Local news is a fickle game. We’ve always tried to follow the action along the way and provide you with our observations and updates. In fact, these observations and updates have been one of the main reasons people find themselves on this here web log.
In this tradition we must begin our paper trail for Julie Watts who was recently “laid off” from KCRA (btw, I’ve always thought the term “laid off” was for seasonal workers like lumberjacks or carpenters…)
While I am on the subject of annoying terms and euphemisms, here’s a blurb from the Sacramento Business Journal article:
“We’ve had some staff reductions,†said KCRA general manager Elliott Troshinsky. “These are challenging economic times and we needed to scale our business accordingly.”
“Staff reductions” eh? “Challenging economic times”? Why didn’t you say so. Well, who is going to pick up the weather reporting slack in Julie’s absence? You know, cause times is tough all over in case you haven’t heard.
Wait, what’s this? Hello, Byron Miranda, what’s going on? What are you doing here? Oh, you were recently hired to forecast the weather at KCRA? How odd. They just recently reduced staff, you know…I did catch him on his first day when he made a joking reference to his ex-wife. Make yourself at home, BM.
Good luck, Julie. Hope the blogging thing works out for you. Let us know if you need any help.
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I thought Julie was moving to Uruguay with her special friend or something. “Verdoorn.” “Javora.” Tee hee. Heh heh- I said “Javora.”
Not getting the tone of this all-too-snarky bit. Is it Byron hate/jealousy or Julie teasing, or what? ‘Splain?
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Neither, Turty.
More just to comment on the odd business of local news. Now you see them, now you don’t. And does everything have to be attributed to the economy? You supposedly let someone go because money is tight but then you turn around and hire someone new. Come on now.
I enjoyed Julie.
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That’s an interesting take on the term “laid off.” As someone who was laid off recently (though I bounced back quickly), I can attest that the term these days is synonymous with the economic downturn. Do you read the paper or any other stories about the economy or job market? Aren’t the words “layoffs” or “laid off” usually in the headline or lede?
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I was just talking to someone at work about this and then this post popped up! Weird. After looking at Julie’s page and what she’s doing (Turty isn’t that far off!) I bet Miranda costs the station about half of what she was making. They should not have reported it as ‘laid off due to economic reasons’ though. Ugh.
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Hi, RunnerGirl, thanks for the comment. I think I understand the term and how popular it is today. I thought I was just making a passing remark about it. But, as is often the case, I’m usually dead wrong with my “understanding” of the things. I can remove it if you wish.
I was glad to read that you bounced back quickly from your recent lay off. Best of luck to you!
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The good news is Sarah Gardner is on CBS 13. She is, by far, the best female news anchor in Sacramento. I like the elegant delivery. KCRA dropped the ball when they let her go.
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