Page2Live notes the big exodus happening at WPTV as the very important May sweeps month is about to end. For a variety of reasons suddenly several on-camera employees are ditching NewsChannel 5 at almost the same time.
Assistant News Director Kathy Gazda allegedly walked out on Friday because the working atmosphere at WPTV had deteriorated. Reporter and anchor Tim Malloy is gone and popular anchor Chandra Bill who is due to leave soon as well. Nichelle King, who is familiar to many of you from her days at WSVN, is leaving soon as well to be a full-time mom. Weekend anchor Paige Kornblue has decided she wants to be with her man in Dallas, where he resides and whom she’ll soon marry. And reporter Eric Glasser is gone as of Friday, he will resurface at WTSP in Tampa asap.
Apparently enough people have left or are leaving WPTV that news director Jeff Brogan is reportedly asking those still there to get the word out with friends or colleagues, that the station might soon need help handling duties.
And this is why they didn’t fire the reporter who was helping Republican politicians!
When something like this happens, it reflects directly on the newsroom management.
For so many to just up and leave means unreasonable expectations are being foisted on the employees. Who wants to work for jerks? No one. In this economy, having so many people just up and leave means things there are very bad. Seems to me the ones who should be leaving are those who claim to be leading. Until that change happens, the situation inside will remain the same. Ugly.
That’s because they are all forced to one man band, carry cameras, lights, tripods.. interview, write, edit. Who would stay?
You think at least one weather person could walk out 😉
This is great! We haven’t had any juicy gossip to talk about since the turmoil at TVJ.
The comments on the gossip page are hilarious.
Jade Alexander, Robb Hanrahan if your reading WPTV needs you.