Spoke to my people at the station. They had nothing but good things to say about Brad and that he's on leave because of more nonsense from management. Sounds like something bad happened that they wouldn't say, just that he deserved to go on leave after "what they did to him." Additionally, they want...

FOX 47 still has not added its newest meteorologists to the website and is still promoting FOX17 mets as covering. Jake D has been covering for Brad for about a week. While one can assume he is on vacation, he has been posting a lot on his social media platforms like he is working from home. Did he ...

A station that dominates the market is having money issues that bad? Time for new managers and "leadership"

Realist wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 6:00 pm

MWmetalhead wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 3:58 pm

Byron ruined the channel, that's what happened.

Byron ruined ABC12 News also by not committing adequate financial services to keep good reporters there. A couple of their hires for talent in the past few years are questionable

A couple? Ronnie was drunk!

You are exactly right. Gary is selling newscasts with FOX47 news on the road or whatever he's calling it. I heard from multiple people that Gary had openly silenced employees, especially women, right in front of corporate during their visits when they would question what Scripps / Gary was doing. To...

Yeah not the best way to get a job, but if he's got nothing to lose I admire him for calling them out. Best of luck to him.

FOX47 can't keep anyone long enough to form a union. They have multiple lawsuits pending for how they've treated employees including discriminating on race, sexual orientation, and gender. How Gary survived the firings is beyond the realm of comprehension. They have another manager Joe with 15 compl...

They had their new guy "covering" the tornado warning for Lansing. That was some of the worst coverage I've seen in recent memory. They should have had FOX17 step in if Brad Sugden wasn't there. For him to not be there on a severe weather day is absurd. FOX 47 continues to prove they can't compete i...

WNEM News Director Jayne Hodak was at the Masters this past week. The word at the station is she used media credentials to go but didn't provide one iota of coverage for the station. :roll: She would be the first to nail anyone at the station if they were to do it. Not shocking that she is that hyp...

Then how do you explain the 30k on TikTok.. you know the one he made in lansing.. Bots. There are also ways to purchase followers on Tik Tok. He got them from eclipse videos from his coverage in 2017. He's posted he got over 40 million views. I highly doubt he paid for that. He isn't Dave Bondy.

Gary is liked because he never says no to corporate. They want to lose anchors, Gary’s the first one to offer to slash positions. He has no new ideas, just excuses why his decisions are right and when it doesn’t result in bigger ratings or more ad dollars, then he blames others. It’s a old routine ...

I've heard WXYZ is an utter disaster and many are quitting

No one cares about Brad — especially those “Flint fans” who haven’t figured out how to unfollow Brad, now living in Grand Rapids and forecasting for small market Lansing. I think he does a good job. He's not perfect I'll admit. But, there's constant comments from his fans about wanting him back in ...

Mid-Michigan Not Now is now going to advertisers and allowing them to buy and create news stories on 25-66’s website. Check out this news story posted about a wedding venue in Owosso: https://midmichigannow.com/news/local/owosso-wedding-venue-offers-an-all-inclusive-experience-for-your-big-day# It ...

BirdieKingBobo wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:05 pm

I've never understood traffic reports on television. On the radio yes, but how many people have televisions in their car??

And how many people are watching the news at work before they go home?