Initially, management responded with an email to News 12 staffers, obtained by TVNewsCheck, instructing employees not to engage with hecklers on social media and to alert Altice security if they felt physically threatened. "This is a cornerstone of our culture and will continue to be so.". Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. The stunning agreement between rivals drew howls of protest from area politicians, wrote the USA Today local news site lohud. 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. A few have, but many have gone on to work at other news outlets. She was hired to anchor Cablevision News 8 in 1985. Bob Thompson, First Station News Announcer. Patsy Carter, Morning and Noon Anchor/Reporter. A number of angry viewers lashed out at the network. After Waldman showed up, employee performance review scores of veteran workers plummeted, multiple sources say. (News Director Pauline Chiou had taken a leave of absence a week or so earlier. Some sources observe that there is a place for sponsored content and ads in news broadcasts. The New Tax Bill: Pouring SALT in Our Wounds, or Not So Bad? "I care so deeply about our viewers and our community and though my role with KSAT has ended, my love for you, the people of San Antonio, has not stopped," she said on Facebook. They are proven performers, passionate and knowledgeable. However, more than one source speaks positively of Waldman, saying they had no issues with her and in some cases that she was kind, generous and supportive of them. Ed Henry has had a long career in television news. Rogers graduated from Cedar Rapids Washington High School in 2011. JR: Thank you. 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?! Lawson is the mother of a wonderful little girl who keeps her Mommy busy! After the takeover we couldnt imagine it get worse. Read the latest issue of Westchester magazine for FREE! One former News 12 newsroom employee says the networks broadcasts do look pretty good in a lot of respects, observing that some talented people still work there., However, the same source, who retains relationships with former News 12 colleagues, adds: The most frequent complaint I hear is that its lost some of its hyperlocal focus, [which is] the concept that made News 12 wildly popular. While sources say many stations have similar weather forecasting tools, and that they understand such a vehicle can be useful in certain weather events, the Thunderbolt has become a must-see in weather stories, often without justification. In court documents supplied to TVNewsCheck by a source, Waldman is labeled by Evseroffs attorney as a properly named defendant in the case because she was one of two co-conspirators in the hostile work environment Evseroff experienced. It does, and there will always be times in the country when theres political unrest. Theyre doing a lot of local news. WEST ALLIS, Wis (CBS 58) -- A 12-year-old boy is dead, and another child is injured after a shooting late Saturday night at a West Allis bar. Mar 12, 2007 Kimberly Van Scoy, morning show anchor at WXII channel 12 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, must report that her co-anchor Tolly Carr was .. Wxii 12 News Anchor Wanda Starke Celebrates Birthday 40 . It wasnt about us, one former News 12 newsroom employee says. Sources say the low marks were supported by falsehoods and exaggerated tales of what were, at worst, minor infractions. She is a New York City native who grew up in Queens. A Fox anchor in Michigan was fired after going into an off-air tirade against his co-anchor. September 22, 2022 7:39pm. You might want to be a news producer, you might want to be a cameraman. The Emmy-award winning journalist was there for some of Long Island's most historic and memorable events including the crash of Avianca Flight 52 in Cove Neck, the LIRR shooting massacre, the TWA Flight 800 tragedy, the September 11th terror attacks and Superstorm Sandy. I just don't understand why they were fired. However, the email also told personnel to share our News 12 links covering the situation Kevin [Vesey] endured to show facts and what actually happened.. Requiring them to cover stories for advertisers. The recruiter observes that workplace issues like these emanating from the News 12 group exist to some extent across much of the industry, and News 12 isnt entirely an outlier. A professor in the Morehouse college, he joined Fox News in 2007 and he appeared often on the O'Reilly Show where he discussed with O'Reilly on socio-political issues. A lot of news agencies are in that position where they have to look at the economics of what theyre doing. Join Carissa Lawson, Kristina Behr, James Gregorio, and Don Smith for the latest headlines, breaking news from overnight, traffic and weather information for all . I have spoken to several people who have left or have been forced out of the organization so Altice can hire less-experienced, lower-compensated future employees, the recruiter says. Evans has worked in major markets at top broadcast stations around the country. She has been a weekend morning anchor for News 12 Long Island since 2006. We come to work to tell stories, not to become the story. But I do try to keep a balance and have some national, some, perhaps, state information on, and I do always try to get to some issue thats local, because I do think thats important to people. Employees discussed their safety concerns with management and asked for additional security measures to be put in place for their protection. But radio is a wonderful way to reach people. ", Dances with Wolves actor pleads not guilty in 'sex cult' case, Star singer La Tigresa dies from a heart attack at 89 after storied career, TikTok star, 28, is charged with child abuse after 'attack on boyfriend', Rape survivor slams Gabby Petito Utah cop over handling of her case, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP. Oops! "I am heartbroken beyond measure. When the reporting day was done, many workers slept on the stations floor, others in their own cars as Ida pummeled the area. Along with anchoring and producing . In a comment next to a recent Facebook post of a story by former News 12 reporter Eileen Lehpamer, whos moved to WPIX in New York, one user also called News 12 stories fluff., Underneath another recent Facebook post from News 12 Long Island, which reported that police were searching for a woman who stole from a supermarket, users skewered the station for shaming someone they believed in desperate need of food. Mark Mester, a Los Angeles-area news anchor, was fired from CW affiliate KTLA just days after criticizing the station's executives for how they handled his co-anchor's departure. The focus definitely seemed to be on attention, and not our well-being. Ryan Cody has left 12 News in Phoenix, announcing his exit in a tweet that mentions "professional toxicity" and mental healing. Not long after Altice took over News 12 in 2016, however, according to multiple sources Dolan was demoted from his position as president of News 12 Networks. Its basically newsmakers on the radio. The threats occurred in public and on social media. 2:47 Feb 21, 2023 The number of News 12 distribution channels and brand exposure may have broadened of late, but the integrity of the organizations reported content has been called into question by current and former employees. Staffers, current and former, also point out with incredulity that Waldman and other managers criticized their performance and threatened their jobs all while they worked long, in-person shifts with ever-changing hours to cover the initial waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. As Veseys presence in front of the camera grew, some News 12 employees wondered, Is this news?, (Sources for this story see Vesey as a team player who, throughout, was simply following assignment orders from management. The source says treatment like that was the polar opposite of what they and their former colleagues endured at News 12 before they left, and what current employees are dealing with today under Altice ownership. Cody has worked as an anchor on the NBC affiliate's morning show . Colleen was the original . 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. Do I do it honestly, fairly and objectively for my viewers or am I trying to put something over them?. Marc Lamont Hill. During his time at KSLA, Doug has earned numerous Emmy awards, multiple Reporter of the Year honors from the Louisiana Associated Press and Association of Broadcasters, and won both regional and national Edward R. Murrow awards. I look at it as just writing the next chapter of my book. Ive never seen it like this, says the source, commenting on the industrys labor problems. Stations manned by interns and inexperienced employees. A graduate of the State University of New York College at Cortland, she also attended the University of North London and got her first job at WLNY TV-55 where she covered a wide range of news assignments. Robach joined ABC News in 2012, and also joined GMA3 in 2020. It's one destination for everything you need to know to start your day. Join Rick Holmes, Annalisa Klebers, Lauren Fabrizi, Don Smith, Justin Godynick, and Geoff Bansen for the latest headlines, business news, traffic and weather . So stupid," one viewer said. I will be forever grateful.". "What even is KSAT without Isis Romero?!?" Since acquiring News 12, we have invested in the network with the goal of growing its audience and viewership and so they can provide the news and information to our local communities across the tri-state.. Hill had a reputation for defending controversial figures and was fired by Fox. Sources also believe the companys upper management purposely includes trumped up charges of poor performance in employee reviews to make cases for their firings, keeping Altice in compliance with the Dolan sales agreement. In October 2021, while News 12 Long Island was once again in Storm Watch mode, covering what the staff called a Noreaster, dozens of locals took to Facebook and hounded the station with critical comments indicating they were experiencing an ordinary rain event. News anchor Natasha Exelby was caught off guard while doing a live news report in Australia. Doug Warner anchors KSLA News 12 at 5, 6, and 10 after first joining the KSLA family in 2009 as a co-anchor of KSLA News 12 This Morning. Part of the companys weather branding, sources say, is another Altice-initiated gimmick: the News 12 forecasting vehicle, Thunderbolt. Airing those segments has meant less time for the kind of impactful, individual market-focused stories that they replaced. Due to flooding, Gov. The effect of Natzs draconian changes, as one former staffer calls them, made life difficult for News 12 personnel, particularly the old guard who commanded the highest salaries because, sources speculate, Altice harbored a desire to save money on staff salary cuts. 24/7 Hyper-local breaking news, weather, traffic, politics, investigative and more. Copyright 2023 NewsCheckMedia LLC, 238 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096 | 610-649-7989, Multiple former and current employees of News 12s metro area New York cable news channels tell. Yearly raises and employee bonuses dependent upon these review scores were not dispensed to those who, according to sources, unjustifiably scored ones and twos. Pat was really great to us, says one former employee. A disconnect in station leadership was partly to blame, say sources close to the situation. What Noreaster? wrote one person in a comment. And right now, the country is polarized, but I think that will happen for a while, but if you look at history, I always say, todays news is tomorrows history. The question, like with everything else, is always in the implementation, the source says. Karin Adams,Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter. 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. We need to tell the stories that people need for information, for education, in some cases, for entertainment as well. . Employees pulled lengthy shifts and reporting crews braved what multiple sources say were unpredictable, violent and horrifying weather conditions. . Lawson is a proud graduate of New York University with a . Ratings for the stations have risen, a company spokesperson told TVNewsCheck, including record highs during the pandemic and even more recently as coverage has normalized. While aggregate ratings of comparable broadcast affiliates and 24-hour news channels fell by double digits, the last three years, the rep adds, News 12 ratings have climbed by 8%. I have to give Chuck Dolan, who was the owner and CEO of Cablevision, who had that vision for niche programming, and he saw the importance of local news, and then Pat Dolan, his son, became president of the News 12 operations. Less than three weeks after the Vesey incident, freelance reporter Darius Radzius, who sometimes worked for News 12, said he was attacked in Brooklyn while covering protests that erupted after the death of George Floyd. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Multiple sources say that comments like these are rampant on social media and have been for the past few years since the Altice takeover. Ken Evseroff, the White photographer plaintiff, said in his suit that he was fired over false accusations from colleagues of racist behavior directed at a colleague, who is Muslim and a Bangladeshi-American. 728,429 people follow this. 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