Oregon Media Insiders

I am fairly new to the OMI experience...and what an experience it is, what with all the whiners, complainers, backstabbers and the rest of the usual suspects that haunt the media outlets of the Pacific Northwest as well as everywhere else. However, as I was reading some of the more egregious posts (if you can call them that) I was aghast at the personal attacks against KEZI GM, Mark Hatfield.

To whomever posted this trash - your character assasination of Mr. Hatfield is unwarranted. Mr. Hatfield has been, and continues to be, one of the nation's premiere broadcasters in a period when broadcasting is under fire from every angle. His single-minded dedication to integrity and fair play in the News product is remarkable in an era when Happy news and Twinkie Anchors are the norm. His gentle, persuasive managerial style and dedication to mentoring upcoming talent are the true earmarks of a broadcasting pro. His plain-spokenness and kind-heartedness can only be described as inspirational, as nearly all those who have the pleasure of working with him will attest. He is destined for bigger and better things and was simply languishing away in Medford, a place where languishing is a way of life. Finally, wiser heads in the benevolent Chambers family prevailed. In a flash of insight, Scott Chambers plucked Mr. Hatfield from the deadening obscurity of Medford. Scott Chambers, who will one day be recognized for broadcast excellence and innovation, placed Mr. Hatfield at the pinnacle of the Chambers Broadcast Empire. Seated there on his well-deserved throne, Mr. Hatfield will quickly right the floundering KEZI ship and create an Oregon empire dedicated to the art of quality broadcasting. Mr. Hatfield is the High Definition answer to KEZI's challenges. Those who think otherwise are sadly mistaken.