Facing Backlash Over Firing Its Meteorologists, Allen Media Group Learns an Important Lesson: Take the ‘Local’ Out of Local TV At Your Own Peril
Handing out pink slips to dozens of beloved small-market local TV news weathercasters would be ill-advised even in the best ...
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 ...
Allen Media reportedly won’t fire local meteorologists after viewer backlash: ‘Greedy, damn cheap’
Allen Media Group is reportedly halting its plan to replace about 100 local weather reporters with a Weather Channel feed.
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Local TV meteorologist tears up during final broadcast amid nationwide layoffs: 'Tonight is our last broadcast'
A new initiative involving The Weather Channel has prompted many meteorologists to lose their jobs as they are replaced by ...
TV meteorologist Sam Kuffel fired by CBS affiliate after blasting Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’
Sam Kuffel made two posts on Instagram criticizing the world’s richest man over the inauguration gesture, only to be out of a ...
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Allen Media Group Scraps Plan to Replace Local TV Meteorologists
Less than a week after announcing that it would replace local weathercasters at its local TV stations, Allen Media Group ...
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Atlanta’s Weather Channel building to become hub for TV weather reports across U.S.
Allen Media, owner of the Weather Channel, is reassigning or moving local meteorologists in two dozen local TV station markets to Atlanta in a new "hub" set up.
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Meteorologist who went viral for prayer during tornado laid off in corporate restructuring move
A Mississippi TV weatherman who became a viral sensation for his heartfelt prayer during a deadly tornado in 2023 is among a ...