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Out the Door in Albany

And speaking of WTEN, the Nexstar station in Albany, they are losing two staffers. 

One is crossing the street and the other turned down a lowball contract. 

Sources tell FTVLive that Reporter Lindsay Nielsen turned down the station's contract offer and will look for a new gig.

Here is the internal memo sent out to the staff and obtained by FTVLive: 

From: "Salamone, Daniel J" <DSalamone@news10.com>
Date: September 22, 2017 at 11:17:40 AM EDT
To: WTEN News DG <NewsGroup3@news10.com>
Subject: Justin and Lindsay off to new heights  

I’m sorry to say that we are losing two great co-workers.
Justin Andrews is leaving us in early October to take a position at Channel 6 in their creative services department, where he will work his photography and editing magic on promos.

And after 5 years and countless enterprising  stories, Lindsay Nielsen has decided it’s time to take on a new challenge in her life.
Please wish both of them the best, as they continue to grow their careers.
 
Dan Salamone
News Director
WTEN-TV

Also, speaking of Dan Salamone he posted this job and look how he posted Nielsen's job and described the pay: