HALF A CENTURY OF POLITICAL COVERAGE IS ENOUGH
Chicago legend packs up the mic and heads off
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IT’S A HOMECOMING FOR THIS REPORTER
She’s headed for Disney’s WPVI in Philly
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
WE’RE NUMBER 73!
NewsNation continues as a network in search of an audience
NEW TO THE TRAFFIC BEAT IN CHARLOTTE
She moved cross-state from Raleigh-Durham
A QUICK EXIT FOR A VETERAN GM
Either she wanted no fuss or this was an assisted exit
AFTER DITCHING TV NEWS, A NEW ADVENTURE FOR A VETERAN REPORTER
He's going the PR route
HE’S “AS GENUINE A PERSON AS YOU’LL EVER MEET”
Well, we certainly wouldn’t want an imitation, would we?
NEWSMAX STAFF SUBPOENAED IN SMARTMATIC DEFAMATION LAWSUIT
And just how big might this settlement be?
IN BRIEF…
Sinclair names two GMs
TAKING ON AN ANCHOR CHAIR IN HER HOMETOWN
Claire Graham returned from 11 years in the Pacific Northwest
LIFE AFTER CNN
Lemon finally goes on the record.
A NEW TALKING HEAD. JUST WHAT CABLE NEWS NEEDS
MSNBC signs on Brian Tyler Cohen
VEGAS BABY!!!
Nexstar is taking her out of OdessaTX and planting her in Sin City
A NEW GM IS COMING TO SALT LAKE
Scripps is moving this former news anchor from its Boise station
HEARST HIRES A WEEKENDER IN BOSTON
She’s coming from Tampa.
COMING TO THE OHIO VALLEY IN JULY
Cox names a Dayton news director
AND THE WINNER OF THE TUCKER CARLSON TIMESLOT IS….
A one-time Bill O’Reilly go-fer
“IT HAS BEEN A BLAST.”
And with that, a Houston legend signed off
SHE TOOK A HUGE PAY CUT TO ACHIEVE HER DREAM
Now she’s going back to school with hopes of some real money
CHICAGO BOUND. NEXT ADVENTURE TBA
She’s leaving Detroit after four years.
EVANSVILLE NEWS DIRECTOR PASSES UNEXPECTEDLY
Newsroom vet passes unexpectedly
NOW HE WILL EMPLOY HIS ACTING SKILLS AT THE ANCHOR DESK
Seriously, it’s come to this?
IS THE “FOR SALE” SIGN GOING UP AT CNN?
And who might be interested in buying?
COPING WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
It's not the way he expected to start the day
CUTTING THE CHEESE AT CHEDDAR
Citing cost-cutting, producer and longtime anchors are getting the sack
COMING IN AUGUST…2023 SOUND OF LIFE STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
Upping your news game
SINCLAIR….UHHHH….DIAMOND SPORTS LOOKS TO DUMP ANOTHER MLB TEAM
The Arizona Diamondbacks are poised to be free of the Bally Sports mess.
AN INDUSTRY WATCHDOG WANTS THE FCC TO SAY “NO” TO NEXSTAR
Mission Broadcasting’s proposed purchase of a Detroit tv station is, in effect, a Nexstar acquisition
CNN WHITE HOUSE REPORTER HEADS TO WAPO
Moving to print from CNN’s digital arm
IN BRIEF…
Moving up and heading out edition
GERALDO OUT AT “THE FIVE”
Hints he’d had a bellyful of Gutfeld
YES, THERE IS SUCH A THING AS BAD PUBLICITY
And it's usually prompted by a bad idea
NEXSTAR’S EXEC ON THE SCENE AT WOOD TOUTS THE COMPANY LINE
She scolded the staff for leaking offensive Pride memo
BILLIONAIRE MEDIA TECH BONEHEADS PLAY SCHOOLYARD GAMES
Two of the biggest media companies in the world are run by these clowns
FROM ONE TEGNA STATION TO ANOTHER
He started in Waco this week
JOINED STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL…GONE IN THREE YEARS
She’s leaving to be closer to family
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!
Seriously, presidential debates MORE THAN A YEAR before the election!!?!?
IOWA CHIEF MET DEPARTS OVER DEATH THREATS
Climate change whack jobs chase him out of a job
A LIFELONG DREAM….DONE AFTER NINE YEARS
And another “Life Update” announces a departure from the business.
HEADED FOR THE BAY
But it’s KPIX – be careful what you ask for
FEELING BURNED OUT? JOIN THE CLUB
A news RTDNA study shows it's getting worse
EXCITABLE GUY HEADS FOR HOUSTON
You think he’s looking forward to his next job?
HARTFORD GM KEEPS HIS PROMISE
Named his station’s new news director Wednesday
SWEET HOME CHICAGO
Coming back to her hometown
A SHORT-LIVED HIATUS
He left tv news behind in January. Now he’s back Back in January, we reported that reporter TJ Parker has exited Sunbeam’s WSVN in Miami, FL to return to Houston for a job outside ...
SUMMER’S HERE AND THE TIME IS RIGHT
To exit the business after 25 years.
A MOVE UP TO THE DFW
Arriving from Central Texas
REALLY?!! IT’S COME TO THIS???
This is like throwing stuff at a wall to see what sticks. All you have is a mess
A CHIEF MET SIGNS OFF
He spent a quarter century watching weather in Central Texas
A BAD IDEA TO END ALL BAD IDEAS
A Canadian advocacy group wants FOX “News” banned
THIS THREE-ANCHOR FORMAT IS GROWING LIKE A WEED
And like weeds, we can't see the purpose
THE FALLOUT OVER AN ILL-CONCEIVED MEMO CONTINUES
More scrutiny as the spotlight focuses on WOOD’s news director
LEXINGTON HAS A NEWS DIRECTOR-IN-WAITING
Moving up from the number two slot soon
NEW MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA IN PHOENIX
Moving in from Albuquerque
GRAY PROMOTES IN CHARLESTON-HUNTINGTON
He'll take over a week from today.
SHE HAS “MORE TO TELL”
And her former bosses at KSTP probably won’t like it.
MORE BITTERSWEET PERSONAL NEWS TO SHARE
What’s next? Your guess.
CHECKING OUT IN AUSTIN
Hitting the exit after nine years.
NORTH CAROLINA ANCHOR HEADING OFF INTO HER NEXT CHAPTER
She’s going to start her own business
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Another first-time FCC nominee goes before a Senate panel
TRADING SIN CITY FOR THE BIG APPLE
She stays in the Telemundo universe
A JUMP BACK INTO NEWS FROM SPORTS
Youngstown tv vet takes on an anchor chair
NEXSTAR APOLOGIZES FOR BONEHEAD MICHIGAN MEMO
It turns out the offending memo was the news director's brainstorm
HARTFORD ND EXITS. HIS SUCCESSOR TO BE NAMED WEDNESDAY
The old boss packed up his office Friday
WAY “BEYOND EXCITED”
Moving up in Boston after a year and a half
FOX PREPARING TO WRITE STILL ANOTHER SETTLEMENT CHECK
Do you suppose they have a department just for this?
A PRETTY BROAD HINT, DONCHA THINK?
Did he give the game away?
MOVING ON AND OUT OF TV NEWS IN LEXINGTON
She spent 23 years at one station reporting and anchoring mornings
FOX “NEWS” PRODUCER FIRED
His old boss Tucker Carlson ridiculed FOX for its handling of an offensive graphic
CHICAGO GM STEPPING DOWN
He'll leave WFLD at the end of the month
AND IT’S ANOTHER HOMECOMING
There goes the Indy weather guy
SATX ANCHOR OUT OF ICU
But her recovery may take some time
IN BRIEF…
Moving up and out edition
