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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
TV meteorologist Sam Kuffel fired by CBS affiliate after blasting Elon Musk’s ‘Nazi salute’
A popular Milwaukee TV meteorologist was fired by her station a day after she took to social media to criticize Elon Musk for ...
Meteorologist fired by local network after profanity-laden posts claiming Elon Musk 'Nazi saluted:' report
A local network parted ways with its meteorologist after she condemned Elon Musk for a "Nazi salute" and said with expletives ...
Space Command saga, Death Row, TV meteorologists: Down in Alabama
It’s another getaway day. After this report we’re going to stick a fork in this week. First, we have updates on Space Command ...
Ousted meteorologist Sam Kuffel was ‘just voicing my personal opinion’ on Elon Musk gesture
Milwaukee meteorologist Sam Kuffel issued a statement after an uproar over her comments on Elon Musk and subsequent dismissal ...
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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.