The last one to leave WROC, please turn out the lights!

[The Voice of Reason]

Voice--The difference here is that it is a veteran at Ch. 8. Things have to be real bad when an established person is looking to get out, and not just some kid looking to make a jump to a better market.

Watcher: A number of veterans have been keeping their options open for sometime. However you have the main anchor team made up of people who either grew up in the Rochester area, or have families here and don't, or can't afford to move elsewhere at this time. It all boils down to the simple common dominator that the owners and managers at WROC do not give one iota about their staff. All they are interested in is the bottom line. If they could get trained monkeys to deliver the news and report stories they would hire them in a New York minute. (No offense meant to the current staff at Channel 8; I am just using an example here). Speaking of the anchor team, with the exception of Scott H, from what I heard from an employee at 8, who has worked there for many years, the two main news anchors took pay cuts as part of their current contracts. Whether that is true or not is between those people and Nexstar. But if history is any guide, we all are aware that several former employees were offered less money during contract renewal time, which might have been the reason some of them left the station, either on their own fruition or were shown the front door.

 

[Mr. Kite!]

Dave McKinley is indeed going to channel 2 at the end of this year. John Stehlin and Jonathan Meyers are also gone then.

 

[Mark Giardina]

Dave McKinley is indeed going to channel 2 at the end of this year. John Stehlin and Jonathan Meyers are also gone then.

Hey Dave,
If you are reading this, best wishes to you at Channel 2. Keep in touch.
Giardina

 

[The Voice of Reason]

According to Jack Allen, someone from Elmira TV, with two years experience, will be coming on board Channel 8 as a reporter. Yet another "veteran" joins the ranks of WROC. :

 

[dmott3]

Dave McKinley is indeed going to channel 2 at the end of this year. John Stehlin and Jonathan Meyers are also gone then.

Where is John Stehlin Going and want is the Last Day for John Stehlin, and Jonathan Meyers gone from WROC
Good Luck to Dave McKinley in Buffalo

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Another talented individual (Dave McKinley) leaves WROC; does that surprise anyone?
Replacing McKinley is someone with just a few years experience under their belt who most likely will work for far less money than McKinley was making. And that’s the problem with Channel 8: Money. The company that owns the station is so damn cheap that come contract renegotiation time instead of handing out raises, management tries to get people to take pay cuts. It’s no wonder that place has undergone such a major turnover in staff these past few years. At this rate the night cleaning crew will be writing newscasts for the morning staff.

 

[rochesternynews]

Stehlin had supposedly been wanting to leave for a while, but I didn't know anything became official. I don't put every piece of information on my website out of respect for some people. I prefer to report more factual content rather than speculation. I'll leave the gossip talk to all of you guys.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Stehlin had supposedly been wanting to leave for a while, but I didn't know anything became official. I don't put every piece of information on my website out of respect for some people. I prefer to report more factual content rather than speculation. I'll leave the gossip talk to all of you guys.

Someone I know, who appeared on 8's morning show when Stehlin was on with Barnas, said that he sorely lacks personality. This person added that she would never come back again because she felt so uncomfortable. As for Stehlin leaving, his name is added to a growing list of people that have gone through the revolving door at Humboldt Street.

 

[Rochwatcher]

Dave's exodus from 8 is long overdue. He should have gotten out of that mess a long time ago.

 

[dustintv]

Stehlin had supposedly been wanting to leave for a while, but I didn't know anything became official. I don't put every piece of information on my website out of respect for some people. I prefer to report more factual content rather than speculation. I'll leave the gossip talk to all of you guys.

Someone I know, who appeared on 8's morning show when Stehlin was on with Barnas, said that he sorely lacks personality. This person added that she would never come back again because she felt so uncomfortable. As for Stehlin leaving, his name is added to a growing list of people that have gone through the revolving door at Humboldt Street.

That speculation seems to have been going on since Stehlin was moved to weekends from the mornings last spring as well as being seen doing weather updates on Nexstar's Utica stations. As for Stehlin's persona, I once read somewhere, maybe here, someone sent Stehlin an e-mail when he first joined the station welcoming him as well as asking some innocent background questions like how long he had been a weatherman etc. Appearantly Stehlin fired back a rather nasty e-mail asking the person why they wanted to know personal info. I say good riddance to someone unfriendly like that.

 

[oldschooler1]

From what I've heard, Stehlin's contract is not being renewed at the end of the year. So he might very well be on the beach.

 

[Mr. Kite!]

From what I've heard, Stehlin's contract is not being renewed at the end of the year. So he might very well be on the beach.

Correct. He will not be renewed and has already been "officially" told.

 

[newscool]

Stehlin had supposedly been wanting to leave for a while, but I didn't know anything became official. I don't put every piece of information on my website out of respect for some people. I prefer to report more factual content rather than speculation. I'll leave the gossip talk to all of you guys.

Someone I know, who appeared on 8's morning show when Stehlin was on with Barnas, said that he sorely lacks personality. This person added that she would never come back again because she felt so uncomfortable. As for Stehlin leaving, his name is added to a growing list of people that have gone through the revolving door at Humboldt Street.

That speculation seems to have been going on since Stehlin was moved to weekends from the mornings last spring as well as being seen doing weather updates on Nexstar's Utica stations. As for Stehlin's persona, I once read somewhere, maybe here, someone sent Stehlin an e-mail when he first joined the station welcoming him as well as asking some innocent background questions like how long he had been a weatherman etc. Appearantly Stehlin fired back a rather nasty e-mail asking the person why they wanted to know personal info. I say good riddance to someone unfriendly like that.

That was me that emailed Stehlin and got that nasty response. He had some nerve! It was an innocent question, nothing deep and personal. I asked Jonathan myers the same question and he was overjoyed that I welcomed him and he broke it down far as his background and told me more than I asked from him. I guess that's the difference between him and Stehlin.

 

[The Voice of Reason]

Stehlin is another example of how low the talent pool broadcasting is these days.
Also, and let's be honest here, he was an EOE hire.
Nobody is going to miss this guy. From what I understand he wasn't even a certified meteorologist, but just a weather-reader. It appears some consultant working for Nexstar figured it would be nice to have him team up with Barnas for 8's morning show. Another idea that went bust! M
Mc Kinley will be gone at the end of this month leaving 8 with a group of beat reporters who have little to no contacts with newsmakers in the Rochester market. I am still amazed that 8 manages to pull in the ratings it does.