WPBF

An Overall Toxic Work Environment

Management is absolutely terrible with communication and planning. For example, during the most recent hurricane season. They lacked simple logistical planning for housing reporters and stocking up on food for staff. Lastly, during the holidays, on-air talent did not find out their schedules in a timely manner. If it was not for an anchor expressing their frustrations to the station's general manager. Our assistant news director would have been "The Grinch" this Christmas.

Believe me when I tell you they live by their brand, "Live. Local. Late Breaking."
Not a storytelling market. Just turn and burn. Just make slot.
The newsroom is severely understaffed. A half a dozen reporters. Both competing stations have twice as many. It takes management an average of 6 months to a year to fill open positions. As a result, reporters are forced to work ridiculous shifts.
ex. M,T,W: 3:30 am - 12:30 pm (am shift)
T & F: 9:30am-6:30pm (dayside shift)
Weekend anchors are forced to work "Super shifts."
You come in on Saturday and work 3:30am - 9am. Go home and try to sleep and return to work 6pm-midnight shift and do it all over again on Sunday. Try doing that for a few months or a year!