24994J 5269 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Via TVSpy: Breaking: After three years as general manager of WFLD in Chicago, Mike Renda is jumping to another Fox O&O. Effective January 7, Renda will be the VP-GM at WJBK in Detroit. Renda and Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy are announcing the news to the WJBK newsroom at 9:30amET. The pair are expected to travel to Chicago later today to announce who will succeed Renda at WFLD. “I feel honored to have the opportunity to lead the #1 station in Detroit, known for its edgy, unconventional and hard-hitting news product,” Renda said in a statement. “I look forward to continuing the station’s legacy of serving Detroit.” Prior to working at WFLD, Renda spent two years as the VP-GM of WTXF, the Fox O&o in Philadelphia. He has also been VP-GM of WJW in Cleveland, which was owned by Fox when he worked there. “Mike has proven his great leadership abilities at three FOX-owned stations over a fifteen-year tenure,” Abernethy said in a statement. “Regardless of the roles he’s held, he always inspires his team to be better, work smarter and think differently. There is no person better qualified to take charge of our premier Detroit station than him.” I'm happy for WFLD, but my condolences go out to the employees and viewers of WJBK. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/fox-general-manager-mike-renda-moves-from-chicago-to-detroit_b69829 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 what is his deal? just tour around FOX O&Os ruining them one by one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 what is his deal? just tour around FOX O&Os ruining them one by one? Corporate keeps letting him. :bang: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCAUTVNBC10 408 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Corporate keeps letting him. :bang: I know man. He singlehandedly destroyed WTXF and they're still trying to recover from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 Dennis Welsh of Orlando's of WOFL/WOGX has been named to fill Renda's position. He begins January 7th. http://www.mediabist...-at-wfld_b69902 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1805 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 “Mike has proven his great leadership abilities at three FOX-owned stations over a fifteen-year tenure,” Abernethy said in a statement. “Regardless of the roles he’s held, he always inspires his team to be better, work smarter and think differently. There is no person better qualified to take charge of our premier Detroit station than him.” I know FOX News is always criticized for "half-truths" and accused of making blatant lies, but this one takes the cake, folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick from DETROIT 2 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I live in the WJBK Detroit market lol....should I be happy or sad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24994J 5269 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 I live in the WJBK Detroit market lol....should I be happy or sad? Borderline suicidal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4159 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Mike Renda managed WJW Cleveland for the majority of its' tenure as a Fox O&O. For the most part he let the news department do its' thing, and rarely forced any major changes at the station. Should be noted that WJW, outside of a two-year span following the New World/Fox affiliation-pact-turned-wholesale-merger, has long been the market leader. Probably the only negative thing that occurred at WJW during his tenure was more of an ownership issue than anything on his part. Fox basically hung the long-running horror host duo "Big Chuck" Schodowski and "Lil' John" Rinaldi out to dry by having them screen more traditional movie fare, and pushing the start time to 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning (following Fox's crappy Saturday night fare). But Renda and current GM Greg Easterly kept the show on as long as possible until both hosts retired in 2007 (and Easterly somewhat revived it last year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnuts6 89 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Why do I get this feeling a big "Freddy Kruegering" will be a coming to FOX2 WJBK with some big talent being the first victims??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Why do I get this feeling a big "Freddy Kruegering" will be a coming to FOX2 WJBK with some big talent being the first victims??? That's a tough one. We all know this guy isn't smart, so he'll no doubt want to tamper with things unnecessarily. Hopefully, the end result(s) of which won't be too detrimental overall to WJBK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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