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 ...
The Gazette1d
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 ...
Quad-City Times1d
Week in Iowa: Meteorologist layoffs reversed, hands-free driving and rural grocery stores
Lawmakers introduced a slew of bills in the second week of the session, including hands-free driving legislation, new traffic ...
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.
Central Illinois Proud2d
Shootin’ The Breeze: Blizzard on the Bayou and Changes in the World of Local TV
It’s been super cold… again, but we’re back with another episode! We kicked off with This Day in Weather History and we went ...
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Allen Media reverses plan to lay off some TV meteorologists
The company is still moving forward with plans to build a regional forecasting hub, but has decided to pause its strategy of ...
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 ...
Globe Gazette2d
REPORT: Allen Media reverses course on plan to fire KIMT meteorologists, replace with Weather Channel coverage
Amid an outcry from viewers and advertisers, Allen Media officials confirmed that the move to release all local ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier2d
REPORT: KWWL reverses course on plan to fire meteorologists, replace with Weather Channel coverage
An Allen Media Broadcasting official confirmed the move to release all local meteorologists in favor of coverage from the studios of The Weather Channel has been scrapped.
Updated 12:30 p.m. Storm blows over: WTVA meteorologists to stay as parent company reverses decision
The meteorologists at WTVA will not be replaced by The Weather Channel reporting. Today, the station announced that on Wednesday afternoon, parent company Allen Media Group had notified them. A ...
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 ...