Allen Media Group will lay off or reassign at least 50 workers across all of its local stations, according to a report.
Local meteorologists broadcast tearful goodbyes as Allen Media Group – which owns nearly two dozen TV stations across the country – replaced them with a feed from The Weather Channel , according to a report.
Allen Media is building a new Atlanta-based team to lead the “cutting-edge” coverage at The Weather Channel, which the company acquired for $300 million in 2018,Megyn Kelly rips Lauren Sánchez over her racy outfit at Trump inauguration: 'No one should be talking about your t-ts'The new team will include some of the impacted meteorologists and will be led by Carl Parker, a storm expert and 20-year Weather Channel veteran, according to Allen Media.
The Weather Channel also trimmed its workforce in October, and shut down its Spanish-language version as part of “extensive cost-cutting measures.”
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