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Media of Birmingham has learned in this exclusive report that NBC 13 eliminated 11 positions across various departments this week, including senior reporter Scott Mauldin (top left) and reporter Havonnah Johnson (bottom left). Vice president and general manager Gene Kirkconnell cited the economy as the reason behind the latest round of cuts.
Monday, Media General, which owns NBC 13, cut 130 positions total nationwide, after suspending 401(k) matching contributions and mandating two-week furloughs.
NBC 13 laid off 10 people in January, while ABC 33/40 laid off 15 people and Fox 6 laid off 10 in February.
Kirkconnell would not say how many employees NBC 13 has, and referred questions about further cuts from Media General to the company’s representatives. Media General has not responded to e-mail requests.
He said that NBC 13’s employees were doing a good job working with limited resources and that the station’s March ratings were looking good. NBC’s local news programs in the morning and at 5 and 6 p.m. showed increases in household ratings over the same time in 2008.
Update: Birmingham Business Journal story profiles Mauldin’s new company, Vulcan Media Team.
Posted in In the news
Tagged Gene Kirkconnell, Havonnah Johnson, job, layoff, Media General, NBC 13, recession, Scott Mauldin, television, WVTM
A third Birmingham TV station has cut jobs. Fox 6 (WBRC) cut 10 jobs Friday, as first mentioned by veteran former TV reporter Ike Pigott and later by the Birmingham Business Journal.
In January, NBC 13 and ABC 33/40 cut 25 jobs total.
Business Journal reporter and MOB member Jimmy Debutts wrote:
Fox6 WBRC cut 10 jobs, including on-air personality Chris Montana, on Friday.
Fox6 General Manager Lou Kirchen confirmed the station trimmed its staff in response to economic pressures. Kirchen would not comment on individual positions cut but a source familiar with the layoffs said Montana was among those affected.
Kirchen said the layoffs will not affect the station’s mission.
“Our news coverage will continue intact,” Kirchen said. “It was very difficult. We feel bad for the staffers and families affected by this.”
Local TV, owner of Fox 6 since July, has swapped stations with new owner Montgomery-based Raycom Media, with the transaction to be completed in the first half ot this year.
Posted in In the news
Tagged Chris Montana, Fox 6, job, layoff, recession, television, WBRC
Two Birmingham stations cut 25 jobs in the past two weeks.
On Thursday, NBC 13 laid off 10 people:
Ten people in the news, sales and marketing departments were laid off this morning and their positions eliminated at NBC 13.
“As a result of the continued business recession, WVTM has been affected by lower advertising spending,” Vice President and General Manager Gene Kirkconnell said of the layoffs.
“Parting with valued employees is difficult,” he said. “I don’t anticipate anything else to come.”
And less than week before that, ABC 33/40 laid off 15 people (nearly 13 percent of its total staff):
Birmingham’s ABC 33/40 laid off 15 full-time and part-time employees Friday afternoon, including sports reporter Melissa Lee and meteorologist Brian Peters, a station official confirmed.
The cuts affected all areas of the station – including producers, engineers, photographers and sales representatives – but Lee and Peters were the only on-air personnel let go. The station employed 120 people before the layoffs.
“It’s a very difficult time,” ABC 33/40’s vice president and general manager, Mike Murphy, said Friday. “We regret that it had to take place.”
Posted in In the news
Tagged ABC 33/40, Brian Peters, job, layoff, Melissa Lee, NBC 13, recession, television, WBMA, WVTM
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Update Feb. 13, 2008: The position has been filled.
From our pal Stacey:
Immediate opening for an energetic, self-motivated, analytical thinker with a combination of graphic skills and Web editing experience.
Responsibilities include:
From Tina Hatch:
I’m the editor of Lipstick magazine, a new magazine for Birmingham women age 30 to 50. Lipstick bills itself as “smart, fun and fearless,” and we’re looking for writers, artists and photographers who share those qualities (or at least aspire to them).
We’re looking for writers who can write features, profiles, short articles, etc. in a conversational tone. We assign 90 percent of our stories, but we also welcome queries. Artists are needed for cover art as well as for subjects of potential profiles. We like to profile at least one local artist per month.
We’re looking for freelancers, all experience levels. I don’t care as much about background as I do the ability to tell a great story, whether it’s through words or art. Interested parties can send clips or a link to their Web site.
Contact her at thatch@lipstickbhm.com.
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Tagged artist, Birmingham, freelance, job, lipstick, photographer, women, writer
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