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Offline PAweatherman

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OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« on: March 03, 2015, 05:21:52 PM »
Kim says her contract will not be renewed and her last day is April 3, though she may free lance.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2015, 07:00:18 PM »
Too bad. Not surprising though, given what they've been doing with their employees lately. I bet she'll join the large group of TWC freelancers.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2015, 07:01:13 PM »
 :furious:

This is just unbelievable!!  :censored: See this is the reason why live hours have been cut and limited storm coverage. I suspect TWC is in so much debt because of the 2012 long form increase and can't afford these talented OCM's! It's only a matter of time before TWC crumbles and it's approaching faster than ever anticipated!

  :finger: TWC!  :chair: This has just made me very Mad!

 :furious: :furious:

 
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2015, 10:40:02 PM »
I'm sure The Weather Channel would love to have only freelance OCMs.  Bizarre, non-guaranteed schedules, much lower salaries... and more money saved from payroll goes into non-weather longform programming.

Just how low is TWC going to sink?  Taking away talented, liked, experienced OCMs is literally taking away the face of the channel.  I tell you... the day will come when TWC turns into longform only, maybe still with the LDL and an occasional local forecast segment, but that's it.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2015, 12:58:55 AM »
*Turns the TV to our local NBC affiliate station 11 Alive waiting for Kim to make her appearance.  :whistling:

Just sayin'. Cheryl, Sam, and Julie have come and gone (and come back) to this station. It wouldn't surprise me if she popped up a time or two as a freelancer.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2015, 01:04:20 PM »
TWC = Terminate Workers' Contracts.  It's an easy equation if you ask me.  This is a vicious cycle: more longform translates to less need for OCMs due to fewer forecast segments.  Less OCMs on the other hand may cause the channel to add more longform.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2015, 01:10:58 PM »
Tsk tsk tsk.  :facepalm: Why must the best OCMs get the boot? Kim is one of my favorite OCMs and it sucks that TWC isn't renewing her contract.  :(  Best of luck to her.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2015, 12:21:14 PM »
 Never was a big fan of Kim's presenting over the last ten years (although I'm sure it wasn't her fault). I liked her early years at TWC. Hope she lands somewhere else soon.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2015, 11:16:47 PM »
she is a class act   sad to see this
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #9 on: March 14, 2015, 03:53:15 AM »
....another fellow Buckeye gone.

I think Mike Bettes is the last of the Ohioans on TWC. 

Jill Brown, Sharon Resultan, Bruce Edwards, Bill Schubert, Kevin Robinson, and now Kim (Perez) Cunningham.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #10 on: April 06, 2015, 08:05:45 PM »
Today was her last day at TWC. I have to admit I got a little choked up during her goodbye at the end of the 7pm hour... it's really sad to see her go. I'm struck by her genuine humility; she doesn't seem bitter at all, even though TWC basically dumped her. She's a true pro and I'll miss her.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #11 on: April 06, 2015, 08:11:43 PM »
OK, that was the hardest TWC goodbye I've seen! It's not fair!!!!! Kim was tears though the whole thing! Somehow, she's still pulling for/believes in TWC. I believe in TWC too, when their LIVE ON AIR!  Did TWC do any tributes to her? I only caught the last 5 min. I didn't see her husband there.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #12 on: April 06, 2015, 08:19:49 PM »
If someone has video of her goodbye I'd love to see it.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #13 on: April 06, 2015, 10:40:33 PM »
Quote from: jrhtwc on April 06, 2015, 08:11:43 PM
Did TWC do any tributes to her?

I watched most of the 6 and 7pm shows, and saw no tributes.
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Re: OCM Kim Cunningham let go
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2015, 10:59:44 PM »
Quote from: PAweatherman on April 06, 2015, 08:19:49 PM
If someone has video of her goodbye I'd love to see it.

A screengrab was the best I could find so far, from Kim's Facebook.

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