Rockford TV station owner could reverse course weather forecaster layoffs
Allen Media Group, owner of Rockford WREX-13, could be reversing plans to replace local weather forecasters with reports from ...
Facing Backlash Over Firing Its Meteorologists, Allen Media Group Learns an Important Lesson: Take the ‘Local’ Out of Local TV At Your Own Peril
Handing out pink slips to dozens of beloved small-market local TV news weathercasters would be ill-advised even in the best ...
Quad-City Times2d
Week in Iowa: Meteorologist layoffs reversed, hands-free driving and rural grocery stores
Lawmakers introduced a slew of bills in the second week of the session, including hands-free driving legislation, new traffic ...
The Gazette2d
Report: KWWL won’t fire meteorologists after all
Amid an outcry from viewers and advertisers, Allen Media Broadcasting, the parent company of KWWL-TV, has reportedly reversed ...
Sioux City Journal2d
Week in Iowa: Meteorologist layoffs, hands-free driving and rural grocery stores
Welcome to Week in Iowa. As Iowans braved the frigid temperatures this week, things in state legislature ramped up. Lawmakers ...
Allen Media reportedly won’t fire local meteorologists after viewer backlash: ‘Greedy, damn cheap’
Allen Media Group is reportedly halting its plan to replace about 100 local weather reporters with a Weather Channel feed.
Central Illinois Proud3d
Shootin’ The Breeze: Blizzard on the Bayou and Changes in the World of Local TV
It’s been super cold… again, but we’re back with another episode! We kicked off with This Day in Weather History and we went ...
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Allen Media reverses plan to lay off some TV meteorologists
The company is still moving forward with plans to build a regional forecasting hub, but has decided to pause its strategy of ...
Daily Egyptian3d
WSIL ownership reverses decision to axe weather department
Allen Media Group (AMG), the parent company of The Weather Channel, WSIL-TV and 28 total news stations across the country, ...
Was Your Local Meteorologist Laid Off? Weather Channel Deal Leads to Cuts
The Allen Media Group's new deal with The Weather Channel is jeopardizing the jobs of dozens of local meteorologists ...
Globe Gazette3d
REPORT: Allen Media reverses course on plan to fire KIMT meteorologists, replace with Weather Channel coverage
Amid an outcry from viewers and advertisers, Allen Media officials confirmed that the move to release all local ...
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier3d
REPORT: Allen Media reverses course on plan to fire KWWL meteorologists, replace with Weather Channel coverage
An Allen Media Broadcasting official confirmed the move to release all local meteorologists in favor of coverage from the studios of The Weather Channel has been scrapped.