9NEWS Reporter Jaleesa Irizarry, is leaving 9NEWS & Channel 20, today is her last day at the Denver duopoly, however she isn't going very far--she's off to PBS12/KBDI Denver/Broomfield, where she will be working on long format reporting.
She joined 9NEWS & Channel 20 in December 2020, prior to her time at KUSA & KTVD she was Tegna sister station, KENS5 in San Antonio, TX.
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9NEWS is currently experiencing technical difficulties with it's audio on NBC/KUSA, the station is currently running a crawl at the bottom of the screen during the 3rd hour of the TODAY Show. The audio issues started around 11:10AM.
Here is a picture of what is crawling:
This issue is only affecting NBC and not KTVD/My Network TV.
UPDATE: The audio issue was fixed around 12:50PM, Joining NBC E/I Programing "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" in progress.
Today marked the final broadcast for Meteorologist Megan Montero on FOX21 & SOCO CW (Ch57), she has been at FOX21 since 2023 and that was her 2nd stent at the station, she was a freelance meteorologist from 2018--2019 at the station.
It has not been announced where she is headed after her time at FOX21.
Meteorologist Megan Montero / KXRM Website.
According to Denverrite, layoffs behind the scenes have hit KMGH & KCDO, with 28 positions being eliminated from the newsroom and production offices. This is a nationwide thing and not focused on Denver.
Scripps is pushing for more automation of it's newscasts and this is part of that push, in some markets Scripps has anchor-less newscasts, that are done by automation. KMGH Sister station KJRH/ 2NEWS in Tulsa, OK an NBC station was hit with similar layoffs in late August that eliminated dozens of behind the scenes and on-air positions, as that station has leaned heavily into automated newscasts, KOAA Was also hit with layoffs in August by Scripps.
In addition Scripps sold off it's FOX station WFTX in Ft. Myers, FL as the company tires to eliminate a heavy debt load.
Per their website & via social media, at 11:14AM MDT on Tuesday September 8th-- KRDO 13 is reporting technical difficulties with it's over the air & fiber signal. Engineers are working to correct the issue. No word on if this is also affecting digital sub channels too.
We will update you when the issue is fixed.
Meteorologist Dave Holder has left Weather Nation TV and has headed down I-25 to KRDO News Channel 13, the ABC Station in Colorado Springs/Pueblo. Prior to Weather Nation TV he was in Bismark ND.
He starts on air today.
