Recently retired D.C. news legends Gordon Peterson and Maureen Bunyan.
A story in this month’s Washingtonian magazine raises a number of issues that could relate to the Connecticut market.
Over the past several years a number of long-time personalities at WJLA in Washington, D.C. have left the station. In many cases, the personalities involved had been with the company since the 1970’s. How does the loss of legendary anchors affect any market? Do anchors with name recognition matter anymore?
Another factor in the changes at WJLA is ownership by the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is said to be interested in merging with Tribune Media(owners of Fox 61 and WCCT). Sinclair has a record of reducing costs and has made an effort to lean conservative in its news programming.
