Allen Media Group Reverses Decision to Lay Off Local Meteorologists Amid Backlash
Allen Media Group is reversing its decision to replace local meteorologists with a Weather Channel feed due to strong criticism from viewers.
Iowa meteorologists safe for now as Allen Media reviews plan to use The Weather Channel
Iowa weather teams at Allen Media stations are safe for now as the company reconsiders its decision to outsource forecasts to The Weather Channel.
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 of times. But to do it right as unpredictable and dangerous weather disasters tear across the country this month - from wildfires in California to a historic freeze in the south - was particularly tone
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.
Allen Media Group Reverses Plan That Was Set To Terminate Or Reassign Nearly 100 Local Meteorologists Following Backlash
Allen Media Group has decided not to proceed with its initial plan to terminate or reassign nearly 100 local meteorologists following significant public outrage. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the media company owned by Byron Allen planned to eliminate meteorologists at over 36 local television stations and replace them with pre-recorded forecasts from a hub of
Alabama TV meteorologists face layoffs as Allen Media moves to local Weather Channel coverage
For now I am still at the station but I am looking for my next career opportunity,” Amber Kulick of WAAY in Huntsville posted on Facebook.
Meteorologists give tearful goodbyes as Allen Media Group TV stations replace them with Weather Channel feed
Allen Media Group will lay off or reassign at least 50 workers across all of its local stations, according to a report.
Allen Media Group Replaces Dozens Of Meteorologists With Pre-Recorded Feeds From The Weather Channel In Latest Round Of Layoffs
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is terminating or reassigning all local meteorologists at its nearly two dozen stations nationwide, replacing them with a feed broadcasted to individual stations from The Weather Channel,
Allen Media’s 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.
TV weather storm brews over Allen Media's plans to centralize weather operations
A move by Allen Media Group to centralize weather operations at the Weather Channel, rather than keeping meteorologists at its local stations, has met with fierce resistance from viewers. Why it matters: Local meterologists know the communities they serve,
Allen Media ignites controversy with plan to lay off local TV weather forecasters
Allen Media has paused its plan to lay off more than 100 local TV meteorologists and outsource regional weather reporting to the Atlanta studios of The Weather Channel. From "The Editor's Desk."
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, ...
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Was Your Local Meteorologist Laid Off? Weather Channel Deal Leads to Cuts
However, reports indicate it could be upward of 100. Allen Media Group told Newsweek they have "no new information to relay to you on this matter at this time." In recent years, many local ...