Jennifer Chu
> Jenny Chu has an online resume
> through Medialine.com and under geographic preference she
> has chosen the Northwestern United States (if I remember
> correctly). WROC obviously hired her knowing that she
> doesn't have interest in staying at the station for a
> lifetime.
> Maybe WROC is too lazy to write up a bio for a
> staff member whose name likely won't be remembered 5 years
> down the road? Just speculating...
>
Your speculation is perhaps closer to the truth. Back on March 16th I posted a message inquiring as to why Chu’s photo and biography was not included among the news staff on 8’s web site, while similar information on other recent hires was posted within a matter of days.
I also tend to agree with your observation that Chu is a short-term employee at Channel 8. (Who isn’t these days?) Judging from what you wrote, Chu’s preference is to work in another part of the country, but took the job in Rochester until something better came along. And you are correct that within a few years Chu will join the growing list of others who came and went through the revolving door at Channel 8. I’m not a betting person but I would be willing to put down some hard cash that within two to three years most of the reporters currently working at Channel 8 will be history.
As someone else wrote on this message board, the only glue holding 8 together are the two main anchors, along with the sports director and weatherman. And if things continue the way they are going, who is to say how long those people will hang around?
