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Any cut backs at Fisher - Seattle? KIDK-TV 3 in east Idaho made a cut back

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SeattleObserver

From the Post Register, online, October 23, Idaho Falls, Ida.:

The economic downturn has claimed a local television personality.

Steve Cannon, a fixture at KIDK for more than three decades, was one of three employees at the station to lose his job this week.

A sales representative was also let go, as was a part-time worker.

Getting rid of Cannon, who spent 22 years as the station’s weather man, was a tough move made necessary by the dismal economy, said Jim Wareham, KIDK’s general manager.

"This is the same thing all media is facing right now - we’re in a tough economic situation and we made a simple business decision," said Wareham, whose first day on the job was Oct. 13.
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Cannon was hosting the local 1/2 hour (required by law?) public affairs program and was the station's community/outreach employee for the past 10 years or so.
 
radioguybroadcasting said:
Yes, the FCC requires public service programming.. referred to on tv as "E/I".. educational and informational
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These days, the cuts usually begin at the WRONG place. It should start with the highest positions........
 
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