KNDU

Despite the flaws, I look back on my time at my starter market as a positive one. I got along well with the other reporters and we would all hang out outside of work. There is no competitiveness between reporters either. Everyone is always willing to help each other. Tracci Dial, the main anchor, acted like a mentor to me. She would always stop what she was doing to go over my scripts and helped me become a stronger writer. She was the main source of the positive feedback on your stories in the newsroom. I think your time at this market is what you make it. You need to be a self-starter and motivated because no one is really going to hold your hand. KNDU has had some strong newsrooms in the past with hard working reporters so it can easily have that again if you're willing to be a team player. You'll also want to be willing to learn more than one position as you will often be trained to do weather or fill-in anchor. Jana Gray (news director) is also incredibly understanding about personal situations. And when I approached her near the end of my contract to let her know I was searching for my next job, she was incredibly supportive. Jana respects the hardworking reporters so as long as you show her you're ready to work and put in the time, you won't have a problem with her. So even though the other reviews on here state that it is an incredibly toxic newsroom, I didn't have that experience. It does have its flaws (no newsroom is perfect) but from research while moving onto my next market, there are far worse newsrooms out there. My advice, take each review with a grain of salt because everyone has a different experience. Maybe some of the people who wrote the negative reviews didn't have a good experience because they weren't the best of employees.....Something to consider.

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

KNDU went from being a pleasant, educational starter market station to a toxic place when Jana Gray took over as News Director. There are moles in the newsroom who report to her. Adult newsroom veterans regularly berate young reporters, insult them, call them names, and curse at them. Do not trust anybody in this newsroom besides Tracci Dial and the kids fresh out of college. Especially management. Watch your back.

Just stay away. There are so many better stations and locations to get your career started in the Northwest: Medford, Eugene, Spokane, Boise, Missoula. Just stay away from KNDU.

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

Morgan Ashley was aggressive and would constantly tell you how incompetent you were, that you were an idiot, etc. Management didn’t want to hear concerns and turned a blind eye.