NEXSTAR-DIRECTV IMPASSE WELL INTO WEEK 2 (AND HEADED FOR WEEK THREE)
No sign of an agreement on the horizon
Author: newsblues_admin
REMEMBER THAT TIME YOU WERE COVERING A TORNADO AND REALIZED IT WAS HEADED FOR YOU
It happened in Chicago at WBBM
GOING INSIDE THE BELTWAY
Waving goodbye to South Carolina
ORLANDO GETS A NEW WEATHER GUESSER
He’s coming from The Weather Channel in Atlanta
BRITAIN’S HIGHEST-PAID ANCHOR AT THE CENTER OF SEX PHOTO SCANDAL
Huw Edwards has been a BBC presenter (anchor) for 29 years
WE’RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO THINK THE FCC NEEDS TO STEP UP
The Commission has an opening to send a message. Take it.
BUH-BYE NEWS
Albany reporter leaves behind 24 years in the business
POPULAR BIG EASY FORECASTER SET TO RETURN
She’s been busy “mom”-ing for the past two years.
HOUSTON STATION EXPANDING ITS SATURDAY AM NEWSCAST
Just in time for election season
THAT’S A WRAP IN CORPUS CHRISTI
Next adventure….TBA
ENABLING TUCKER CARLSON’S LIES EARNS FOX “NEWS” ANOTHER DEFAMATION LAWSUIT
And this one is coming from a onetime Trump supporter!
WONDER HOW TIKTOK WILL FIT INTO HIS PLANS?
Sinclair fills a brand-new corporate-level social media director slot
TENURED RALEIGH NEWS DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE
But you'll have plenty of time to say goodbye
THE CONNECTICUT MYSTERY CONTINUES
Morning team has been MIA, one of them for months
MOVING INSIDE THE COMPANY
Seattle GM heads for Chicago
HOSTS NAMED FOR NEW PROGRAM COMING TO WGN
Their faces are familiar to Chicago viewers
THIS WEEK IN LITIGATION
Former CNN reporter sues network for alleged discrimination unfair termination
UNIVISION NEWS BOSS GONE
His number two steps in for the time being
MADISON GETS A NEW NEWS BOSS
Moving from Indiana to Wisconsin
MAKING HER DEBUT IN TEXAS’ CAPITAL CITY
She’s joined the local FOX-owned station
HE’S MOVING TOWARD THE COAST – JUST NOT SAYING WHICH ONE
He's putting Des Moines in his rearview mirror
GRAY SHUFFLES A NEWS DIRECTOR
The move seems to agree with him
SINCLAIR NAMES A NEW GM FOR ILLINOIS COMBO
He’s moving from California
AN IOWA PIONEER PREPARES TO MOVE ON
She made history last year with a stunning announcement.
HEADED SOUTH OF THE MASON-DIXON LINE
She starts in two weeks in Baltimore
HOW CAN HE BE TRUSTED TO PICK CNN’S NEXT LEADER?
David Zaslav doesn’t like his missteps being reported
SINCLAIR ND CALLS IT QUITS AFTER 11 MONTHS
He's headed for those ivy-covered walls
FROM MILWAUKEE TO HOUSTON
Bilingual reporter joining Tegna’s KHOU
THINK THE FCC DOES ANYTHING ON THE PETITION TO YANK WTXF’S LICENSE?
Stop laughing
VETERAN MEMPHIS FORECASTER CALLS IT QUITS
Family matters are taking him to South Carolina
CORRESPONDENT JUMPS FROM NBC TO CBS NEWS
Earlier in her career she was with WVIT in Hartford-New Haven
KENTUCKY ANCHOR TAKING EXTENDED MEDICAL LEAVE
His recovery from back surgery may take awhile
ORLANDO FORECASTER UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPED
His departure evidently came as a surprise
WHAT’S THE BUZZ????
There’s a wasp in the forecast.
TEGNA NAMES A GM FOR ITS TEXAS TRIOPOLY
She is a former news director and producer with an extensive background
HOW’S THAT TWITTER PROGRAM WORKING OUT FOR TUCKER CARLSON?
Apparently, about as well as Twitter is doing up against Threads
FOX WEATHER SIGNS FORMER “MORNING EXPRESS” METEOROLOGIST
He exited last year when management ill-advisedly canceled the program
NOW REPORTING FROM AUSTIN
She’s the newest street reporter in town
LET HER NEXT CHAPTER COMMENCE
Longtime Columbus anchor-reporter begins phase two
A SIGNIFICANT LEAP UP
She’ll be a new addition to the morning team
LICHT’S LAST DECISION PREMIERES MONDAY
Kaitlin Collins debuts her primetime hour
THE WEEKEND IS HERE
Time to relax, pop a cold one and watch what some might rather forget
IN BRIEF
The job shuffle edition.
FORMER KIRO REPORTER TURNS UP IN A PR ROLE
He left back in May and has now resurfaced
MOVING CLOSER TO HOME
His start date is less than a week away
SOME QUICK TAKES
What’s going on in the business.
ACTIVIST GROUP ASKS FCC TO YANK FOX’S LICENSE FOR WTXF IN PHILADELPHIA
Cites the owners’ election lies
NEXT MOVE, TBA
But she wraps it up in Spokane this week
FORMER UNIVISION SPORTS ANCHOR CHARGED WITH MURDER
A family argument led to violence in Corpus Christi
A FAMILIAR FACE TURNS UP IN A DIFFERENT PLACE IN FRESNO
She’s moving from weekend nights to weekday mornings
NEXSTAR AND DIRECTV DIG IN FOR A LONG BATTLE
Who will win? It won’t likely be consumers if Nexstar has its way
A LONGTIME BOSS STEPS DOWN
Let the nationwide search commence
IN BRIEF…
Moving up edition
THE NEW ASSIGNMENT APPEARS TO BE PERMANENT
A temporary fill-in assignment will soon not be temporary
TWIN CITIES CHIEF MET GOING BACK TO HIS PLATTER-PUSHIN’ ROOTS
He'll be spinning the oldies on Saturdays
IDAHO “WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART”
But he’s moving to Columbus, OH anyway after 16 years in Boise
DENVER HAS A NEW CHIEF METEOROLOGIST
It's a move up for the station’s veteran forecaster
ADVICE YOU NEED?
A social media maven has words for aspiring tv journalists and wanna-be social media mavens
SENIOR CNBC CORRESPONDENT QUITS
Kayla Tausche seeks a new adventure
MOTOR CITY VETERAN FORECASTER ABRUPTLY DEPARTS
He’d been with the station for 13 years
THIS WEEK IN LITIGATION
Former Kansas City anchor files a discrimination lawsuit
A BOSTON LANDING
The latest to exit from WOFL makes a soft landing in Beantown
SCRIPPS GOING AFTER ITS SMALLER NEWSROOMS
Carrying out what it promised back in February
SIGHT UNSEEN
He rolled the dice and couldn’t be happier.
LONGTIME SOUTH CAROLINA GM SETS RETIREMENT
He's been with the station for 24 years
THE OTHER SHOE DROPS
The lawsuit by a former Cincy anchor has been filed
FORMER SALT LAKE NEWS ANCHOR GOES CORPORATE
She’s now executive VP and chief content officer for Bonneville, International
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
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HERE WE GO AGAIN
Nexstar stations and NewsNation goe dark on DirecTV
BALTIMORE BOUND
She’s coming from Roanoke
JUST ANOTHER WEEK AT FOX “NEWS”
Another monster settlement check, another departure.
HALF A CENTURY OF POLITICAL COVERAGE IS ENOUGH
Chicago legend packs up the mic and heads off
IT’S A HOMECOMING FOR THIS REPORTER
She’s headed for Disney’s WPVI in Philly
AS THE MID-SUMMER HOLIDAY APPROACHES, LET’S LOOK BACK OVER THE DECADE…
And enjoy the best of the worst
BAY AREA ANCHOR SIGNS OFF ONE LAST TIME
Pam Moore wraps up 32 years at KRON
FORECASTING PIONEER DR. FRANK FIELD
He made it to the century mark
CNN PROMOTES A PAIR
One is an international specialist, the other is focused on domestic politics
WARNER DISCOVERY’S LATEST BRAINSTORM FOR CNN
Somehow, put it on Max (the site formerly known as HBO Max)
BUFFALO NEWS ANCHOR DEMANDS MAYOR APOLOGIZE OVER ABRUPT EXIT
Primary night coverage in Buffalo can get interesting
CH-CH-CHANGES AT WTNH
Shuffles are starting
BREAKING!!! NEXSTAR DOES THE RIGHT THING AT WOOD…AND THEN BOOTS IT
The news director and #2 are fired over anti-gay memo - but two producers suspected of making the dumb thing public were also fired
IN BRIEF
Comings and goings edition
IT’S LUCKY NUMBER 13 FOR THIS RETIRING ATLANTA GM
Over the course of his career he moved from coast to coast and points in between
A-A-AND HE’S BACK, DAYTON
Only now he’s the chief meteorologist
EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
A longtime chief met is happily on the job while the job is being shopped
SCRIPPS REPURPOSING PROGRAMMING FROM ITS NEWS CHANNEL
Hopefully, they are NOT going the Sinclair route of dumping local newscasts
MOVING INTO A CORNER SUITE
She’s promoted from a Houston GSM to an Austin VP/GM
MOVING UP IN PORTLAND
And she doesn’t even have to move
META (FACEBOOK) BLOCKS NEWS IN CANADA
Will Google follow suit? And who really loses here?
THE TOPSY-TURVY WORLD OF CABLE NEWS
MSNBC showing strength against FOX. The Malone-driven CNN languishes
LET’S PLAY A GAME
Twin Cities sportscaster takes up his daughter's challenge. Now you.
STEPPING DOWN, STEPPING UP
Longtime number two gets the nod as the boss retires
FORMER CONNECTICUT STATE TROOPER SIGNS ON TO TV NEWS
She’s joined WTIC in Hartford-New Haven
LONGTIME MADISON ANCHOR SAYS GOODBYE
He set his departure date last year.
NEWS NATION REPORTER DUPED BY MAN FALSELY CLAIMING TERMINAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS
It’s a long and complicated story, not one that went unnoticed.
RECENT GRAD NOW PATROLLING THE NIGHTBEAT IN SAN ANTONIO
Her internship was with “NBC Nightly News”
HEADED FOR WISCONSIN
Re-entering the business after some time off
DONE ON THURSDAY
And her next adventure is….TBA