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News "reports" on WBZ

CTListener said:
If she refused to cover "fluff," that would be insubordination. You're a reporter, you cover what the assignment editor tells you to cover. I assume, though, that this layoff was the result of the deepening depression in radio advertising.
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From my observations, the female anchors - Laurie, Suzanne, Nichole, Shari - and reporters - Brooke, Emma, Madison - all seem better focused on their stories and are assigned the more substantive news items (Karen Read trial).

Jeff Brown does fine overall, EXCEPT when he interacts with the ‘BZ “fluff director” Drew Molholland.

If I were in charge (hah!), Drew would be at either ‘ZLX or KISS, and Chris Fomma would’ve been allowed to move out with 98.5 The Sports Hub.
 
Don't forget that recording at the top of the hour with the announcer saying "Portions of the following program were prerecorded." That means you'll probably get the news on tape.
 
vmorrison99 said:
No Zac and David are not the same person. This is his first professional job he previously did College radio at WBRS and at UCONN and Skidmore. I hope he improves god knows he isn't making much money working for Total Traffic.
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In that case, I wonder what became of David Cedrone.

For that matter, and I haven't asked about this in many a moon, whatever happened to Tina Gao on WBZ? Per her own feed, her post-surgical recovery was taking longer than expected, but this was like a year ago.
 
Could have David Cedrone been an under the radar layoff?

I was wondering as well whatever happened to Tina Gao. Tina along with Laurie Kirby were 2 anchors I always loved listening to.
 
Why must every unannounced departure be assumed to be a layoff? People move on to other jobs, even other lines of work. Newscasters and traffic reporters aren't entertainers. They're not shirking some perceived responsibility to their listeners by leaving the station and not telling them why.
 
I just looked at David Cedrone’s LinkedIn page. He states ‘open to work’. That sure sounds like someone who may have been laid off.

In fact, Laurie Kirby’s page states the same who we know for a fact was laid off.
 
vmorrison99 said:
No Zac and David are not the same person. This is his first professional job he previously did College radio at WBRS and at UCONN and Skidmore. I hope he improves god knows he isn't making much money working for Total Traffic.
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God may know that. How do you? Just curious. I have a friend who made good money there but he's moved on. I know another guy who works there but I'd never ask.
 
CTListener said:
Why must every unannounced departure be assumed to be a layoff? People move on to other jobs, even other lines of work. Newscasters and traffic reporters aren't entertainers. They're not shirking some perceived responsibility to their listeners by leaving the station and not telling them why.
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Oh, come on, we're talking iHeart here!

In THIS market, and in THIS DAY/AGE, where would a laid off newscaster or traffic reporter (within market) "move on" to? TO ME - note this is MY OPINION!!! - the consolidation effected by the 1996 Telecommunications Act did not do station employees or listeners many favors.
 
nowradioguy said:
In THIS market, and in THIS DAY/AGE, where would a laid off newscaster or traffic reporter (within market) "move on" to? TO ME - note this is MY OPINION!!! - the consolidation effected by the 1996 Telecommunications Act did not do station employees or listeners many favors.
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Why put geographic limitations on where someone works. At one time, people in broadcasting were willing to move to either make more money, go to a bigger, more prestigious market, or get better working conditions. I left a high paying union job in NYC to move to a slightly smaller market 200 miles away to get better working conditions. What's wrong with that?

My suggestion to anyone out of work is to look beyond your current market and look beyond the traditional media. Think about how you can do what you love and adapt that to other circumstances. The job situation isn't going to change for you, so you have to change for the job. It may be for the better. For me, it was.
 
TheBigA said:
Why put geographic limitations on where someone works. At one time, people in broadcasting were willing to move to either make more money, go to a bigger, more prestigious market, or get better working conditions. I left a high paying union job in NYC to move to a slightly smaller market 200 miles away to get better working conditions. What's wrong with that?

My suggestion to anyone out of work is to look beyond your current market and look beyond the traditional media. Think about how you can do what you love and adapt that to other circumstances. The job situation isn't going to change for you, so you have to change for the job. It may be for the better. For me, it was.
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After a certain age, people have put down roots in a location where they've worked for a few decades. There may be family considerations (e.g., children/grandchildren and/or aging parents). So picking up and moving elsewhere is not an option for everybody.
 
nowradioguy said:
After a certain age, people have put down roots in a location where they've worked for a few decades. There may be family considerations (e.g., children/grandchildren and/or aging parents). So picking up and moving elsewhere is not an option for everybody.
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Working in radio is also not for everybody. There is one all news station in Boston, plus two NPR stations. People used to find work at the NPR stations, but now they're under attack from the government. So they're cutting back too. As I said, the traditional job situation has changed. I know a lot of former radio people who are working in public relations and marketing. Much more stable situation.
 
TheBigA said:
Working in radio is also not for everybody. There is one all news station in Boston, plus two NPR stations. People used to find work at the NPR stations, but now they're under attack from the government. So they're cutting back too. As I said, the traditional job situation has changed. I know a lot of former radio people who are working in public relations and marketing. Much more stable situation.
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PR and marketing are exactly where many of my former coworkers found their next jobs when the newspaper business' decline began to accelerate. Of course now, with the specter of AI looming large over any job that requires language skills, there's no guarantee that most PR and marketing positions won't be "staffed" by AI rather than human beings by the end of the decade.
 


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