The 10 p.m. anchor said the ABC affiliate opted not renew her contract, adding that her last day on air was July 12. Reports of Holmes and Robach's relationship surfaced . I dont provide my own commentary. Sources say the low marks were supported by falsehoods and exaggerated tales of what were, at worst, minor infractions. Copyright 2023 NewsCheckMedia LLC, 238 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096 | 610-649-7989, Multiple former and current employees of News 12s metro area New York cable news channels tell. Its basically newsmakers on the radio. Sources say that the reason the team member entered the call anonymously was out of fear of Natz and the rest of the Altice-appointed upper management. Credit: Heather Ainsworth. Karin Adams,Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter. Multiple sources express dismay over leaderships insistence that meteorologists play up weather events to sound overtly threatening when they are not. Ramos joined the News 12 team in September 2019. The company said. Is this change good? The threats occurred in public and on social media. This week in Made in Connecticut, News 12's Becky Surran takes you to Wilton for an inside look at one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, ASML. And so what I think is, Altice made changes based on economics, but beyond that, I couldnt comment. She is co-leader of her daughter's Girl Scout Troop and volunteers for the Parent Teachers Organization at her daughter's school. The Amy Waldman hire was very unsettling for staffers, says one News 12 source. Holmes has been with ABC News since 2014 and has co-anchored GMA3 since 2020. In a comment next to a recent Facebook post of a story by former News 12 reporter Eileen Lehpamer, whos moved to WPIX in New York, one user also called News 12 stories fluff., Underneath another recent Facebook post from News 12 Long Island, which reported that police were searching for a woman who stole from a supermarket, users skewered the station for shaming someone they believed in desperate need of food. Read the latest issue of Westchester magazine for FREE! And history repeats itself. I was blessed that I was there at the beginning of that process, and I was able to oversee the growth for News 12 Westchester and the Hudson Valley, and it was a wonderful career opportunity. Such occurrences have become typical in News 12 newsrooms, according to sources. Leaving was "my call," says Singleton, the glib sportscaster probably best known for filming . Local news, weather, traffic, sports events and more from 12NEWS KPNX in Phoenix, Arizona News. A news anchor at WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi said she was fired because of her choice to wear her natural hair instead of straightening it. I have to give Chuck Dolan, who was the owner and CEO of Cablevision, who had that vision for niche programming, and he saw the importance of local news, and then Pat Dolan, his son, became president of the News 12 operations. Ed Henry dropped his defamation suit. In her . Hill had a reputation for defending controversial figures and was fired by Fox. The recruiter, who spoke anonymously so as not to disrupt prospective career opportunities, says theyve heard about the News 12 hostile work environment and the short tempers, raised voices and banging fists on the table from upper management. A few have, but many have gone on to work at other news outlets. As a result, the news product suffers and it just skews everything. They worry that their credibility as meteorologists is on the line; however, sources say nothing has changed. It was just people tearing [us] apart.. In his story, Vesey first describes the scene at the rally and the protesters motivations for being there. Altice says it has also invested in News 12 digital platforms, including its website and mobile apps, as well as the News 12 New York streaming channel, which launched in 2020. The Kevin Vesey situation was scary, says a former staffer. Words like respect and trust are tossed around with regularity in descriptions of the News 12 newsroom culture under the previous regime. Four senior News 12 Long Island anchors and reporters exited the channel Friday in a newsroom reorganization, owner Altice has confirmed. Exit announcements have been made without consent of those leaving the company, breaking industry etiquette, and job offers from other networks were pulled when word got out across News 12. Jon Steinberg and his golden parachute along with the four of five GMs of news in the last five years drove the final nail in that coffin. The move of news into marketing. Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. Evans has worked in major markets at top broadcast stations around the country. However, the email also told personnel to share our News 12 links covering the situation Kevin [Vesey] endured to show facts and what actually happened.. Accompanying web copy and station tweets spotlighted the threat against Vesey, not the protest. Janine Rose: Radio was my first love in college; I said that to you earlier. JR: Ill be honest with you, I think they have a larger responsibility, because there are so many facts and figures coming in every day that they have to sift through, and I also think there is its unfair, but so many deadlines are imposed on people, and theres this belief that you have to be the first one to report something, and I think journalists have gotten into trouble rushing to get a story to air or rushing to get a story on their website or rushing to get on Facebook. Matthew Eisman/Getty Images. Anchors and reporters were going to get let go, that wasn't a secret. Thank you so much. JR: I was blessed, and it certainly was different back then. One day late last year, a meteorologist commented to another staffer that there was no reason News 12 should announce its in Storm Watch mode. What is your advice to young journalists who want to get into this, or, do you see journalism as a dying profession? During his time at KSLA, Doug has earned numerous Emmy awards, multiple Reporter of the Year honors from the Louisiana Associated Press and Association of Broadcasters, and won both regional and national Edward R. Murrow awards. I take pride in what we did and what we accomplished. She began her career as a production assistant and progressed through the ranks to become a writer, producer, sports anchor, and reporter. A disconnect in station leadership was partly to blame, say sources close to the situation. Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 3:45 PM CST | By KXII Staff. People at home dont give a shit how long my cold open is, says one former newsroom staffer. We have to know how to tell people stories that mean something to them. Isis Romero was one of the most recognizable faces on KSAT 12 San Antonio for over a decade. She joined News 12 in 2000, working her way up from . You have to be prepared to work and want to love what you do. In response, according to sources, Natz said he would not consider the perspective of a spineless coward who refused to show their face on the Zoom call. I had a wonderful career at Cablevision and News 12. If that were the case, they say, departed staffers would have left the trade altogether. 10. A professor in the Morehouse college, he joined Fox News in 2007 and he appeared often on the O'Reilly Show where he discussed with O'Reilly on socio-political issues. Ive never seen it like this, says the source, commenting on the industrys labor problems. After investigating the allegations of employee mistreatment outlined in the article, Altice fired the station groups general manager, Jacques Natz. But, I'm guessing a news anchor has to do what they do for a living. Lawson is the mother of a wonderful little girl who keeps her Mommy busy! A few weeks later, Altice fired Natz as GM. Daily impressions in the 25-54 demographic in those same time ranges also climbed to 208,000 from 172,000. So Cablevision saw the opportunity to reach out into the suburbs and provide the local news that everyone wanted. The company says, today, News 12 reaches 4.1 million households, which is a 20% increase since Altice purchased the network six years ago. That story was spread internationally so we could capitalize on it.. The question, like with everything else, is always in the implementation, the source says. The Emmy-award winning journalist was there for some of Long Island's most historic and memorable events including the crash of Avianca Flight 52 in Cove Neck, the LIRR shooting massacre, the TWA Flight 800 tragedy, the September 11th terror attacks and Superstorm Sandy. Multiple sources say that comments like these are rampant on social media and have been for the past few years since the Altice takeover. Oops! Fox 5 Las Vegas morning weekday anchor and reporter Feven Kiflegiorgis was busted nude and . A Los Angeles news anchor was fired after he slammed his own station on the air for how it handled his former co-anchor's abrupt departure from the airwaves, a report said. Last week we reported about News 12 The Bronx anchor Matt Pieper and reporter Amy Yensi's on-the-air snafu while they thought they were on commercial break. another exclaimed. 450 Raritan Center Pkwy Edison, NJ 08837. By: News 12 Staff. After that, I stopped telling people where I worked and stopped wearing my News 12 gear in public.. A graphic that was incorrectly formatted and flashed momentarily during a broadcast, for example, could prompt a fiery Waldman tirade about an employees apparent ineptitude. The effect of Natzs draconian changes, as one former staffer calls them, made life difficult for News 12 personnel, particularly the old guard who commanded the highest salaries because, sources speculate, Altice harbored a desire to save money on staff salary cuts. Leadership instead wanted stories rife with shock value that would garner web clicks, and they inadvertently got one on May 14, 2020. Instead of hyperlocal news, consumers of News 12 today see, as a former staffer describes it, fluff. Theyre watching more entertainment than news, sources say, and consumers often take to social media to vent their frustration with the brand. Here's my story: How you can help: -Pray for all those. Yearly raises and employee bonuses dependent upon these review scores were not dispensed to those who, according to sources, unjustifiably scored ones and twos. But two other media buyers say, regardless of the new programming approach, theyve heard no negativity about News 12s reputation with advertisers since the changes began. Cherny Amhara, who has anchored the weekend morning newscasts at WISN-TV (Channel 12) since January 2019, said on social media Friday that she's leaving the Milwaukee ABC affiliate. But security costs had been slashed in prior budgets, according to sources, and it required multiple requests from some employees before guards were assigned to field crews. Commenting on News 12 upper managements treatment of its employees over the past several years, another former staffer says, Cruelty was the point.. TV32. Singleton, hired from a Lexington TV station in 2015, had his disagreements with WCPO-TV management. In October 2021, while News 12 Long Island was once again in Storm Watch mode, covering what the staff called a Noreaster, dozens of locals took to Facebook and hounded the station with critical comments indicating they were experiencing an ordinary rain event. Donald Lynn "Don" Owen, News Director/Weekday Evening Anchor. A year later that half-hour newscast morphed into the nation's first 24-hour local news channel, News 12 Long Island. 1 market, but as a result youre getting less experienced folks who arent ready for that type of market, the recruiter says. I'm not going to lie, I was a little shocked when I heard that the kake news anchor had been fired. Isis Romero was one of the most recognizable faces on KSAT 12 San Antonio for over a decade. Not long after Altice took over News 12 in 2016, however, according to multiple sources Dolan was demoted from his position as president of News 12 Networks. Employees discussed their safety concerns with management and asked for additional security measures to be put in place for their protection. And I was one of the builders of that notion that local news could be successful. But, one source adds, rarely can they get the big bosses to care about the people. Reporters and meteorologists have been told to report from the vehicle even when the weather is not particularly notable. The latter partnership, however, came about in 2019 when Verizon shuttered primary News 12 competitor Fios1 News, which was available on Verizons cable services, while Optimum carried the Altice asset. In addition, she currently coaches a young ladies' childhood b-ball group. But because Altice had already been sued once for large staff layoffs, sources say the company is instead forcing pricey personnel to leave of their own volition through unfair, harsh treatment. JR: Yeah, I will tell you, Im loving this radio show. Due to flooding, Gov. By: News 12 Staff. [Natz] said in several meetings that if we couldnt monetize a story, it wasnt worth doing.. WM: Could you tell us about your new radio show? The stunning agreement between rivals drew howls of protest from area politicians, wrote the USA Today local news site lohud. And I said this to all the interns Ive worked with over the years and all my employees that I brought in. Furthermore, sources say action plans were also generated, outlining required steps these supposedly poor-performing employees needed to take or else theyd be terminated. Brenda Teele is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, news-anchor, host, and media coach, who officially joined the . The company also points out that it recently partnered with Charter to offer News 12 to Spectrum customers and with Verizon to bring News 12 to Fios customers. But departed personnel say they had to eat maskless in that space because staff cuts enacted by Natz forced them to work through meal breaks. I dont see it as a dying profession at all? "After reviewing . LONG ISLAND, NY Viewers are saying goodbye to familiar faces at News 12 Long Island after a shift in staffing leaves longtime employees without jobs. Mix comfort and convenience at Comfort Inn. To the extent you move away from that I think a lot of people would say it weakens the service., On Long Island, sources say upper management believes it can take the News 12 content in any direction it wishes because there isnt another hyperlocal-branded offering in the area. According to a member of staff, management hadn't yet discussed Romero's departure with fellow employees. As Veseys presence in front of the camera grew, some News 12 employees wondered, Is this news?, (Sources for this story see Vesey as a team player who, throughout, was simply following assignment orders from management. Some say that there was indeed an uptick in threats against News 12 journalists in the aftermath of the Vesey protest report. Sources also claim that there were instances in which they followed Waldmans production notes and when the broadcasts were deemed incorrectly executed by managers further up the chain, Waldman blamed her subordinates for the moves. And I wanted them to know that Im back on the air, on radio. Typically, that would have been the case, sources say, as it was when the station covered the remnants of Hurricane Henri only nine days earlier. Even minor chances of rain have fallen under the purview of the channels Storm Watchers, network weather forecasts whose branding on air and across digital channels include what sources say are hyperbolic graphics and animations intended to flag severe weather even when there is none. Described in an Altice press release as a "longtime veteran journalist, digital and media strategist," Natz was put in charge of "the entire News 12 organization, including editorial and business operations." He was tasked with growing the digital imprint of the group, boosting . Since acquiring News 12, we have invested in the network with the goal of growing its audience and viewership and so they can provide the news and information to our local communities across the tri-state.. Ana Orsini joined the NewsWatch 12 team as an anchor and producer in May 2020. Fired News 12 The Bronx anchor Matt Pieper tried to save face a week after he dropped the f-bomb and bashed government assistance on a live mic by pointing the finger at a behind-the-scenes boss. And so some weeks its more local than others, some weeks, in light of, again, the news of the day, it becomes more nationally or regionally focused. ABOUT THE SHOW. Its so off-kilter right now., When TVNewsCheck published its initial story about working conditions in the News 12 New Jersey newsroom in June, an Altice spokesperson said the company take[s] these matters seriously and would review them internally.. Brand exposure had become paramount. But after a few months, employees began to see what they call the writing on the wall.. When [Natz] took over we really became alarmist, says a former News 12 staffer, commenting on the weather reporting. They dont exist, and sources say this fact underscores the station groups forced efforts to air branded content and overhype weather events. By Kevin Eck on Feb. 15, 2023 - 12:59 PM. Initially, some in the company retained an open mind toward Natzs ideas, observing that anytime theres management turnover, change is a certainty. According to sources, Natz blamed a COVID outbreak at News 12 Long Islands headquarters on workers eating in control rooms. Fourteen former and current employees from three additional News 12 markets tell TVNewsCheck the workplace culture in newsrooms throughout the company had become unbearably noxious under the problematic leadership of Natz, Assistant GM and VP of News Audrey Gruber and other managers hired by Altice. I think the Internet has opened up a whole other area that has to be explored, because I think thats where journalists can get in trouble. Dont expect that youre going to be the next Katie Couric or Megyn Kelly. Its a wonderful opportunity for me. He loved it, but we became a laughingstock.. A graduate of the State University of New York College at Cortland, she also attended the University of North London and got her first job at WLNY TV-55 where she covered a wide range of news assignments. 673,057 people like this. I learned everything I needed in the News 12 newsroom.. However, they claim Natz who many say is not a newsman made a habit of calling people out on their shortcomings with public shows of frustration that ascended to levels of open disrespect. Adrienne Pedersen, morning news co-anchor at WISN-TV (Channel 12) since 2018, is leaving the ABC affiliate and TV news. Altice was the reason I left News 12, says another. And once they moved on to that other career or other field of work, theyve been just as happy, if not happier. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. Direct payment worth up to $4,555 to be sent out in 12 . She announced her termination from the station on July 27, 2021. But radio is a wonderful way to reach people. Primary Anchor for 5 PM broadcasts. Einhorn is out after nearly three decades at News 12 Long Island, while Lukas is out after more than 15 years at the station. Managers like Natz, Gruber and other hires made by Altice, according to multiple sources, are largely to blame for the exits of roughly 80 employees from the networks various editorial teams since Altice acquired News 12 as part of its 2016 purchase of Cablevision from the Dolan family. 12NEWS.com is the official website for KPNX-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Phoenix, AZ . Out of concerns theyd be targeted, workers removed branding decals from News 12 vehicles or covered them up while on assignment, against station wishes. The Syracuse native has called the island home for 35 years where she and her husband Tony raised their three children Matt, Greg, and Maggie. Jason Hahn. Fox 2 news anchor Vic Faust has been fired by the television station after directing a profane rant at a female co-host on a local radio show. Ive heard the rumor that journalism is dying. When TVNewsCheck presented Altice with the charges raised against the company in this story, brought forth by the 14 current and former News 12 newsroom sources, a company spokesperson responded with the following statement: Altice USA is very proud of News 12s ongoing achievements and continued success, including growth in ratings and digital viewership as well as the receipt last month of 80 New York Emmy nominations, more than any other network in the tri-state, all of which underscore the high-quality hyperlocal journalism News 12 provides. They note that news does not pay workers at a high rate compared to other industries to begin with, and this approach by News 12 creates recruiting challenges for the small group. Shortly afterward, Keith Bowen, president of news and advertising at Altice USA, wrote an email to News 12 employees, obtained by TVNewsCheck, in which he said an internal investigation would be pending. But I do try to keep a balance and have some national, some, perhaps, state information on, and I do always try to get to some issue thats local, because I do think thats important to people. This, too, is all part of the Altice effort to cut costly staff, sources believe. ABOUT THE SHOW. I stopped looking at the Facebook page; I stopped looking at the comments, says one former staffer. Elliot, who has been a CBS daytime anchor for about a year, had first shocked . Staffers also say the signal emanating from the truck is inconsistent, leading to newscast disruptions, though perhaps the biggest problem they have with the Thunderbolt is its name. 2:08. Lawson has won an Associated Press Award for feature reporting. When your ass is on the line because youre in charge of these multi-, multi-million-dollar assets, you sometimes have to get down in the weeds, especially if youre trying to move a ship thats been going one way for years, the source says, noting they are also in touch with a few News 12 employees who are having the times of their lives working for the network. When is news 12 finally going to be taken off the air., When a group of on-air talent left News 12 Long Island in January, multiple Facebook users criticized the channel and its parent company for a decline in quality, and after News 12 Long Island recently posted an image on Instagram promoting a story about energy reducing tips, one user commented with a tip of their own: dont believe anything #new12 spews [sic]., Last month, News 12 Long Island produced a story about two dresses that were returned to their owner after she lost them on a local train. But it was clear to the staff that she wasnt being supported by upper management. "Mornings with News 12" is the only place to get the local news that matters to your community. It was about how much money we can make.. Though Waldman worked at WPIX New York for 11 years, ascending to news director in 2015, she was rumored to be hot tempered and tone deaf toward staffers as a manager. In court documents supplied to TVNewsCheck by a source, Waldman is labeled by Evseroffs attorney as a properly named defendant in the case because she was one of two co-conspirators in the hostile work environment Evseroff experienced. Part of the reason, sources say, is the attached Ford branding. The 10 p.m. anchor said the . They say the station group has clearly deprioritized local stories in favor of sponsored content and generic, general interest segments produced for all seven News 12 markets in the Tri-State area. You have to pursue your passion. I loved my job, I loved going to work every day, says another former newsroom staffer. They were upset about the loss of jobs and the detrimental impact such a lack of diverse voices could have on free press and democracy. Safety was of high concern, as well as news integrity, sources say. We decided to call it This Week with Janine Rose because people do know me, and theyve been asking where I am. Discussing the News 12 programming changes, one anonymous media buyer supports the staffers complaints. Theyve noticed a dearth of hard-hitting stories and a rise in irrelevant content. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. On Sept. 1, 2021, News 12 workers in Westchester were called into the newsroom early to cover the New York metro area arrival of Hurricane Ida. Her . And of course we started with the news of the day, which was the terror attack in New York City. Join Elizabeth Hashagen, Erin Colton, Doug Geed, Elisa DiStefano, Rich Hoffman, and Caroline Flynn for the latest headlines, business news, traffic and weather . Sources say by the time the stations assistant news director, Annette Stellato, began calling hotels later in the evening, they were completely booked. You can correct it, but then when you correct it, youre giving fuel to the fire that journalists arent fair or objective, if youre putting out wrong information. Carissa Lawson is the morning news anchor at News 12 New Jersey. I kind of act as the catalyst, asking questions and getting feedback. She is a New York City native who grew up in Queens. Ana started college at the University of Arizona but ultimately graduated from Texas A&M in 2018. These are people who truly know the communities they cover. So if your passion is journalism, whether its on the air or off the air, you dont have to be in front of a camera or a microphone. Reorganization Update. Anchor (1986-) unknown episodes Lea Tyrrell . Miller has been fired . (News Director Pauline Chiou had taken a leave of absence a week or so earlier. You guys missed another one as usual. Wrote another: Stop the drama News 12 Long Island.. That creates its own problem: stress running through the entire organization.. After the takeover we couldnt imagine it get worse. Sources close to the situation, who tried to convey to management that leveraging Veseys reporting experience also put employees at greater risk, say the memo communicated to them that worker safety was not of top priority at News 12. Veteran anchor Jackie Lukas, sports anchor . Robach joined ABC News in 2012, and also joined GMA3 in 2020. One, because the safety of the reporter was disregarded and, two, because News 12 was so quick to monetize itself as the story. 728,429 people follow this. Multiple sources claim so much emotional distress over the workplace toxicity Waldman has fueled that theyve become physically ill as a result. We need to tell the stories that people need for information, for education, in some cases, for entertainment as well. But one source asks, Does it need to be multiple spots in every show or airing every hour?. . Sources say reporters were taken off their beats and relegated to latenight traffic accident coverage. Popular, long-running series such as the tech-focused The Download and the Long Island high school sports show The Sports Rush, among others were canceled because of a lack of sponsorship opportunities, sources say they were told. I look at it as just writing the next chapter of my book. New hires were not provided sufficient training, sources say, which forced more experienced staffers to pick up the slack. But some weeks, its more locally focused. The sponsorship of stories. 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