Taylor Holt is an award-winning journalist who anchors News 4 This Morning on the weekends, as well as reports during the week. "I thought they were happy with my work, and I had no reason to believe otherwise. He came to KOMO-TV in 1987 after working for two years as a co-anchor and reporter at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.. One comment to KMOV: Really? Holly Gauntt, the news director at the time, was praised by several employees for resisting their airing from the start, running them in the middle of the night, away from the eyes of viewers. KOMO reporter Suzanne Phan is leaving the Seattle ABC affiliate.. Last week, Phan announced that her last day at the Seattle station was today and that she's moving to San Francisco to join her . One employee said KOMO staff started to call its competitor station, Q13, "KOMO North" because so many of their colleagues started working there after leaving. Kent Ehrhardt delivers weekday weathercasts on News 4 This Morning. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Johnson_(journalist)&oldid=1087284682, This page was last edited on 11 May 2022, at 14:51. A lot of people here, they worked side-by-side with him on elections and breaking stories and severe weather," Pimentel said. [3], On May 21, 2014, Lewis retired from the anchor desk, but he will return from time to time for special projects.[4]. Keith Ervin. ", Conners had little to say about his future plans, but on Wednesday created a new Twitter account,@LarryConnersUSA. In his 25 years at KOMO, Eric has been awarded more than 25 Regional Emmy Awards, and in 2007, he was given the highest prize in local television news, a National Edward R. Murrow Award for best feature story in the country. Broadcaster Edward R. Murrow is best known for his television reports on Senator Joseph McCarthy. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Two barges carrying large amounts of anhydrous ammonia broke free north of Lock and Dam 25 near Winfield, Missouri, Friday evening. She went on to work for CBS in a variety of capacities. "That's a bit of an insult," he said, "but that's the way it is, and you move on, I guess. Goals: Work in network television and internationally. She had been delivering the news for 42 years. Seattle-based documentary journalist Jack Hamann worked for KING before heading to CNN and PBS. It wasn't until Donald Trump that viewers had ever wondered who Sinclair was. Subscribe with this special offer to keep reading, (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Bryan Kennedy is a sports reporter for KMOV. It's easy to be accused of fearmongering regarding crime, but Seattle residents might have good reason to be concerned for their safety. former broadcaster at KAMT/Tacoma, KRPM FM/Tacoma, KJUN/Puyallup, KASY/Auburn, KTAC AM/Tacoma, KBRD FM/Tacoma, KMTT FM . Cable host says he won't have conservative commentator on his show again. You can watch the video of that broadcast here. Were waiting to see if shes going to get her hand slapped,said this person. Stephanie Boyd, the mother of Bryanna Dentman-Johnson, now lives with an unimaginable pain. Caption: October 1, 2011--KMOV news anchor Larry Conners and his wife, Janet, on the red carpet at the Peabody Opera House re-opening. 1999. Another Washington community is having to deal with the possibility of rogue sex offenders. Joyce Taylor is a well-known face in Seattle TV news. Dan Lewis (born December 19, 1949) [2] is a former long-time co-anchor and reporter for KOMO-TV in Seattle, Washington. His firing comes after a series of events that began when Conners implied in the May 13 Facebook post that he may have been targeted by the IRS afterinterviewing President Barack Obama in 2012. One employee had colleagues at other Sinclair stations who, before the KOMO sale, had warned about these segments. KMOV anchor fired because of Facebook post about Obama/IRS flap. "And it becomes very difficult for us to produce a newscast where you have someone (reporting IRS-related news) who could at least seem to be biased.". Currently, Missouri has a $750 fee for farmers growing industrial hemp. An execution-style shooting captured on camera by witnesses in downtown St. Louis is going viral. She also anchors News 4 at Noon. During the 1960s, local television personality Don McCune became well known for two programs. Gabriela Vidal is a multimedia journalist. ", In the Facebook post Conners penned on May 13, he says: "I dont accept 'conspiracy theories,' but I do know that almost immediately after the interview, the IRS started hammering me. The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday set a June execution date for man convicted of killing two Missouri jailers during a botched attempt to free an inmate. She's now a regular contributor on FOX News. But during the conference in Las Vegas, chatter spread that there was a bidding war going on for the station. That they were a good olboys network and they had very little diversity.. Even after the IRS notified him it was cancelling the payment plan, Conners continued to make a monthly payment. Claire anchors alongside Maurice Drummond during News 4 This Morning. Upon arriving at KOMO 4 in 1993, he initially started out as the station's weekend sports anchor, replacing longtime KOMO sportscaster Rick Meeder and fill-in sports anchor Bob Rondeau. "Larry is certainly entitled to his opinion, but taking a personal political position on one of the stations Facebook pages creates an appearance of bias that is inconsistent with important journalistic standards," Pimentel's statement said. The longtime, popularmeteorologistretired in 2002; he died in 2010. Sinclair wanted KOMO staff to fall in line with its broader pay and vacation policies, which were far less flexible and generous than what employees had grown used to under Fisher. All Rights Reserved. Miller and her husband are pictured on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood. In September, 1995, longtime KOMO sports director Bruce King retired from broadcasting the eleven o'clock evening sportscasts, leading the way for Eric Johnson to assume the role of KOMO sports director. Who is missing? A busy weekend in St. Louis is expected to draw in large crowds. Seattle City Council member Jim Compton answers a question during a press conference on Dec. 14, 2005 about his resignation from council. Seattle's reigning anchorwoman Jean Enersen stepped down from the KING5 evening anchor desk in June 2014, after delivering the news to local viewers for 42 years. He never worked for a local TV station, but, then again, they didn't exist when he started out in 1937. That first meeting was so bad, in fact, Smith returned a short time later to offer, not an apology so much as an explanation. And in 2005, he led coverage of the Seattle Seahawks trip to the Super Bowl. His parents said in a Facebook post the pump malfunctioned. Nearly 130 days after a gunman opened fire inside a South City school, students are pushing Missouri leaders to reduce gun violence. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. He and Dennis Bounds were longtime anchors who left at around the same time in 2016. Doug Vaughn returned home to St Louis in 1988 to join KMOV as sports anchor and reporter. Fired anchor claims his "unblemished" reputation was damaged by the station after Facebook post about IRS. SeattlePI senior editor Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 or levipulkkinen@seattlepi.com. She's pictured in 1999. His colleague Dan Lewis' son Tim (former weekend sports anchor for KOMO 4) formerly held the role as sports director at KREM 2 from January 2009-May 2012, the role Johnson held from 1987-1989. Therefore, we have begun an investigation into the totality of the circumstances, and the union plans to act appropriately based on those results.". Margaret Larson now hosts KING-TV's show, "New Day Northwest.". Come celebrate Anacortes 11th annual Bier on the Pier! So hey, Im in line.. "I worked there for more than eight years and they give you 15 minutes to get out of the building. (Grant M. Haller/seattlepi.com file). While he did not disclose what his next steps might be, he sees his reporting as a public good that sheds light on extremist movements, be they Antifa or the Proud Boys. Johnson currently anchors the 5 p.m. newscast with Molly Shen, and the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Mary Nam after his colleague Dan Lewis stepped away from the anchor desk after 27 years in May 2014. Can I prove it? When you hear a newscaster say a cliche on your card, click on it to mark it off. He married Kerry Brock, another KOMO News anchor and reporter in 1992, left the station and moved to Nashville, Tennessee. "This is not a happy day here. His first day on air there was Sept. 11, 2001. Former CNN fixture Lou Dobbs, now on Fox Business Network, worked at KING5 in the '70s. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will end mask requirements in hospitals beginning April 3rd. When Steves forecast is within 4 degrees of the actual high, KMOV awards $50 to our 4 Degree charity of the month. Photo courtesy of Dan Lewis. And when it did, some on the staff began to panic. Freddys Frozen Custard & Steakburgers will open inside the Budweiser terrace in right field. Each weeknight at 10, Steve guarantees tomorrows high temperature. "I don't know if this is it for me," she said. GSBA, Comcast, and other partners are working to address disparities in access to financial resources with the Ready for Business fund. Paige Hulsey anchors News 4 at 4 p.m. on weekday afternoons. Current and former KOMO employees, who requested anonymity for fear of retribution,speak with pride about their station, especially in the pre-Sinclair days. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. He produced an award-winning documentary about a group of American children who traveled to Cuba to play a series of baseball games against Cuban teams. Several former employees said they left because they no longer believed in what the station was producing. She's pictured anchoring the news in 1979, from a broadcast you can watch on YouTube here. She now anchors for WJLA in Washington, D.C. She's pictured in 2010. I want to continue to do the good journalism that is needed in this town, Choe added. In the second half of 2006, Johnson began anchoring the news for the first time. KOMO and Don McCune also produced the "Exploration Northwest" documentary series, which explored many of the places and people of the Pacific Northwest. During May, prime-time programming finales on the networks -- KOMO is the area's ABC affiliate -- have the potential of boosting ratings for late-evening newscasts. In the coming months, as some staff contracts expire, several former staff members predicted more people would begin leaving the station. 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