BREAKING: News Director Out In Phoenix

Its Friday and that usually means the end of someone's employment. Today's big announcement is in Phoenix.

That experiment that Scripps did with putting digital folks as news directors? Not working. Chris Kline, ND at KNXV, is out.

In the interim, sources tell FTVLive that Scripps' Senior News Strategist Cameryn Beck will be running the newsroom while a national search gets underway.

Who wants to lay odds the next person will have some news experience?  Here's the email GM Anita Helt sent to the staff:

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