SINCLAIR’S MAY MASSACRE KEEPS GETTING WORSE
Death toll now five this month in shuttered newsrooms, eight altogether
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THIS WEEK IN BITTERSWEET ANNOUNCEMENTS
Buh-bye to Buffalo and the biz?
THE FAMILY BUSINESS IS NOT TELEVISION
Leaving the weather center for the ice cream stand
NEW ADVENTURE, DEAD AHEAD
Louisiana met departs Nexstar duopoly
CLEVELAND REPORTER ANNOUNCES HER DEPARTURE
She‘s heading for the Beltway
MOVING UP TO THE CHIEF POSITION
Longtime Jacksonville met set to become weather department’s leader
TWO YEARS A FUGITIVE
Really?
TALKING SPORTS IN SHREVEPORT
Moving up from Monroe
ANOTHER FRESNO TV NEWSER IS LEAVING
Not just her station, but tv news….period
WRETCHED, IF TRUE
Carlson belongs on the ash heap of failed tv hosts, not head of even a propaganda network
GETTING CANNED MEANS WE NOW HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON
Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson explore the boundaries of social media friendship
ADMIT IT, YOU’RE HAPPY FOR HIM
2022 was very good for Mr. Sook.
NBC NEWS NABS A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
He joins the Peacock from “The New Yorker”
FIRST A YOUTUBE CHANNEL. NOW, A FORMER ANCHOR IS LAUNCHING A PODCAST
She’s aiming for an older demo
JUMPING NETWORKS
Trading in CNBC for CNN
MOISTURE WILL STILL BE A PART OF HIS LIFE
Colorado met leaves the weather center for water conservation
THIS WEEK IN BITTERSWEET ANNOUNCEMENTS
JAX station losing two vets after 30 years
STICKING AROUND TOWN, BUT LEAVING THE BUSINESS
This was his second time around at the station
MOVING UP IN WACO
Ascending quickly
LET’S NOT FORGET THAT SCRIPPS IS PINK-SLIPPING EMPLOYEES AS WELL
Just one of a long list of media companies shoring up that all-important bottom line
CALL IT A MAY MASSACRE
Sinclair cutting newscasts and ditching people at two more stations
FOX “NEWS” ATTORNEYS TO TURN OVER MORE DOCUMENTS TO SMARTMATIC
Acting like jerks didn’t help their defense against Dominion so….
GUESS WHO HASN’T CHANGED THEIR WEB PAGE?
We’d expect this in Podunk, but….
SHUFFLING ROLES AT CNN
Chris Licht continues to tinker with the lineup
FORMER METS PITCHER SIGNS UP FOR TV NEWS
Nelson Figueroa will both anchor and report
FINALLY GETTING OFF THE WEEKEND SHIFT
He's replacing another station long-timer who left in February
IN BRIEF…
Moving up edition
A RETURN TO A BUFFALO WEATHER CENTER
After a four-year hiatus, she is taking up the clicker again
FOX RATINGS WOES AT EIGHT PM ARE MOUNTING
Tucker viewers going “cold turkey” are experiencing withdrawal pains
BUH-BYE TO HOUSTON TELEVISION
But she’s staying in town
ANOTHER NEWS DIRECTOR MAKES IT TO THE CORNER OFFICE
Gray moves him out of the newsroom into the main chair
WALKIN’ (OUT) IN MEMPHIS
Another one done with tv news
THE NAVY SENT HER HUSBAND TO FRESNO. NOW IT’S SENDING THEM AWAY
KFSN morning meteorologist announces departure
AFTER DITCHING THE STATION A 2ND TIME, SHE’S HEADED ACROSS THE STREET
She’ll anchor mornings at KPNX
CBS NEWS TO DEBUT A POLITICS-BASED PROGRAM ON STREAMING
“America Decides” debuts May 1
RAMBLE ON
Carlson breaks his silence. For....what??!?
A FAMILIAR FACE RETURNS TO EL PASO TV
This will be her fourth station in the market and she's hanging on to her other job.
IN BRIEF…
Packing and unpacking edition
“YOU’RE DONE. WE’RE KEEPING THE SITE YOU FOUNDED”
Sure it’s an imaginary quote, but it’s based in fact
EXITING THE WEATHER CENTER IN DES MOINES
And also exiting the tv news arena
CLOSING OUT 30 YEARS IN TV NEWS
No bitterness…it was just time
TIME SHIFT FOR WALLACE
“Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace?” moving to Fridays
HEADING ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Destination: Manhattan
DREAM ACHIEVED., DREAM ABANDONED
Four years in the business and…buh-bye
HOW CAN I SAY “I MISS YOU” WHEN YOU WON’T GO AWAY?
Sincere or insincere? You decide
THE OTHER SHOE DROPS
New leadership in Denverf
HOW THE HAS-BEENS OF FOX NEWS REACTED TO CARLSON’S FIRING
The relevance is questionable but what the hell….
A MOVE FROM THE HEARTLAND TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
From MMJ to reporter
SHE’S COMING BACK TO THE LONE STAR STATE
Coming to Corpus Christi soon
ABC NEWS NAMES A NEW CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT
She’s been with the network for 17 years.
CARLSON’S ABRUPT FIRING. MORE TO COME?
FOX stock faltered at the news because…..Wall Street
SQUEEZING OUT THE LEMON
It took CNN long enough
CAN NEWSNATION REALLY BE INTERESTED IN THESE TWO?
We wouldn’t bet against it.
A RETURN TO WISCONSIN AFTER A COLORADO INTERLUDE
This time, he’s in Madison
THIS IS TUCKER CARLSON
Hypocrisy on parade.
A NEW SPORTS GUY ARRIVES IN CINCY
He’ll show up this week.
THE REVOLVING DOOR IN BUFFALO
Another morning co-anchor checks out
CNN SQUEEZES OUT THE LEMON
After 17 years, the network finally had enough of his shenanigans
CANCER REMOVED
FOX sheds Tucker Carlson days after its apology for lying and a $787 million dollar settlement.
HER NEXT ADVENTURE IS IN GROCERIES
No, really
HOUSTON ANCHOR SETS SIGHTS ON A NEW ADVENTURE
What it is is still a mystery
IT’S LIKE DEJA VU, ISN’T IT
We’ve been here before haven’t we? Jeff Shell left his role as NBCUniversal CEO on Sunday after he admitted an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman in the company, corporate parent Comcast announced. “Today is my ...
CNN MAKES IT OFFICIAL: BARKLEY AND KING TO TEAM UP
The weekly program debuts in the fall
NO, REALLY, IT WAS ABOUT THE CONTRACT
MAGA warrior Dan Bongino dropped by FOX
SMARTMATIC WANTS A LITTLE MORE FROM FOX
The voting machine company is next in line for a court date.
A MURDOCH DROPS HIS DEFAMATION ACTION AGAINST AN AUSSIE NEWS SITE
Second thoughts after the Dominion debacle?
ANOTHER NAIL IN THE STANDARD GENERAL-TEGNA COFFIN
Court rejects Standard General petition to speed up Tegna deal
FINDING HIS “WHAT’S NEXT?” STARTS BY LEAVING
Getting out just before the next exhausting election cycle
FORMER LA/CINCINNATI INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER BUSTED FOR CHILD PORN
He was arrested in Cincinnati, where he once worked for WCPO
HIS ABSENCE HAS THE AIR OF PERMANENCE
He's been off the air since early February
IT’S A FAMILY THING
Sacramento anchor exits to spend more time with the family
DAYTON ANCHOR FACING A MASSIVE HEALTH CHALLENGE
He plans to keep working as much as possible through treatment
WE NEVER DOUBTED HOW NBC FELT ABOUT UNIONS
They even put it in a training manual
GRAY PLANS DAILY EDITION OF ITS “INVESTIGATE TV”
Oddly enough, it will be called “Investigate TV +”
HAPPY TO BE HERE!
Mile-high happiness
WINNERS AND LOSERS IN FOX-DOMINION
Another list for ya
HOME AT LAST
Longtime Minnesota met gets a job closer to his roots
A FOREVER HOME THAT’S NOT SO FOREVER
He could have lived there for a long time, except he isn’t
DON’T PRETEND TO BE SURPRISED
So how did two other also-ran cable outfits cover the FOX-Dominion story?
FOX VS. DOMINION: THE FALLOUT
Consequences in store?
MLB’S CINCINNATI REDS THE LATEST TO GET STIFFED BY SINCLAIR/BALLY SPORTS
They join Arizona, Cleveland and Minnesota
THE HEAT GETS TURNED UP ON NONCOMPETES
Congressional Dems want them gone now
A POSTSCRIPT TO THE “GREAT HOUSTON MYSTERY”
Former anchor now a press secretary
NEW DIGS ON LONG ISLAND
After shuffling studios, News 12 Westchester gets a new look
FORMER LOCAL NEWS EXEC BUMPED UP AT THE VOA
She’ll run the agency’s Latin American division.
NO REGRETS AS SHE EMBARKS ON THAT “NEXT ADVENTURE”
Boise meteorologist calls it quits after 15 years
SEEKING “NORMAL PEOPLE HOURS”
Leaving the weather center for…..a weather center
A RETURN TO THE ANCHOR DESK IN THE LAND O’LAKES
And just in time for the May sweeps
DESTINATION: UNKNOWN
Main co-anchor exits Texas station
TIME TO CHANGE THE ALARM CLOCK
Moving to the early mornings in Arkansas
IN BRIEF…
Moving up edition
NOT ENOUGH STREAMING NEWS FOR YOU? SAY “HELLO” TO SPECTRUM NEWS +
The latest entry in the streaming news wars
NEWSNATION GOING 24-HOUR M-F BEGINNING MONDAY
But what about “Blue Bloods?”
AND HER PREDECESSOR IS HEADING NORTH
Three weeks after announcing her departure, she divulges her destination
INVESTORS WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL THE FOX BOARD IS UP TO
One has already filed suit. Others may follow
FOX AND DOMINION SETTLE. FOX ADMITS LIES
Moments before opening arguments, Rupert writes a check
BURGH REPORTER PENS BOOK ABOUT HER CANCER BATTLE
It took her some time before she could talk about it.
LET’S CALL THIS A LAST-DITCH EFFORT
Standard General ups the ante to score Tegna deal
