Allen Media Group Replaces Dozens Of Meteorologists

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.
Allen Media Group Replaces Dozens Of Meteorologists With Pre-Recorded Feeds From The Weather Channel In Latest Round Of Layoffs
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is terminating or reassigning all local meteorologists at its nearly two dozen stations nationwide, replacing them with a feed broadcasted to individual stations from The Weather Channel,
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.
Allen Media Replaces Local Meteorologists With Weather Channel Weathercasters
As part of the Allen Media Group owned by media personality Byron Allen, AMB owns and operates 28 TV stations nationwide, covering all four commercial networks. AMG acquired The Weather Channel, part of The Weather Group, in a deal worth $300 million in 2018 and the “groundbreaking format” has been in Beta for several years, according to AMG.
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.
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,
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