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Massive firings at CityTv/CityPulse today. Many vets.
Crazy. Those Rogers peeps totally destroyed that station.
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| The axe fell at Citytv Tuesday cutting several on-air seasoned journalists as well as many staffers on the other side of the camera. Anne Mroczkowski, Pam Seatle, Laura DiBattista, Marianne Dimain, Merella Fernandez, Farah Nasser, Michael Serapio and up to 10 cameramen were laid off Tuesday. Michael Robins, a senior producer of CityTV Toronto news for more than 25 years who started CP24 and Bob Lawlor, who was in charge of Breakfast Television and CityLine were also among the 35 full-time staff laid off. Mroczkowski, who has been an institution on Toronto TV with more than 30 years in the business, was given the boot, along with DiBattista who joined CityTV in 1983 and Pam Seatle, who started in the City newsroom as a volunteer in 1989. "They've decimated the newsroom. This is the absolute destruction of the local key people who put out the daily news," said one employee, who requested anonymity. "I'm just stunned at some of the people getting fired. They're also cancelling the noon news show, the 5 p.m. and I've heard maybe even the weekend news show," the employee said. Rogers Communications purchased CityTV Toronto in 2007. Michelle Overholt, who works in management for CityTV/Rogers, did not return repeated phone calls and Tina Cortese, national VP of CityTV five TV stations, did not return calls either. When asked about the layoffs, Veronica Logue, Rogers Media Television spokesman, said: "We don't comment on personnel." When asked if the noon, 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and weekend news show were axed, Logue said the executives are "tied up at the moment" and would comment later. Logue only had a press statement to offer saying: "CityTV announced today a restructuring of its television operations in order to focus on areas of the business that deliver the best results and better serve changing audience patterns." "(Tuesday's) changes, although difficult, are necessary to align our operations with the economic and regulatory realities of our industry," Leslie Sole, CEO, Roger Media Television, said in a statement. |
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| It’s a tough time to be in the news business and Citytv is not immune. On Tuesday, the company announced it would be restructuring its television operations, leading to lay-offs and cancelled shows. Citytv will continue to produce Breakfast Television and CityLine for all markets, as well as CityNews at Six and CityNews Tonight in Toronto. However, there will no longer by a CityNews at Noon, CityNews at Five, or CityNews International. Stations in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver will no longer produce a six o’clock newscast. "Today's changes, although difficult, are necessary to align our operations with the economic and regulatory realities of our industry," Leslie Sole, CEO, Rogers Media Television, acknowledged in a press release. "We are improving our core business by tightening our operations and concentrating on the strengths of our top performing local programs." Long-time CityNews at Six anchor Anne Mroczkowski was laid off on Monday evening. Other affected employees found out about the lay-offs on Tuesday morning. Many were crying. A full list of the remaining on-air employees can be found here. Aisling Slattery, who anchored Breakfast Television and News@ Noon in Calgary, was one of the first on-air personalities to speak publicly about the changes. “Today was my last day @ #citytv - it has been an absolute honour anchoring the news in #yyc - i will miss you all very much,” she wrote on Twitter. Rogers Media acquired five Citytv stations – Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver – in 2007. It was part of the sale of CHUM to CTVglobemedia. The CRTC ordered the network sold over concerns about media concentration. Citytv began with a single UHF outlet in Toronto back in September 1972. |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Stilez
Anne Mroczkowski,Laura DiBattista[/QUOTE
I loved these too...if they do anything to JoJo Chintoh Or Silverman.....I'm gonna looooossseee it.
OMFG!!!
I miss Ted Rogers and Moses Znaimer...
Re: Re: Massive firings at CityTv/CityPulse today. Many vets.
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| Originally posted by Capo di tutti I loved these too...if they do anything to JoJo Chintoh Or Silverman.....I'm gonna looooossseee it. |
Re: Re: Massive firings at CityTv/CityPulse today. Many vets.
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| Originally posted by Capo di tutti [QUOTE]Originally posted by Stilez Anne Mroczkowski,Laura DiBattista[/QUOTE I loved these too...if they do anything to JoJo Chintoh Or Silverman.....I'm gonna looooossseee it. |
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by VDub
Dude Peter Silverman got canned over two years ago didn't he??? [/QUOTE
WHHHHAAAAATTTTTTTT????? JoJo too??????
I feel sorry for the camera people but those "faux celebrity tv talkinghead puppets" are way overpaid anyways so theres no reason to feel bad for them.
Re: Re: Massive firings at CityTv/CityPulse today. Many vets.
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| Originally posted by Capo di tutti [QUOTE]Originally posted by Stilez Anne Mroczkowski,Laura DiBattista[/QUOTE I loved these too...if they do anything to JoJo Chintoh Or Silverman.....I'm gonna looooossseee it. |
Rogers also killed Speaker's Corner and EC.. as cheezy as they were, they were iconic, original, and provided an identity for a city that so badly needs one
Wow! Unexpected!
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| Originally posted by dEsidEL Rogers also killed Speaker's Corner and EC.. as cheezy as they were, they were iconic, original, and provided an identity for a city that so badly needs one |
uh-oh
This is so brutal. I honestly loathe Rogers and what they've done to CityTV
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| Originally posted by dEsidEL Rogers also killed Speaker's Corner and EC.. as cheezy as they were, they were iconic, original, and provided an identity for a city that so badly needs one |
Robbers is killing CITY-TV with a thousand cuts. It really is unfortunate that this company tends to make good organizations go bland.
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Originally posted by Capo di tutti
WHHHHAAAAATTTTTTTT????? JoJo too?????? |
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| Originally posted by Jayx1 Robbers is killing CITY-TV with a thousand cuts. It really is unfortunate that this company tends to make good organizations go bland. |
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| Originally posted by Adamo I feel sorry for the camera people but those "faux celebrity tv talkinghead puppets" are way overpaid anyways so theres no reason to feel bad for them. |
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| Originally posted by kotsy This is so brutal. I honestly loathe Rogers and what they've done to CityTV I was so pissed when Speaker's Corner was axed even though I barely watched it. EC was canceled long before Rogers took over, no? |
meh.
meh.
meh.
meh.
not so meh.
meh.
HOW DARE THEY LAY OFF MY FARRAH??????????? <3
and this affects us how?
so they fired some people
whoopty fucking doo
what about MASSIVE lay offs in regular jobs during the 2nd half of 09?
the whoopty doo isnt just about this round of changes. CityTV used to be a unique and fun channel to watch.
gone since Robbers are:
Baby Blue Movies
Speaker's Corner
Late Great Movies (infomercials FTL!)
Silverman Helps
The open concept studio space at 299 Queen St West
Thats just to name a few... and now the uncerimonial dismissal of some of the people who devoted their lives (since the 80s!!) to this channel and helped give it its flavour.
Notable alumni from City include:
CNN's John Roberts (aka JD Roberts)
ESPN's John Saunders
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David Onley
amongst others
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| Originally posted by Jayx1 Silverman Helps The open concept studio space at 299 Queen St West |
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| Originally posted by Jayx1 the whoopty doo isnt just about this round of changes. CityTV used to be a unique and fun channel to watch. |
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| Originally posted by FunkyCrew watch other channels then, what is the problem? people get fired every day, in bigger numbers! |
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