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TheRob

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  1. The article is pretty short. It did not name stations or have quotes from anyone. A potential deal would use private debt market.

     

    Allen Media Group owns Entertainment Studios Inc., The Weather Channel and several network-affiliated stations. It has previously turned to the broadly syndicated debt markets to fund acquisitions, including its purchase of Honolulu’s KITV and stations owned by Quincy Media.

    It’s considering private credit — where debt is held by just a few lenders and is not typically bought and sold — as some of its obligations have struggled. The company’s term loan is quoted at around 88 cents on the dollar, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, while its $650 million of 10.5% bonds change hands at distressed levels, according to Trace.

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  2. 14 hours ago, FiveNews said:

    @TheRob I believe you are working in the KC market. What happened to Megan Dillard at Fox4? Is she out of the business? Enjoyed watching her on weekends.

     

    She is out of the business. She went into P.R. for a school district and sued the TV station for discrimination (moved to federal court, not sure where it stands now).

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  3. 14 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

    This "cult" Dagmar was in.....was it any way related to the Ernest Angley Ministry?

     

    Her first TV job was at WBNX-TV.  The onetime station manager was named Ronald Midcap.  I don't know if it was her ex-husband, but knowing all of the stuff there, it's likely the same family she was "arranged" to be married into.

     

    From what I remember, she did voiceovers for promos, and even served as a kids host before "Patty" took over when they picked up the Fox Kids network in the WOIO/WJW affiliation swap.

     

    I think she might have been married to his son of the same name. I have seen previous articles in which she described her upbringing as being part of a family that "evangelized all nations."

     

    She also tweeted about Ernest Angley previously. 

     

  4. Another day, another lawsuit:

     

    https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article279512624.html

     

    A former multimedia sports journalist for KCTV5 has filed a federal lawsuit against the news station’s parent company, claiming he was discriminated against due to his race. Adam Orduna of Overland Park filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, against Gray Media Group Inc., which does business in Kansas City as KCTV5. Orduna is the third KCTV5 journalist to file a discrimination lawsuit against the television company in the last four months.

     

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  5. After the pandemic started and people stayed home, we saw the biggest drop in audience at 4:00 a.m.. The midday news had the biggest increase. If remote work truly sticks, I would redirect 4:00 a.m. resources to middle-of-the-day content.

     

    And while it is not the desired demographic, the biggest TV watchers, the baby boomers, are mostly retired. My parents were early risers when I was a kid. Now my mom doesn't wake up before 7:30.

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