KDKA anchors Kym Gable (pictured left) and Lindsay Ward (proper) have been let go by the Pittsburgh CBS owned station.
“Due to “monetary causes,” our contracts — each up in September — are usually not being renewed. We had been advised in the present day,” Gable posted on social together with an image of the 2 of them strolling along with packed totes. “This business may be brutal, usually for ladies particularly. Lindsay and I’ve grit, but in addition grace. And gratitude..”
“Hey guys…Thursday was my final day at KDKA,” Ward wrote on her social media together with the identical image. “It was additionally Kym Gable‘s final day too. We packed up our stuff final night time and stated goodbye to some wonderful individuals and a spot we labored at for years. I used to be fortunate to share some unbelievable tales from you, for you, and about you… from the sphere to the desk. I’m unsure what’s subsequent, however proper now, my focus will probably be on my household and my two younger, lovely youngsters. They’ll at all times come first.”
Final week Boston CBS station WBZ offered buyouts to engineers and photogs.
Paramount World stated in June it could reduce 3.5% of its workforce, with the bulk being notified that month. The Paramount-owned native station in Philadelphia, KYW, supplied employees buyouts in June. Paramount owned WBZ in Boston laid off at the least one staffer final week.
Along with the KDKA anchors let go, 4 information photographers and a studio tech lately accepted buyouts, a number of sources accustomed to the state of affairs stated Thursday. (Meteorologist Kristin Emery’s upcoming departure, introduced Thursday, was not a buyout, she confirmed, however a retirement she’s been planning for a number of years.)
Gable joined the station in 2006. Earlier than that, she was an anchor and reporter at WPGH in Pittsburgh. Ward has labored on the station since 2019. She labored at WPXI and as an anchor earlier than that and has additionally labored at WJAC in Johnstown.
We requested CBS about it and can replace once we hear again.
