Handing out pink slips to dozens of beloved small-market local TV news weathercasters would be ill-advised even in the best of times. But to do it right as unpredictable and dangerous weather disasters tear across the country this month - from wildfires in California to a historic freeze in the south - was particularly tone

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

Allen Media Group is laying off most of its local TV weather forecasters and will centralize regional weather reporting from its Atlanta studios of The Weather Channel. This article, Allen Media laying off local TV weather forecasters,

Less than a week after announcing that it would replace local weathercasters at its local TV stations, Allen Media Group decided on Thursday to scrap its plans after viewer outcry.

Allen Media Broadcasting, the company run by media mogul Byron Allen that owns WAAY in Huntsville and WCOV in Montgomery, announced Monday it planned on having The Weather Channel’s studios handle local weather.

No meteorologists have yet been fired from Allen Media Group’s local stations as plans to lean on The Weather Channel’s coverage and technology are evolving, according to a source close to the company.

The company is still moving forward with plans to build a regional forecasting hub, but has decided to pause its strategy of laying off TV meteorologists at some stations. This article, Allen Media reverses plan to lay off some TV meteorologists,