LATEST LAYOFFS: KUSA/Denver Cuts Nick Carter: "It Was My Turn"
Gannett's top-rated KUSA/Denver continues its cost-cutting ways, laying off 24-year veteran meteorologist Nick Carter, effective Friday. Penny Parker at the Rocky Mountain News reports Carter got the news back in October and has had time to look for work, but the job market is, to put it mildly, terrible. "On one hand, it's kind of scary, but on the other hand there's always new opportunity," Carter told the Rocky. "Obviously, the (TV) industry is going through tough times and has had to reduce staff in many cases, it just made sense that it was my turn."
Carter's departure follows the release of top anchor Bob Kendrick, who was main anchor at 9News, but whose contract was not renewed after the November book. KUSA News Director Patti Dennis told the Rocky's Parker, "The difficult changes in the media industry are hard on everyone, and these contract discussion are never easy."
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