Niku’s husband is in the military so perhaps he has a new assignment? As for the others 2 I would assume their contracts were up and decided not to renew?Angeli Kakade at KING--
Niku Kazori at KIRO...
Kevin Ko at KIRO...
What's going on?
My guess is the average contract for reporters is thirty-six months. After that, if stations can get someone from another market to work for less, the door makes another rotation.Seems like average tenure at KING these days is about 3 years (if that?). Are they just working folks to death and underpaying them?
He didn't even last three years. He'd come from the TEGNA station in Austin.King 5 sports reporter Jake Garcia posted his contract at KING is up next week and that he’s moving to Phoenix to be closer to his GF Lindsay who’s a reporter in the area.
Then he was likely transferred to Seattle as a continuation of his existing contract.He didn't even last three years. He'd come from the TEGNA station in Austin.
His contract with King was ending and he took it as an opportunity to move to Phoenix and be closer to his GF who is also in the industry.Then he was likely transferred to Seattle as a continuation of his existing contract.
I would defer to KellyA on 1) and 2). As for 3), I think it goes both ways. There used to be incentives (i.e. pensions) for working at the same company for years. Over the past four decades, those incentives have largely gone away. Now, there are highly portable 401(K)'s and studies show that you get higher salaries by changing jobs frequently. (Of course, the flip side is that you might find yourself out of a job more easily and for a longer period of time than in the past).I would surmise that: 1) Seattle is no longer near the top of news pyramid, 2) there are more media choices for work today than 10-15 years ago, and 3) the younger generation does not see themselves working in one place for 20, 30 or 40 years.
As markets go, Seattle/Tacoma has never been near the top of the "news pyramid". As a large spread out market news has been important, but surveys over the years has shown Seattle Tacoma has an active ourdoorsey population that doesn't follow hard news nearly like large, dense populations LA, Miami, or NYC. That hasn't changed over the decades. If anything, it's gotten looser due to consumer use of smartphones and social media for news.I would surmise that: 1) Seattle is no longer near the top of news pyramid,
My wife and I were talking about this yesterday. The climate of the working environment changed thirty or more years ago. Even back in the day, very few people ever worked at a single radio, TV, or network operation for their entire career. Back when I first got into the biz the running joke was if you claimed to work longer than ten years at a particular radio station, you likely never worked in radio.2) there are more media choices for work today than 10-15 years ago, and 3) the younger generation does not see themselves working in one place for 20, 30 or 40 years.