Local TV Meteorologists Bid Farewell After Layoffs
About 100 meteorologists around the U.S. are saying goodbye after getting fired. Patrece Dayton and Kevin Orpurt were among the dozens of meteorologists saying farewell to viewers. The TV stations affected are owned by billionaire Byron Allen,
Local TV Meteorologist Gets Emotional On-Air Following Nationwide Layoffs: 'Tonight Is Our Last Broadcast'
Meteorologists at more than two dozen stations across the United States are out of jobs after being replaced by Weather Channel feeds produced at a national hub.
Who is Kevin Orpurt? Local Meteorologist delivers emotional farewell following nationwide layoffs
A few days back, Kevin Orpurt and Patrece Dayton, two of WTHI-TV’s employees, delivered their farewell report to the viewers.
Local TV meteorologists deliver tearful farewell as stations replace staff with The Weather Channel feed
Allen Media Group announced sweeping cuts that will see all of local meteorologists eliminated or reassigned at its nearly two dozen television stations nationwide.
Meteorologists At Allen Media Group TV Stations Give Emotional Farewells After Nationwide Layoffs
It has been an emotional time for meteorologists at nearly two dozen Allen Media Group television stations across the country. Deep cuts at the company have forced all local meteorologists to be eliminated or reassigned and replaced by a feed beamed to individual stations from The Weather Channel.
Meteorologists give tearful goodbyes as Allen Media Group TV stations replace them with Weather Channel feed
Allen Media Group will lay off or reassign at least 50 workers across all of its local stations, according to a report.
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Meteorologists laid off, replaced by Weather Channel feed
Both Dayton and Orpurt were affected by the layoffs at Allen Media Group, owner of WTHI-TV, which impacted meteorologists in ...
At Least 50 Local TV Meteorologists Across the Country Have Been Laid Off — Here's Why
The layoffs are happening at over two dozen local television stations and some meteorologists have more than 35 years of ...
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The Weather Channel Becoming Hub for Weather Reports
Allen Media, owner of the Weather Channel, has created a new hub for its 28 local TV stations nationwide, centralizing weather forecasting from its Atlanta headquarters.
Patrece Dayton, Kevin Orpurt will be saying goodbye this week
Two high profile on-air personalities at WTHI-TV 10 will be saying their goodbyes later this week. Patrece Dayton, evening news anchor, and Kevin Orpurt, chief meteorologist, have been told that their ...