Matt Gray will now be poppin' the forecasts fulltime every morning on KXLY in Spokane, taking over for the retiring Mark Peterson, who hands over the baton after 43 years of service. Mark will still be doing some special stuff at the station. Gray arrived in Spokane in 2012 as weekend met for 4. Gray skies may clear up! More at the link: https://www.kxly.com/weather/meteorologist-matt-gray-joins-4-news-nows-good-morning-northwest/article_bc4f4a98-ed73-11ef-907f-2369e9cd8c5d.html
Numerous press and social media reports say Nexstar has fired many key longtime staffers at its stations in NYC, LA and Chicago. Big names with big salaries now gone at big stations to lower expenses prior to the apparent deal to acquire Tegna. It won't stop with just the Nexstar stations when the deal goes through in markets where the two companies own properties. Consolidation looms. Portland is a good example.