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ABC12 News Director calls it quits

Discussion pertaining to Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, Midland, Mt. Pleasant, and Michigan's thumb region.
journalist
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ABC12 News Director calls it quits

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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.
organman95
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*maybe* someone will be hired that knows what they're doing?

As it seems almost the entire market has gone to hell. I could be wrong about that thinking though.
Jack5o2soco
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Will they hire some people back? Would like to see it the way it was a couple years ago. Mallory had some real talent along with Sugden and that other weather kid. The blonde reporter in saginaw was there forever and was great. Cheri lost her election maybe they should hire her back to
Kincade3072
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Mallory had talent? Must not of seen the talent you speak of when I watched her on channel 12. :lol
Realist
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Hire Cheri back? 😳😳😳😳😳

Please spare us. She couldn’t get to the first break without stumbling over her words at least once, if not more.
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Luke
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I don’t understand the love for Sugden. He was okay at best.
Deleted User 15867

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She is a hoser. Loser who couldn’t do crap. The whole station is screwed.
Deleted User 15867

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Cheri doesn’t pay rent. She’s a low life
whitebalance
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Sugden is far better than arrogant JR. As long as cheap Allen Media own them, they will look like a public access channel operating from a basement.
Lane The Man
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I am glad Denise Killion is leaning ABC 12 Flint
statmanmi
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organman95 wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:05 pm *maybe* someone will be hired that knows what they're doing?

As it seems almost the entire market has gone to hell. I could be wrong about that thinking though.
Might they just promote the recently hired assistant news director Mr. Sean Mahon?

https://www.michiganmedia.com/2022/10/2 ... s-wjrt-tv/

Perhaps his onboarding isn't just coincidental timing? Just guessing, as I'm not even in the biz.

Cheers! ~~ Statmanmi
Lane The Man
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I am glad she is gone
organman95
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statmanmi wrote: Thu Nov 10, 2022 5:01 pm
organman95 wrote: Tue Nov 08, 2022 2:05 pm *maybe* someone will be hired that knows what they're doing?

As it seems almost the entire market has gone to hell. I could be wrong about that thinking though.
Might they just promote the recently hired assistant news director Mr. Sean Mahon?

https://www.michiganmedia.com/2022/10/2 ... s-wjrt-tv/

Perhaps his onboarding isn't just coincidental timing? Just guessing, as I'm not even in the biz.

Cheers! ~~ Statmanmi
I missed that news. You're probably right.

I'm assuming he's good?
whitebalance
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Under Allen, news will still make Alpena look major market.
Under New Management
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Mahon is seen as a Denise stooge.

They needed to promote Pat Wilson… who was the Assistant News Director until Denise drove him out and he reunited as Jayne Hodak’s #2 at WNEM. Pat knew the market, the people. People liked and respected him.

GM Brock refused to get rid of Denise before permanent damage was done. Now we’re stuck with Mahon and a bunch of open positions that they will hire under qualified new college grads to fill.

What was once a proud station is now a shell of its former self. Great job, Byron Allen!
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