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What happened to Ronnie Dahl on channel 12?

Last post by MWmetalhead « Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:44 am
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by Kincade3072 » Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:36 pm

Wondering what happened to Ronnie Dahl on Abc 12? I see she has been scrubbed off their website. She was a good reporter I thought, made stories...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Wed Jun 07, 2023 6:44 am
Sinclair’s Sports Channels Prepare Bankruptcy, Putting Team Payments at Risk

Last post by Dudley « Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:42 pm
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by Martin Stett » Thu Jan 26, 2023 1:53 pm
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With financial troubles mounting, the Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.-owned firm will likely skip $140 million in interest payments due mid-February,...
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Last post by Dudley
Mon Jun 05, 2023 11:42 pm
Scot Johnson Out

Last post by MasterB « Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:03 am
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by smallwonder » Fri Jun 02, 2023 7:37 pm

His last appearance is 11:00 tonight on 5.

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Last post by MasterB
Sun Jun 04, 2023 12:03 am
WCRZ-HD2

Last post by ChrisWL1980 « Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:48 pm

by ChrisWL1980 » Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:48 pm

For anyone who cares, Cars 108 now has an HD2 which is a simulcast of 103.1 WQUS. I noticed this about a week ago.

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Last post by ChrisWL1980
Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:48 pm
Clio NOT Cleo

Last post by organman95 « Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:32 pm
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by matt1 » Tue May 30, 2023 1:06 am
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ABC 12 News made a mistake. The reporter said Cleo NOT Clio, MI in the Rest Area on I-75.
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Last post by organman95
Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:32 pm
Deer at Flint Walmart

Last post by Willie108 « Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:16 pm
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by matt1 » Thu Jun 01, 2023 10:42 am

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Last post by Willie108
Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:16 pm
Trying to lose all credibility

Last post by Matt « Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:25 am
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by sinklair » Tue May 30, 2023 4:55 am

We were told there is nothing more important than weather in our newscasts, that it affects all viewers.

So it should come as no surprise that the...

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Last post by Matt
Thu Jun 01, 2023 7:25 am
Bondy yelling at viewers

Last post by teetoppz28 « Wed May 31, 2023 9:35 am
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by sinklair » Mon May 15, 2023 9:20 pm
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Former Sinclair News anchor Dave Bondy is now going on social media to chastise viewers. He says he had a viewers send him video from a car crash...
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Last post by teetoppz28
Wed May 31, 2023 9:35 am
Sinclair lying to investors

Last post by sinklair « Wed May 31, 2023 2:48 am
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by sinklair » Sun May 21, 2023 4:15 am

In its newest corporate governance report, Sinclair makes several patently false statements meant to mislead potential investors:

It says it...

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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 31, 2023 2:48 am
The National Desk suuuucks

Last post by sinklair « Wed May 24, 2023 8:42 pm
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by sinklair » Mon May 22, 2023 6:36 am

So Sinclair is replacing local newscasts with the new and improved The National Desk. Let’s see how they’re doing…

Great job, Scott Livingston!...

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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 24, 2023 8:42 pm
Now hiring the Captain of the Titanic

Last post by sinklair « Mon May 22, 2023 7:54 pm
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by sinklair » Mon May 22, 2023 6:49 am

After laying off most of its staff, shutting down morning and weekend news, driving morale into the ground, who wouldn’t want to be Vice President...

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Last post by sinklair
Mon May 22, 2023 7:54 pm
No more grilled cheese party planners

Last post by sinklair « Mon May 22, 2023 6:30 am

by sinklair » Mon May 22, 2023 6:30 am

We’ll, it was bound to happen…

After shuttering many of its newsrooms nationwide, Sinclair has decided it no longer needs so many local HR...

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Last post by sinklair
Mon May 22, 2023 6:30 am
Local news expansion

Last post by organman95 « Sun May 21, 2023 11:20 pm
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by sinklair » Wed May 03, 2023 10:47 pm
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How is it that Sinclair is cutting local newscasts because they deem it unprofitable… yet literally every other broadcasting group is expanding local...
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Last post by organman95
Sun May 21, 2023 11:20 pm
Murrow Awards

Last post by sinklair « Sun May 21, 2023 3:53 am
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by sinklair » Sat May 20, 2023 3:07 am

Congrats to WNEM for winning three Murrow Awards:

Video: Training for Terror
Documentary: Rising from the Floods
Series: Clare County Murders

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Last post by sinklair
Sun May 21, 2023 3:53 am
Emmy Awards

Last post by Deleted User 15555 « Wed May 17, 2023 1:36 am
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by sinklair » Sun May 14, 2023 1:20 am

Congratulations to the Flint-Saginaw Emmy nominees:

News Special: WNEM - Rising from the Floods
News Feature Serious Single Report: WJRT - Born into...

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Last post by Deleted User 15555
Wed May 17, 2023 1:36 am
Sinclair wants you to buy new TVs

Last post by MWmetalhead « Tue May 16, 2023 9:43 pm
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by sinklair » Wed May 10, 2023 7:30 am

Sinclair wants to make every old TV obsolete:

What the article doesn’t mention is that Sinclair is pushing the move to sunset ATSC 1.0 for...

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Last post by MWmetalhead
Tue May 16, 2023 9:43 pm
Sinclair called out

Last post by Martin Stett « Sat May 13, 2023 10:41 am
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by sinklair » Mon May 01, 2023 4:35 am

A bad weekend for Sinclair…

At the White House Correspondents Dinner, the keynote comic took the Corporate Death Star to task for its cuts of local...

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Last post by Martin Stett
Sat May 13, 2023 10:41 am
Dave Maurer - WSGW resigns

Last post by sinklair « Thu May 11, 2023 11:05 pm
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by FormerNews5Dude » Fri Oct 07, 2022 3:00 pm

Dave Maurer does his last newscast on WSGW. Then, with typical class and professionalism, bids farewell.

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Last post by sinklair
Thu May 11, 2023 11:05 pm
Top Heavy Corporations

Last post by sinklair « Wed May 10, 2023 7:01 am
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by sinklair » Wed May 03, 2023 9:13 pm

At a time when Sinclair is laying off entire newsrooms, should it surprise anyone that it continues to add new 6-figure positions at its Hunt Valley,...

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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 10, 2023 7:01 am
Cole's Garage in 1988

Last post by matt1 « Wed May 10, 2023 12:50 am

by matt1 » Wed May 10, 2023 12:50 am

Back on May 9, 1988, Cole's Garage building in Sanford, MI caught on fire. At the 32:44 mark, former WNEM 5 anchor Rick Lockridge did that story....

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Last post by matt1
Wed May 10, 2023 12:50 am
5's Bait and Switch Sweeps Plan

Last post by whitebalance « Tue May 09, 2023 6:50 pm
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by smallwonder » Sat May 06, 2023 3:21 am

Channel 5 has developed a new bait and switch technique for getting viewers to watch their sweeps stories. The promos will say that it is scheduled...

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Last post by whitebalance
Tue May 09, 2023 6:50 pm
More layoffs going down at Sinclair Stations including Flint

Last post by sinklair « Sun May 07, 2023 4:28 am
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by Tvguy » Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:52 am
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The word is that newscasts are being cancelled and will be replaced by news from Sinclair’s The National Desk.

“The affected individuals were...
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Last post by sinklair
Sun May 07, 2023 4:28 am
John Casey (Former WIOG/WSGW GM) Dies at 85

Last post by Colonel Flagg « Fri May 05, 2023 10:17 pm
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by MichMash » Thu May 04, 2023 12:25 pm

The former general manager of WIOG and WSGW in Saginaw passed away on March 24 at the age of 85.

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Last post by Colonel Flagg
Fri May 05, 2023 10:17 pm
MAB Awards

Last post by sinklair « Wed May 03, 2023 7:32 pm
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by sinklair » Mon May 01, 2023 4:53 am

There used to be a time when the Flint stations could compete with Grand Rapids. No longer.

It was an embarrassing weekend for 12, 5, and 25-66 who...

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Last post by sinklair
Wed May 03, 2023 7:32 pm
Candace Burns

Last post by sinklair « Tue May 02, 2023 7:43 am
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by Under New Management » Mon May 01, 2023 10:45 pm

Congrats to Candace Burns, promoted to 4pm anchor in Houston:

Burns started her career as a reporter at ABC12

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Last post by sinklair
Tue May 02, 2023 7:43 am
Forced community service propaganda

Last post by sinklair « Mon May 01, 2023 5:39 am

by sinklair » Mon May 01, 2023 5:39 am

Recently, survivors of the 25-66 purge were forced to take part in “forced community service” as part of Sinclair’s one day of giving.

They mandated...

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Last post by sinklair
Mon May 01, 2023 5:39 am
All bets are off

Last post by Deleted User 15555 « Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:48 pm
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by Soundchaser » Wed Mar 29, 2023 4:26 pm
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I've never seen anything like this.

You've got Dave Bondy, on his employer's Facebook page, saying he will no longer update there and encourages the...
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Last post by Deleted User 15555
Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:48 pm
Where are they now?

Last post by smallwonder « Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:50 pm
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by smallwonder » Thu Mar 30, 2023 11:41 am

Ryan is on NewsNet.

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Last post by smallwonder
Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:50 pm
Buying Awards

Last post by cathouse1974 « Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:01 pm
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by sinklair » Tue Apr 18, 2023 6:34 am

Looks like the David and Meg show is trying to buy their way into relevancy… they once again are trying to enter their stories into annual awards....

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Last post by cathouse1974
Sun Apr 30, 2023 5:01 pm
Way too much news

Last post by whitebalance « Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:01 pm
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by Under New Management » Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:48 pm

I tried watching WNEM’s news tonight. It was unwatchable. I come to watch local news… but all they had were a couple of local news stories followed...

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Last post by whitebalance
Sat Apr 22, 2023 4:01 pm
Banning Non-Competes

Last post by paul8539 « Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:48 am
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by sinklair » Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:25 am

Great article about the move to ban non-competes in the broadcasting industry:

Noncompete Clauses Get Tighter, and TV Newsrooms Feel the Grip...

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Last post by paul8539
Sat Apr 22, 2023 3:48 am
Union Time

Last post by Deleted User 15999 « Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:53 am
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by sinklair » Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:38 pm
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Now that the State House has decided to repeal Right to Work, I’d encourage Erik to start a union drive.

Maybe if there was a union, 25-66...
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Thu Apr 20, 2023 12:53 am
Sinclair 1 Day of Caring

Last post by sinklair « Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:27 am
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by sinklair » Thu Apr 13, 2023 7:03 am

The few 25-66 who survived the purge were forced to make blankets and stuff coloring books in Sinclair’s “Day of Caring”. Of course, they made...

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Last post by sinklair
Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:27 am
New head of Allen Media

Last post by sinklair « Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:16 am

by sinklair » Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:16 am

Byron Allen has named a new CEO for its Media properties… Princell Hair, who oversaw the destruction of the Black News Channel.

Allen Media owns...

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Last post by sinklair
Tue Apr 18, 2023 3:16 am
94.1 WHST now on the air

Last post by Ben Zonia « Sun Apr 09, 2023 6:45 am
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by bmw » Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:01 pm
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Interesting they took the old call letters from 106.1 from Tawas. Broadcasting a simulcast of 1340 WLEW's country music format, they are cranking out...
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Last post by Ben Zonia
Sun Apr 09, 2023 6:45 am
Reporters taking on issues that literally nobody cares about

Last post by Editorcj « Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:35 pm

by Editorcj » Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:35 pm

That was Ronnie's thing at 7 in Detroit. It is something she feels passionate about and she genuinely feels bad for the people who live in blighted...

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Thu Apr 06, 2023 11:35 pm
New Name, Same Old Sinclair

Last post by sinklair « Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:25 am
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by sinklair » Tue Apr 04, 2023 12:34 am

Attempting the business version of the witness protection program, Sinclair Broadcast Group is changing its name to “Sinclair Inc”. In its attempt to...

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Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:25 am
NBC 25 anchors/reporters

Last post by organman95 « Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:43 pm

by organman95 » Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:43 pm

Of the 8 listed on staff page, who is now gone/leaving since the weekend and morning (basically) have all been canceled?

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Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:43 pm
OOPS wrong year

Last post by sinklair « Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:49 am
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by matt1 » Sat Apr 01, 2023 8:21 pm

This article said 2034 NOT 2023!!

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Last post by sinklair
Sun Apr 02, 2023 8:49 am
The Butcher is gone

Last post by sinklair « Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:24 pm
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by Soundchaser » Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:17 pm

Becky just announced she got fired from 25, 66, and 46.

Where did she announce this?

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Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:24 pm
Fan Boy Custer

Last post by sinklair « Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:50 pm
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by sinklair » Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:46 am
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Yet another example of why our viewers don’t trust local media as an unbiased news source:

Mid-Michigan’s “number one” news anchor David Custer...
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Last post by sinklair
Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:50 pm
Flint Nielsen numbers for radio

Last post by smallwonder « Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:39 pm
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by MWmetalhead » Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:13 pm
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WIOG outperformed CK 105 in Genesee County! Everyone hates the Bert Show, evidently.

B95 is a ten alarm dumpster fire; holy shit.

103.9 The Fox is...
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Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:39 pm
NBC25 and FOX 66 changes

Last post by sinklair « Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:39 am
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by notebookandapen » Tue Mar 21, 2023 1:53 pm
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Sinclair layoffs and cutbacks at 25/66 are awful for employees and viewers. I think they're doing a good job. But I'm confused by the current...
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Last post by sinklair
Wed Mar 29, 2023 12:39 am
Leslie LoBue Toldo exits

Last post by paul8539 « Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:57 am
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by matt1 » Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:55 pm
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Story from NBC25 (runs 5 minutes):
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Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:57 am
ABC12 Jim Wyatt

Last post by cathouse1974 « Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:08 am
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by jmeltonwx » Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:14 pm

ABC12 has posted the news of Assignment Editor Jim Wyatt's passing on Wednesday.

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Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:08 am
Gone after 24 years

Last post by sinklair « Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:42 pm
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by sinklair » Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:12 am
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One of the best directors in Flint is now leaving 25-66. Craig Beechler directed weekday evening shows for 24 years at WEYI & WSMH.

Says a lot when...
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Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:42 pm
Craig McMorris

Last post by Deleted User 15555 « Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:37 pm
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by Taco » Sun Mar 12, 2023 7:46 pm

Whatever happened to Craig McMorris over at TV5?

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Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:37 pm
More Sinclair Greed

Last post by sinklair « Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:43 am
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by sinklair » Thu Mar 09, 2023 10:52 pm

Not sure what the Corporate Death Star is thinking… but it’s now getting all of its ABC stations kicked off Hulu because it refuses to negotiate in...

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Fri Mar 10, 2023 12:43 am
Sinclair’s Cheapness on Full Display

Last post by rugratsonline « Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:02 pm
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by sinklair » Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:22 pm
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FTV published the following article ridiculing 25-66’s use of camping chairs for its in studio interviews:

And before you start blaming little ole...
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Tue Mar 07, 2023 11:02 pm
ABC12 News Director calls it quits

Last post by journalist « Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:49 pm
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by journalist » Tue Nov 08, 2022 11:04 am
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Killian is quitting after nearly three years of running ABC12 into the ground.

The entire newsroom(what's left)is jumping for joy.
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