Former Sinclair News Boss to Sinclair Seattle???

Reports circulating that former SFO news boss and Las Vegas ND (from Sinclair there) is a possible candidate to replace Phil Bruce at Sinclair's KOMO in Seattle. Mark Neerman worked for Sinclair at KSNV inVegas, then bailed to go to the CBS owned station in SFO, KPIX. That didn't end well, so he went entrrprenurial to start a consulting group with the Cox stations that quickly went belly up. So he is looking for a new gig and Sinclair might be a source. His rep is being a 'show doctor' at other stations in Louisville and Richmond. But it is not about 'shows' anymore. It's about streaming and heavy digital. And Sinclair is soon going to Vision Pro to make the newscasts more exciting (that may be up his alley) and, at the same time, destructing its newsrooms in various markets. The current KOMO ND is here until the end of the year. We shall see if this was just an interview, or something more significant.

Comments

Rebecca Stevenson has left KOMO

"I am no longer at Komo 4." Thanks. Longtime Weather Anchor Rebecca Stevenson confirms that she left the station just before Christmas. Her last Facebook posts are 12/17. She has the Seattle station Quintafecta, having worked at the old NWCN, KING, KIRO, KCPQ and KOMO. Looks like her decision. Wants a new chapter. She was doing mainly weekend evenings for KOMO. Perhaps Stella Sun will move there. She has been sharing weekend mornings with Theron Zahn.

Where is Frankie?

Many have missed KIRO 7's weekend PM weather anchor, Frankie Katafias, so I reached out to some of my sources to find an answer. She is apparently taking a few months of leave, but not known specifically what the reason may be. Although there is uncertainty, it could be a personal or family matter. I am told she is expected back at some point in the new year. She is a great asset to what has become a troubled station. Meanwhile former KOIN Portland chief met holds down the fort.

Seattle TV Weekender Ends Her Run

So long to KOMO's longtime weekend morning anchor Lee Stoll who did her final show Saturday. She previously worked at KIRO7 and KREM2 in Spokane and did a little fill-in for me at the old NWCN. She's a Northwestern U grad. Weekend weather sidekick Theron Zahn will likely step right into anchor slot. Newcomer Stella Sun may also be in the mix. Zahn bid Lee a final goodbye this morning. She is not revealing what is next, saying "That's for later." Also, next month Komo News Operations boss Dennis Hanson and longtime Production Tech Rena Mullen are retiring. There's a big Studio C station bash for them and retiring ND Phil Bruce on December 5th.

MediaMaven

Search This Blog