Allen Media Group Replaces Dozens Of Meteorologists

Meteorologists At Allen Media Group TV Stations Give Emotional Farewells After Nationwide Layoffs
It has been an emotional time for meteorologists at nearly two dozen Allen Media Group television stations across the country. Deep cuts at the company have forced all local meteorologists to be eliminated or reassigned and replaced by a feed beamed to individual stations from The Weather Channel.
Allen Media Group Replaces Dozens Of Meteorologists With Pre-Recorded Feeds From The Weather Channel In Latest Round Of Layoffs
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is terminating or reassigning all local meteorologists at its nearly two dozen stations nationwide, replacing them with a feed broadcasted to individual stations from The Weather Channel,
Meteorologists give tearful goodbyes as Allen Media Group TV stations replace them with Weather Channel feed
Allen Media Group will lay off or reassign at least 50 workers across all of its local stations, according to a report.
Local TV Meteorologist Gets Emotional On-Air Following Nationwide Layoffs: 'Tonight Is Our Last Broadcast'
Meteorologists at more than two dozen stations across the United States are out of jobs after being replaced by Weather Channel feeds produced at a national hub.
Alabama TV meteorologists face layoffs as Allen Media moves to local Weather Channel coverage
For now I am still at the station but I am looking for my next career opportunity,” Amber Kulick of WAAY in Huntsville posted on Facebook.
TV Meteorologist Tears Up On-Air Following Nationwide Layoffs
In an emotional farewell that highlights the changing landscape of local television, weather forecasters across America delivered their final broadcasts last week as The Weather Channel’s parent company implements a controversial centralization plan affecting dozens of stations.
Local TV meteorologists deliver tearful farewell as stations replace staff with The Weather Channel feed
Allen Media Group announced sweeping cuts that will see all of local meteorologists eliminated or reassigned at its nearly two dozen television stations nationwide.
Local meteorologists could face layoffs amid new initiative with The Weather Channel
The new initiative will be rolled out across 27 stations and feature "additional visual storytelling capabilities," Allen Media Group says.
Local TV Meteorologists Bid Farewell After Layoffs
About 100 meteorologists around the U.S. are saying goodbye after getting fired. Patrece Dayton and Kevin Orpurt were among the dozens of meteorologists saying farewell to viewers. The TV stations affected are owned by billionaire Byron Allen,
Allen Media Replaces Local Meteorologists With Weather Channel Weathercasters
As part of the Allen Media Group owned by media personality Byron Allen, AMB owns and operates 28 TV stations nationwide, covering all four commercial networks. AMG acquired The Weather Channel, part of The Weather Group, in a deal worth $300 million in 2018 and the “groundbreaking format” has been in Beta for several years, according to AMG.
Allen Media Group: Local weather will improve with Weather Channel initiative
Allen Media Group has not directly addressed reported layoffs at the 27 television stations it owns, including WTVA, but over the weekend said it would provide enhanced local weather coverage through Atlanta-based The Weather Channel.
2 Iowa TV stations are replacing all their meteorologists with The Weather Channel
Meteorologists from two Iowa stations owned by Allen Media will soon be laid off as the company plans to share forecasts from ...
At Least 50 Local TV Meteorologists Across the Country Have Been Laid Off — Here's Why
The layoffs are happening at over two dozen local television stations and some meteorologists have more than 35 years of ...
WLFI owners to lay off local meteorologist Chad Evans; station owner announces chainwide plan
WLFI's meteorologist Chad Evans will soon leave the Lafayette airwaves as part of companywide layoffs by the local station's ...
The Southern Illinoisan4d
All local WSIL-TV 3 meterologists to face layoffs
WSIL has you covered for all things news, weather and sports in Southern Illinois” — well, no longer sports, and now, no ...