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Jessica Bobula is the worst news director I’ve ever worked for. She promised a lot in contract negotiations and never delivered, her people skills are absolutely atrocious, she never takes accountability for hers or the station’s wrongdoings, job expectations changed every month, and she is an expert at gaslighting. If she is the news director at any stations you’re considering working at, look elsewhere!

Cathie Batbie is the WORST news director I have ever worked with. I have worked in 5 news markets from 60-top 10 and she is by far the worst ND of them all. Red flags all around, First she is racist: a Black mmj who was a great worker made one slight mistake and Cathie immediately put her on probation with no conversation, however, a "favorite" of hers can cuss on the air and make the same mistake or worse and nothing happens. Multiple girl employees came to her about inappropriate/sexual behavior from the recently hired assistant ND and she did NOTHING! She called a well-respected employee in on their day off for a "mandatory" equipment check to lay them off. She promised an employee she would pay for their schooling and immediately denied saying that as soon as they signed. She told a Middle Eastern anchor who had straight hair to tie it back because her hair was "too big". She told a Hispanic anchor her eyebrows looked like Frida Kahlo's unibrow. The list goes on. She is extremely jealous of her female talent and belittles them (while being noticeably nicer to male talent). She is unable to ever have a civil, adult conversation, and instead speaks to you as if you were a child and thinks that if she's "louder" it means she is right. She outwardly has favorites but even her "favorites" are miserable. She can only hire out of college grads for a reason. Her reputation is so bad that she's blacklisted from the local university where journalism professors will say to not work for her. My only regret in my many years in this industry is working for her!

I would not recommend this station for a growing journalist. Management is extremely unorganized and negative. The News Director Kim Ballard has favorites and makes it very clear to others in the newsroom who she likes or does not. In the beginning the station was helpful and I learned alot but once you stick up for yourself to management consider yourself a target. The station has a high turnover rate meaning people get hired and within 3-6 months they either quit or get fired. The station is ALWAYS looking at Fox 8's website (their competition in the market) for story ideas. If you are a entrepid journalist I would stear clear. This station is number three in the market and would rather chance old news than new news.