Longtime Twin Cities meteorologist Paul Douglas is stepping away from daily forecasting, retiring from his job with WCCO/830. Douglas first came to the Twin Cities on WTCN-TV (later KARE 11) and later worked at WCCO-TV/4. Douglas is not fully retired, though, since he will continue to head his company Praedictix and, the Star Tribune notes, will continue to write a column for the newspaper.
Anchor Suzanne Spencer has announced her departure from FOX O&O WITI/6 (Milwaukee).
Meteorologist Sean Macaday has departed Allen Media CBS affiliate KIMT/3 (Mason City-Rochester).
WTMJ-TV/4 (Milwaukee) reports that Sean O’Flaherty, the station’s longtime news operations manager, has died of cancer at 74. O’Flaherty joined the station in 1971 and worked as a photographer, editor, and manager before taking a management role.
The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association reports the passing of Wayne H. Smith, who worked in sales, engineering, and management, including at WJMT/WMZK (Merrill).
The Mankato Free Press profiled “Shuffle Function,” the morning show on KMSU/89.7.
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