He's pictured in 1997. "This stinks to high heaven," said John Sandifer, executive director of the Seattle local of AFTRA. News Director Holly Gauntt declined to comment beyond saying the station does not discuss personnel issues. In addition to anchoring sports on Saturdays, Brooke serves as a sports reporter during the week while also contributing with news reporting. Each award is also matched by our partner, Cardinals Care.
'Not the way I was planning to leave:' Jonathan Choe recounts his Miller also hosted a show in 2013 on "The Online Network" that catered to soap opera fans. Current and former KOMO employees, who requested anonymity for fear of retribution,speak with pride about their station, especially in the pre-Sinclair days. Holly Gauntt, the news director at the time, was praised by several employees for resisting their airing from the start, running them in the middle of the night, away from the eyes of viewers. (Grant M. Haller/seattlepi.com file). Seattle's reigning anchorwoman Jean Enersen stepped down from the KING5 evening anchor desk in June 2014, after delivering the news to local viewers for 42 years. Leslie Miller anchored the news at Q13 for six years, starting in 2004 (year of this photo). (Image courtesy Travel News and Deals.com), (Image courtesy Travel News and Deals.com). On the first anniversary of Russia's invasion, dozens gathered at St. Johns Episcopal Church to honor the lives lost. And when it did, some on the staff began to panic. ", In the Facebook post Conners penned on May 13, he says: "I dont accept 'conspiracy theories,' but I do know that almost immediately after the interview, the IRS started hammering me. Former KIRO 7 weatherman Harry Wappler is pictured in 2002, the year he retired from the station. ABC News correspondent David Kerley worked for KIRO and KING before making the leap. "And we tried to work out a new payment plan, but the IRS wouldn't work with me.". Today, students from Central Visual and Performing Arts made the trip to Jefferson City to make their plea to lawmakers, urging them to consider gun reform legislation. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. He's pictured in 1976. In spite of the abrupt dismissal, Furia refuses to say anything negative about his former employers, saying he still respects his good friends working there. Damon Arnold is an award-winning journalist who was born and raised in Missouri. In July 1996, Bruce King retired from KOMO-TV after a career spanning more than 30 years, and in his retirement, he named Eric Johnson as the new sports director for all weeknight editions of KOMO News 4. When Steves forecast is within 4 degrees of the actual high, KMOV awards $50 to our 4 Degree charity of the month. One employee said KOMO staff started to call its competitor station, Q13, KOMO Northbecause so many of their colleagues started working there after leaving. [5][6] Tim is the only child to go into broadcasting school and he was formerly weekend sports anchor for KIMA 29 KEPR 19 in Yakima/Tri-Cities from 2004 to 2006. He's pictured in 2003, when he was a new anchor for Q13. We trekked to Teneriffe Falls in North Bend! Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Current NBC reporter John Larson was a reporter at KOMO-TV from 1989 to 1994, winning several Emmy Awards. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip). Lake Washington Windows and Doors is a local window dealer offering the exclusive Leak Armor installation. Dennis Murphy worked for KING before making his way to NBC news in the early 1980s. Now, Pimentel said, Savard will get that 6 p.m. spot, too, "at least for the time being. She was called into the station general manager's office from her Edmonds home on what was supposed to be her day off.
Newlywed KOMO TV anchor found dead - MyNorthwest.com He joined the station in 1982, and sported the 'stache for decades. Former NBC Nightly News weekend anchor John Seigenthaler Jr. was once a reporter and anchor at KOMO-TV. No one replaced her. Conners, who recently signed a new two-year contract, kept the 6 p.m. anchor job. Others reportedly share the same worry that the connection will impact their day-to-day work. Sandifer said the firings "send a chilling message to everyone in the bargaining unit. But others say their day-to-day wasnt influenced. Amid a national outcry over Sinclair Broadcasting and its mandate to insert conservative talking points on local TV news, several journalists at KOMO News . Alison Starling was an anchor and reporter at KIRO-TV, where she covered Seattle's Nisqually earthquake in 2001. After the demise of KSTW newscasts, Christine Chen joined KCPQ (Q13) in 1999, where she anchored the news until 2006. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. Hattie Kauffman is another famous national journalist with Seattle roots. So while the must-runs and conservative tilt were not new, the sensitivity to the companys worldview and growing presence in local media was. Please, don't friend or follow this columnist; he knows social media can bite.
KOMO 4 News (TV Series 1953- ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb Leah joined the First Alert Weather Team as the weekend morning meteorologist. Conners says now that he would have liked to have given more context to viewers, but was told he couldn't edit or add to the statement given to him to read on the air.
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Johnson currently anchors the 5 p.m. newscast with Molly Shen, and the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Mary Nam after his colleague Dan Lewis stepped away from the anchor desk after 27 years in May 2014. Former KOMO television and radio news anchor Eric Slocum has died at 54. Former KOMO4 news anchors, Kathi Goertzen and Dan Lewis, are pictured going over a script for a May 17, 1991 news broadcast. Bryan Kennedy is a sports reporter for KMOV. Mark Wright is now a KING/5 morning news anchor. Things were not perfect under Fisher Communications' management, to be sure. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Her 18-year-old daughter is dead after a tragic crash early Sunday morning. The longtime, popularmeteorologistretired in 2002; he died in 2010. By.
Abby Acone Leaves KOMO 4 - QZVX.com Broadcast History - Donuts Channel 4 News (TV Series 1982- ) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb Pimentel said Conners' dismissal was necessary because his comments put the station in a difficult position when reporting on IRS stories. In fact, managers were using the line to calm a nervous staff. Conners maintains he did not consider that the IRS could be exacting some vendetta because of the Obama interview until after national stories about the IRS broke. Christine Chen now runs her own communications business and teaches yoga in New York City. Cast of Ritter's sitcom handles his death with grace and Washington State beats Washington 93-84 for 6th straight win, Ridgway charged in deaths of 3 more Green River victims, No spanks: Sue Bird cancels bet with radio host. He took over the reins of KOMO 4 News at 5 o'clock from longtime news anchor Dan Lewis, when KOMO underwent a broadcast schedule change involving their evening newscast lineup. ", Escape to Long Beach, Washington before the summer crowds. The city council voted unanimously to make Dierbergs the latest tenant for the Market at Olive project. Having acquired SeattlePI news partner KOMO-TV in 2013, Sinclair is also working through an acquisition of that would bring Q13 Fox under its ownership. 2023 Bonneville International. Former KOMO 4 News anchor/reporter and KOMO Newsradio anchor Eric Slocum has passed away. But Conners has been taking hits recently at KMOV, which replaced him in late April with former sportscasterSteve Savard(alongsideSharon Reed) on the marquee 10 p.m. newscast. A lot of people here, they worked side-by-side with him on elections and breaking stories and severe weather," Pimentel said. Come one, come all! Eric Johnson is an American television weeknight news anchor for KOMO 4 in Seattle, Washington. Were covering the extremes on either side. He's pictured anchoring the news at KIRO 7 in 1986. Sounder train in service for Saturdays Sounders FC match, New poll asks Washington residents what the state smell should be, Masks will soon no longer be required in Washington hospitals, Four arrested in Washington on drug trafficking charges, Illegal dumping in Seattle will now be monitored by surveillance cameras, Boeing employee from Auburn announced as Powerball winner. Peter Alexander jumped to NBC News after working at KCPQ, aka Q13.
News - KMOV He also played baseball at WSU as a pitcher (he says with very limited success). Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. KMOV announced Conners' firing witha statement posted about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on its website. It became clear leading up to the election that the company favored Trump, donating to Republican causes and apparently striking a deal with Jared Kushner for favorable coverage. former broadcaster at KAMT/Tacoma, KRPM FM/Tacoma, KJUN/Puyallup, KASY/Auburn, KTAC AM/Tacoma, KBRD FM/Tacoma, KMTT FM . Nearly 130 days after a gunman opened fire inside a South City school, students are pushing Missouri leaders to reduce gun violence. Updated May 8, 2007 Fisher Communications-owned KOMO/4 pink-slipped three of its veteran reporters Monday morning. Compton died in March of 2014. Wayne Cody ("the Mound of Sound") was a popular sportscaster from the '70s to '90s on KIRO TV and radio. In separate interviews, Zepeda, Furia and Reece said management informed them the station was going in a direction that did not include them. Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. Joe Holleman is a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. His program on KING, "The Compton Report," helped make him a household name. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns.