In between sessions of General Conference today, I found a story on the web site for the Deseret Morning News that is fitting after our discussions about cost-cutting in journalism.
As you can read here: http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700263712,00.html, a longtime Utah anchor has been pulled off the air. Randall Carlisle from KTVX Channel 4, Salt Lake City's ABC affiliate, will not be returning ot the air after 17 years in Utah.
Carlisle said he was not told specifically why his contract won't be renewed, but other clues suggest the reason why. KTVX was sold by Clear Channel this spring to Newport Television LLC. a Kansas City group. In mid-June, 15% of KTVX's workforce was laid off, and the programming schedule was changed in mid-August to eliminate the 4 PM newscast.
He holds no ill will towards KTVX, saying "It is what it is." He would like to remain in Salt Lake City, but can't find new work until his contract officially ends in December.
So, is Carlisle's dismissal part of a cost-cutting venture, or merely a coincidence? Given all we have discussed over the last week, in addition to watching "News War", it is something worth a ponder, to be sure.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment