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Cleveland TV Revolving Door

thenetwork said:
Uncle Perry and his minions from Nexstar have yet to slash the staffs of 3 and 8 in preparation of the merger with Tegna. Unfortunately it's coming, so there will be many meteorologists in Cleveland that will be looking for work soon.
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Anyone whose already hired at WJW or WKYC should be scared and pray that they won't get cut as a result of the merger. If these major corporations have deep pockets to buy multiple stations or a station group, then they should continue to hold onto the existing staff.

I don't care what these corporations say, the FCC should continue to limit ownership of a full power station with a major network affiliation to just one per market, and no more than 2 full power stations per market if one of them isn't affiliated with a major network.
 
Nexstar's main target will be the longest-tenured talent -- ratings be damned -- because they'll save more money with each of those cuts than those who are newer.

We are entering the final chapter of watching "legacy" personalities that you've grown up with over the years.
 
Northcoast43 said:
It will be far worse than the WJW/WOIO swap of 1994.
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That was primarily only a swap of networks between 19 and 8 and since CBS insisted 19 hit the ground running with a full local newscast slate they hired a lot of people to build out 43 news into a full fourth 2 station news department that endures today.
Few, if any, markets our size boast 4 distinct TV news departments and that will shrink, guaranteed, with the 8 and 3 merger.
 
Santa fe said:
That was primarily only a swap of networks between 19 and 8 and since CBS insisted 19 hit the ground running with a full local newscast slate they hired a lot of people to build out 43 news into a full fourth 2 station news department that endures today.
Few, if any, markets our size boast 4 distinct TV news departments and that will shrink, guaranteed, with the 8 and 3 merger.
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I can see a scenario where Fox 8 is basically the "news hub" ("NewsNation Cleveland"?), going near 24/7 local news, with some newscasts simulcast on WKYC (AM, noon, 6p, and 11p), and WJW shifting all non-Fox and non-news programming over to WKYC and WBNX.

The 11p newscast on WBNX would obviously then go away.

Basically it would look like this:
TV 3 would have your typical NBC affiliate schedule
TV 8 would be about as all in on local news as you could get (they would go 24/7 if not for their Fox obligations)
TV 55 would be the "entertainment station"
 
WKYC and WJW are also going to lose some syndicated as several shows have now been canceled (Karamo, Steve Wilkos, Access Live). Many holes will need to be filled.
 
vjm said:
I can see a scenario where Fox 8 is basically the "news hub" ("NewsNation Cleveland"?), going near 24/7 local news.
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If they do, I hope they do a heavy overhaul with their so-called "News".

10 pm seems to always begin with a boring five minute I-team story.

...and every morning show seems to start with a five minute "Hee Haw" type introduction.

I usually just switch it off.
 
Northcoast43 said:
If they do, I hope they do a heavy overhaul with their so-called "News".

10 pm seems to always begin with a boring five minute I-team story.

...and every morning show seems to start with a five minute "Hee Haw" type introduction.

I usually just switch it off.
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Yet you still watch morning and night, which is all the station cares about.
 
Northcoast43 said:
If they do, I hope they do a heavy overhaul with their so-called "News".

10 pm seems to always begin with a boring five minute I-team story.

...and every morning show seems to start with a five minute "Hee Haw" type introduction.

I usually just switch it off.
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And this is why I quit watching their news.
 
WOIO CBS 19/WUAB My 43 has signed meteorologist Nicholas Snyder to do weekday midday and weekend evening weather, with the recently returning from maternity leave Erika Page now taking Samantha Roberts' former role as assistant/tag team partner to chief weather dude Jason Nicholas weeknights.

Snyder is a Lakewood native and comes from Gray sister station WSAZ NBC 3 in Huntington/Charleston West Virginia.
 


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