KVRR

Racial Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment

People here just do not care enough. This place will drain the life out of you. It's always cliquey and gossipy. If you're MMJ, you are not appreciated and often disrespected even among peers, it don't matter how hard you work or try. The GM is known as a penny pincher. She's also an antagonistic gaslighter. Similar as the 2021 review: anchors here LOVE talking shit behind MMJs back, that hasn't changed and most MMJs eventually get burnt out from ALL the BS. Management OBSESSED with OT. Newsdirector once lectured me about going OT even though it was Thanksgiving week....a paid holiday...that's how clueless management is. The news director also won't put in much leg work, he refuses to learn basic editing/software and is weirdly rude as he tries his best to avoid confrontation. The toxicity here is contagious. Management and the 4 main anchors each have their favorites and it's so obvious by how they speak to or about you. Similar as previous reviews: equipment outdated and doesn't work, management will not invest in the basics. If you're PoC: STAY AWAY. You'll probably feel more appreciated with better experience at a place like WDAY if you're that serious about Fargo..even then, the town is a white haven and this station is the gutter.

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

The News Director always shutsdown story ideas and instead makes mmjs go to events to promote a company or organization. KVRR is a news station, not a PR company. He's also very obssesive over going overtime. He will remind you as much as he can to make sure not to exceed hours and if you do, it will most likely not reflect on your paycheck. The main anchors are mediocre at best. They love to talk about mmjs behind their back instead of helping them grow. Maybe it's because they lack experience themselves. Equipment is very outdated. Nothing ever works. There's also not enough editing computers for all the mmjs. The station is also extremely understaffed.

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

The co-workers are great but management is terrible. This new news director is driving away their good journalists. He’s called his subordinates names, like “dyke” and “stupid,” in a non-joking way. Equipment is always broken. There are three shared edit bays for news and sports combined, can’t edit at your desk. Morale is at an all time low. Pays lower than the competition.

I would be surprised if it still has a news operation in two years. Joe Radske is driving KVRR into the dirt. He acts as assignment editor and script editor since he’s not willing to hire someone else to do that. Good story ideas from reporters are mostly shot down, but he frequently complains about a lack of good story ideas and blames it on the reporters. Besides those duties, he spends most of his time on the clock watching TV, doing crossword puzzles and writing in his journal. Working here really feels like being at number three. Big stories are frequently missed and the production value is dirt cheap.