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Allen Media Group has decided not to proceed with its initial plan to terminate or reassign nearly 100 local meteorologists following significant public outrage. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the media company owned by Byron Allen planned to eliminate meteorologists at over 36 local television stations and replace them with pre-recorded forecasts from a hub of The Weather Channel, which was acquired for $300 million in 2018. However, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, NewsCast Studio reported that the media company reversed the decision aimed at streamlining operations and reducing costs. “While not all staff and meteorologists are safe, a majority will remain in their roles. Earlier today, employees were informed of their termination dates, but this afternoon they were told, ‘Allen will no longer hub the weather from Atlanta, and your job is still there,'” meteorologist Emily Pike of WMTW in Westbrook, ME, wrote on Facebook. WAAY in Huntsville, AL, and WTVA in Tupelo, MS, are two...
Byron Allen continues to make boss moves in the media industry with his acquisition of a new ABC affiliate television station, KITV. According to a press release , the Allen Media Group — a division of Allen Media Broadcasting — has announced that it’s signed a purchase agreement for their possession of KITV-ABC 4 from SJL Broadcasting for $30 million. Broadcast television station KITV operates multiple satellite stations and translators which allow rebroadcast programming outside of metropolitan Honolulu. SJL Broadcasting is owned and operated by the Lilly Brothers — Kevin Lilly and Brian Lilly — and is a privately-owned American broadcasting company. “SJL is proud of the commitment of our KITV family to serve the Hawaiian community. Allen Media Group recognizes the investment in news and will build on our success,” CEO Brian Lilly said . In a written statement from Allen, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Allen Media Group, he stated: “Over the past year we’ve invested over $500...