As the Hartford/New Haven news market adjusts to the mind blowing news of the Rick Green move from print to TV (Courant to WTNH), there are other switches worth noting this Monday.
Lauren Kesten is leaving NBC CT after 19 years to take a position as technical production manager at MSNBC. In her farewell post to followers she said, “Connecticut will always be home.”
We took note this weekend of a LinkedIn ad for a new political reporter for Fox 61. We found it interesting that the advert makes clear this job will require “outdoor work” and the reporter’s own shooting, editing, and preferably graphics packages.
Politico is marking 15 years of breaking news and breaking the way the news has traditionally been delivered. As part of an on-going series of articles celebrating the anniversary, a group of original staffers had a conversation about the state of political journalism.
Several months after Jeff Cohen announced he would be stepping down as news director of WNPR to focus on reporting, the station is still looking to fill the newly created position of executive editor.
In a move similar to Cohen’s, Here and Now’s Tonya Mosley announced last week she is stepping down as host of the show to take on the role of special correspondent.
Last week Page Six reported a bidding war had opened up to sign Gayle King when her contract with CBS runs out in May, but according to a report this weekend, King has decided to stay at CBS, where she is reportedly making as much $9 million a year. The CBS re-sign report has yet to be confirmed.
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