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No please, not Rick Boone in Seattle TV news...noooooo



Rick Boone is the new Asst. News Director at KIRO in Seattle.  Drip dry resume.   Can't keep a job from my research.  More markets than a produce dealer.  Rick, rent don't buy, you are already a short-timer with this background.  Cox/Apollo must be blind to resumes and reference.   One unimpeachable source tells me KIRO pushed out the previous black Assistant News Director and ended up hiring this guy.  Yikes.  Musta been cheap.

Here are some of his short stops:

  Gulfport, Mississippi, United States

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. logo

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM

    Every news director I ever worked for had a 3 year plan. 1st year: fire everyone. 2nd year: hire geniuses! 3rd year: get out of town!

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