Station's Ratings
News Dirctors
Brandon Long
Overall nice, not always the easiest to talk to
An Overall Toxic Work Environment
At the time that I worked there, the executive producer was very toxic but she has since left. Brandon Long, the news director, seems to really care about the community and that station and he goes a long way to pour in and offer guidance to reporters….even if it’s not in the kindest way. The biggest issue with WMGT/41 NBC is lack of funding and resources. They just don’t have the resources to compete in the market and the constantly struggle to hire people.
Not a lot to do in Macon and not a lot going on at that station. A good place to get started and move on.
Brandon Long
He knows a lot about the industry. I can see how he has potential to teach reporters and anchors a lot, but his way of talking to people is very condescending and he’s very sarcastic. It can come across as he’s talking at you. It’s sometimes intimidating to go to him.
An Overall Toxic Work Environment
It’s extremely understaffed. As most small/ medium markets you’re probably doing the job or 3 people regardless. At WMGT, it’s lack of care from management. There’s not much investment within our employees. We are the number 3 station in Macon, out of 3. There’s no drive to beat the competition. There’s also no resources to be the best either. Equipment is run down and everything isn’t the best of quality, even with new things we get.
The turn around rate is extremely high. We have vacancies we haven’t filled in almost a year. There’s no push to try and fill them.
