However, more than one source speaks positively of Waldman, saying they had no issues with her and in some cases that she was kind, generous and supportive of them. Is this change good? However, across News 12 platforms emerged the Storm Watcher logo with a lightning bolt piercing through the middle of the team branding, suggesting a major weather event was on the horizon. "Vic Faust no longer works for Fox 2, KPLR (Channel . 728,429 people follow this. Word of News 12 workplace problems has crept beyond network newsroom walls. A year later that half-hour newscast morphed into the nation's first 24-hour local news channel, News 12 Long Island. Brand exposure had become paramount. Janine: Oh, no. In response, according to sources, Natz said he would not consider the perspective of a spineless coward who refused to show their face on the Zoom call. They surmise that Altice wishes to see such workers leave the company permanently so they can be replaced by inexperienced, inexpensive personnel. Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. It does, and there will always be times in the country when theres political unrest. Exiting workers were told that they were beloved, and the company wanted to invest in them if they chose to stick around. A Los Angeles news anchor was fired after he slammed his own station on the air for how it handled his former co-anchor's abrupt departure from the airwaves, a report said. Police responded just after 9 p.m. on Feb. 25 to . By Kevin Eck on Jan. 12, 2022 - 9:36 AM. We had said [to management] multiple times that we want differentiated branding, says one former News 12 Long Island employee, because there was a day or two where we had legitimate tornadoes in Suffolk County and were using the same branding that we would be if it was raining hard., Weather, in any news station, thats kind of your bread and butter, says another former News 12 staffer. If you watched News 12, as you did, we always, every weekend, did a show about whatever was going on politically. Ive known Bill OShaughnessy, the owner of this station, since the very beginning of my career, since I started working for Cablevision early on. Dont expect that youre going to be the next Katie Couric or Megyn Kelly. But security costs had been slashed in prior budgets, according to sources, and it required multiple requests from some employees before guards were assigned to field crews. Join Carissa Lawson, Kristina Behr, James Gregorio, and Don Smith for the latest headlines, breaking news from overnight, traffic and weather information for all . Exit announcements have been made without consent of those leaving the company, breaking industry etiquette, and job offers from other networks were pulled when word got out across News 12. Referring to a Long Island neighborhood composed largely of low-income earners, the commenter wrote, This is what people in Roosevelt have to deal with. Donald Lynn "Don" Owen, News Director/Weekday Evening Anchor. A news anchor at WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi said she was fired because of her choice to wear her natural hair instead of straightening it. After more than three decades on air at News 12 Long Island, Colleen McVey is signing off for the last time. The company said. I just don't understand why they were fired. Veteran anchor Jackie Lukas, sports anchor . We have to know how to tell people stories that mean something to them. Former Wxii 12 News Anchor Denise Franklin Dies At Age 59 .. Oct 24, 2019 Long Time Board Director & News Director Dies. ", Dances with Wolves actor pleads not guilty in 'sex cult' case, Star singer La Tigresa dies from a heart attack at 89 after storied career, TikTok star, 28, is charged with child abuse after 'attack on boyfriend', Rape survivor slams Gabby Petito Utah cop over handling of her case, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP. In June, TVNewsCheck reported that toxic working conditions inside News 12 New Jersey, one of seven Tri-State area cable news channels in Altice USAs News 12 network, compelled the bulk of the stations editorial team to resign in close succession. a user exclaimed. To read TVNewsChecks earlier News 12 stories click here and here. Furthermore, sources say action plans were also generated, outlining required steps these supposedly poor-performing employees needed to take or else theyd be terminated. Anchors and reporters were going to get let go, that wasn't a secret. Its really true. You have to be prepared to work and want to love what you do. Those whod received high marks for decades, threes, fours and fives on a five-point scale, suddenly earned scores of one and two. Today, journalism is a lot harder to get into, as you said. There needs to be journalists out there. another exclaimed. Sources say by the time the stations assistant news director, Annette Stellato, began calling hotels later in the evening, they were completely booked. Nielsen ratings data obtained by TVNewsCheck reveals that overall viewership of the News 12+ streaming channel collective, which includes five markets, has grown between 2020 and 2022. Sources acknowledge that newsroom workers should always strive to improve their craft and are well-served by turning to quality senior leadership for guidance on how to get better at their respective jobs. According to sources, Natz blamed a COVID outbreak at News 12 Long Islands headquarters on workers eating in control rooms. She was hired to anchor Cablevision News 8 in 1985. Current KSAT Vice President and General ManagerPhil Lane thanked Romerofor her service to the station in an email. Sources close to the situation, who tried to convey to management that leveraging Veseys reporting experience also put employees at greater risk, say the memo communicated to them that worker safety was not of top priority at News 12. Anchor (1986-) unknown episodes Norm Dvoskin . I stopped looking at the Facebook page; I stopped looking at the comments, says one former staffer. If you have a passion for healing people and you become a doctor, youre going to be great at it. As a result, employee trust in Waldman as a manager has shriveled. They just fired her for no reason?" The insider also says, from their perspective, the News 12 brand does not appear to have fallen out of favor in the industry or with viewers. One veteran media industry executive in the New York Metropolitan area, however, says that Altice making changes to News 12 to spur revenue growth is not surprising. After investigating the allegations of employee mistreatment outlined in the article, Altice fired the station group's general manager, Jacques Natz.However, a bigger picture of network-wide malfeasance, which has not only inspired dozens more departures, but compromised News 12's hyperlocal value proposition in markets with no shortage of impactful stories has emerged. JR: I actually started as a customer service rep with Cablevision, but then quickly, within a couple years, moved into the production department. As with the hiring of Gruber who one source calls the most condescending woman Ive ever encountered sources say there were further problems with the hiring of Amy Waldman, who became the Long Island branchs assistant news director in February 2020, a few months prior to Natzs hiring. You might want to be a news producer, you might want to be a cameraman. Carissa Lawson is the morning news anchor at News 12 New Jersey. Having to do a minimum mandated amount of approved social media postings a day. After that, I stopped telling people where I worked and stopped wearing my News 12 gear in public.. (Multiple former newsroom employees estimated that number of departures; one maintained a rolling list of names that reached 74 and shared it with TVNewsCheck.) A television news anchor who ended up swearing on a live broadcast has apologized for his ill-timed rant and said his editor was to blame. Sources say Altices sole focus on profits has been to the detriment of both its workforce and its brand. Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 3:45 PM CST | By KXII Staff. The 10 p.m. anchor said the . September 22, 2022 7:39pm. Ive heard the rumor that journalism is dying. Hill had a reputation for defending controversial figures and was fired by Fox. Mar 12, 2007 Kimberly Van Scoy, morning show anchor at WXII channel 12 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, must report that her co-anchor Tolly Carr was .. Wxii 12 News Anchor Wanda Starke Celebrates Birthday 40 . 12NEWS.com is the official website for KPNX-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Phoenix, AZ . Bob Thompson, First Station News Announcer. In addition, she currently coaches a young ladies' childhood b-ball group. I have spoken to several people who have left or have been forced out of the organization so Altice can hire less-experienced, lower-compensated future employees, the recruiter says. Former employees whove moved on from News 12 to other jobs in the industry also say they were gaslit on their way out by Natz, as well as Gruber. Ana Orsini. A manager encouraged the source to take the time off and, the source says, all the manager wanted to make sure of was I was OK with the amount of overtime I was getting.. The recruiter observes that workplace issues like these emanating from the News 12 group exist to some extent across much of the industry, and News 12 isnt entirely an outlier. Literally keeping an eye on politics. Annette [Stellato] did everything she could to help her staff, the source continues, which included many young reporters and photographers on the most terrifying night of their lives. Cherny Amhara, who has anchored the weekend morning newscasts at WISN-TV (Channel 12) since January 2019, said on social media Friday that she's leaving the Milwaukee ABC affiliate. An unidentified person, Radzius said, called him a snitch and threw an unknown object at his head. Altice says it has also invested in News 12 digital platforms, including its website and mobile apps, as well as the News 12 New York streaming channel, which launched in 2020. This person laments that, when such content is included in a hyperlocal news broadcast, the more you water it down, the more useless it is.. To the extent you move away from that I think a lot of people would say it weakens the service., On Long Island, sources say upper management believes it can take the News 12 content in any direction it wishes because there isnt another hyperlocal-branded offering in the area. Like in New Jersey, staffers in other News 12 newsrooms have also been disheartened by an increased amount of sponsored content at their channels, as well as anodyne, non-market-specific stories. In a Facebook post, Romero revealed she had been let go from the network. What Noreaster? wrote one person in a comment. The ouster came 13 years after an accuser . I appreciate that. The Amy Waldman hire was very unsettling for staffers, says one News 12 source. WM: Let me expand on that question. Reporters and meteorologists have been told to report from the vehicle even when the weather is not particularly notable. ABOUT THE SHOW. Grayson Co. Sheriff's Office offer 12-week citizen's academy. Halfway through the segment, Vesey fixes his camera on himself as unmasked protesters invade his personal space and shout at him a scenario familiar to many journalists. You have to pursue your passion. Reporters were hit especially hard. At editorial meetings, every reporter was told that stories need to be thought of in terms of how to monetize them versus impact on the community, says one source. The furore at KTLA-TV began last week when the . 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