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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.
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.
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 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
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."
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 ...
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.
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KIMT owner's plan to layoff local weather team seems to have melted away
ROCHESTER — Just as the temperatures have warmed up, the leaked plan of KIMT-TV ’s owner to lay off meteorologists and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...