was the senior meteorologist for the market, starting at WEWS in 1993. He took over the chief position at WEWS 10 years later after they demoted Brad Sussman, who had taken over for the legendary Don Webster. Enjoy this YouTube video that's aged a little poorly over the last day or two. It came out 9 years ago. Edited May 10 by tyrannical bastard 1 1
tyrannical bastard 4058 Posted May 12 Posted May 12 Apparently, it was shilling local food joints on his facebook page that got Mark Johnson canned.... https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2025/5/10/fired-in-cleveland https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2025/4/8/are-these-ads (posts like these) Seems more like a conflict of interest instead of a ethical matter to me. Perhaps WJW may pick him up after all and put him on "New Day Cleveland" once the dust settles. You know, because Nexstar and selling things.... 3
tyrannical bastard 4058 Posted May 12 Posted May 12 (edited) And after reading the Reddit posts, there are *allegations*... I don't think WEWS has another Joel Rose on their hands, but if there's any proof that comes out, then that's a different story. EDIT: I think the FTVLive article is putting these allegations to rest. The peanut gallery has all of their opinions there based on rampant speculation and some accounts. More likely WEWS over-reacted trying to find a way to cut him loose, since he's been there forever and likely makes more than Scripps wants to pay him. The drain continues to circle at 3001 Euclid Avenue and other lighthouses across the country... Edited May 13 by tyrannical bastard Updated opinion 1
GodfreyGR 693 Posted May 12 Posted May 12 Former KSTP met Wren Clair is resurfacing across town at KARE. 2
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 13 Posted May 13 My NBC O&O, WTVJ Miami, now airs four and a half straight hours of news every weekday after moving NBC News Daily from 1 to 3pm. Other changes include moving Kelly Clarkson to 11am, Access Daily to 1pm, and shortening their noon news to 30 minutes to once again air South Florida Live as a full half-hour program. https://www.instagram.com/p/DJkHRpWvd7A/?igsh=Ym8yMDU5N3NhdXlx 2
Chief-O 34 Posted May 14 Posted May 14 (edited) After a 25-year career in TV news, WFRV's news director, John Laughrin, is leaving the business. He has also worked with WLUK and WGBA (the latter as their news director), before being hired back at WFRV in 2021. https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/john-laughrin-reflects-on-25-years-in-green-bay-news-launches-four-leaf-communications/ Edited May 14 by Chief-O 1
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 14 Posted May 14 Wow. She is one of the few anchors I've watched while getting WPTV in Northern Broward County in 2005 (alongside WPEC, WFLX, and WXEL), thanks to a robust analog signal at my grandma's (at the time) trailer park. Shannon Cake is hanging it up after nearly 30 years at WPTV, and this Friday is her last day there. Some of the last of the old guard are slowly leaving this heritage station, and I'm sad to see her go. https://www.wptv.com/about-us/wptv-anchor-shannon-cake-a-look-back-at-her-29-year-career-at-the-news-station 3
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 14 Posted May 14 (edited) A true end of an era is coming... The Queen of the Capital Region, WRGB's Liz Bishop, has announced her retirement. May 30th will be her last day and will mark the end of a 52-year era in Capital Region television news. It's the only station she ever worked for in her career, a RARITY in today's business. https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/cbs6-news-anchor-liz-bishop-announces-retirement-after-more-than-5-decade-career Edited May 14 by TheRolyPoly 3
MediaZone4K 2301 Posted May 15 Posted May 15 (edited) 5 hours ago, TheRolyPoly said: A true end of an era is coming... The Queen of the Capital Region, WRGB's Liz Bishop, has announced her retirement. May 30th will be her last day and will mark the end of a 52-year era in Capital Region television news. It's the only station she ever worked for in her career, a RARITY in today's business. https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/cbs6-news-anchor-liz-bishop-announces-retirement-after-more-than-5-decade-career You don't miss a beat! I've seen numerous articles calling Deborah Norville the longest running female US anchor which isn't true given Liz Bishop's tenure. Perhaps they mean national anchor but that distinction isn't clearly being made. Edited May 15 by MediaZone4K 1
TheRolyPoly 2635 Posted May 15 Posted May 15 4 hours ago, MediaZone4K said: You don't miss a beat! Hahaha. I try not to. I do it for all of y'all. This is the stuff we nerd at and dork at. If I find them in time, I'll share them so y'all don't feel left out. 1 1 1
MD TV 286 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Leon Harris went on former colleague's Daryn Kagan's podcast about his alcoholism and how that led to his departure from WRC-TV: 1
tyrannical bastard 4058 Posted May 16 Posted May 16 Mark Johnson's talent agent (also an attorney) could be filing suit against Scripps and WEWS over his termination... https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/05/attorney-for-mark-johnson-calls-wews-meteorologists-firing-unjust-and-disappointing.html 1
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