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In regards to small market anchor Max Tarlton trashing his station on the way out the door.

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Good riddance to Max in the industry. Dude whines about low pay and work but is always posting about exotic trips with his wealthy boyfriend.  Next-level “all about me.”

https://twitter.com/maxtarlton/status/1592296533973929984?s=46&t=0FXMqOFCF1f47K7ld1GIpQ

https://twitter.com/maxtarlton/status/1587564831019651072?s=46&t=0FXMqOFCF1f47K7ld1GIpQ

https://twitter.com/maxtarlton/status/1583460208030126080?s=46&t=0FXMqOFCF1f47K7ld1GIpQ

https://twitter.com/maxtarlton/status/1582853629123657728?s=46&t=0FXMqOFCF1f47K7ld1GIpQ

Email from a top 20 News Director:

Hey Scott,

Just want to say thanks and that I have added Max Tarlton to my do not hire list. This business has enough of these brats already.

Hope you’re well.

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Scott,

I love the fact in the guy is poking fun at typos, and makes incorrect use of "everyday" and "you're".

This guy is some kind of stupid.

In regards to the Colorado Springs Anchor decided to put a viewer on blast, for calling her out for not pronouncing the word “Moutain” correctly.

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Hi Scott,

I'm so gratified to hear viewers are noticing how some of the TV kids are pronouncing Colorado's defining feature. It drove me and more than a few of us grizzled Production Monkeys in the Denver market to distraction, and the last thing you want is a distracted director.

A few years ago, an offending features reporter was called on the carpet by a viewer and claimed that's how Upstate New Yorkers pronounce it. The Prompter Op who had come to us from Albany said that was utter horse shit. The prompter op and I are both Gen Xers and the reporter and every other talent I've heard say moun'ain are Millennials, so I can only conclude that it's a generational thing.

Like the Colorado Springs anchor who claims to be a Denver native, the kids will roll their eyes at our distress and dismiss it with 'OK, Boomer,' but that's another email for the Inbox.

Keep up the good fight!

A once and future Rocky MounTain TV vet.