![]() ![]() There is nothing in the form of support from management, let alone other employees. “I was set up to fail from day one at that station. While working for KSTU this person experienced: Completely insane to ask anyone to do something like this who isn’t trained in being a security or body guard.” I was even told in an email to be “crowd control” during protests… basically don’t let the reporter get attacked or something. Most of the employees were great, but management? Not so much. I left halfway through a 2 year contract and never looked back. That’s when I realized I couldn’t stay anymore and started keeping track of all the OT hours I was working. I like to think every person was trying their best to make the best of that situation, but when I think back on my experience, I think it was more of “quantity over quality.” I was salary and being made to work 14 hour days because they knew they didn’t have to pay me OT. But having to turn the amount of stories we were told to do, with at least one of them being a looklive pkg, was insane to me. When COVID hit, no one knew what to do, so I can give a little grace for that. “I’ve been away from WTXL for a few years now and from what I hear from people I still talk to, it’s the same as it was when I left- horrible. While working for WTXL this person experienced: It may not be a mistake to come here if you’re a newbie, but just know these are the risks.” There are some great people here! There are also some toxic ones. Not a lot of concern for safety when out on stories either.ĭon’t get me wrong the market itself is interesting and big and you can learn a lot. There was a reporter who had a car explode into flames one day and no e-mail was sent out to the newsroom acknowledging the incident or promising to actually MAINTAIN the cars. Like at this point it’s a major safety concern. The station is too cheap to invest in working equipment or cars. Doesn’t hesitate to make you do a job you never signed up for and put you on ungodly hours against your will. “Jay thinks because you’ve signed a contract you’re a slave. This person describes the overall newsroom environment as: Quick to lose his temper on honest mistakes and little to no praise ever.” 1 hits.While working for WJHL this person experienced: While starting from humble beginnings, the band changed the face of country music, selling more than 80 million albums and charting more than 40 No. He stopped touring with the band altogether in 2018, according to a news release.Ĭook helped co-found the Alabama band alongside his cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry more than 50 years ago. Since then, Cook’s presence on Alabama’s tours became less frequent. ![]() (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum) ![]() Giunta/Getty Images) NASHVILLE, TN – NOVEMBER 05: (L-R) Alabama’s Randy Owen, Jeff Cook and Teddy Gentry backstage during The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Presents an Interview with Alabama at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in The CMA Theater on Novemin Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 13: Jeff Cook of Alabama performs on stage at The Fox Theatre on Apin Atlanta, Georgia. I do believe in prayer and I appreciate all the continued prayers throughout this difficult time.” NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – FEBRUARY 15: William Shatner and Jeff Cook of Alabama are seen at The Grand Ole Opry on Februin Nashville, Tennessee. ![]() He made the diagnosis public in 2017, telling Nexstar’s WHNT, “I’m not calling it quits, but sometimes our bodies dictate what we have to do, and mine is telling me it’s time to take a break and heal. “with his family and close friends by his side.”Ĭook was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2012. He was 73.Īccording to the band’s publicity firm, Cook passed away at his beach home in Destin, Florida. ( WHNT) - Jeff Cook, a founding member of the country group Alabama, died on Monday, November 7. ![]()
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