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Angela Russell anchoring on KING

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LITTLEBOYBLUE

Saw Angela Russell anchor the Sunday night late show on KING -- so not sure if that is a freelance fill-in gig or first step to beef up late night weekend newscasts?

Additionally the Jim Guy replacement in weather department (Jordan W) seems to be a strong up and coming talent. Good hire.
 
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
Saw Angela Russell anchor the Sunday night late show on KING -- so not sure if that is a freelance fill-in gig or first step to beef up late night weekend newscasts?

Additionally the Jim Guy replacement in weather department (Jordan W) seems to be a strong up and coming talent. Good hire.
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Interesting. She is not currently on the KING5 website (Meet the team)

http://www.king5.com/about/meet-the-team

But she would be a nice addition, if it goes beyond freelancing. I don't think she ever had chemistry with Raible over at KIRO7, but she is definitely a talented anchor.
 
Glad to see Angela Russell back somewhere. Plenty of experience with KIRO and other stations and she will fit well at ch 5.
 
LITTLEBOYBLUE said:
Saw Angela Russell anchor the Sunday night late show on KING -- so not sure if that is a freelance fill-in gig or first step to beef up late night weekend newscasts?

Additionally the Jim Guy replacement in weather department (Jordan W) seems to be a strong up and coming talent. Good hire.
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I'm not overly impressed with any of KING's new weather talent. The weeknight evening weather anchors are particularly bad -- they come across as unpolished and somehwat unprofessional. Jordan W is the best of the new talent though.

Jeff, Keisha, Jim, and Mary are definitely missed.
 
formeraa said:
I'm not overly impressed with any of KING's new weather talent. The weeknight evening weather anchors are particularly bad -- they come across as unpolished and somehwat unprofessional. Jordan W is the best of the new talent though.

Jeff, Keisha, Jim, and Mary are definitely missed.
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KING is a shell of itself, IMO. But back on point, Jordan is a pretty good weather talent. Probably will move to a bigger market within another year or two. Angela Russell, as mentioned, brings some fresh air. Anyone have any recent rating data?
 
seatownmedia said:
KING is a shell of itself, IMO. But back on point, Jordan is a pretty good weather talent. Probably will move to a bigger market within another year or two. Angela Russell, as mentioned, brings some fresh air. Anyone have any recent rating data?
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Was she anchoring solo? If so, she was probably freelancing - filling in for Greg Copeland. Angela was awful on KIRO w/ Steve Raible, by far the weakest of the women that sat alongside him between Susan Hutchison and Monique Ming-Laven. Perhaps she's better alongside someone else.

As for Jordan Wilkerson, she was at KIMA in the Tri-Cities a few years ago and I remember seeing her fill in on KOMO over Christmas one year. I agree that she's better than Jordan Steele, who is awful (I've detailed my thoughts re: him here previously). Rhonda Lee is okay, she has a more traditional style, but when I look at both of them I have to ask - is this the best talent we can get for market #13?
 
Jordan was doing weekend WX for KEPR Tri-Cities (and simulcast on KIMA). She's not the only Tri-Cities person in Seattle currently - Annie Andrews ex-KEPR is at Q13.
 
KMan said:
Was she anchoring solo? If so, she was probably freelancing - filling in for Greg Copeland. Angela was awful on KIRO w/ Steve Raible, by far the weakest of the women that sat alongside him between Susan Hutchison and Monique Ming-Laven. Perhaps she's better alongside someone else.

As for Jordan Wilkerson, she was at KIMA in the Tri-Cities a few years ago and I remember seeing her fill in on KOMO over Christmas one year. I agree that she's better than Jordan Steele, who is awful (I've detailed my thoughts re: him here previously). Rhonda Lee is okay, she has a more traditional style, but when I look at both of them I have to ask - is this the best talent we can get for market #13?
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Glad to hear about Angela Russell -- she seemed like a nice person. I'm sure she was just freelancing -- apparently the other Angela wasn't available? :)
 
formeraa said:
Glad to hear about Angela Russell -- she seemed like a nice person. I'm sure she was just freelancing -- apparently the other Angela wasn't available? :)
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According to Angela's linkedin page, she has been freelancing as a reporter for KING since 2015! Did not know that. Obviously her status has been upgraded.
 
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