Station's Ratings
News Dirctors
Lorra Lynch Jones
Lorra is definitely one of the best news directors in the south. There’s a reason people chose to stay at the station for a career and they bring in talents from good schools (i.e Columbia). They also send their employees to larger markets like Miami (Karli Barnett) and Hunter Williams (KVUE Austin). She recognizes hard work and it’s shows when talent jumps to higher markers after leaving. There’s a reason her employees are the best of the best and the station has a double digit ratings lead over the other 2 stations.
If you want to work in Macon, you’ve got to work for 13WMAZ. The station has a double digit lead over the 2 other competitors. Lots of people jump ship from WGXA and WMGT and have nasty stories from the other stations. Lorra is creative and let’s her staff cover stories they choose. The slogan is “straight from the heart” and Lorra runs her newsroom by this.
Her talent often goes to top markets after a few years of hard work and TEGNA invests in their employees. The station also retains a lot of talent who decide to stay in Macon.
The community is always put first and the news is always accurate.
The other stations’ newscasts are almost unwatchable. Their sets are out of date and the reporters don’t have the talent and resources that the ones at WMAZ do.
