Station's Ratings
News Dirctors
Producer Job details
Yearly salary
Contract8+ years
Paired with a photogN/A
Station market rankLast
Bob Noonan
Excellent news judgement & manager. Even better person.
I know the people who left the negative reviews. They constantly battled management on EVERY issue & would argue anytime anything didn’t go their way. One time, one of them even swore at the news director because she was unhappy about covering a certain (EASY!) story. The news station is among the best in the area (winning multiple awards for reporting!) Most of the reporters are among the best in the business & go above & beyond. Management is always open to new ideas & how to make the newsroom a better place. I’ve left the news business as I’ve changed careers (change was not related to this station/or newsroom) but I will always be thankful to have worked at NBC 15.
Reporter Job details
Yearly salary
Contract4 years
Paired with a photogN/A
Station market rankLast
Bob Noonan
Bob Noonan plays the “nice guy” role but he really doesn’t care about any of his employees….specifically employees that are not young, white, and blonde.
Racial Discrimination, An Overall Toxic Work Environment
Bob Noonan favors certain employees, is not open for new ideas, and the newsroom is a sinking ship. It’s really no surprise the station is bottom in the market. For younger people who aren’t from the area, keep your head down, build your reel, and get out.
Some of the staples at the station (main anchors like Kym, Darwin) and certain meteorologists are wonderful and extremely helpful and Mobile isn’t a bad place to live. I just wouldn’t recommend this station, if you had a choice.
Bob Noonan
I completely disagree with the negative review that was posted about Bob. I have had a VERY different experience. Bob is caring, helpful, and honest. He was very transparent with me when I visited the station and made me feel welcome. This station is not number one but they constantly break stories and have different content from other stations. He gave me critique and many opportunities on the anchor desk. He walks into the news room and greets everyone by name and with a smile. He is like a dad and news director in one person but in a good way. You can tell he's a family man by how he treats people. He gives people the recognition they deserve and I believe he has created a great news environment where people can grow and work as a team.
The people at this station are some of the most hard working people I have ever met in my entire life. They hustle and are humble! I have learned SO much from them and I am so blessed to work in a place where everyone gets along and is treated like family. This market is unpredictable and you'll have the opportunity to cover amazing stories. WPMI is innovated and they enterprise amazing stories that constantly break news. They're investigative heavy and hold officials accountable.
MMJ (OMB) Job details
Yearly salary
Contract2 years
Paired with a photogN/A
Station market rankLast
Bob Noonan
Emotional terrorism
An Overall Toxic Work Environment
If you want to work for someone with a dad complex who manipulates your emotions for his personal gain, this is the station for you. You will never be good enough in his eyes and he talks about everyone behind their back. You will do great work. You will make a great reel. And he will make you feel like you are worthless, because of his own issues. It's a GREAT market, and there are wonderful people there. However, the leadership is toxic, and it ruins the newsroom.
If you do work there, just keep your head down and never question anything and you'll be fine.
