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There will be a new News boss at this Seattle TV...here's a look back



No surprise, but hearing that the new Tegna Regional News Executive, Julie Wolfe, ND at KING, will be hiring her own replacement at the station.  Also hearing the Tegna's expanded streaming plan may actually eliminate linear newscasts on KING at some point on nights with major sports programming, movin to KING 5+ app.   It's coming, people, especially with NBA returning to NBC next year.  We shall see.    Julie was a reporter at WXIA in Atlanta back in the day.   She chamnged course and made a huge move to management, to a medium and then major market ND to now a regional executive.   Most NDs come from producer or assignment desk positions.   From personal exxperience, that ain't easy.



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  1. IDC9July 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM

    Most, if not all, major sports programming on KING-TV wraps up long before the late newscasts. There shouldn't be a need to eliminate the late night linear broadcasts. Sports often interfere with the early evening newscasts, particularly on weekends, so I could those being adjusted.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM

    Taking the time to post the KING ND's head shot from a long time ago has nothing to do with legitimate critiques of local news media - it's weird and sexist.

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