Cali Carlin (second from right) says she will no longer be at Channel One. Others may be gone over the summer.
Once Channel One News had eight full-time anchors.
Channel One News is wrapping up their broadcast year today, Friday, May 25.
Normally the last broadcast would be NEXT Friday, June 1.
It is obvious that Alloy Media and Marketing, C1’s new owner, is beginning to take a chainsaw to the program. Canceling the last four shows (Memorial Day would be an off-day) is a smart idea. There are few if any full-paying advertisers on the program, many schools have already closed for the year, and few of the students who remain in school will notice C1’s early exit.
There will be much more cutting and reshuffling over the summer.
On the Friday show, the anchor with the longest tenure, Cali Carlin, said she is leaving Channel One News. It would be shocking if any of the other three remain. One would only stay at Channel One if one had few job prospects.
Who can blame Channel One for packing up and quitting? 2006-07 has been a rough school year for them. Things went from bad to disastrous.
If Channel One isn’t put out of its misery this summer, I expect Alloy Media and Marketing to shave two weeks off the beginning of the 2007-08 year. Historically, Channel One begins broadcasting the second week of August. It would make financial sense to begin broadcasting after Labor Day. Fewer days of Channel One News will benefit students.
Thanks to Ken McNatt.
