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New anchor lineup at KOMO with Nam departure



Here we go with the new anchor sked at KOMO at the end of  April.

330 Soliz and Koopmans (Kelly leaving mornings)

4 pm (Koopmans and Shen)

5 and 6  (Shen and Preston)  WNT with Muir at 530 gives Molly & Pres a chance to read into the 6.

10 pm or Arc (Soliz)

11 pm (Phillips)

So, an opening on the morning show and Soliz assinged to early afternoon and the ARC.  As I said, he is not getting the Sinclair crown coming from KING.  


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  1. What about the 4pm, the show Mary anchored

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  2. On 4pm today, I thought they said Koopmans & Shen would be co-anchoring together on 4pm

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    1. Correct, KOMOs post was updated after I posted what they sent out.

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  3. Congrats to Kelly, Molly, and Steve on their new roles at KOMO. This looks like a strong lineup, especially between 3:30pm and 7pm.

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  4. Would agree that Soliz isn't getting a crown from Sinclair but I didn't expect him to get one either. Great to see Kelly getting promoted. What I think happens with mornings is they probably roll with Menino and Steve and elevate Fahmy into McCarron's old spot at the live desk. They can have Theron then run weekend mornings on his own although I wish they'd let him also handle weather as well.

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  5. I think they have an anchor job posted so we may see a new face.

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  6. Seems like a solid crew that fits the long time KOMO brand. Good luck to them. Not easy times in the news biz.

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  7. KOMO anchor posting has salary range of $150,000-200,000. Not a bad paycheck, but certainly not what anchor money was years ago when being on the tube paid better than most corporate jobs.

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    1. They'll save money on that hire compared to what Mary was likely making after more than two decades. The number certainly doesn't surprise these days.

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