Jon Slater out at Fox23

[weatherwise]

Since being with Fox23 since its inception of news, Jon Slater is no longer at Fox23.

[AngieB]

Is that it? You're not going to elaborate?

[Townsend]

He chose not to return from suspension.

[restored2x]

Suspension from what? I must have missed something. Did he break into an American Idol episode or something?

[weatherwise]

He was suspended for a week for covering up some of Idol.  He wasn't called back in for the picher tornado, so he got mad and quit.  Details are still sketchy, but eventually the truth will come to light.

[Conan71]

He will land on his feet.  This suspension- was he broadcasting storm warnings over idol?  I think they need to revisit their role in public safety if that's the case.  If it was simply another stormgasm over a popcorn thunderstorm, I could understand.  Pre-empting idol for a tornado warning would be quite another thing.

[CoffeeBean]

If only 2, 6 and 8 would follow suit.  Someone needs to reign in the weather cartel.

[Gaspar]

quote:Originally posted by weatherwise

He was suspended for a week for covering up some of Idol.  He wasn't called back in for the picher tornado, so he got mad and quit.  Details are still sketchy, but eventually the truth will come to light.

That's the last time I will watch Fox23!  I don't care who's on TV if people's lives are threatened by weather or any other natural disaster let us know about it!

Suspended for interrupting Simon, Paula, and Randy is not a sin!

[Ibanez]

We need details on this. If he was suspended for breaking in for a warning and not just the OMG OMG OMG it is raining somewhere in Oklahoma break ins that all the stations do then Fox23 can kiss my donkey.

Like everyone else I get sick of the break ins for no reason, but if he broke in for a valid reason then I have no problem with it and their suspension of him is ridiculous.

I don't think much of their news anyway, but I will be damn sure never to watch it again if he was suspended for trying to do his job and to protect the public.

[sgrizzle]

That makes the second weather person from fox23 fired for that reason.

[Breadburner]

quote:Originally posted by CoffeeBean

If only 2, 6 and 8 would follow suit.  Someone needs to reign in the weather cartel.

That idiot Travis Meyer needs to be brought down a notch or 3....I think Threllkeld is the best of the bunch....

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

That makes the second weather person from fox23 fired for that reason.

So what they are saying here is that he interrupted American Idol to give an important weather advisory?

[Breadburner]

quote:Originally posted by weatherwise

Since being with Fox23 since its inception of news, Jon Slater is no longer at Fox23.

Thank You Jon....

[inteller]

quote:Originally posted by mr.jaynes

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

That makes the second weather person from fox23 fired for that reason.

So what they are saying here is that he interrupted American Idol to give an important weather advisory?

seeing as how that is the only good show on Fox, I can see why they canned him....he cut deeply into their ratings.

look at it like this, if someone would have died because he didn't cut in and warn them, that would be ok because at least they got to see the next Carrie Underpants sing before they died?

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

quote:Originally posted by mr.jaynes

quote:Originally posted by sgrizzle

That makes the second weather person from fox23 fired for that reason.

So what they are saying here is that he interrupted American Idol to give an important weather advisory?

seeing as how that is the only good show on Fox, I can see why they canned him....he cut deeply into their ratings.

look at it like this, if someone would have died because he didn't cut in and warn them, that would be ok because at least they got to see the next Carrie Underpants sing before they died?

Well, by that rationale: it's terrible that there's a tornado coming through with the potential of destroying life and property, but heaven forbid that they should interrupt American Idol to warn us!