ISIS Romero is a news anchor who had been with KSAT 12 San Antonio for more than a decade. Once upon a time it was a great place to be.. The passing of her aunt due to breast cancer has strengthened her convictions about a way of life she tries her best to live out each day. Ana Orsini. We need to tell the stories that people need for information, for education, in some cases, for entertainment as well. When TVNewsCheck presented Altice with the charges raised against the company in this story, brought forth by the 14 current and former News 12 newsroom sources, a company spokesperson responded with the following statement: Altice USA is very proud of News 12s ongoing achievements and continued success, including growth in ratings and digital viewership as well as the receipt last month of 80 New York Emmy nominations, more than any other network in the tri-state, all of which underscore the high-quality hyperlocal journalism News 12 provides. Of course, you had pressures and deadlines, the typical stuff, but it was great.. Referring to a Long Island neighborhood composed largely of low-income earners, the commenter wrote, This is what people in Roosevelt have to deal with. Newsday sat down with former News 12 anchor Stone Grissom to discuss life since leaving News 12 last year and his new role at a TV station in Elmira. Veteran anchor Jackie Lukas, sports anchor Jamie Stuart . Download our app or go to news12.com for more. The Amy Waldman hire was very unsettling for staffers, says one News 12 source. Youd really have to ask them about how things are going or why they made the changes they made. Then, one weekend in 2018, sources say Dolan and his secretary cleaned out his office of personal belongings, fearing Altice would soon permanently lock him out of the Long Island headquarters. In addition to the notes about ratings increases and a boost in distribution channels, the spokesperson says Altice has invested millions in the News 12 brand, with an updated logo, modern graphics, as well as studio and set upgrades. Halfway through the segment, Vesey fixes his camera on himself as unmasked protesters invade his personal space and shout at him a scenario familiar to many journalists. At least four anchors and reporters are out at Altice owned News 12 Long Island after a reorganization. In addition, she currently coaches a young ladies' childhood b-ball group. Radio was my first love in college; I wont deny that. But radio is a wonderful way to reach people. They are proven performers, passionate and knowledgeable. In comments underneath a News 12 Facebook post promoting the story, a platform user posted a link to an article from another Long Island news source about four people who were arrested for illegal gun possession. [Management] had us, for a while, digging through our comments on Twitter and Facebook for Tagboard, this social media integration tool that they had us using for the shows, and it became real difficult to find usable comments., They were all negative, the source adds. You have to be prepared to work and want to love what you do. Among the latest cuts are veteran anchor Jackie Lukas, sports anchor Jamie Stuart, and reporters Christine Insinga, and Shari Einhorn, who took to social media to announce their departures from News 12 over the weekend. A professor in the Morehouse college, he joined Fox News in 2007 and he appeared often on the O'Reilly Show where he discussed with O'Reilly on socio-political issues. The reason I'm on the kake news anchor's call . Staffers also say the signal emanating from the truck is inconsistent, leading to newscast disruptions, though perhaps the biggest problem they have with the Thunderbolt is its name. 2. [Natz] said in several meetings that if we couldnt monetize a story, it wasnt worth doing.. After investigating the allegations of employee mistreatment outlined in the article, Altice fired the station group's general manager, Jacques Natz.However, a bigger picture of network-wide malfeasance, which has not only inspired dozens more departures, but compromised News 12's hyperlocal value proposition in markets with no shortage of impactful stories has emerged. as we experienced ourselves here at News 12. Channel 12 announced Monday that Gerron Jordan, who joined the station's . Management from the guy at the top to the janitor all say hi to each other and its friendly and helpful., The source says recently, at their new job, theyd worked 10 consecutive days, but enjoyed a full weekend off because colleagues of theirs volunteered to take over their shifts. But, I'm guessing a news anchor has to do what they do for a living. We decided to call it This Week with Janine Rose because people do know me, and theyve been asking where I am. ABOUT THE SHOW. Sportscaster Jamie Stuart, reporter Christine Insinga . Upon graduation from NYU, Lawson earned the James Fenimore Cooper Memorial Prize, which is presented annually to the most outstanding undergraduate student of journalism. And I said this to all the interns Ive worked with over the years and all my employees that I brought in. I feel blessed. Nikita Ramos is a multimedia journalist for News 12. Last week we reported about News 12 The Bronx anchor Matt Pieper and reporter Amy Yensi's on-the-air snafu while they thought they were on commercial break. Those whove earned the highest salaries at News 12, after accruing lengthy track records of quality work and trust in the markets they serve, have borne the brunt of toxic management in recent years, sources say. She went on to thank her audience for supporting her work with KSAT. I have to give Chuck Dolan, who was the owner and CEO of Cablevision, who had that vision for niche programming, and he saw the importance of local news, and then Pat Dolan, his son, became president of the News 12 operations. Sources say the low marks were supported by falsehoods and exaggerated tales of what were, at worst, minor infractions. Select News 12 newsrooms have also recently expanded the areas they cover, according to Altice. Bob Thompson, First Station News Announcer. Typically, that would have been the case, sources say, as it was when the station covered the remnants of Hurricane Henri only nine days earlier. She was hired to anchor Cablevision News 8 in 1985. I kind of act as the catalyst, asking questions and getting feedback. Jackie Lukas has left the News 12, as her 16-year long journey came to an end on January 2022. Lawson has won an Associated Press Award for feature reporting. Described in an Altice press release as a "longtime veteran journalist, digital and media strategist," Natz was put in charge of "the entire News 12 organization, including editorial and business operations." He was tasked with growing the digital imprint of the group, boosting . I was very blessed to get into Cablevision early on in my career and to pursue a television career, which I came to love and adore. Other employees detail events that felt like personal attacks on co-workers considering a departure from News 12. Reporters and meteorologists have been told to report from the vehicle even when the weather is not particularly notable. An interview request to Waldman was unanswered. If youre going to be a journalist, dont expect to be a millionaire. The result is nearly half of the employees over the seven networks have left, laid off or been fired since the takeover (45 per year average). Many viewers in Long Island and other News 12 markets have soured on the channels, sources say. Sources close to the situation, who tried to convey to management that leveraging Veseys reporting experience also put employees at greater risk, say the memo communicated to them that worker safety was not of top priority at News 12. The furore at KTLA-TV began last week when the . Jon Steinberg and his golden parachute along with the four of five GMs of news in the last five years drove the final nail in that coffin. But multiple sources for this story say that News 12 newsrooms have become the most toxic environments in which they have ever worked, since the Altice takeover almost indisputably so, says one former staffer. One, because the safety of the reporter was disregarded and, two, because News 12 was so quick to monetize itself as the story. And so some weeks its more local than others, some weeks, in light of, again, the news of the day, it becomes more nationally or regionally focused. I stopped looking at the Facebook page; I stopped looking at the comments, says one former staffer. But one source asks, Does it need to be multiple spots in every show or airing every hour?. The New Tax Bill: Pouring SALT in Our Wounds, or Not So Bad? Matt Pieper, who has since been fired from News 12 The . At the heart of the issue is the . Isis Romero was one of the most recognizable faces on KSAT 12 San Antonio for over a decade. Ana started college at the University of Arizona but ultimately graduated from Texas A&M in 2018. Altice made good on its promise, hiring a third-party neutral investigator, as described by Bowen in another email obtained by TVNewsCheck. JR: Thank you. Leadership instead wanted stories rife with shock value that would garner web clicks, and they inadvertently got one on May 14, 2020. Ken Evseroff, the White photographer plaintiff, said in his suit that he was fired over false accusations from colleagues of racist behavior directed at a colleague, who is Muslim and a Bangladeshi-American. When the micromanaging took hold, everything from on-air performance to edits to employee social media posts and beyond were dramatically scrutinized. The days of news coverage of local stories, studio interviews of politicians and celebrities on morning show couches are long dead. And I was one of the builders of that notion that local news could be successful. Several follow-up segments on the Vesey episode were ordered up by management and, later, more stories about Veseys personal experiences turned up on newscasts, too. If I was a news reporter I would have been furious. JR: Ill be honest with you, I think they have a larger responsibility, because there are so many facts and figures coming in every day that they have to sift through, and I also think there is its unfair, but so many deadlines are imposed on people, and theres this belief that you have to be the first one to report something, and I think journalists have gotten into trouble rushing to get a story to air or rushing to get a story on their website or rushing to get on Facebook. Isis Romero was one of the most recognizable faces on KSAT 12 San Antonio for over a decade. So stupid," one viewer said. Today, journalism is a lot harder to get into, as you said. They note that news does not pay workers at a high rate compared to other industries to begin with, and this approach by News 12 creates recruiting challenges for the small group. This week in Made in Connecticut, News 12's Becky Surran takes you to Wilton for an inside look at one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world, ASML. Altice last October also announced plans to relocate News 12 Connecticut's anchor studio to its News 12 New Jersey facility in Edison, N.J., while keeping a crew of local reporters and video . Discussing the News 12 programming changes, one anonymous media buyer supports the staffers complaints. Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. A Los Angeles news anchor has been fired after going off-script and calling out his own television station live on air over the departure of his beloved co-anchor.. Mark Mester, 36, of KTLA, was . Four senior News 12 Long Island anchors and reporters exited the channel Friday in a newsroom reorganization, owner Altice has confirmed. Dont expect that youre going to be the next Katie Couric or Megyn Kelly. The source says treatment like that was the polar opposite of what they and their former colleagues endured at News 12 before they left, and what current employees are dealing with today under Altice ownership. When former News 12 Networks owner Pat Dolan sold News 12 Networks to Altice for a price he couldn't refuse in 2018, the longtime and loyal news executive fought for the jobs of his original team.. She enjoys every opportunity she can get to help others understand the lifesaving importance of leading a healthier lifestyle. Now we have it on record, its on record. If you have a passion for animals and you want to take care of animals, open a shelter, youre going to be wonderful at it. We were the flagship, says one former Long Island newsroom employee, and they definitely wanted to make sure that we knew that we were no longer the flagship, that we were just another cog in the machine that was Altice.. Commenting on News 12 upper managements treatment of its employees over the past several years, another former staffer says, Cruelty was the point.. One veteran media industry executive in the New York Metropolitan area, however, says that Altice making changes to News 12 to spur revenue growth is not surprising. Robert Hadlock, Weekday Evening Anchor/Reporter. The threats occurred in public and on social media. As former employees note, management clearly did not consult with weather forecasters on its branding because thunderbolts are not meteorological phenomena at all. "After reviewing . News 12 also recently introduced five-time Emmy award-winning meteorologist and Long Island native Addison Green to the network to anchor weather for Long Island and Westchester. Malibu, CA. The stunning agreement between rivals drew howls of protest from area politicians, wrote the USA Today local news site lohud. Topics you care about, straight to your inbox. JR: Well, I find it works. Less than three weeks after the Vesey incident, freelance reporter Darius Radzius, who sometimes worked for News 12, said he was attacked in Brooklyn while covering protests that erupted after the death of George Floyd. Groups of managers would analyze a broadcast so closely that afterward theyd time a cold opening with a stopwatch and count the number of stories crunched into a show. These are people who truly know the communities they cover. Ryan Cody has left 12 News in Phoenix, announcing his exit in a tweet that mentions "professional toxicity" and mental healing. Their loss is a setback for the News 12 audience., In May 2020, less than a year after the settlement between the Dolans and Altice, Natz was hired as News 12s general manager. I had a wonderful career at Cablevision and News 12. The week after he was elected county executive, which, of course, is a change for him. If you have a passion for healing people and you become a doctor, youre going to be great at it. However, across News 12 platforms emerged the Storm Watcher logo with a lightning bolt piercing through the middle of the team branding, suggesting a major weather event was on the horizon. Multiple sources claim so much emotional distress over the workplace toxicity Waldman has fueled that theyve become physically ill as a result. In the bluntest dismissal of a South Florida anchor team in recent memory, WPEC-Ch. The latter partnership, however, came about in 2019 when Verizon shuttered primary News 12 competitor Fios1 News, which was available on Verizons cable services, while Optimum carried the Altice asset. Leaving was "my call," says Singleton, the glib sportscaster probably best known for filming . "Vic Faust no longer works for Fox 2, KPLR (Channel . Marc Lamont Hill. This person laments that, when such content is included in a hyperlocal news broadcast, the more you water it down, the more useless it is.. Some say that there was indeed an uptick in threats against News 12 journalists in the aftermath of the Vesey protest report. A spate of new series drummed up by former GM Natz, covering local attractions and businesses, consumer tips, do gooders and other subjects, were nearly devoid of news value, sources say. If that were the case, they say, departed staffers would have left the trade altogether. They also say News 12 meteorologists pleaded with Natz, Gruber and other managers in past years to allow them to return to weather forecasts with a more fact-based approach. Sources say by the time the stations assistant news director, Annette Stellato, began calling hotels later in the evening, they were completely booked. Trouble for the News 12 New Jersey team began in May 2020 with the hiring of Jacques Natz as GM, sources say. Einhorn is out after nearly three decades at News 12 Long Island, while Lukas is out after more than 15 years at the station. (Ultimately, the hurricane claimed the lives of at least 16 New York State residents.). One month before Waldman was hired by News 12, a former WPIX camera operator, previously under her direction at the network, sued the station for slander. Primary Anchor for 5 PM broadcasts. But Im very proud to have been one of the founding members of when News 12 was in its agency. I loved my job, I loved going to work every day, says another former newsroom staffer. Yes, everybody cares about whats going on nationally, whats going on internationally and nationally, if theres a terror attack, or if theres a nuclear threat. Sources also believe the companys upper management purposely includes trumped up charges of poor performance in employee reviews to make cases for their firings, keeping Altice in compliance with the Dolan sales agreement. There will always be times when things come together. Kevin Vesey at a Long Island protest of state-issued mask mandates. News. We were wrong. News anchor Natasha Exelby was caught off guard while doing a live news report in Australia. Her tireless dedication to journalism, as well as her infectious laugh will not be forgotten. By Verne Gay verne . Fox 2 news anchor Vic Faust has been fired by the television station after directing a profane rant at a female co-host on a local radio show. 728,429 people follow this. In a comment next to a recent Facebook post of a story by former News 12 reporter Eileen Lehpamer, whos moved to WPIX in New York, one user also called News 12 stories fluff., Underneath another recent Facebook post from News 12 Long Island, which reported that police were searching for a woman who stole from a supermarket, users skewered the station for shaming someone they believed in desperate need of food. "It is unjust that Isis Romero was let go from KSAT especially in light of @saahj's report on the lack of Latinx anchors on San Antonio TV news stations," another said. One former Long Island employee says, We were told [by upper-level managers] several times, Look, were the only product on Long Island; people are gonna watch us no matter what.. And right now, the country is polarized, but I think that will happen for a while, but if you look at history, I always say, todays news is tomorrows history. Staffers, current and former, also point out with incredulity that Waldman and other managers criticized their performance and threatened their jobs all while they worked long, in-person shifts with ever-changing hours to cover the initial waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. She also documented the devastating effects of pancreatic cancer and the fight for a cure. It's one destination for everything you need to know to start your day. Such occurrences have become typical in News 12 newsrooms, according to sources. They dont exist, and sources say this fact underscores the station groups forced efforts to air branded content and overhype weather events. "What even is KSAT without Isis Romero?!?" But these former News 12 employees also say the incident is part of a pattern revealing network upper managements lack of concern for worker safety and well-being. Anchor (1986-) unknown episodes Norm Dvoskin . Former employees whove moved on from News 12 to other jobs in the industry also say they were gaslit on their way out by Natz, as well as Gruber. When News 12 Westchester announced in 2016 that it was moving the bulk of its production facilities from Yonkers to Long Island, several bastions of local news, including Emmy-winning anchor and political correspondent Janine Rose, found themselves displaced after many years on the job. 2:08. She has been a weekend morning anchor for News 12 Long Island since 2006. Cody has worked as an anchor on the NBC affiliate's morning show . Sources also claim that there were instances in which they followed Waldmans production notes and when the broadcasts were deemed incorrectly executed by managers further up the chain, Waldman blamed her subordinates for the moves. Janine Rose: Radio was my first love in college; I said that to you earlier. I take pride in what we did and what we accomplished. Of course, sponsored content has become a commonplace for local TV news in the past decade. Nielsen ratings data obtained by TVNewsCheck reveals that overall viewership of the News 12+ streaming channel collective, which includes five markets, has grown between 2020 and 2022. And once they moved on to that other career or other field of work, theyve been just as happy, if not happier. WM: Could you tell us about your new radio show? The recruiter observes that workplace issues like these emanating from the News 12 group exist to some extent across much of the industry, and News 12 isnt entirely an outlier. Lawson is a proud graduate of New York University with a . It does, and there will always be times in the country when theres political unrest. 673,057 people like this. Due to flooding, Gov. fired the station groups general manager, Kevin Vesey covered a Long Island protest, delivering Dunkin Donuts to a News 12 set, searching for a woman who stole from a supermarket, Spot TV Forecast: After Political Bonanza In 22, Flat Will Suffice For 23, Top 30 Station Groups: Standard General Leaps Into Second Place With Tegna Acquisition, 13th Annual Women In Technology Awards Reception, Revenue Strategies: Advanced Targeting for Local TV. When then-President Donald Trump tweeted support for the protesters harassment of Vesey, even more attention was directed to the reporter, dragging the story out further for News 12. Altice says it has also invested in News 12 digital platforms, including its website and mobile apps, as well as the News 12 New York streaming channel, which launched in 2020. The 10 p.m. anchor said the ABC affiliate opted not renew her contract, adding that her last day on air was July 12. a user exclaimed. Doug Warner anchors KSLA News 12 at 5, 6, and 10 after first joining the KSLA family in 2009 as a co-anchor of KSLA News 12 This Morning. "Mornings with News 12" is the only place to get the local news that matters to your community. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Words like respect and trust are tossed around with regularity in descriptions of the News 12 newsroom culture under the previous regime. The company says, today, News 12 reaches 4.1 million households, which is a 20% increase since Altice purchased the network six years ago. In October 2021, while News 12 Long Island was once again in Storm Watch mode, covering what the staff called a Noreaster, dozens of locals took to Facebook and hounded the station with critical comments indicating they were experiencing an ordinary rain event. But, like I said, Im happy to be starting to write the next chapter, and this particular radio show is certainly one way to take that next step. They worried that, like Vesey, they would also become public targets of vitriol and, potentially, violence. Local Mississippi breaking news and weather from CBS 12 News WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader. Much of the new programming, sources say, has also been produced across the News 12 channels, with optimized cost-efficiency, while taking the hyperlocal out of their newscasts. Like the individuals who spoke to TVNewsCheck about the News 12 New Jersey newsroom, these sources have opted to remain anonymous, some on background, partly out of fear that Altice, Natz and/or Gruber will retaliate with lawsuits or other actions that could threaten future career opportunities. Anchors and reporters were going to get let go, that wasn't a secret. Employees discussed their safety concerns with management and asked for additional security measures to be put in place for their protection. "@ksatnews What happened to Isis Romero?? Fox 5 Las Vegas morning weekday anchor and reporter Feven Kiflegiorgis was busted nude and . What is your advice to young journalists who want to get into this, or, do you see journalism as a dying profession? During the incident, there was an exchange which many found offensive where Matt Pieper was relaying a message to reporter Amy Yensi and said, "David wants . This act and others meant that Altice had failed to maintain the legacy and quality of News 12, according to the Dolan complaint. The effect of Natzs draconian changes, as one former staffer calls them, made life difficult for News 12 personnel, particularly the old guard who commanded the highest salaries because, sources speculate, Altice harbored a desire to save money on staff salary cuts. 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