"It is unjust that Isis Romero was let go from KSAT especially in light of @saahj's report on the lack of Latinx anchors on San Antonio TV news stations," another said. Radio was my first love in college; I wont deny that. 24/7 Hyper-local breaking news, weather, traffic, politics, investigative and more. You have to pursue your passion. Robach joined ABC News in 2012, and also joined GMA3 in 2020. Theyve noticed a dearth of hard-hitting stories and a rise in irrelevant content. According to Altice, consumers are responding positively to the new News 12. Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. Then, one weekend in 2018, sources say Dolan and his secretary cleaned out his office of personal belongings, fearing Altice would soon permanently lock him out of the Long Island headquarters. Four senior News 12 Long Island anchors and reporters exited the channel Friday in a newsroom reorganization, owner Altice has confirmed. Sources at News 12 say Waldman regularly berates editorial team members and, like Natz and Gruber, judges their output with uncivil intensity, coming down hardest on veterans who earn the most money. (Multiple former newsroom employees estimated that number of departures; one maintained a rolling list of names that reached 74 and shared it with TVNewsCheck.) What I would say to people like yourself who are looking to be journalists. Mark Master has been fired from L.A. television station KTLA days after being suspended for openly calling out his bosses for the way they treated co-host Lynette . I had a wonderful career at Cablevision and News 12. 2:47 Feb 21, 2023 But, I'm guessing a news anchor has to do what they do for a living. Jason Hahn. Local Mississippi breaking news and weather from CBS 12 News WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader. I just don't understand why they were fired. WM: Could you describe that rise and some advice for younger journalists, especially in the contemporary environment? Isis Romero was one of the most recognizable faces on KSAT 12 San Antonio for over a decade. 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. 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. Due to flooding, Gov. Because, in many cases, news directors have imposed on them so that we not only want you to file a story by 5 oclock today, but we want you to do five Facebook posts, and we want you to go on your Twitter account. So theres this rush to get information out, and I think we have to be very cautious that that information be accurate before we broadcast it to the world or podcast it to the world or type it to the world or put it out on any venue, even a radio station. 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. It wasnt about us, one former News 12 newsroom employee says. JR: I was blessed, and it certainly was different back then. 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. Discussing the News 12 programming changes, one anonymous media buyer supports the staffers complaints. . The latter partnership, however, came about in 2019 when Verizon shuttered primary News 12 competitor Fios1 News, which was available on Verizons cable services, while Optimum carried the Altice asset. A disconnect in station leadership was partly to blame, say sources close to the situation. Of course, sponsored content has become a commonplace for local TV news in the past decade. Jackie Lukas is a television journalist, anchor, and reporter from the United States. A graphic that was incorrectly formatted and flashed momentarily during a broadcast, for example, could prompt a fiery Waldman tirade about an employees apparent ineptitude. 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. When the micromanaging took hold, everything from on-air performance to edits to employee social media posts and beyond were dramatically scrutinized. Initially, some in the company retained an open mind toward Natzs ideas, observing that anytime theres management turnover, change is a certainty. In a Facebook post, Romero revealed she had been let go from the network. WM: Do you believe contemporary journalists have had a responsibility shift from journalists of old? Sep 2011 - May 20153 years 9 months. I do think we have to revisit how we do things. News 12 Long Island, do better and delete this., Another Facebook user wrote: You have nothing serious to report other than a woman who is probably stealing food to feed her kids?! They worry that their credibility as meteorologists is on the line; however, sources say nothing has changed. 59K views, 594 likes, 62 loves, 924 comments, 2.6K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Dan Thomas: I was fired because I can't get the shot. If that were the case, they say, departed staffers would have left the trade altogether. The first week, when I started the show, I had George Latimer, state senator George Latimer, on. There will always be times when things come together. She is co-leader of her daughter's Girl Scout Troop and volunteers for the Parent Teachers Organization at her daughter's school. One month before Waldman was hired by News 12, a former WPIX camera operator, previously under her direction at the network, sued the station for slander. "Mornings with News 12" is the only place to get the local news that matters to your community. Emmy-winning anchor and political correspondent Janine Rose is back doing what she does best this time on WVOX 1460 radio. Its really true. Typically, that would have been the case, sources say, as it was when the station covered the remnants of Hurricane Henri only nine days earlier. Local News and Information for Phoenix, Arizona and surrounding areas. A few weeks later, Altice fired Natz as GM. When News 12 Westchester announced in 2016 that it was moving the bulk of its production facilities from Yonkers to Long Island, several bastions of local news, including Emmy-winning anchor and political correspondent . Patsy Carter, Morning and Noon Anchor/Reporter. An interview request to Waldman was unanswered. 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. He required multiple stitches in his face. He was let go by the company a few months later, and the lawsuit was settled in 2019. It was just people tearing [us] apart.. Donald Lynn "Don" Owen, News Director/Weekday Evening Anchor. Local news, weather, traffic, sports events and more from 12NEWS KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona Sources say that the reason the team member entered the call anonymously was out of fear of Natz and the rest of the Altice-appointed upper management. Like the individuals who spoke to TVNewsCheck about the News 12 New Jersey newsroom, these sources have opted to remain anonymous, some on background, partly out of fear that Altice, Natz and/or Gruber will retaliate with lawsuits or other actions that could threaten future career opportunities. Stations manned by interns and inexperienced employees. Karin Adams,Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter. He just tried to help them keep their jobs for as long as possible so Dolan filed a lawsuit and it stalled the firing . She has been a weekend morning anchor for News 12 Long Island since 2006. After more than three decades on air at News 12 Long Island, Colleen McVey is signing off for the last time. I dont provide my own commentary. But these former News 12 employees also say the incident is part of a pattern revealing network upper managements lack of concern for worker safety and well-being. However, they claim Natz who many say is not a newsman made a habit of calling people out on their shortcomings with public shows of frustration that ascended to levels of open disrespect. Now we have it on record, its on record. 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. Sources say Altices sole focus on profits has been to the detriment of both its workforce and its brand. Malibu, CA. Bob Salter, the longtime San Antonio TV anchorman with matinee idol looks, a taste for adventure and a passion for flying, died Friday of what appeared to be natural causes in his home in the . Theres a tad of hype that you have to put into it for the viewership, but you dont lie to them and we were basically lying to the viewership for ratings., Not unlike other areas of coverage from News 12, the Storm Watchers have also become a focus of ridicule on social media by viewers. The passing of her aunt due to breast cancer has strengthened her convictions about a way of life she tries her best to live out each day. JR: I actually started as a customer service rep with Cablevision, but then quickly, within a couple years, moved into the production department. So I think you just have to pursue your passion, whatever it is. Newsday sat down with former News 12 anchor Stone Grissom to discuss life since leaving News 12 last year and his new role at a TV station in Elmira. Sources say the low marks were supported by falsehoods and exaggerated tales of what were, at worst, minor infractions. This is particularly the case when it comes to weather forecasting. KCRG in Cedar Rapids Promotes Kristin Rogers to Morning Anchor. Select News 12 newsrooms have also recently expanded the areas they cover, according to Altice. I feel nothing but blessed, and Ive taken a little time off, which was good, because when youre in the news business, you go, go, go, and the phone is ringing 24 hours a day, and it was a lot of responsibility. If you watched News 12, as you did, we always, every weekend, did a show about whatever was going on politically. Network veterans paint a far more idyllic picture of work life at News 12 under the leadership of Patrick Dolan, who co-founded News 12 and served as its president for 30 years. They surmise that Altice wishes to see such workers leave the company permanently so they can be replaced by inexperienced, inexpensive personnel. ABOUT THE SHOW. A year later that half-hour newscast morphed into the nation's first 24-hour local news channel, News 12 Long Island. Dont you guys have more serious crimes to report than humiliating this woman? read one comment. Furthermore, sources say action plans were also generated, outlining required steps these supposedly poor-performing employees needed to take or else theyd be terminated. What is your advice to young journalists who want to get into this, or, do you see journalism as a dying profession? A news anchor has been fired by a local Los Angeles television station after he apologised to viewers for the sudden departure of his former co-host. They were focusing on New York City. Very bad move KSAT. Police responded just after 9 p.m. on Feb. 25 to . 1,869 people checked in here. It was difficult, to get a job, you had to have major experience to get into the New York City stations, but what was wonderful about Cablevision, was they saw the opportunity to offer more, to offer local news, and I happened to be in, for lack of a better way to say it, the right place at the right time as we were building that. This act and others meant that Altice had failed to maintain the legacy and quality of News 12, according to the Dolan complaint. News 12s communicated compensation levels are drastically low, even for news, the recruiter adds. I enjoyed anchoring San Antonio's #1 newscast for the past decade, and I especially took pride in representing my culture and community as the city's most tenured Latina news anchor currently on English-language TV.". 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