Oregon Media Insiders

From the comments on an older thread:

Rick Howard has been hired as KDRV's next news director in Medford. He replaces Mark Hatfield, who accepted the General Manager position at KDRV's sister station in Eugene, KEZI.

Still no word yet on who will take over as KEZI's News Director. The station hoped to have a new ND hired by July 4th.

Thanks, Anonymous Source!

Maybe it's their business plan, or just inept managment, but KEZI just dismissed their only photog. No word if they are going to keep it this way, but 7 photogs have left in the last 6 months without being replaced. Reporters (the ones who haven't left yet) are also being trained to shoot and edit. Looks like their turning market 122 into Medford!

[Edited to add KEZI to title. If true this is very strange.--L]

Update 4-4-07: The fired photog speaks, or at least someone claiming to be him speaks:

I decided it was time to let my concerns for the station known to the management. Little did I know that giving the incompetent management fair input, would get me fired. As well as loss of my vacation pay out. So I thought I'd post my infamous email for all to read...

You may have to scroll down and click to the second page to find the whole comment. If this is the letter he sent, I'm not surprised he got fired, frankly, though for a professional to write a letter like that...well, let's just say he must have been really frustrated.

Update 4-5-07: The thread's gotten too long (Eugene represent!) and so I've closed it and opened a new one.