Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Sudden Round Of Dismissals Hit CBS TV Stations

A new round of firings has started at CBS-owned TV stations in Philadelphia and Boston.

In Philadelphia:

New management at CBS3 has axed three of the station's biggest on-air names - Beasley Reece, Kathy Orr and Chris May.  Just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, "Eyewitness News" anchor May tweeted: "I've anchored my last broadcast at CBS3. Hope to see you all again."

A source close to the station the station's new general manager has been on a mission to "turn things around" because of unsatisfactory ratings, and that people are being let go left and right.

In Boston:

In a surprise to the newsroom, WBZ-TV let go two key behind the scenes people in management roles yesterday. Peter Wilson, who has spent the last 6 years as the managing editor at the CBS owned and operated station, was let go after being with WBZ for close to 20 years. According to a station insider, Wilson was at "the core of every breaking news event" WBZ has covered with him in this role. Greg Nickerson, WBZ's digital assets manager for the past two-and-a-half years, was also let go.

 So far, the firings have not  affected radio stations.

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