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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.
What about the 4pm, the show Mary anchored
ReplyDeleteOn 4pm today, I thought they said Koopmans & Shen would be co-anchoring together on 4pm
ReplyDeleteCorrect, KOMOs post was updated after I posted what they sent out.
DeleteCongrats to Kelly, Molly, and Steve on their new roles at KOMO. This looks like a strong lineup, especially between 3:30pm and 7pm.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see Kelly Loop man in daytime!!
DeleteWould 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.
ReplyDeleteI think they have an anchor job posted so we may see a new face.
ReplyDeleteSeems like a solid crew that fits the long time KOMO brand. Good luck to them. Not easy times in the news biz.
ReplyDeleteKOMO 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.
ReplyDeleteThey'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.
DeleteThat listing is for a morning anchor. The evening anchor opening was up to 250k I believe, but that has been filled from within. Still likely half or less of what anchors like Jean and Kathi made in their day, and now the cost of living is far higher. Anchor salaries have not kept up with the doctors, lawyers and corporate executives, which is why so many now eventually leave to work in tech.
ReplyDelete$250,000 is nothing to sneeze at! That is a very solid paycheck! Well above what most TV news people make!
DeleteAnchor to replace Koopmans in the morning now that she's been promoted.
ReplyDeleteWhy doesn't KOMO hire Felt? Good luck finding anyone in the Seattle worthy of waking up at 2am. I am sure they could do it.
ReplyDeleteI am sure Felt would be a great fit and going from their postings, they have worked at KOMO before and have journalistic chops, not to mention three decades of living in the city. They're also a game show host in life? This Felt person is a treasure, not to mention a trove of local media knowledge. I saw on a previous page that they were leaving this blog? Is this true?
ReplyDeleteHe posted he would no longer post to focus on other priorities, but maybe he will have a change of heart. We shall see.
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