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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Congratulations David! I hope he
succeeds.<br>
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As for his tenure at KZYX, this is my understanding: He was hired
on a probationary basis (6 months, I think). At the end of that
period, his performance was evaluated, and the GM decided not to
offer him a permanent position. John Coate regards personnel
decisions as confidential matters and never discloses the reasons
in public, so we will probably never know exactly what led to that
decision.<br>
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I will say, however, that I personally was disappointed in Mr.
Brooksher's performance, and wrote to the GM to express my
concerns and my desire for improvement in the news broadcast.
Other listeners told me they were similarly disappointed. It did
not surprise me when he was not retained.<br>
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Dave is a nice guy and I think he might do much better as a
writer. I wish him all the best.<br>
<br>
Tim<br>
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p.s. Christina, as you well know, was laid off because the station
could not afford two full-time news reporters. Even she admitted
at the time that it was the right thing to do.<br>
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On 2/11/2014 12:11 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sako4@comcast.net">sako4@comcast.net</a> wrote:<br>
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