Today, Jamie McGriff anchored her final noon and morning newscasts for KOTV News On 6. She joined KOTV around May of 2010. She has been then Noon Anchor and Morning Reporter. We'll try to inform you more on where she is headed next.
McGriff has been added to the long list of those who have left the Tulsa markets this year. 10-year-KOTV veteran Ashli Sims left early on at the beginning of the year. Jason Grubbs left KJRH in March. In the summer, Andrew Kozak and Phil Price swaped places between KOKI and KTUL. We also lost Tara Vreeland from KOTV, Erin Christy and Jason Shackelford from KJRH (they now work on "The List"). KJRH also lost Andy Wallace, who seems to be missed an awful lot. Reporters Emily Baucum and Elizabeth Matthews also left Tulsa. Sports Reporter Bobby Lewis left KOTV. In the fall, KOKI lost Kristin Tallent and KTUL lost Frank Mitchell, Latoya Silmon, and most recently, Bill Mitchell.
Who knows what 2013 will have in store?!
So where did Jamie McGriff go after leaving Tulsa?
ReplyDeleteSure like Bud Lewis the new Weather person on KTUL Ch. 8. Hope to see more of him on the air.
Yes, we really do miss Andy Wallace. Please put him back on KJRH...or even another Tulsa station would do.
Jamie says she is "taking a break." She also said to keep up with her Facebook page, as she will have an update after the new year .
ReplyDeleteBud Ford is actually getting a lot of "likes" from viewers. I like him, too.
Andy is missed by lots of people, but I believe he now works with a college-meteorology program.
For those who don't know, Bud Ford is half of the new "Bud and Broadway" morning show on 106.1 The Twister.
Delete2013: Chera Kimiko/Clay Loney changes on the anchor desk at FOX23.
ReplyDeleteDan Threykeld may leave KJRH.
Charles Ely may leave KTUL.
Mike Collier will be back to AM's on KTUL; Kozak to weekends.
New sports guy on FOX23 will come from CA.
All good predictions, except I don't see Fox 23 changing up the evening desk, and I don't see Collier/Kozak switching because they have done many new morning promos, some with Kozak and Sam Champion.
DeleteBasically none of those things will be happening except maybe Ely leaving and the note about a new sports guy for 23.
DeleteI ENJOYED JAMIE A THINK SHE BROUGHT SO MUCH TO THE NEWS. WHERE IS SHE.....WILL FOLLOW HER. BROUGHT SO MUCH MORE TO THE NEWS THAN LEANN TAYLOR......JAMIE HAD A WARM HEART AND IT SHOWED
ReplyDeleteYou can follow her updates on Facebook.
DeleteGot 1 so far.. Kimiko to KQCW...
ReplyDeleteAre all these people leaving voluntarily - or - are they being asked to leave?
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