Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Things are tough all over: KTLA, Raycom layoffs

This time, it's at beleaguered WOIO/WUAB in Cleveland, run by former WBBM-TV boss Bill Applegate. Six were laid off, including four in master control. Tribune's KTLA in Los Angeles also let a few go, laying off seven people in the news division.

ABC affiliate KTVX in Salt Lake Lake City recently cut staff as well.

The moves come as stations are being hit with a double-whammy - the tanking economy and the expensive transition to digital.

1 comment:

Richard Jennings said...

I keep hearing about high unemplyment rates and layoffs but there are still tens of thousands of high paying jobs posted on employment sites -

http://www.realmatch.com
http://www.indeed.com
http://www.craigslist.com

Seems strange to me.