SeattlePI senior editor Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 or levipulkkinen@seattlepi.com. You can also see her reporting during our evening newscasts. On Wednesday, Conners explained he was not challenging the IRS claims that he owed money. "Larry is certainly entitled to his opinion, but taking a personal political position on one of the stations Facebook pages creates an appearance of bias that is inconsistent with important journalistic standards," Pimentel's statement said. Many are contemplating a career change., Others have wondered if there will be some resistance to Sinclair. Bruce King was a long time sportscaster with KOMO-TV for 31 years, starting in 1968 and retiring in 1999. You can see Steve's unique storytelling every night on News 4 at 5:00 p.m. Caroline Hecker joined the News 4 team in 2020 as a multi-media journalist. This guy gets partial credit, at best. Larry Conners seeks a judge's ruling on whether he can seek other broadcasting work in St. Louis. Seattle native Ari Melber hosts "The Beat with Ari Melber" on MSNBC. Over the past year KOMO has changed its management from top to bottom. Sweeps, the months during which Nielsen Media Research measures ratings data in local markets, are the most important periods in the programming year. President and CEO Colleen Brown arrived in 2005 and named Jim Clayton, a former executive with Fox's New York owned-and-operated station, vice president and general manager in July 2006. The answer may not come as much of a surprise. Mona Lee Locke was a reporter for KIN/5 in the early '90s before marrying Gary Locke and quitting her job to join his successful campaign for Washington governor. Glenn Beck was born and raised in Washington, but got his start elsewhere. Two days after a crash in midtown that killed four people and left four people injured were still learning more. Eric Johnson began his broadcasting career in 1984 at KTVB 7 in Boise, Idaho, serving as the station's weekend sports anchor. He was 54. Leslie Miller anchored the news at Q13 for six years, starting in 2004 (year of this photo). The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) is investigating the third deadly crash this past week. Breaking news reporters Kevin Reece and Joe Furia and North Puget Sound reporter April Zepeda were let go without warning and, curiously, in the middle of the May ratings-sweep period. Evidence of that past reporting as Choe explains in a recent blog post include his filming of Antifa protests throwing Molotov cocktails at the East Precinct in 2020 as well as simply trying to show whats happening in reference to Proud Boys rallies. After the demise of KSTW newscasts, Christine Chen joined KCPQ (Q13) in 1999, where she anchored the news until 2006. The man police say is responsible for the shooting death of a co-worker and wounding a Dupo police officer had a lengthy criminal history spanning more than 20 years. Anybody but Sinclair: Issues with the controlling owners are nothing new for KOMO journalists. (Photo by Houston Chronicle). Seattle Public Utilities has launched a new program aimed at curbing illegal dumping in the city. Come one, come all! This is a learning opportunity. In separate interviews, Zepeda, Furia and Reece said management informed them the station was going in a direction that did not include them. He. According to documents filed in King County Superior Court on Monday, former. It became clear leading up to the election that the company favored Trump, donating to Republican causes and apparently striking a deal with Jared Kushner for favorable coverage. During the 1960s, local television personality Don McCune became well known for two programs. He's pictured in 1977. But its muddied waters now. But they also wonder how long people can last. Then the purchase happened in Spring of 2013, days after the conference. Caption: October 1, 2011--KMOV news anchor Larry Conners and his wife, Janet, on the red carpet at the Peabody Opera House re-opening. Seriously underwater., Neman: Missouri womans saga of trying to find common sense at Walmart, I can still hear the roaring of the engine, says father of teen maimed in downtown St. Louis, a statement posted about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday on its website, interviewing President Barack Obama in 2012. Some reporters became famous without long stints on the anchor desk. Mark five s. Staff have chafed at the new ownership while also understanding the weak job prospects of a dwindling media landscape. "I made payments every month.". He also was prohibited from telling his side of the story, he said. Margaret Larson now hosts KING-TV's show, "New Day Northwest.". Listen to the Jason Rantz Show weekday afternoons from 3 6 p.m. on KTTH 770 AM (or HD Radio 97.3 FM HD-Channel 3). In a recent blog post recapping his termination, Choe references the Southern Poverty Law Centers designation of the group as an extremist hate group, known for anti-Muslim and misogynistic rhetoric. A photo montage reel of the rally Choe tweeted was scored to Well Have Our Home Again, written and produced by a member of The Mannerbund, designated as a white nationalist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Larry Conners officially replaced in 10 p.m. newscast. Bryan Kennedy is a sports reporter for KMOV. Deion Broxton is an award-winning journalist. Where did Lily Jang end up after leaving Q13 in Seattle? Amid a national outcry over Sinclair Broadcasting and its mandate to insert conservative talking points on local TV news, several journalists at KOMO News . Claire anchors alongside Maurice Drummond during News 4 This Morning. His reports included stories on a severe snowstorm that struck Washington State in 1996. Breaking news reporters Kevin Reece and Joe Furia and North Puget Sound. Paris Jackson has posted that she has signed off from KOMO 4. It unnecessarily meddles in the employment practices. Connable, who hailed from Long Island, New York, was also a former private pilot and paramedic. Former Louisiana, Mo. St. Louis, Missouri breaking and local news updates from KMOV News 4 . Connable, 39, took the air in October as weekend anchor and reporter for KOMO. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. Gabriela Vidal is a multimedia journalist. We trekked to Teneriffe Falls in North Bend! Subscribe to the podcast here. Please, don't friend or follow this columnist; he knows social media can bite. There was a lot of pride in the work and there were a lot of awards in the work,said the senior staffer. A judge has issued a timeline for Kim Gardner to respond to the Attorney Generals motion to remove her from office. Follow Levi on Twitter at twitter.com/levipulk. Choe admits that it was a mistake to present the video without context such that his video could be interpreted as a tacit endorsement of the Proud Boys messaging and rhetoric latent in the song. Media attention focused on Conners' Facebook post. (In 2006, Eric's Little Heroes was discontinued, until strong viewer support brought the feature back in early 2008). Damon Arnold is an award-winning journalist who was born and raised in Missouri. But during the conference in Las Vegas, chatter spread that there was a bidding war going on for the station. I want to continue to do the good journalism that is needed in this town, Choe added. Morale was really down in the dumps,said the senior staff member, whod been with the station for more than 20 years. She's pictured in 1999. Come celebrate Anacortes 11th annual Bier on the Pier! Current NBC reporter John Larson was a reporter at KOMO-TV from 1989 to 1994, winning several Emmy Awards. John Seigenthaler is another national anchor with Seattle ties, having worked at KOMO/4 in the early '90s. Seattle's reigning anchorwoman Jean Enersen stepped down from the KING5 evening anchor desk in June 2014, after delivering the news to local viewers for 42 years. In fact, managers were using the line to calm a nervous staff. This country is about second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth chances. A North St. Louis native has made history as the first Black CEO and founder of a radically inclusive pharmacy. They also phased in more automation, a move other outlets had already embraced fully, but which nonetheless frustrated the stations veterans. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. In July 1996, Bruce King retired from KOMO-TV after a career spanning more than 30 years, and in his retirement, he named Eric Johnson as the new sports director for all weeknight editions of KOMO News 4. KIRO 7 news anchor Steve Raible, now famous for yelling "Holy catfish," during a Seahawks game. Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs. I think, really, for the state of journalism, we have to continue to add context, we have to have a plan, we have to have a strategy for this type of stuff. They added more newscasts, but not reporters. You must have JavaScript enabled to use this form. Following first a CNN report on the mandate and then a viral video, showing hundreds of anchors speaking the same words, suddenly the reporters were the villains. ", In the Facebook post Conners penned on May 13, he says: "I dont accept 'conspiracy theories,' but I do know that almost immediately after the interview, the IRS started hammering me. In September a lien was placed on their Clayton home. More than that, they were known as formulaic, unconcerned with the nuances of local markets. Jeff Renner, KING5. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, 4 killed, 4 critically injured in crash at South Grand Boulevard and Forest Park Avenue, Parents push back on allegations against St. Louis transgender center. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. "The current IRS controversy is of serious importance for journalists to report," Pimentel said. But it went beyond political beliefs. And in 2005, he led coverage of the Seattle Seahawks trip to the Super Bowl. Washington Democrats are trying to force employers to hire or retain potheads with new legislation. Nearly six months after KOMO/4 management fired three veteran reporters, one of them is seeking her day in court. They somehow say, Fired anchor seems set to sue over dismissal, The headline "Conners is fired from KMOV" (May 23) should be an eye opener to every older person who works for a firm for a long time. You keep doing your thing and well leave you alone,he said. Who was competing was only speculation, but one manager at the time told a colleague, Anybody but Sinclair.. Your weekly capsule of local news, life advice, trivia and humor from Post-Dispatch columnist Joe Holleman. Cory anchors News 4 at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on weeknights. 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He was 85. More research is being done around a link between Down syndrome and Alzheimers. But for the newly-pilloried staff of KOMO met in recent months and days by social media demands that they quit the complicated relationship is several years old. The broadcasters continue to negotiate. Former KOMO News anchor Bill Brubaker, who spent over two decades at the station as one of the main on-air talent, died this weekend. By Madison Miller August 3, 2019 1:30 am. He and Zepeda said they do not know if their union-related actions had anything to do with their dismissals. KMOV fires anchor Larry Conners after social-media controversy. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Paris graduated Bellarmine Prep in Tacoma and Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication. Having acquired SeattlePI news partner KOMO-TV in 2013, Sinclair is also working. Paul Joseph Brown/Seattle Post-Intelligencer. His program on KING, "The Compton Report," helped make him a household name. And when it did, some on the staff began to panic. He was a former news anchor in Miami, ran a travel company and made regular appearances as a travel expert on Fox . Check out the gallery above for a look at some of the local television talent that has "gone national.". In that interview, Conners questioned Obama's travel expenditures. Ambassador to China in early 2014. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. Former CNN fixture Lou Dobbs, now on Fox Business Network, worked at KING5 in the '70s. Alexis Zotos is an award-winning reporter who was born and raised in St. Louis. Fisher Communications-owned KOMO/4 pink-slipped three of its veteran reporters Monday morning. My concern, though, is this chilling effect, that this could have the intimidation tactics used by activists, that coordinated effort by my critics over the weekend to call the station to bombard the station with emails. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. One person has life threatening injuries after being shot at a St. Peters Schnucks Friday night.