TV news anchors resign on air

Yahoo! News ^ | 11-21-12 | Dylan Stableford

[Osage Orange]

A pair of local TV news anchors had a surprise for viewers at the end of their 6 p.m. newscast on Tuesday: They're quitting.

Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio, anchors for ABC's WVII affiliate in Bangor, Maine, announced their joint resignations, citing a dispute with management over journalistic practices.

"And finally tonight, this will be Tony and my final show together right here on ABC 7," Michaels told viewers. "The last six years have been an interesting and enjoyable time for us as we have been the longest-running news team in Bangor."

"On behalf of Cindy and me, we have loved every moment bringing the news to you," Consiglio said. "Some recent developments have come to our attention, though, and departing together is the best alternative."

[IrishPennant]

Senior Drill Instructor's favorite rant at PI..."You little piece of $hit...you got your finger up your butt and your brain in Bangor".

Not sure why he hated Bangor, but he did...

All I know is I never wanted to visit there after I entered the fleet.

[ozzymandus]

They quit because they were told to knock off the leftist propaganda. Is that what you call “integrity”?

[The Duke]

By the way, when I was a kid, we used to have wars with real injuries throwing osage oranges at each other like insane savages. Ha Ha Ha... oh the memories (snicker).

For me it was "dirt clod wars" in the natural ravines of West Tennessee farmland (with the occasional rock thrown in just to mix things up!)

[SierraWasp]

"Those were the days my FRiend, we thought they'd never end..."

Happy exclusive American holiday of Thanksgiving to God for that last trip around the sun!!!

[The Duke]

Thanks, and the same to you too! :)

[bjorn14]

This may help

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/11/21/news/bangor/wvii-gm-says-consiglio-was-on-way-out-michaels-couldnt-continue-working-without-him/

[JoeProBono]

[SoFloFreeper]

I think the real applause ought to go to the people who risked the capital to put up a TV station and get the whole enterprise going.

They’re the ones who should be applauded. If these so-called journalists want to risk that, then they should be applauded too. Otherwise, they can do what their employer requires.

[Osage Orange]

Ha!!

Yeah....

[Osage Orange]

Ah...yeah. We used to throw Horse Apples at each other, quite often. They are hard and stout. You don't want one to get squared up on ya....

When I was a kid in SoCal...we threw strawberries and oranges at each other. Our parents didn't like the fact that we stained our shirts....Osage Orange's didn't stain!! Ha!!

Regards,