noozeyeguy 0 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 As many as 100 people today, across both bargaining units (NABET/IATSE). Mostly technical staff, field crew, and newsroom staff. No word yet on on-air talent being let go. Word is, the folks affected got 90 days' notice. In the words of one insider... "Who's gone? It'd be easier to list who's left." Coming on the heels of the start-up of the LA Local News Service... just a brutal one-two punch for the LA industry. Wal-mart, here I come... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5509-massive-layoffs-kttvkcop/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterlingNorth 33 Posted June 27, 2009 Share Posted June 27, 2009 This was posted to the mailing list to which I'm a member of. I found the link that scratches the surface, but I've been seeing word of this come crashing down among some of my Facebook friends who still work in the industry. A station in a small market like Little Rock/Pine Bluff now probably has a bigger news division than KTTV. Over 100 people just got the heave-ho, many of them after pulling all-nighters to cover the death of Michael Jackson. They may even be going back to one-man news teams, meaning on-air talent will be responsible for his or her own camera, audio, editing, graphics, and satellite link-up. Seriously, the station's entire graphics and chyron departments have been eliminated, as well as a ton of editors, asst. directors (read: segment producers), and even lowly production assistants. Still trying to get hard numbers, but most if not all of the sports division has been cut, which is fine during football season, but LA has two basketball teams, two hockey teams, two baseball teams, and a soccer team... and that's not even counting all the college teams in the area. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5509-massive-layoffs-kttvkcop/#findComment-51465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
noozeyeguy 0 Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 At last count the number seems to have settled at 95. Approximately 25% of the NABET engineerining staff, a similar percentage of the NABET news staff (writers, producers, etc), three staff IATSE photographers (out of 22 staffers), and all freelancers. Everybody was given until September 10. It's going to be interesting (to say the least) to see how exactly management plans to continue the news operations... just amongst field engineers, they laid off all but two of the live-truck operators; all the helicopter photogs; and all but one sat-truck operator. Crazy. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5509-massive-layoffs-kttvkcop/#findComment-51609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbhcity 3 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I think I posted a forum about this issue...and their Chyrons are now done out of Tampa. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5509-massive-layoffs-kttvkcop/#findComment-51619 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 804 Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I think I posted a forum about this issue...and their Chyrons are now done out of Tampa. That's with every Fox-owned station. The graphics are now hubbed at one place. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/5509-massive-layoffs-kttvkcop/#findComment-51620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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