The morning news anchor of Today In Florida, John Turchin, was suspended for a whole month, without pay because he appeared on a video made for Carnival Cruises, where he greets the passengers and gives them safety and shopping tips. According to the Miami Herald, he was called on Wednesday and told that he was “history — fired”. But the next day station management reversed the decision to just suspended. Anchors in WSVN reportedly earn a $100,000 figure. Also, on that video Turchin made, appeared his former co-host, Pam Giganti who left WSVN last year on maternity and was supposed to return in July, but that never happened.
It is a newsroom policy, not to allow Anchors and on-air staff to endorse commercial enterprises. John has been with WSVN for 11 years, he in my opinion is the best anchor, and I hope that dont go too far, because it can actually hurt ratings. For the whole article from the herald click here
