Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
We are grateful for his contributions over the last year, and we wish him the very best in his future endeavors.
"Rivers did take down the DM exchange above from his public feed, but such things don't disappear completely on the Web and kept pinging around.In his mind, "if she is bold enough to say it to me being an African American then I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time she has used that word. He is also an Emmy Award winning general assignment reporter and weekend anchor. She worked at 11Alive going back to 1999 after eight years at CNN.
Her resume also includes anchoring for 11 PM newscasts on WNBC. "It has been by any measure a great stay here at CBSN," Elliott said, telling viewers it would be his "last day. Hoff has been in an Emmy-winning reporter and anchor. "I look forward to being a stay-at-home mom," Hoff added, "and working on my Food and Travel Blog, ValerieHoff.com this summer.
Vinnie Politan has decided to leave 11Alive after four-plus years.
... 11%. "I was quoting something the gentleman said in a public tweet back to him in a private message but that doesn't make it any less offensive," Hoff wrote me in an exclusive message.
The station had a 0.6 rating and a 2 share at 11 p.m. in October, same as it was a year ago and down from a 0.9 rating and 3 share in October, 2016.
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Longtime 11Alive reporter ... On April 13, Hoff was working on a story about a second police officer who had been fired after video captured them …
Greer has confirmed what had been rumored the past several weeks because of her extremely conspicuous absence, that the beloved and longtime morning news anchor … "Elliott, who joined CBS from NBC in 2016, had recently met with the network's head of talent, Laurie Orlando, who said she wanted him to play a bigger role at CBS News.It is unclear why CBS would have fired Elliott after he announced on Friday that he was leaving anyway.Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. "It was incredibly stupid and reckless. ""Meanwhile, Laurie Orlando, who seems to be responsible for much of this mess, is missing," the source added.
She explained she was referring to herself and quickly apologized. 1 AM 80° 14%. "Here are the texts that Rivers sent me between Hoff and Rivers. "I honestly don't want anyone to lose their job but if you're representing your company and not just yourself, then yes I do," he wrote.In response to a private direct message, Hoff called herself one of those "news n****s." At first, he wrote "LMFAOO" but when he realized she was a white woman, he wondered if she was calling him that word. I repeatedly apologized and continue to do so. "Sources close to Elliott said Friday that his executive producer was supposed to notify CBS executives of his plan to leave the network but never did so.But then Elliott "announced his departure without warning" on Friday, the network insider said. “I am, however, overwhelmed with the amount of support I’ve received.“I was happy to agree to a two week suspension at first,” she told us. "Nobody has seen her. It was wrong. And it seems that most people are willing to forgive and move on,” she said.After the exchange went public, the station suspended Hoff for two weeks.“I immediately regretted quoting that man’s tweet back to him and immediately apologized, but I knew there would be repercussions,” Hoff told TVSpy.“While I can’t say I’m surprised, I’m disappointed that after 18 years of stellar reviews and yearly pay increases it has come to this,” Hoff said. She is currently on-air talent at WXIA-TV in Atlanta