WFOR’s GM Brian Kennedy is out at WFOR following the fiasco of that station’s wrong report that Miami police director’s son is arrested on weapons charges.
And insiders say he may not be the only person to go
An email from a reader yesterday says that Tom Doerr, currently news director at KTVT in Dallas, TX will be the new GM at WFOR
GM is Brian Kennedy. He is out.
THANK GOODNESS!
GOOD RIDDANCE!
BRIEN TOOK WFOR DOWNHILL!
Here is what I think happened and what will happen. Kennedy’s background is in sales. He couln’t get along with or see eye to eye with news department and News Director specifically. Station tumbles in ratings, morale is rock bottom, things just aren’t good. New GM is former ND at WPLG and is very familiar with local market. With current ND going on maternity leave, “temporary” ND with become permanent ND when maternity leave is over and she either doesn’t want to come back or is persuaded not to come back. Current ND is also bucking to become GM somewhere (wanted WFOR) but doesn’t have enough wide ranging experience, only been in So Fla market. In This case, was the right decision to axe Kennedy, will see what impact new GM makes.
Thanks
The word is Brian Andrews may also be out since he was the one who is the source of that faulty reporting. That’s the word on the street with photogs and reporters