Paramount Cuts -- CBS O&Os hit hard

[newsdude 68]

Trying to keep a running tally of people falling victim to Skydance's axe today -- the first in two rounds, apparently. Here's what I've heard so far:
 

WJZ:

Morning anchor Sina Gebre-Ab 

Chief met Derek Beasley

 

KDKA: 
Features reporter Katie O'Malley

"Talk Pittsburgh" host Kelly Dzanaj

Executive producer and community affairs host Lisa Smith

[MorningNews 1711]

WJZ laid off their chief meteorologist? Wow.

[tyrannical bastard 4678]

16 minutes ago, MorningNews said:

WJZ laid off their chief meteorologist? Wow.

A damn shame.  Derek is a great meteorologist and and an even greater person.  I hope he is snatched up somewhere quick. 

 

[GraphicsMan 345]

Firing your chief met is something.

[tyrannical bastard 4678]

11 hours ago, GraphicsMan said:

Firing your chief met is something.

Derek was actually the first "chief meteorologist" WJZ ever had.  WJZ being WJZ seemed to be more of an ensemble that's been slowly undone as CBS has assimilated them into their group.

[Georgie56 3661]

KTVT evening co-anchor Nicole Baker and longtime WBZ political analyst Jon Keller among those caught in the layoffs.

[TheRolyPoly 3510]

I just learned about this one and this one has shocked me and saddened me.

 

WFOR's entertainment and food guru extraordinaire, Lisa Petrillo, was among the layoffs. She was there for 25 years, since 2000. But alas, out the door she went.

 

This cryptic post has me thinking she's not done in local TV in some way so I'll keep an eye on it. But this one is a shocker as she's been on local TV for as long as I've nearly been alive and was really one of WFOR's shining stars (no pun intended considering what she covered).

 

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