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I spent 25 years in broadcast news. On the one hand, it's sad to see my colleagues losing their jobs left and right. On the other hand, I find little need to watch local newscasts anymore, when anything I need to know is either posted to social media (often faster than it hits the airwaves), or shows up on my browser's home page the moment I open it.MarketInk: Job Cuts at KGTV 10News Include Familiar Anchors, Reporters
Viewers of KGTV-TV ABC 10News won’t be seeing some of their familiar anchors and reporters following layoffs initiated by E.W. Scripps Company, the San Diego television station’s owner.
I watch KGTV/ABC 10 quite a bit. Wale, Aaron Dickens and Vanessa Paz are still anchoring. Does anyone know when they're leaving? When I was working in television news, once an on-air talent was notified they were being let go, they were immediately pulled off the air. Any on-air promos of them were also yanked right away.MarketInk: Job Cuts at KGTV 10News Include Familiar Anchors, Reporters
Viewers of KGTV-TV ABC 10News won’t be seeing some of their familiar anchors and reporters following layoffs initiated by E.W. Scripps Company, the San Diego television station’s owner.
Kudos to Scripps for doing that. I wish more radio/TV management would allow that. The vast majority of broadcasting professionals are just that . professional, and are respectful of their employer and wouldn't even think about going rogue. Besides with the shrinking number of broadcasting jobs and the competition in trying to find one, no future employer would want to hire someone who went rogue at their previous employment (a sure way to end your career). And when you think about it, most other companies when laying off, will give the employee an end date in advance after receiving notice to avoid the stress of a sudden job loss without any notice. It's about having respect for your employees.
