TRYING TO ATTRACT AN AUDIENCE THAT DOESN’T SEEM TO CARE
Hiring cable re-treads and touting “moderate” coverage is falling flat
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IN BRIEF
Career updates edition
AN OLDIE BUT A GOODIE IS BACK ON THE TWIN CITIES’ CHART
KMSP dusts off a two-decade-old jingle because…why not?
OHIO GOVERNOR PROVIDES ANOTHER DERAILMENT UPDATE
This time, no reporters were arrested
BUREAU-BOUND IN WATERBURY, CT.
She’s been on the Dawn Patrol at Gray’s WFSB
AN OPENING AT WASHINGTON WEEK
Current moderator, Yamiche Alcindor, wraps it up next week
STATING THE OBVIOUS
FCC nominee-in-waiting-in-waiting-in-waiting is….still waiting
TAKE THE BUYOUT….LEAVE THE JOB
Because when your number’s up….it’s up
DIRECTV BLASTS NEWSMAX FOR “INACCURATE AND MISLEADING ATTACKS”
It's getting uglier
A RETURN TO CINCY TV
He'll be WCPO’s weekend morning forecaster
RELOCATING TO THE LEFT COAST
Leaving the DFW after four years
DISNEY DID WHAT???!!?
As they say, not very good optics, Mr. Iger
SINCLAIR’S FOLLY COULD DECLARE BANKRUPTCY THIS WEEK
A multi-multi-million dollar interest payment is coming due
IT WAS A SHORT RETIREMENT
He's BACK.
NINE YEARS IN THE FORECAST CENTER AND HE’S DONE
Another exit from tv news
IN OTHER SUPER BOWL AD NEWS
Connecticut station rolls out new branding
CENTRAL FLORIDA ANCHOR STEPS DOWN
Amanda Dukes was a fixture on Orlando television for 25 years
COMING SOON TO A HURRICANE NEAR YOU
The Weather Channel has a brand-new ride
IS HER NEXT ADVENTURE IN TV NEWS OR….SOMETHING ELSE?
Signed off in Memphis
THIS WEEK IN LITIGATION
JAX Mayoral candidate sues three tv stations over opponent ads
THE LITTLE ROCK LINEUP IS NOW COMPLETE
A new co-anchor is now on the morning program
RELOCATING IN-HOUSE
Moving from the Manhattan newsroom to inside the Beltway
WHERE HAS SHE BEEN?
Recovering from the hip replacement surgery she’s been telling you about.
VEGAS, BABY!!!
Crossing the country for an anchor slot
OHIO AG TO LEAD PROBE INTO REPORTER’S ARREST
Multiple state agencies, including the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Ohio National Guard, were involved in the arrest.
BACK IN THE FAMILY
She rejoins the NBCU fold.
SERIOUSLY?
Charles Barkley as CNN host? Oh, Puh-leez!
COMING SOON TO LANCASTER, PA
From southwestern Ohio to southeastern Pennsylvania
THE BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO NEWSNATION
Reporter’s arrest raised the profile of the sparsely-watched cable channel
WHEN POLICE OVERREACT
Shortly after the arrest, Governor DeWine said Lambert had “every right” to be there, and that police were “wrong” to arrest him.
SHE’S NOW REPORTING PHILLY SPORTS
College soccer standout and coach takes up local microphone
READY TO RETURN
NY1 Anchor has been battling cancer
IN BRIEF….
TGIF Edition
CONSEQUENCES
A rant leads to this…
MOVING UP TO WEEKNIGHTS FROM WEEKENDS
She debuts Monday
PHILLY REPORTER JOINS CNN
He will be Philadelphia-based
SATX MAN ACCUSED OF STALKING LOCAL TV PERSONALITY
He told police they could communication through the “spirit world”
EXIT DOOR SWINGS OPEN IN PHILLY
KYW morning meteorologist is headed for the door
INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW…
Kansas City revolving door has an AWOL chief met. Viewers are curious.
DEFENDING HIS FRIEND IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY
Retired San Antonio forecaster steps in it in defense of Greg Simmons
IN BRIEF…
Moving up and out edition
A JOB ACTION COMING TO NBC
The layoff of seven employees last month triggered the protest
GLAD YOU GOT THAT OFF YOUR CHEST? BYE…
This is NOT the way to resign
NEWSNATION REPORTER ARRESTED DURING OHIO GOVERNOR’S PRESS CONFERENCE
Led away in handcuffs
SAME STATE, DIFFERENT STATION
Starting this week, a new situation
THE EXIT DOOR LOOMS FOR BOSTON ANCHOR
Her lengthy….and mature….social media post explains it all.
DEBUTING THIS WEEK IN PHOENIX….
She arrives from Mexican television
A NEW FACE ON THE WEEKENDS IN MIAMI
He's been a fill-in for the past 14 months
ONE YEAR AND OUT FOR KC NEWS DIRECTOR
The tenth ND in 13 years
WHAT IF….????
An idea whose time should come
HEARST NAMES A NEWS MANAGEMENT RECRUITER SPECIALIST
She’s been one of the company’s news directors
HE’S BACK HOME
Hartford’s newest reporter is a hometown kinda guy
IN OTHER KTAZ NEWS….
Station adds two MMJs to the field corps
AND NOW THEY ARE CALLED “MULTI-PLATFORM REPORTERS”
ABC News spirits away two local reporters to serve on the coasts
SHE’S OUT OF THE BUSINESS, HE’S IN THE ANCHOR CHAIR
She heads for PR and he takes up where she left off
THE WAR BETWEEN LOCAL TV STATIONS AND THEIR NETWORKS HAS STARTED
The distance between streaming-focused networks and their affiliates
AFTER NEARLY HALF A CENTURY, HE’S PUTTING THE CAMERA DOWN
Dallas sports photo journalist had a great ride
NEWSMAX DETAILS ITS MONEY GRAB
Its laughable restrains demand is bigger than NFL Redzone, History Channel and Lifetime
YOU DESERVE A BREAK
Settle back and laugh....or wince...
ON THE MOVE??
Does an abrupt departure in Seattle mean a reappearance in L.A.?
FORMER BIG 4 NETWORK CORRESPONDENT LANDS AT STARTUP
She took home four Emmys for her work at NBC News and ABC News
MOVING UP TO THE NETWORK
She's already on the job
CORPORATE PR SWALLOWS UP ANOTHER TV NEWSER
Twin Cities political specialist abandons tv for media relations
GRAY EXECUTES AN EXECUTIVE SHUFFLE
Two former tv newsers, one promoted out of Dothan station, another promoted up
SHE’S HEADED FOR TEXAS
The latest move in a career that’s gone from the Midwest to New England and beyond
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTER DUI IN SAN ANTONIO
Morning show host arrested at major accident scene
PHILLY FORECASTER’S FAREWELL
He expects to turn up in D.C. TV. He just can't say yet.
UNWANTED INTRUDER INVADES BOSTON REPORTER’S LIVE SHOT
It livened up an otherwise routine live shot
A NEW OPPORTUNITY AWAITS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
He spent a year doing sports in Texas
STREAMING CHANNEL WITH A NEW JERSEY FOCUS DEBUTS
ONNJ – On New Jersey - a new, free streaming TV channel focusing on statewide news and events in...where else?...New Jersey, has made its debut.
A NEWS MAKEOVER IN ABILENE
New anchor, new look
HER DAY IN COURT FINALLY ARRIVES
Her former employer spent three years trying to quash the case.
DIRECTV BLINKS (A LITTLE) IN NEWSMAX STANDOFF
Congressional threats push DIrecTV - but only so far. So far.
EXITING IN VEGAS
Her ”next adventure” awaits. But where?
HEADED FOR THE SUNSHINE STATE
Moving up
2022 WAS A BANNER YEAR FOR FOULING UP
Wonder when we'll get the Tik-Tok edition?
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Those Cox stations dumped by Dish in November, we mean.
ARIZONA ANCHOR CLAIMS HIS SCIENTOLOGY STORY GOT HIM FIRED
He lasted all of two months
SENATE REPUBLICANS CONTINUE TO POSTURE OVER DIRECTV/NEWSMAX KERFLUFFLE
They continue to insist an economic issue is about politics.
THE BEEB AXES TEN VETERAN PRESENTERS (ANCHORS IN AMERICAN ENGLISH)
The toll of reorganization
HEALTH ISSUES FORCE D.C. ANCHOR TO THE SIDELINES
She will be gone for an undetermined amount of time
ABC NEWS NAMES HONG KONG-BASED CORRESPONDENT
Moving up from freelance status
A CAREER THAT SPANNED SIX DECADES DRAWS DOWN
New England native retiring from NECN/WBTS
CNN’S STRUGGLING MORNING PROGRAM HAS A NEW EP
He's a CBS News vet now with NewsNation
IN BRIEF
Ups and downs edition
LET’S KEEP IT SIMPLE
Follow the money, because it isn’t about politics.
FORMER ABC NEWS PRODUCER ARRESTED ON CHILD PORN CHARGES
The FBI reportedly went looking for classified documents and found….something else
A MILESTONE IN ROCKFORD
He'll mark 40 years at the same station in less than two weeks
STICKING AROUND TOWN….NOT THE NEWSROOM
Done in Columbus
KARE MOURNS LOSS OF YOUNG VETERAN PRODUCER
He died at the age of 35 over the weekend
GAYLE KING AND CNN? IS THIS A MATCH?
She re-upped at CBS News but Licht holds out hope
OUT THE DOOR IN OAKLAND
He evidently couldn’t get what he wanted
GO EAST YOUNG, MAN
OK, we’re not the first to use the headline
THE OTHER SHOE DROPS
Longtime San Antonio sportscaster charged with DUI resigns
OK….SO WHAT IS NEXT?
Lifestyle reporter seeks a new lifestyle
HEADING HOME TO MINNESOTA
She spent the last 2½+ years in Fargo. Oh Yah!!!
MAHER WILL GO INTO “OVERTIME” ON CNN
Don’t you love corporate synergy?
TELEMUNDO ISSUING PINK SLIPS
Dozens axed and more may come
