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More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« on: February 03, 2009, 09:59:48 AM »
According to Newsblues, Kristina Abernathy, Kristin Dodd, Rich Johnson and Mark Mancuso have all been layed off. In fact, I just looked and their bio's have already been removed from weather.com It looks like yesterday was their last day. :(

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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 10:04:18 AM »
Okay, what the hell.

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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2009, 11:28:54 AM »
Okay, this officially sucks. Does the word "seniority" not mean anything to NBC?  :club:

Gary, does your source have any info on this to confirm? I can't find any news articles about it.
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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2009, 01:40:02 PM »
If they dont quit freakin doing this there isnt going to be anymore OCMS left god. :(

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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2009, 02:58:40 PM »
They are off the website. I loved watching Kristin on Saturday nights.

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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2009, 03:00:49 PM »
Okay, this officially sucks. Does the word "seniority" not mean anything to NBC?  :club:

Gary, does your source have any info on this to confirm? I can't find any news articles about it.

I'm going to find out right now. This is crazy. How are they going to fill all the timeslots? They can't possibly have enough people now!  :o

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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2009, 03:21:19 PM »
I'm going to find out right now. This is crazy. How are they going to fill all the timeslots? They can't possibly have enough people now!  :o
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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2009, 03:44:59 PM »
This is just WRONG!



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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2009, 04:05:49 PM »
WTF? I can't find any links about this.

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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2009, 04:33:32 PM »
Have they gone out of their minds? What are they DOING?!! They need to be hiring 4 OCMs not laying 4 off and why do they keep getting rid of the good ones?  :( Geez. :angry:


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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2009, 05:16:51 PM »
 :wow:No no no no no no no no no....This can't be happening!!!!!!

My favorite meteorologist since the 7th grade (Kristina Abernathy) has been layed off!!!!!! OMG I want to cry right now!!! :cry3: Thanks for telling me this...let me step away for a little bit. *looks away, then cries for real*
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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2009, 05:22:50 PM »
EDITED
Krissy must've been the first to go; she was not on Sunday, but Kristin and Rich were, to say the least. I don't even watch WO since it comes on waaaay too early for me.

Anyways, looks like it's going to be an no-women's zone during the weekday/night afternoon hours (3PM - 12M ET). I liked TWC when there were two women on at the same time, :cry: especially Sharon Resultan and Kristina Abernathy. I remember watching them together one night on July 29, 2004 (Sharon was filling in on PME that night), and that's when I re-started watching TWC on a regular basis (I had temporarily gave up the network somewhere around the time when the intellestar began replacing the WS4000 in most markets, including Time Warner). To me they were like twins whenever they were on together, but now there goes my chance of seeing a Sharon & Kristina reunion... :cry: :cry: :cry: Hopefully, Sharon won't be in line to follow the same fate (not in 2009 or 2010, to say the least :no:). I also happen to host a Yahoo group for fans of Sharon & Krissy (as I often called her in recent months), which I started back in January 2006. Here's the link if you want to join.


P.S., you realize we have now lost both halves of a long time TWC pair (Rich Johnson & Jennetta Jones).
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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2009, 05:29:25 PM »
I know...Sharon and Kristina were one awesome pair as well.
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I like the Carl-Kristina pair so much, I used to watch Kristina and Carl on PM Edition every day, I can't afford to miss a show, until they got separated. But I still followed Kristina on weekend mornings, and last year when she was reunited with Carl.
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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2009, 05:36:28 PM »
W.T.F.?! my days of watching twc are over, good luck failing.

the whole network is a mess now, not just in the OCM Department.
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Re: More layoffs - 4 OCM'S axed
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2009, 05:41:30 PM »
We should start a protest...

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