KOMO losses since main anchor Eric Johnson retired in June 2024: Denise Whitaker left, Chris Nguyen left, Lee Stoll left, Hannah Knowles left, Rebecca Stevenson left and now Mary Nam says goodbye at the end of March. Reporters like Mo Haider, Ryan Simms and Paul Rivera also departed. I may be missing a few. I don't know the specific reasons behind the individual decisions (good or bad, personal or professional), but I don't see 10 comparable talent departures anywhere else in the Seattle market. Add in the KOMO News Director and News Operations Manager, who both retired in December 2024, and you have an even dozen. The photog union isn't happy either these days. Makes you wonder. Now, in fairness, I must make mention of budget-cutting Cox in Seattle. Jesse Jones axed, Chris Francis and the entire sports dept. canned, anchor Aaron Wright exited to local radio, Managing Editor Rick Boone gets booted after four months. Photog unio...
Anchor Mary Nam announced Wednesday that she is leaving KOMO at the end of the month after two decades to pursue a new chapter. M ary, a WSU grad and Emmy winner, anchors the 4&6 and has also been teaming with KOMO's Kelly Koopmans on a 'Hard Turn' podcast. Sources are telling me that KOMO leads the market in ratings in afternoon-evening, so this will be a bit of a blow to the status quo. It will rattle the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach. But she was not pushed out, says my source, her call. “2026 is the right time for me to take the leap,” she shared in an email to colleagues. “Beyond that, I'm not sure what is next but given how long it's taken me to tiptoe to this ledge, falling into the next chapter will be the easy part. (Metaphor over. Don't ask me about the landing)” she added. “I look forward to squeezing in as much conversation, laughter, and the good stuff during this month,” https://komonews.com/new...