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.
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.
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.
Allen Media plan for Weather Channel hub for local TV stations partially reversed
Allen Media's plans to create a national hub for its local stations at Atlanta's Weather Channel has been reversed for some of its local markets.
Allen Media makes about-face on Weather Channel handling Huntsville, Tupelo coverage
Allen Media Broadcasting, the company run by media mogul Byron Allen that owns WAAY in Huntsville and WCOV in Montgomery, announced Monday it planned on having The Weather Channel’s studios handle local weather.
Allen Media Group Scraps Plan to Replace Local TV Meteorologists
We are proud to announce that Allen Media Group is leveraging the full resources and expertise of The Weather Channel to make our local weather news the very best,” said Tom
At Least 50 Local TV Meteorologists Across the Country Have Been Laid Off — Here's Why
The layoffs are happening at over two dozen local television stations and some meteorologists have more than 35 years of ...
2 Iowa TV stations are replacing all their meteorologists with The Weather Channel
Meteorologists from two Iowa stations owned by Allen Media will soon be laid off as the company plans to share forecasts from ...
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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How The Start Of February Will Be Different Than January, Especially In The South
January has been brutally cold for many east of the Rockies, but a pattern change means the need for winter coats can take a ...
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 ...
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Tyree: Are meteorologists a dying breed?
You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” If you don’t believe in coincidences, perhaps you see a vast ...
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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 ...
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Report: KWWL won’t fire meteorologists after all
Amid an outcry from viewers and advertisers, Allen Media Broadcasting, the parent company of KWWL-TV, has reportedly reversed ...
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KWWL meteorologists laid off, to be replaced by The Weather Channel syndicate
KWWL viewers will no longer see familiar faces reporting the weather after the television station’s media group eliminated ...