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Shakeup at WDBJ-7
Posted: July 26th, 2007, 9:48 am
by Sly Fox
There has got to be quite a back story on this mess where a Promotions manager is now the interim News Director:
Roanoke news director ousted
Jim Kent, news director and longtime staff member at WDBJ (Channel 7), was ousted from the Roanoke station Tuesday.
Mike Bell was named interim news director, said Jeffrey Marks, WDBJ's newly installed president and general manager. Bell was previously the station's program and promotions director.
"Jim contributed greatly to the success of this newsroom ... at key periods in the growth of WDBJ," Marks said. He declined to say why Kent was removed.
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Posted: July 26th, 2007, 10:28 am
by bigsmooth
i know some of the news anchors and reporters there, so i will ask them and see if they have any insight.
Posted: July 26th, 2007, 1:01 pm
by SuperJon
Smoothie, is there anyone you don't know?
Posted: July 26th, 2007, 1:19 pm
by bigsmooth
a lot of them workout at the roanoke athletic club where i work out.
Posted: July 26th, 2007, 1:21 pm
by SuperJon
I was just pickin on ya. It seems like everywhere I've ever been with you, you've known at least 2-3 people there.
Posted: July 26th, 2007, 3:07 pm
by Hold My Own
bigsmooth wrote:a lot of them workout at the roanoke athletic club where i work out.
Dont lie, it's downtown Roanoke where you're meeting them all....at least the laddddddieeeeessss
Posted: July 27th, 2007, 8:50 am
by bigsmooth
don't open up that can HMO!
Posted: July 30th, 2007, 12:39 pm
by givemethemic
ahahahaha.....o that's priceless!!!!! But Smoothie is right they all work out there.....
Posted: July 30th, 2007, 8:40 pm
by TDDance234
The true meaning behind the Big Smooth is coming out...