10. Employees discussed their safety concerns with management and asked for additional security measures to be put in place for their protection. Many viewers in Long Island and other News 12 markets have soured on the channels, sources say. "KSAT 12 has always strived for a workplace reflective of our vibrant and diverse community both in front of and behind the camera," he said. Its a wonderful opportunity for me. Taylor Henry, Weekend Anchor/Reporter. If you watched News 12, as you did, we always, every weekend, did a show about whatever was going on politically. Matthew Eisman/Getty Images. We have to know how to tell people stories that mean something to them. A manager encouraged the source to take the time off and, the source says, all the manager wanted to make sure of was I was OK with the amount of overtime I was getting.. Altice was the reason I left News 12, says another. When is news 12 finally going to be taken off the air., When a group of on-air talent left News 12 Long Island in January, multiple Facebook users criticized the channel and its parent company for a decline in quality, and after News 12 Long Island recently posted an image on Instagram promoting a story about energy reducing tips, one user commented with a tip of their own: dont believe anything #new12 spews [sic]., Last month, News 12 Long Island produced a story about two dresses that were returned to their owner after she lost them on a local train. But, I'm guessing a news anchor has to do what they do for a living. When former News 12 Networks owner Pat Dolan sold News 12 Networks to Altice for a price he couldn't refuse in 2018, the longtime and loyal news executive fought for the jobs of his original team.. In his story, Vesey first describes the scene at the rally and the protesters motivations for being there. Former employees whove moved on from News 12 to other jobs in the industry also say they were gaslit on their way out by Natz, as well as Gruber. There needs to be journalists out there. So if your passion is journalism, whether its on the air or off the air, you dont have to be in front of a camera or a microphone. The focus definitely seemed to be on attention, and not our well-being. I appreciate that. Bill O'Reilly was ousted from his long-running, top-rated primetime show on Fox News in April 2017 after being accused of sexual harassment. After the takeover we couldnt imagine it get worse. . Isis Romero was one of the most recognizable faces on KSAT 12 San Antonio for over a decade. ISIS Romero is a news anchor who had been with KSAT 12 San Antonio for more than a decade. TV32. And once they moved on to that other career or other field of work, theyve been just as happy, if not happier. Video consumption of the network is growing by more than 800% year over year, the company says. 12NEWS.com is the official website for KPNX-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Phoenix, AZ . Westchester Magazine: How are you settling into the new radio show? In 1995 they decided to take what we were doing on a daily basis, one show, two shows a day, and put it into a 24-hour news format that could really serve the neighborhoods with news thats important to most people. . For news tips, call (732) 346-3270. Holmes has been with ABC News since 2014 and has co-anchored GMA3 since 2020. Though it was once an estimable product for News 12, in-depth reporting became increasingly endangered in recent years, sources say. [Management] had us, for a while, digging through our comments on Twitter and Facebook for Tagboard, this social media integration tool that they had us using for the shows, and it became real difficult to find usable comments., They were all negative, the source adds. Though Dolan remained on the Altice payroll for a time, he never returned to a News 12 newsroom. Its part of how companies pay employee salaries. Local News and Information for Phoenix, Arizona and surrounding areas. 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. Because once its out there, you cant pull it back. (News Director Pauline Chiou had taken a leave of absence a week or so earlier. They were focusing on New York City. Im hoping to do more radio and/or television. Part of the companys weather branding, sources say, is another Altice-initiated gimmick: the News 12 forecasting vehicle, Thunderbolt. (KTLA) KTLA-TV Channel 5 fired news anchor Mark Mester Thursday afternoon, days after he was suspended following an off-script segment in which he criticized the station's handling of his co-anchor Lynette Romero's abrupt departure . People at home dont give a shit how long my cold open is, says one former newsroom staffer. WM: Your guest, Vince, called in and said, Change is not always good. So far, has this worked out for you? 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. Whether its sponsored or not, its supposed to be generic enough that it can air network-wide, a source says. You might want to be a news producer, you might want to be a cameraman. She began her career as a production assistant and progressed through the ranks to become a writer, producer, sports anchor, and reporter. And Ive known people whove been in this business a long time, but Ive also known people who come into this business because perhaps, professors said, oh, pursue this, or their parents might have said, oh, go into media. But they really had a love for something else. A Los Angeles news anchor has been fired after going off-script and calling out his own television station live on air over the departure of his beloved co-anchor.. Mark Mester, 36, of KTLA, was . Emmy-winning anchor and political correspondent Janine Rose is back doing what she does best this time on WVOX 1460 radio. According to a member of staff, management hadn't yet discussed Romero's departure with fellow employees. Rogers graduated from Cedar Rapids Washington High School in 2011. The company also points out that it recently partnered with Charter to offer News 12 to Spectrum customers and with Verizon to bring News 12 to Fios customers. Brand exposure had become paramount. Though it was a weather event that had been anticipated days in advance, News 12 upper management did not book hotel rooms for its personnel. In comments underneath a News 12 Facebook post promoting the story, a platform user posted a link to an article from another Long Island news source about four people who were arrested for illegal gun possession. She has been a weekend morning anchor for News 12 Long Island since 2006. The station's parent company, Nexstar Media Inc., confirmed Mester was no longer with the company when reached by PEOPLE on Thursday. Words like respect and trust are tossed around with regularity in descriptions of the News 12 newsroom culture under the previous regime. 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. 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. A news anchor at WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi said she was fired because of her choice to wear her natural hair instead of straightening it. The company says, today, News 12 reaches 4.1 million households, which is a 20% increase since Altice purchased the network six years ago. The employee discussed issues with the companys direction and its treatment of staff. All of these changes eroded morale throughout the companys newsrooms, sources say. One day late last year, a meteorologist commented to another staffer that there was no reason News 12 should announce its in Storm Watch mode. 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. But people care about their childrens education, they care about their taxes, they care about local crime, and that was actually not the focus of the New York City news stations. It was ruining my entire life and my health, one source, who was closely managed by Waldman, says. With respect to the Kevin Vesey rally story, that was a big deal within the [Long Island] station for two reasons, says one former employee. "This is a cornerstone of our culture and will continue to be so.". As a result, employee trust in Waldman as a manager has shriveled. I stopped looking at the Facebook page; I stopped looking at the comments, says one former staffer. The document goes on to say that there is credible evidence that Waldman pressured the networks head of human resources to use a coworkers false statements as a precedent to fire Evseroff. A spate of new series drummed up by former GM Natz, covering local attractions and businesses, consumer tips, do gooders and other subjects, were nearly devoid of news value, sources say. What Noreaster? wrote one person in a comment. He loved it, but we became a laughingstock.. LONG ISLAND, NY Another award-winning veteran anchor and reporter, Danielle Campbell, has reportedly joined a lawsuit regarding staffing cuts at News 12. 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 addition to the Vesey conflict, it reminded staffers of how dangerous their work can become, without warning and in an instant. I do think we have to revisit how we do things. A new multimillion-dollar newsroom complex in Bethpage, which will include five studios and an expansive newsroom, is under construction. Robert Hadlock, Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter. Read the latest issue of Westchester magazine for FREE! And history repeats itself. They say the station group has clearly deprioritized local stories in favor of sponsored content and generic, general interest segments produced for all seven News 12 markets in the Tri-State area. Its sponsored or not, its supposed to be on attention, and not well-being. 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