Meteorologists At Allen Media Group TV Stations Give Emotional Farewells After Nationwide Layoffs
It has been an emotional time for meteorologists who have been laid off at nearly two dozen Allen Media Group television stations across the country.
Allen Media reverses plan to lay off some TV meteorologists
The company is still moving forward with plans to build a regional forecasting hub, but has decided to pause its strategy of laying off TV meteorologists at some stations. This article, Allen Media reverses plan to lay off some TV meteorologists,
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 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.
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,
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.
REPORT: KWWL reverses course on plan to fire meteorologists, replace with Weather Channel coverage
An Allen Media Broadcasting official confirmed the move to release all local meteorologists in favor of coverage from the studios of The Weather Channel has been scrapped.
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.
Was Your Local Meteorologist Laid Off? Weather Channel Deal Leads to Cuts
The Allen Media Group's new deal with The Weather Channel is jeopardizing the jobs of dozens of local meteorologists nationwide.
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,
Updated 12:30 p.m. Storm blows over: WTVA meteorologists to stay as parent company reverses decision
The meteorologists at WTVA will not be replaced by The Weather Channel reporting. Today, the station announced that on Wednesday afternoon, parent company Allen Media Group had notified them. A ...
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REPORT: KIMT reverses course on plan to fire meteorologists, replace with Weather Channel coverage
Amid an outcry from viewers and advertisers, Allen Media officials confirmed that the move to release all local meteorologists has been scrapped.
James Spann: Allen Media switching to Weather Channel is the future of the ‘Ron Burgundy newscast’
ABC 33/40′s James Spann shared more of his thoughts Monday night on news that Allen Media Broadcasting “laid off every single ...