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Is Baton Rouge an anomaly, or do other cities news anchors stay at one station
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:12 pm
for their entire career?
e.g. Donna Britt, Pat Shingleton, John Pastorek, Steve Schneider, Jacques Doucet, etc...
It's the same anchors for ages now at the same station
e.g. Donna Britt, Pat Shingleton, John Pastorek, Steve Schneider, Jacques Doucet, etc...
It's the same anchors for ages now at the same station
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Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:15 pm to Paul Allen
quote:started at WAFB
Pat Shingleton
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:23 pm to Kafka
Link?
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:46 pm to Paul Allen
If you're the "lead" in your city, you're going to make good money and make a name for yourself. No reason to move to the #40 market for a $15k bump and a weekend role where no one knows who you are.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:47 pm to Paul Allen
Some here do. We've had a rash of ones that have retired recently that have been around since the 80s. But we seem to lose weathermen to Florida on a fairly regular basis.
Posted on 7/31/16 at 11:52 pm to Paul Allen
quote:LINK
Link?
quote:frick you for daring to question me
News 2’s Pat Shingleton started his career at WAFB in 1977
go back to north LA where you belong
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:17 am to Paul Allen
Local news folks are like college football assistants- if they stay at one place too long, they are probably not worth a crap !
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:18 am to ElderTiger
Beaumont was the same way. Larry beaulieu and Cecile Burant were there 40 yearsm
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:21 am to ElderTiger
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Local news folks are like college football assistants- if they stay at one place too long, they are probably not worth a crap !
I don't know if that's completely true. Pat Shingleton is ingrained in the BR community. He's got his "Coats for Kids" campaign; drinking at the old Ivars; Starting the St. Patrick's Day Parade; drinking at the old Ivars
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:21 am to Kafka
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back to north LA where you belong
He would be hanging from an oak limb in north louisiana...
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:21 am to Paul Allen
Jay Grimes once told me his salary for being chief weatherman. It's more than enough to be comfortable in BR. There is no reason for him to ever move to a bigger market.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:22 am to Paul Allen
Don't care about the anchors, only care about Chita.
I wish Houston had more severe weather days.
I wish Houston had more severe weather days.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:35 am to Kafka
quote:
Pat Shingleton
started at WAFB
He also left BR for a while to go back to Pittsburgh.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:42 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
New Orleans anchors are there forever as well....
actually seen the same thing in Washington DC with Jim Vance and Doreen Gentzler....
they've been there a very long time and Vance approaches Morgan Freeman levels of cool....
actually seen the same thing in Washington DC with Jim Vance and Doreen Gentzler....
they've been there a very long time and Vance approaches Morgan Freeman levels of cool....
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:45 am to ThatMakesSense
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Don't care about the anchors, only care about Chita.
Damn !!!!!
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:52 am to Pepe Lepew
We have the same in Birmingham as well. The weathermen too, at least the chief meteorologist at each station. One of the anchors retired a few years ago and it was a big deal on who the replacement would be. They just ended up bumping the co-anchor to the main spot and some girl that had been there for 10 years doing weekend broadcasts got bumped to co-anchor.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:56 am to TU Rob
Ppl on wwltv have stayed quit a while. Eric and the lady.
Posted on 8/1/16 at 9:58 am to Rossberg02
wgn had the same people for like 30 years
Posted on 8/1/16 at 10:07 am to Paul Allen
Talent doesn't move much in small markets.
Fox8 does seem to be hiring all of WWL's formers, though. (shrugs)
Fox8 does seem to be hiring all of WWL's formers, though. (shrugs)
Posted on 8/1/16 at 10:11 am to ksayetiger
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ksayetiger
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