former newsboy 50 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Saw Channel 7 weekend sports anchor Jeff Blanzy make an emotional sign-off last Sunday after 11 years with the station. Didn't really say where he was going, but found some 411 in Rosenthal's blog. Guess the station's scaling back it's sportsteam from 4 to 3, and guess Ryan Chiaverini will take Jeff's place on the weekend desk. And here I was hopin Howard Sudberry might land a gig over there... http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/06/jeff-blanzy-signs-off-after-11-years-as-wls-sportscaster.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohnson 15 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I remember Emily Barr claiming no cuts in a interview with Lewis Lazarre: http://www.suntimes.com/business/lazare/1586266,CST-FIN-lew22.article I quote: “I don’t think laying off people would necessarily help us now.” -Emily Barr, WLS-TV GM That's not really true, is it, Emily? Call it what you will, It's a layoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 I remember that interview she did with Lazarre and thinking that she must be living in a fantasy world. It was as if she was under the impression that Disney (WLS' parent company) wasn't going through the same economic/financial problems as other media companies. And that the 'all powerful' ABC 7 wasn't going to have to tighten it's belt one way or another. She shouldn't have publicly dished out false hope/mis-truths about possible job cuts whether they be behind the scenes or on-air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbs2worksforyou 35 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 channel 7 always comes off as smug and arrogant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link 3 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Saw Channel 7 weekend sports anchor Jeff Blanzy make an emotional sign-off last Sunday after 11 years with the station. Didn't really say where he was going, but found some 411 in Rosenthal's blog. Guess the station's scaling back it's sportsteam from 4 to 3, and guess Ryan Chiaverini will take Jeff's place on the weekend desk. And here I was hopin Howard Sudberry might land a gig over there... http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/towerticker/2009/06/jeff-blanzy-signs-off-after-11-years-as-wls-sportscaster.html It seems odd that Jeff would be cut and Ryan would takeover considering Jeff has been there longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 609 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 To use The Weather Channel as an example, in their recent layoffs of on-camera personnel, only one out of the seven laid off had less than 10 years on the job. Four of the seven had been there for approximately 20 years or more. Simply put, in the increasingly money-tight media business, long-timers are getting cut instead of the new hires because the long-timers are getting paid more. Experience is meaning less and less to the company execs. They're looking to save money by keeping the lower-paid employees on staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRollEdit 0 Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 It's all about how cheaply you can make TV without hurting the product too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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