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The mystery deepens...

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TAWT

Considering the abrupt nature of Mike Chamberlin's departure, a question for all of you:

Could it be something othber than money?

Did he say the wrong thing to the wrong people?

Was he involved in something he shouldn't have been?

The fact that we haven't gotten an answer is both embarrasing and perplexing.
 
> Considering the abrupt nature of Mike Chamberlin's
> departure, a question for all of you:
>
> Could it be something othber than money?
>
> Did he say the wrong thing to the wrong people?
>
> Was he involved in something he shouldn't have been?
>
> The fact that we haven't gotten an answer is both
> embarrasing and perplexing.
>
Someone posted at TVSpy
"that i hear now that chambo got fired friday and had a yelling match with his n.d. before getting sent packing with six months severance..good luck to mike..hes a great guy...".

I'm not saying this is concrete, but...
 
> > Considering the abrupt nature of Mike Chamberlin's
> > departure, a question for all of you:
> >
> > Could it be something othber than money?
> >
> > Did he say the wrong thing to the wrong people?
> >
> > Was he involved in something he shouldn't have been?
> >
> > The fact that we haven't gotten an answer is both
> > embarrasing and perplexing.
> >
> Someone posted at TVSpy
> "that i hear now that chambo got fired friday and had a
> yelling match with his n.d. before getting sent packing with
> six months severance..good luck to mike..hes a great
> guy...".
>
> I'm not saying this is concrete, but...
>


Let's not get too carried away here. Assuming that some shenanigans are going on is unfair to everyone.

This is broadcasting, right? People get canned every day. Sometimes it's for something they did or didn't do. Sometimes it's because they screwed up on or off the air. Sometimes it's because the General Sales Manager is a tool who couldn't sell parkas to Eskimos, so to make budget, they trim some of the high-priced talent. And sometimes, it's just time to go, y'know?

I have no idea why Chamberlin was let go, but let's not assume the worst about the guy. The only credible thing anyone outside the station can assess is his on-air performance. I found him to be rather uncomfortable as a news anchor. He just didn't look right.
 
>
> Let's not get too carried away here. Assuming that some
> shenanigans are going on is unfair to everyone.
>
> This is broadcasting, right? People get canned every day.
> Sometimes it's for something they did or didn't do.
> Sometimes it's because they screwed up on or off the air.
> Sometimes it's because the General Sales Manager is a tool
> who couldn't sell parkas to Eskimos, so to make budget, they
> trim some of the high-priced talent. And sometimes, it's
> just time to go, y'know?
>
> I have no idea why Chamberlin was let go, but let's not
> assume the worst about the guy. The only credible thing
> anyone outside the station can assess is his on-air
> performance. I found him to be rather uncomfortable as a
> news anchor. He just didn't look right.
>

I agree. Employment in broadcasting can be a funny animal. One day it can be all hats and horns and the next, one can be wondering why they got into this business.

On the same note, someone at MediaLine is posting that Patti could meet the same fate shortly. Belo is tightening up?
Is the "fun" atmosphere at KTVK out the door?
 
> On the same note, someone at MediaLine is posting that Patti
> could meet the same fate shortly. Belo is tightening up?
> Is the "fun" atmosphere at KTVK out the door?
>
All sorts of things could be happening. When Katrina hit, Belo spent a lot of manpower and money on supporting that operation to keep it going (and has received many accolades for the job they did). They could be looking at restructuring budgets to cover these expenses by reducing in other cities. Belo also has a mess in their hometown with WFAA and has reshuffled crews and hired new talent to try and regain what was a star perfomer.

What happened with Chambo...who knows? As a longtime sports anchor he did look uncomfortable as a news anchor. He also was of the old school of news departments and may not have cared for the fluff crap that has become the foundation of 3-TVs news shows. Last Thursday night, KTVK sent Chambo out on a remote during the Good Evening Arizona broadcast. Possibly they wanted him to do more of these remotes and that became the straw that broke the camel's back and he went to the ND to complain. (theory only...I have no evidence that this really happened)

As far as Patti being next on the chopping block...why? KTVK has just launched a number of cute promos with Patti and her daughter Bailey ("most kids have a soccer mom, I have an anchor mom!") I know promos can be pulled and new ones shot in a short time but why show them if they were going to let her go?
 
>As a longtime sports anchor he did look uncomfortable as a news anchor.>

I am relatively new to the PHX TV market and I didn't realize that Chambo did sports before doing the Newsroom. I did think that he sounded a little uncomfortable doing news.

> As far as Patti being next on the chopping block...why?
> KTVK has just launched a number of cute promos with Patti
> and her daughter Bailey ("most kids have a soccer mom, I
> have an anchor mom!") I know promos can be pulled and new
> ones shot in a short time but why show them if they were
> going to let her go?>

I agree that a promo can/will be killed in a minute, but I am starting to like those Mom/Bailey commercials.
 
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