Former KING GM Jim Rose, who left KRON in San Fran in Nexstar shambles, has a new job as President of the Washington Association of Broadcasters. Enjoy spending a lot of time lobbying in Olympia, Jim and dealing with radio.
Her goodbye post below! After an almost five-year stint, FOX 13 meteorologist and part-time news anchor Abby Acone ends her run there with a final show on this Sunday morning. Married earlier this month, she left no word on what's next. Not sure if it is fully her decision, but I'm told she had 'favored nation' status with news management. Before joining 13 in December of 2021, she worked three years at KOMO and also did a stint in Tri-Cities. Fittingly, this last shot on IG is studio appropriate. I've been frequently critical of her on this site for using the station's studio to post questionable videos (IMO), but for now, good luck. Here's Abby's goodbye post: My heart is so full as I reflect on my final week at FOX 13 ❤️ 🥹 I’m incredibly grateful for my time here and for the remarkable people who made this place feel like home. I’ve had the joy of working alongside some of the most talented, hardworking, and genuinely wonderful people in th...
Congrats to Jim on his new role! I hope it will go better for him than his tenure at KRON.
ReplyDeleteAs hard as it is to believe it, that headline actually got me to read the story.
ReplyDeleteThe headline says someone got butt hurt by Jim Rose once upon a time.
ReplyDeleteNope.. it's just a post about a job that affects no one.
DeleteA job that affects no one? Right, because lobbying in Olympia is a waste of time when broadcasting is merely facing such petty issues as AI content creation (and the newsroom job losses that go with it), digital platform content aggregation (and the newsroom job losses that go with it), industry mergers and acquisitions (and the newsroom job losses that go with it), potential tax and regulation changes that could help -- or hurt -- the media (and the newsroom job losses that could go with it).
ReplyDeleteToo bad you don't like Mr. Rose, but effective leadership of the WSAB helps local news employees. It's not the biggest job around, for sure, but right now reporters, anchors, producers, videographers, graphics people, studio and control room crews and everyone else in TV and radio need every effective voice they can get. Let's hope Jim does the job well.
So knowledgeable behind anonymity. Maybe you should have applied? Greed/consolidation has caused job losses and reduced salaries. Is that on the agenda at WSAB?
ReplyDeleteThe Washington State Legislature did not pass any major, industry-specific broadcast-friendly regulations or sweeping media laws during its 2026 legislative session, which concluded on March 12, 2026.
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