This is a learning opportunity. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has issued a subpoena for Mayor Tishaura Jones and Comptroller Darlene Green following an ongoing case against Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. John Seigenthaler is another national anchor with Seattle ties, having worked at KOMO/4 in the early '90s. Food, Drink, and Coastal Christmas Anacortes has it all. Bill Strothman, a longtime KOMO photojournalist, was killed when a KOMO news helicopter crashed near Seattle Center, March 18, 2014 . And since you brought it up first this morning, will your admin green light the Tribune buyout? But what issues existed were largely viewed as the same realities facing all media and there was some comfort in Fishers local roots. Former KOMO 4 news anchor, Dan Lewis, has turned to photography since his retirement. John Seigenthaler is now an anchor for Al Jazeera America. Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office could arrest or civilly commit conservatives for uttering mainstream positions under a terrifying and illegal plan. Brubaker's daughter . Over the past year KOMO has changed its management from top to bottom. By Madison Miller August 3, 2019 1:30 am. The Columbian black-tail deer has become a habitat threat, creating ideal conditions for invasive plants and forest fires. The IRS declined to comment. Paul Kitagaki Jr./Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Escape to Long Beach, Washington before the summer crowds. KING5's Jeff Renner is another longtime, popular TV journalist. So while the must-runs and conservative tilt were not new, the sensitivity to the companys worldview and growing presence in local media was. Check out the gallery above for a look at some of the local television talent that has "gone national.". The SHIBA program part of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner is ready to help with your Medicare open enrollment decisions. Who is missing? Hattie Kauffman speaks at Elliott Bay Books on Dec. 8, 2013 about her book, "Falling Into Place," a memoir of overcoming an impoverished childhood. Your weekly capsule of local news, life advice, trivia and humor from Post-Dispatch columnist Joe Holleman. . It was seen as parroting the new president and disguised as a news segment. As one door closes, someone from another station walks in, as they say. Former KIRO 7 weatherman Harry Wappler is pictured in 2002, the year he retired from the station. Kent Ehrhardt delivers weekday weathercasts on News 4 This Morning. His reports included stories on a severe snowstorm that struck Washington State in 1996. You might recognize Linda Cohn as an anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter. Christine Chen now runs her own communications business and teaches yoga in New York City. Miller and her husband are pictured on June 5, 2014 in Hollywood. He's pictured anchoring a KING broadcast in 1978; you can watch the video here. Sinclair Broadcasting has arrived in a big way, bringing a hard-right slant to left-leaning Seattle's airwaves. Amid growing questions about how cases are being handled at the St. Louis Circuit Attorneys Office, a woman fears her sexual assault case slipped through the cracks letting her accused attacker off the hook. Larry Conners officially replaced in 10 p.m. newscast. When KOMO's parent company, Fisher Communications, launched its own cable news network, SNC (Satellite News Channel) and the local program, Fisher Satellite News, Furness was named news director. Around 8 a.m., ISP Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 6 was requested by the Washington Park Police Department to investigate a reported shooting in the 1200 block of N. 49th Street. Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Because if you actually listened to the video, you can hear car horns, the pattern of feet, I was weaving in and out of this march, and you could hear this music blasting from a speaker. He said he stopped the payments in January, on the advice of a tax attorney, because a payment plan wasn't in place. 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. The man police say is responsible for the shooting death of a co-worker and wounding a Dupo police officer had a lengthy criminal history spanning more than 20 years. After multiple surgeries for aggressive recurring meningiomas, Goertzen died on August 13, 2012. She's pictured in Pakistan on Dec. 20, 2001. Dan Lewis, former KOMO news anchor of 27 years, was no exception. Every Sunday morning, Crosscut's weekly email sums up the best stories of the week. Brenden has covered the Cardinals for KMOV.com since 2016. Joyce Taylor now anchors KING5's evening weekday shows, having taken over from Lori Matsukawa. Reporter Keith Eldridge describes having no power for days after NC It was one of those accidents of fate, they wrote. Two barges carrying large amounts of anhydrous ammonia broke free north of Lock and Dam 25 near Winfield, Missouri, Friday evening. The longtime, popularmeteorologistretired in 2002; he died in 2010. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. She's pictured in 1999. The piece in response to the Times rankled some and, on some occasions, there felt like an obsession with government spending. Remembering former KOMO reporter Brook Stanford | KOMO Linda Cohn was a KIRO-TV reporter and sports anchor before heading to ESPN, where shes worked on SportsCenter since 1992. Jeff Renner, KING5. In spite of the abrupt dismissal, Furia refuses to say anything negative about his former employers, saying he still respects his good friends working there. Sandy Hill got her start at KIRO before becoming co-host of Good Morning America in 1977. 2023 Cascade Public Media. Kauffman anchored the news at KING5 in the early '80s, before moving to the ABC and CBS networks in the late '80s. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Fisher Communications-owned KOMO/4 pink-slipped three of its veteran reporters Monday morning. The ambitious Brickline Greenway project is set to connect St. Louis City from the north to the south and the east to the west, and design elements are taking shape. A judge has issued a timeline for Kim Gardner to respond to the Attorney Generals motion to remove her from office. Paige Hulsey anchors News 4 at 4 p.m. on weekday afternoons. He's pictured in 1997. References Longtime staff members perceived they were being pushed out to make room for cheaper, less experienced replacements. Breaking news reporters Kevin Reece and Joe Furia and North Puget Sound reporter April Zepeda were let go without warning and, curiously, in the middle of the May ratings-sweep period. Now, Pimentel said, Savard will get that 6 p.m. spot, too, "at least for the time being. Who was competing was only speculation, but one manager at the time told a colleague, Anybody but Sinclair.. Last chance! Mapes enjoyed a notable tenure there, which ended abruptly in 2005 after drawing criticism for a story positing that President George W. Bush's may have joined the National Guard to avoid fighting in the Vietnam War. Ryan Yamamoto Leaves KOMO 4 for KPIX 5 Ryan Yamamoto returns to his hometown as he leaves KOMO 4 Morning News to report and anchor the news for KPIX 5 in San Francisco. KOMO 4 News (TV Series 1953- ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Everyone was kind of dismayed when it was Sinclair,said the former senior staff member. You can see Steve's unique storytelling every night on News 4 at 5:00 p.m. Caroline Hecker joined the News 4 team in 2020 as a multi-media journalist. Ambassador to China in early 2014. Cory anchors News 4 at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. on weeknights. He looks forward to continuing his growth as a broadcast journalist, working alongside some of our industrys best. At least two staff members have already noticed fallout in their reporting, with sources bringing up the Sinclair connection. This could be nothing, they seemed to say. Mark Wright is now a KING/5 morning news anchor. News Director Holly Gauntt declined to comment beyond saying the station does not discuss personnel issues. Take a look at Seattle-area broadcasters whove landed in the national spotlight. In March 2017, word spread among staff that the latest must-run would be about fake newsfrom Sinclairs vice president of news, Scott Livingston. Read more about this topic: KOMO-TV, News Operation, When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank.Wladziu Valentino Liberace (19191987), Kathi Goertzen - anchor/special assignment reporter (deceased August 13, 2012). On the first anniversary of Russia's invasion, dozens gathered at St. Johns Episcopal Church to honor the lives lost. Others have claimed that Choe was already ready to depart KOMO at the time of the video, and recapped the white nationalist rally with the Well Have Our Home Again score as an implicitly flippant curtain call with the media company. A pilot program will use cameras. 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. But for the newly-pilloried staff of KOMO met in recent months and days by social media demands that they quit the complicated relationship is several years old. Maurice Drummond co-anchors News 4 This Morning alongside Claire Kellett. Tweet at Levi or drop a comment. Keith Jackson, now retired after a long career with ABC Sports, had his start at KOMO in the 1950s. Milt Furness worked at KOMO from 1967 until 1982, serving as the newsdesk manager, reporter, and anchoring the morning news (in the early 1970s) and the evening news (in the later 1970s and early 1980s).