At one time: Eight reporters. From Jim Metrock: Channel One News is losing their on-air personalities almost as quickly as they are losing their audience. Julian Dujarric lasted less than a year at the Channel One youth marketing company. I’m hoping he realized that commercially exploiting a captive audience of schoolchildren was not...
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My Twitter chat flopped. From Jim Metrock: You knew it was going to be a disaster when they announced it: “We’re hosting a live Twitter chat with Maggie, Scott and Shelby on Wednesday, June 5th, at 3pm EST (12pm PST) They’ll be talking about some of their favorite stories and experiences from this...
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From Jim Metrock: Channel One News went dark on Friday, May 31. They are done for the 2012-13 school year. Historically Channel One’s broadcast season ran through the first week of June, but… when the money is running low, you gotta do what you gotta do. Channel One is in awful shape. Christopher...
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From Jim Metrock: On June 3, Channel One News ended their 2010-11 broadcast year. They ended a week early to save money. The company is strapped for cash. (The idea that they would continue to tape their show for youth interested in the news during the summer?? absolutely not gonna happen.) The four...
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Observations from Jim Metrock: I have been watching Channel One News on-air personalities since 1996. I offer my opinions about the current and hopefully last crew. Shelby Holliday – Working at Channel One may be her peak achievement in the news world. Sometimes her delivery is painful to watch. She repeats all the...
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