TVTechnology: KTVA-TV Cancels Evening Newscasts

11.11.2010 12:00AM

KTVA-TV Cancels Evening Newscasts

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA: KTVA-TV, the CBS affiliate serving Alaska’s largest city, has ceased doing evening newscasts in the wake of an ethical scandal.

“The 5 and 6 p.m. were canceled in order to address an internal matter. But, we will be returning at 10 p.m. to report on all of today’s news,” the station’s Twitter feed stated Wednesday.

KTVA got into hot water over a voicemail two producers accidentally left for a GOP Senate candidate’s spokesman, Anchorage Daily News said. The message, left Oct. 28, involved coverage of a rally for Joe Miller, and how the candidate might be discredited. Both station employees were let go, the News said. The evening newscasts were suspended while the station figures out how to regain the public’s trust.
-- Deborah D. McAdams

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Posted by: Anonymous

Fri, 11-12-2010 - 11:37AM Report Comment

A public apology is in order as well as the firing of not only those involved but the entire newsroom management team as well. Sorry if they were not personally involved but they are in control of the content.

Posted by: Anonymous

Thu, 11-11-2010 - 7:47PM Report Comment

Gambling in Casablanca! I'm shocked, shocked!

Posted by: Anonymous

Thu, 11-11-2010 - 5:14PM Report Comment

latso? ioa? iod? Translation, please, for the acronym challenged....

Posted by: RMBarp

Thu, 11-11-2010 - 4:47PM Report Comment

I just read this story and I cannot believe there needs to be any investigation...if you fired the two people then go on with the day to day operations of your station. Maybe you think that this is a PC move for you and In my humble opinion is a latso move. TV stations should shut down their whole news departments because the people working them are just puppets of the management and the magagement are "iod's". Fire everyone and give the newswatcher the channel number for FOX News and you carry some show for the "ioa" crowd. Regards,

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