cbs2idiots 21 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 According to TV Spy WNBC news director Dan Forman fired long time consumer reporter Asa Aarons on Friday. An email by Asa "just wanted you to know. I was let go from WNBC Friday. I was told with NBC 2.0 budget cuts there is no longer room for a full time consumer reporter. The parting was amicable". http://tvspy.com/shoptalk.cfm?page=1#aarons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nynewsjunkie 13 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 They should trim the fat, not the meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colortini 76 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Let's see...where will he end up? FOX5 or CBS2? I'm gonna say CBS2 for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwertheim 1 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I agree, the path usually is WNBC to WCBS to WYNY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njlady 1 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 His bio is gone from the WNBC website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Houdini 0 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Sometimes from Fox to CBS too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuitSnob 19 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 He should get one of those consumer reporters from a local news show to do a story on his firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Very unfortunate. That is a shame. It was just the other day I was watching a great consumer report from him during New York Nightly News. Oh well, I guess we'll probably see him on WCBS or WNYW, or perhaps even another market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceManNYR 222 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 So they can't pay Asa but they have money for Cat Greenleaf and hee non news segments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 It's real unfortunate. Greenleaf might cost less, and i guess they're playing the looks factor. I wonder who's going next? I guess the most stable station to work is now is WABC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad 276 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 It's real unfortunate. Greenleaf might cost less, and i guess they're playing the looks factor. I wonder who's going next? I guess the most stable station to work is now is WABC. I thought the same as well, but they already have Tappy Philips though. But a second one couldn't hurt... Since Tappy is getting a bit old, no offense, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNews 54 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 NY Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/10/01/2007-10-01_asa_aarons_no_longer_airin_at_wnbc.html "I had a ball at WNBC," [Asa] added. "It was a fantastic job for 14 years, going on 15 years - I wouldn't for a minute say, 'Damn them.'" So from the article, we won't be seeing Asa on TV till next year (assuming he gets another TV gig, Asa said he'll also be taking the "Ask Asa" slogan with him), as the News reports that he still gets paid through May. Which i don't understand. Why do anchors/reporters get paid not to be on air? Why not let Asa just finish reporting till May? Does the firing of Asa have any implications on the future of News 4 You? Asa played an integral part on that show. Does Roseanne Colletti replace Asa with the consumer reports? I'm not liking NBC at the current moment. Their budget cuts has really ruined WNBC. From a solid 2nd to most likely by the end of November sweeps a solid 3rd. And another thing, does anyone know if any other NBC affiliates have had any success with the local "Nightly News" and "News 4 You" formats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TellyGenic 32 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Asa needs to call "Help Me Howard" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Horn 78 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Which i don't understand. Why do anchors/reporters get paid not to be on air? Why not let Asa just finish reporting till May? Contracts usually have some sort of clause regarding dismissal. Aarons certainly isn't receiving full pay while being off air, saving NBC U money, but NBC U is still bound to honoring the remainder of the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNW 0 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Asa, A quality reporter. Who they really should have gotten ridden of is Lynda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2idiots 21 Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 Asa, A quality reporter. Who they really should have gotten ridden of is Lynda. and Perri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunditWannabe 0 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ^^ agree with that one. Asa was always good. Roseanne's consumer pieces (when she was doing them) always paled in comparison. Plus her pieces always looked like VNRs and b-roll to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colortini 76 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Asa, A quality reporter. Who they really should have gotten ridden of is Lynda. and Perri. agreed. if they want to really save money and keep the programming they have, why not put sue simmons on at 5:30? She has much more personality than Perri and I'm sure would help out the ratings, even if slightly for the 6pm newscast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYNW 0 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I do agree that Perri isn't the best person for the job, but she does try hard. Last week, 3 out 5 days she had her own story, unlike Lynda, who gets time off, for company a paid trips to Puerto Rico to report on something pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2idiots 21 Posted October 4, 2007 Author Share Posted October 4, 2007 I am wondering how many NBC o&o stations still have their consumer reporters. And health reporters, too. NBC is going to kill itself with this kind of thing. WNBC is digging themselves in such a hole it will take decades for them to recover. They should have learned from WCBS. My question is all these budget cuts how long can they sustain paying Sue Simmons millions of dollars for half hour show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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