How to find TV news producers in Seattle?

Tegna's KING5 has a 'unique program that takes raw talent straight out of school and helps them develop real-life skills. News Director Julie Wolfe posted about it:

How do you recruit, coach, create the next generation of journalists? It’s a question the industry has wrangled with for years.

💡One of the most innovative answers to that question has been TEGNA’s Producer In Residence program, recruiting top talent straight out of college and placing them in newsrooms for 2-year paid apprenticeships. KING 5 Media Group currently hosts two PIR super stars: Lianna Johnson & Sarah Mahaney. I’m thrilled to share we’re adding a third this summer: Eric Yeh. Congrats to Eric Yeh.
Thanks to Noah Cooper. And kudos to Lianna Johnson & Sarah Mahaney for setting the bar so high!

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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.

Frankie Flees KIRO7

UPDATE: Frankie got married!!! Acting on tips from two of my loyal readers, I see that Weekend Weather Wizard Frankie Katafias is indeed missing from the KIRO 7 website. Freelancer Scott Haveson filled in this past Sunday and we know that reporter Brandon Thompson has hit the weather wall in the past as a fill-in. No word on if Frankie fled on her own or was told to. She came to Seattle in 2022, so maybe it was a three-year deal that ended?

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