Station's Ratings
News Dirctors
Anchor Job details
Yearly salary51,000
Contract3 years
Paired with a photogLive Shots Only
Station market rank#3
Kim Ballard
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.
Racial Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment
I was the only Afro-Latina reporter on dayside and the entire time I felt punished and picked apart. Other reporter were allowed to miss slot but if I did it just once in a week the entire world would fall apart and I would reprimanded unfairly.
The news director Kim Ballard is rude and very condescending. She does not respect young journalist.
Producer Job details
Yearly salary
ContractNo
Paired with a photogN/A
Station market rankbetween 2-3
Kim Ballard
First year great, after that, she could literally care less about the people working under her. Will throw you under the bus in a heart beat without a second thought.
An Overall Toxic Work Environment
Management sees you nothing as a worker. They have no problem making you work 13 or 14 days in a row with no overtime, but the second you need a day off for a medical or family reason they are unwilling to work with you, unless you are one of the top anchors they like. They exploit their employees without a second thought. Only talk to you when you mess up, but if you do something well, management will claim it as their own good deed. Producers are worked to the bone, and forget about a social life. If you’re not one of the top 2 producers here, they will switch your shifts 24/7, sometimes 5 mins before the shift starts. Reporters and photographers also usually get the same short end of the stick.
I wouldn’t recommend this station to legit anyone. If you’re considering this station for a job, d yourself a favor and decline the offer or interview.
Master Control Job details
Yearly salary
Contract22 months
Paired with a photogN/A
Station market rank2
An Overall Toxic Work Environment
In the corporate hub the manager is the absolute worst. He let's his "friends" do whatever they want including doing nothing. If you weren't hus "friend" you had to pick up the work they didn't do.
