What happened to Diann Burns?
Adam H. Kerman
>In other words, you don't have the slightest idea beyond what's been
>published.
Don't top post, you git.
>Thanks for the brilliant insight and taking the time to share it.
Well, I have it on good authority... Why the hell should I tell you?
>On Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:19:36 GMT, Mr. Crabbypants
><crabbyremo...@ameritech.net> wrote:
>
>>Jed Taylor <easy...@offthedial.com> wrote:
>>
>>>So what's the real story with Diann Burns being told not to show up
>>>for work anymore?
>>
>>Do they have newspapers where you live? It's been reported in both
>>the Trib and the Sun Times.
>>
>>She decided she wanted to test the waters of free agency and not sign
>>an early renewal of her contract.
>>
>>So they decided to dump her.
>>
>
Sdrahcir
"Jed Taylor" <easy...@offthedial.com> wrote in message
news:ebkv5vsa44qjbhpba...@4ax.com...
> So what's the real story with Diann Burns being told not to show up
> for work anymore?
>
> It's hard to believe any station is so stupid that it keeps the
> insufferable Cheryl Burton around and lets Diann Burns go.
Sdrahcir
What else do you need to know?
"Jed Taylor" <easy...@offthedial.com> wrote in message
news:amsv5v0jq1t2ta24n...@4ax.com...
> In other words, you don't have the slightest idea beyond what's been
> published.
>
> Thanks for the brilliant insight and taking the time to share it.
>
>
> On Sat, 01 Mar 2003 00:19:36 GMT, Mr. Crabbypants
> <crabbyremo...@ameritech.net> wrote:
>
> >Jed Taylor <easy...@offthedial.com> wrote:
> >
> >>So what's the real story with Diann Burns being told not to show up
> >>for work anymore?
> >
Dave Moorman
"Sdrahcir" <Sdra...@attbi.com> wrote:
> WBBM-TV will offer her more $$$$$.
> What else do you need to know?
It's very nasty that they didn't allow her a dignified farewell to
coworkers and audience. Bizarre. Something that bizarre usually has
some sort of motivation, but it could just be a case of total
cluelessness on the part of the management.
Dave
Gregory Morrow
Dave Moorman wrote:
It's standard practice that when someone "gets the hook" in broadcasting,
they are not allowed to say "goodbye"......
--
Best
Greg
>
> Dave
Adam H. Kerman
>It's very nasty that [WLS-TV news] didn't allow [Diann Burns] a dignified
>farewell to coworkers and audience. Bizarre.
Linda McClennon had a tearful farewell Wednesday with her family on stage;
not sure how dignified it was.
paperw8
> Dave Moorman wrote:
>
> > It's very nasty that they didn't allow her a dignified farewell to
> > coworkers and audience. Bizarre. Something that bizarre usually has
> > some sort of motivation, but it could just be a case of total
> > cluelessness on the part of the management.
>
> It's standard practice that when someone "gets the hook" in broadcasting,
> they are not allowed to say "goodbye"......
>
right, because she could turn up new month on a competing station.
the "goodbye" stuff is usually only done when a person is retiring,
or leaving for another market. i found out about diann burns getting
sacked when she was on wvaz-fm on friday afternoon talking about it.
as i understand it, she found out about it from reading the newspaper.
that part of it did strike me as being pretty low class.
paperw8
> "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.chinet.com> wrote:
>
> >Linda McClennon had a tearful farewell Wednesday with her family on stage;
> >not sure how dignified it was.
>
> buffet for afterwards?
>
it seems as though she really let herself go after she hit 40. it's
kind of interesting because when she turned 40, she did a series called
"40 fit and fabulous" or some such. clearly she was trying to deal
with the difficulties that she was experiencing in coming to terms with
middle age. there was a period of about 5 or 6 years where i wasn't
watching television but when i saw her recently she looked like she
had really packed on the weight. i think that she is around 47 or 48
now so i would attribute the weight gain more to stress than age.
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.chinet.com> wrote:
>>Linda McClennon had a tearful farewell Wednesday with her family on stage;
>>not sure how dignified it was.
>Had she just finished chowing down on some fried chicken, or was the
>buffet for afterwards?
Fried chicken makes YOU cry?
Adam H. Kerman
>it seems as though she really let herself go after she hit 40.
Post a naked picture of yourself, or shut the fuck up.
Geoff Gass
> "... and disappointed I didn't get the opportunity to say `thank you'
> to the people of Chicago who have made me part of their families."
>
> Watching the news is making someone part of the family??
>
> Sounds kind delusional to me.
Sounds like your average local newscaster who wants the audience to move
with her when she gets a job at another station.
Geoff Gass
> Mr. Crabbypants <crabbyremo...@ameritech.net> wrote:
>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.chinet.com> wrote:
>
>>>Linda McClennon had a tearful farewell Wednesday with her family on stage;
>>>not sure how dignified it was.
>
>>Had she just finished chowing down on some fried chicken, or was the
>>buffet for afterwards?
>
> Fried chicken makes YOU cry?
That must be some really good fried chicken.
Dave Moorman
"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.chinet.com> wrote:
> Linda McClennon had a tearful farewell Wednesday with her family on stage;
> not sure how dignified it was.
Sounds like it was real. Better real than dignified.
Dave
Dave Moorman
"Gregory Morrow" <grege...@att.net> wrote:
Standard practice or no, it's still crude.
Dave
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.chinet.com> wrote:
>>Linda McClennon had a tearful farewell Wednesday with her family on stage;
>>not sure how dignified it was.
>Sounds like it was real. Better real than dignified.
Quite. Tee Vee.
Robert John
then 30K per year.
EyeonMedia
then 30K per year.<<
What a brilliant observation.
Of course, reading is the easy part. The hard part, the part they actually pay
you for, is getting other people to watch you read the teleprompter.
BJ
interested in the news. Most anyone could do her job for 30K per year.
BJ
John Simmons
> I don't care who spends 6 minutes per newscast to read a teleprompter. I'm
> interested in the news.
You've got a lot of people like myself that agree with you. Feder even
printed a few letters that made this same point not to long ago.
> Most anyone could do her job for 30K per year.
> BJ
I could do it for less. But let's not mislead anyone who thinks she only
makes $30,000 a year. She probably makes that amount every day.