Thursday, March 8, 2012

Sue Simmons’ big salary led to WNBC ditching her

    Anchors on Arcade Street look at WNBC's Sue Simmons and ask, 'why can't I make $5Million a year and drink between newscasts ?'.    Well, Brian and Anne, you can have half of Sue's deal.
     The celebrity side of news is astounding and channel 4 cannot be blamed for cutting costs and looking for another news reader.
       When I worked at Channel 7, operations czar Glenn Hall would eschew the words "cue the talent" when directing the newscasts.  Glenn would say "cue the talker" as a reminder you weren't all that important.
Sue Simmons’ big salary led to WNBC ditching her - NYPOST.com

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't know who she is but this would not have happened if her name was Regis. They should at least give her the option of taking a pay cut to the level that they will be paying the hot young thing that replaces her. On the other hand...they should fire the guy/girl that approved her salary that high to begin with.

Anonymous said...

Channel 7 does not have talent and some do not qualify as even talkers. They have stale same ol' same olds - Ashley, Richter, Cole, Rutherford.

The new staff are good but they cannot seem to hang on to anyone except those who can't make it elsewhere.

Anonymous said...

Katie Couric made millions for trying to talk like a man, why shouldn't this lady make millions for, whatever it is she did?

Anonymous said...

You wouldn't write about Joe Paterno, because you didn't think it was news. Now you write about some #itch named Sue Simmons. No one knows her and no one cares.

I can say #itch as Bill Mahar has proven such language is now acceptable. Thank you Bill.