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Jennifer Howe is a good reporter and a solid anchor.
She’s a St. Petersburg native so she knows the area. And she has a pleasant on-air personality.
So why would WTSP drop her?
Station officials aren’t talking. They never do. She was let go suddenly Sunday afternoon. After 12 years at the station, the 42-year-old Howe is out without an explanation.
At least at The Tribune, those getting laid-off know that economic pressures are to blame.
WTSP is owned by Gannett, a company that owns 84 newspapers (including USA Today) and 23 TV stations. The company has been slashing newspaper jobs this year - 600 layoffs and another 400 through attrition. The company’s television stations also are feeling the economic pinch and are cutting back, too.
Posted by Carl Dorton, Winter Haven,Fl on 10/01 at 10:26 PM
Anna,Randy,Jennifer,who’s next? Must be a lot of fun working at Channell 10. Maybe Jennifer will end up at channell 8.Wonder why they are Tampa Bay’s Number one station. Carl
Posted by shirley scott, spring hill fl. on 10/01 at 03:46 PM
i enjoyed jennifer cannot fathom why you let her go the way you did what ever happened to at least 2 weeks notice upon termination and reason ipray for the other employeesto have to work under those terms
Posted by Jeff, on 10/03 at 07:42 AM
It’s all part of Gannett’s plan to purge their empire and cut jobs as outlined in some internal documents that were secretly released recently.
The plan calls for a combined 11 papers and TV stations to be used as pilot sites starting last month (August).
The documents say the first 11 pilot sites are the papers at Asheville, N.C.; Greenville, S.C.; Springfield, Mo.; Mountain Home, Ark.; Jackson, Miss., and Hattiesburg, Miss. The TV stations are WGRZ in Buffalo, N.Y.; WUSA in Washington, D.C.; WTSP in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.; WBIR in Knoxville, Tenn., and KTHV in Little Rock.