Hosted on MSN

At Least 50 Local TV Meteorologists Across the Country Have Been Laid Off — Here's Why

Local meteorologists who belong to 27 news stations under the Allen Media Group are now facing layoffs. Allen Media, which acquired The Weather Channel for $300 million in March 2018, said in a press ...
CNN

Local TV meteorologists deliver tearful farewell as stations replace staff with The Weather Channel feed

“Kevin and I have come into your homes for decades — nearly 37 years for me,” Patrece Dayton, a news anchor in Terre Haute, Indiana, told viewers on Friday in front of a box of tissues. “And more than ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

The Local aims to reinvent TV news in four states, and beyond

Across the country, the kinds of budget cuts that have decimated newspapers over the years are now slicing into local TV news stations. A trend of TV news layoffs “is only just the beginning,” one ...
NPR

Local meteorologists could face layoffs amid new initiative with The Weather Channel

Meteorologists at 27 local TV news stations are facing uncertainty about their jobs after Allen Media Group announced a new local weather initiative with The Weather Channel. The group, which owns TV ...
Forbes

Coalition Group Seek Ways To Improve Local TV In An Evolving Landscape

A comprehensive report on the opportunities for local TV in an evolving media landscape was released by trade groups TVB and CIMM. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Last ...
Entrepreneur

At Least 50 Local TV Meteorologists Across the Country Were Just Laid Off — Here’s Why

Over 50 local meteorologists who belong to local TV stations under Allen Media Group face layoffs. The Allen Media Group, which also owns The Weather Channel, is creating a centralized hub for weather ...