Cuts at WABI-TV

[Doug Drown]

I remember when WVII (then WEMT) went on the air in the late '60s and the 
question was asked, "How can a market that small support three commercial TV 
stations?"
It now has five, if you count WABI-DT (the CW affiliate), and with the 
economy in the hopper, maybe that question is finally being answered. 
Sad.  -Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Billings" <billings@suscom-maine.net>
To: "Maureen Carney" <m_carney@yahoo.com>; "Boston Radio Group" 
<boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: Cuts at WJAR


> Craig Colson, the second generation anchorman at WABI-TV in Bangor, was 
> one of several employees shown the door at the station:
>
> http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/102872.html
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maureen Carney" <m_carney@yahoo.com>
> To: "Boston Radio Group" <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:35 PM
> Subject: Cuts at WJAR
>
>
>> Meterologist Gary Ley (who was with the station 24 years), weekend anchor 
>> Kelley McGee and news director Betty-Jo Cugini among the cuts. Media 
>> General is talking cuts in other stations (Raliegh, Tampa.) Not a good 
>> time in the industry.
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>> http://www.projo.com/business/content/BZ_CHANNEL_10_CUTS_03-31-09_F7DSNHD_v18.30aa71a.html
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