KELO

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

While the weather department was very much separated from the newsroom, I hardly heard anything real positive about the newsroom culture. I was very glad to work separate and pretty much left alone.

It was a great starter job but don't stay longer than 4 years. The pay doesn't goes up more than 1% per year so after 4 years, you are worth more elsewhere. The station is owned by Nexstar and their nickname is Deathstar for many reasons so stay away! But KELO weather was alright. The other mets are amazing. You'll learn a lot from them.

Racial Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment

The newsroom is made up of all white employees. The news managers rarely hire people of color despite having a community full of diversity. The news content reflects that, many times lacking diversity or only telling one side of the story. The assignment editor bullies the entire newsroom, despite the fact that he lacks a college degree and has minimal writing skills.

There’s a price to pay to be the number one station in the market. Although the pay is good, the overall work environment is toxic.

Sexual Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment

Females get significant less respect. News director doesn't actually run things, the assignment editor does. Negative attitude, disrespectful without need, bullying and unnecessary comments made to be rude (never having to do with actual stories or work)

They'll offer to pay you a lot. Everyone there has been there forever. It's number 1 for a reason...but for market 109...they are unnecessarily rude. Don't work hard every day to stay on top. Passive aggressive in almost all directions. Work here if you want to test yourself. The pay is honestly really good. That's what got me to go.