Georgie56 3059 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) Two sports reporters on the move. Hayley Lewis is leaving KSHB for a national gig: And Samantha Rivera is joining WFOR from WMAQ: Edited March 29, 2023 by Georgie56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recovering Producer 99 Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 The NY Times has a very brutal and honest article on the contracts/noncompetes many anchors, reporters, and producers must sign with many station groups - and how TV stations are convinced they're still an in-demand employer like it is still 1985. Broadcast News Is at Center of Fight Over Noncompete Clauses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 268 Posted April 5, 2023 Share Posted April 5, 2023 (edited) KARK 4’s Chief Meteorologist Keith Monahan has officially retired at the end of the 6pm broadcast. https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/kark-4-looks-back-on-the-career-of-chief-meteorologist-keith-monahan-on-his-last-day/ Edited April 6, 2023 by ScottSchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 919 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 There was a brief standoff at WWMT today. https://wwmt.com/news/local/news-channel-3-bomb-threat-kalamazoo-department-public-safety-evacuation-wwmt-armed-investigation# https://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazoo-county/police-respond-to-threat-at-kalamazoo-tv-station/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 163 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 (edited) After one year in DC, WTTG's Claire Anderson is going back to Seattle: Also, WTTG added Shomari Stone : Edited April 14, 2023 by MD TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3442 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 This should probably go in the Sinclair thread, but it's pretty significant to mention here. This is the last day of WPMI's morning show, noon newscast and Gulf Coast Today lifestyle program. This Facebook post even hints at more "sharing" with cross-market WEAR in Pensacola. All the more reason Sinclair should have NEVER been able to run 4 stations in 1 market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1173 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 Patrick Ellis is leaving WLBT after 6.5 years for WMC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3059 Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 WFOR’s GM is retiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 742 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, MidwestTV said: Patrick Ellis is leaving WLBT after 6.5 years for WMC. Ellis' arrival comes as Brittney Bryant is leaving the station and news altogether. Her last on-air appearance was this morning. Edited April 15, 2023 by TennTV1983 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns8401 846 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) WTMJ Morning Meteorologist Marisa Woloszyn is leaving for WXYZ in Detroit. She will be doing weekend evenings and during the week fill-ins. She starts in late May. Meanwhile Mike Taylor was promoted from weekend evenings to weekday morning meteorologist replacing Kevin Jeanes who just left for WMAQ in Chicago. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2023/4/13/headed-to-motown Edited April 16, 2023 by ns8401 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENDude 184 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 KUSA & KTVD are now on the hunt for a new news director. Megan Jurgemeyer has abruptly left the Denver duopoly after 3 years & her bio was scrubbed from the station's website this morning. I have more on my blog about it, and there is info here as well: https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2023/4/15/gone-just-like-that [ Oh and Denver duopoly KMGH, KCDO/KSBS-CD has been with out a news director since April 4, 2023. ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase29 15 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Apologies if this was already mentioned but Brian Flores has landed at KCNC to take Dominic Garcia's spot on CBS Colorado Mornings. Brian comes from Fox 13 in Seattle and will be anchoring the morning show with Michelle Griego starting tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 746 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) Both of Griffin Media’s news helicopters sustained damage from a severe weather outbreak that affected Central Oklahoma on Wednesday. One is repairable, the other likely needs replacement. KWTV’s helicopter, SkyNews 9, lost its windshield after accidentally getting hit by large hail by a supercell that produced a tornado near Cole (which was preliminarily rated an EF3). Pilot Jim Gardner was not pleased, and was forced to make an emergency landing: KOTV’s helicopter, Osage SkyNews 6, OTOH, was destroyed for the second time in about 15 years. It was brought over by the station to help with KWTV’s coverage of the storm aftermath, but had the misfortune of parking for the night in a hangar at Shawnee Regional Airport, which was struck by another tornado (from the same supercell that spawned the Cole tornado) that struck the western part of the city just over two hours later (estimated to be at least an EF2): KOTV lost its previous helicopter in June 2007, after it crashed in Sand Springs after clipping the satellite dish of an ENG truck while filming a promo. Edited April 20, 2023 by T.L. Hughes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 After 7 years, Jonathan Martin has decided to leave KRIV Fox 26 Houston. Best of luck to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 268 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, T.L. Hughes said: Both of Griffin Media’s news helicopters sustained damage from a severe weather outbreak that affected Central Oklahoma on Wednesday. One is repairable, the other likely needs replacement. KWTV’s helicopter, SkyNews 9, lost its windshield after accidentally getting hit by large hail by a supercell that produced a tornado near Cole (which was preliminarily rated an EF3). Pilot Jim Gardner was not pleased, and was forced to make an emergency landing: KOTV’s helicopter, Osage SkyNews 6, OTOH, was destroyed for the second time in about 15 years. It was brought over by the station to help with KWTV’s coverage of the storm aftermath, but had the misfortune of parking for the night in a hangar at Shawnee Regional Airport, which was struck by another tornado (from the same supercell that spawned the Cole tornado) that struck the western part of the city just over two hours later (estimated to be at least an EF2): KOTV lost its previous helicopter in June 2007, after it crashed in Sand Springs after clipping the satellite dish of an ENG truck while filming a promo. No SkyNews 6 was at Shawnee for its annual maintenance inspection Dustin flew it down on Monday. Edited April 21, 2023 by ScottSchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.L. Hughes 746 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 6 hours ago, ScottSchell said: No SkyNews 6 was at Shawnee for its annual maintenance inspection Dustin flew it down on Monday. Clearly, there was some miscommunication, since KWTV initially reported on-air Thursday morning that SkyNews 6 was being sent to assist their coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 268 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, T.L. Hughes said: Clearly, there was some miscommunication, since KWTV initially reported on-air Thursday morning that SkyNews 6 was being sent to assist their coverage. Understand just saying what KOTV and the pilot said why it was there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1340 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Hmm....If the helicopter is supposed to get maintenance and an inspection every 100 flight hours, that inspection would have to be more frequent than once a year. Otherwise, it would only be in the air for an average of 16.4 minutes per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner 212 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 KXAS (NBC 5)'s political reporter Julie Fine is heading to Bloomberg News to become the new chief of their Dallas-based Texas bureau. She begins on June 5. Fine has been with the station for 10 years and hosts the station's weekly Sunday morning program, Lone Star Politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 268 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 hours ago, mre29 said: Hmm....If the helicopter is supposed to get maintenance and an inspection every 100 flight hours, that inspection would have to be more frequent than once a year. Otherwise, it would only be in the air for an average of 16.4 minutes per day. I just used the word annually it always goes in every 100 hours especially as much as 6 and 9’s helicopters are used in Oklahoma between both stations and the three pilots (yes KWTV technically has two pilots). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lugnuts6 89 Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) Well, they were cursed with being WAY late to the newscast party as WTOL and WTVG,then known as WSPD news departments got well established, and even with Sinclair's moving news operations to WSBT South Bend Indiana didn't help give a rise to their anemic ratings, The Toledo Blade is reporting that Sinclair Broadcasting's WNWO NBC 24 Toledo will be airing its last newscast on May 12, a victim of Sinclair's Diamond Sports Group's chapter 11 bankruptcy , what's left of NBC24s News Department will be mothballed.. Edited May 12, 2023 by lugnuts6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DENDude 184 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Reporter Luis De Leon has left KUSA / KTVD effective Thursday, no word yet on where he is headed. He had been with the Denver duopoly since January 2022. https://www.earnthenecklace.com/luis-de-leon-leaving-kusa-tv-9news/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottSchell 268 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 4:25 PM, T.L. Hughes said: Both of Griffin Media’s news helicopters sustained damage from a severe weather outbreak that affected Central Oklahoma on Wednesday. One is repairable, the other likely needs replacement. KWTV’s helicopter, SkyNews 9, lost its windshield after accidentally getting hit by large hail by a supercell that produced a tornado near Cole (which was preliminarily rated an EF3). Pilot Jim Gardner was not pleased, and was forced to make an emergency landing: KOTV’s helicopter, Osage SkyNews 6, OTOH, was destroyed for the second time in about 15 years. It was brought over by the station to help with KWTV’s coverage of the storm aftermath, but had the misfortune of parking for the night in a hangar at Shawnee Regional Airport, which was struck by another tornado (from the same supercell that spawned the Cole tornado) that struck the western part of the city just over two hours later (estimated to be at least an EF2): KOTV lost its previous helicopter in June 2007, after it crashed in Sand Springs after clipping the satellite dish of an ENG truck while filming a promo. Just an update for you on SkyNews 9 it’s been back up in the air for the past week has the new windshield. They used it for the grow house fire in Logan County as well as the OKC bombing memorial run to remember yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD TV 163 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Jessica Faith just started this past Friday on WRC-TV after working for WPXI: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 919 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/man-who-mpd-said-shot-into-fox13-station-in-custody-after-barricading-himself-inside-ubees/article_0d722d26-e909-11ed-b939-53354f10c540.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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