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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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May 26th, 2020 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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United States
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USA
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I got a lot of my experience there, but it also showed me what and what not to allow from a job and management.
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A lot of creativity and talent pool
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Terrible management, toxic work environment
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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2.0
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1.0
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1.0
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328613
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Open
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Listen to your employees, have real conversations without trying to intimidate or bully them into decisions.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Nov 16th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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Anonymous
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Saint Petersburg, FL
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Once Great, now so-so
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In the 2000's, this was the best place to work in the Tampa Bay Area, with competitive on-air, sales, and operational talent
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Lost good people, news ratings went through the floor, and now the newscasts border on unwatchable
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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2.0
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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2.0
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328613
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Open
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Stop the bleeding. Find a niche
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Nov 11th, 2019 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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Reporter
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Tampa, FL
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Good place to develop, but not without typical challenges
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Generally, things work well from a news and operational standpoint, with the management dysfunction no different than most other TV stations. Tegna is a decent enough company to work for, and Tampa Bay is a nice place to live.
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Without longtime talent fronting the newscasts, the station is constantly floating in a sea of change. That means management is always tinkering in the newsroom, and sales managers still somehow always seem surprised when arbitrary quotas aren't met. The "do more with less" mentality also is prevalent, but that's the industry these days.
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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4.0
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328613
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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4.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Oct 23rd, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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Producer
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Tampa, FL
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Do your research
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It’s in market 11 and no harsh winters,
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Operated like a market 200.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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NEUTRAL
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0.0
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NO_OPINION
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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3.0
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1.0
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328613
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Open
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Hire people with experience.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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6.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Jul 5th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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United States
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USA
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Producer
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Great employees and format was amazing.
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Managment was rough and was not transparent
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0.0
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1.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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328613
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Jun 20th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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United States
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USA
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Lots of potential
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- Open to ideas
- Open to creativity
- Open to different ways of telling stories
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- Difficult for corporate management to let newsroom leaders run their newsrooms
- People aren't promoted from within
- Low morale due to constant changes
- Vision is there, followthrough is not
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0.0
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3.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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328613
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Jun 14th, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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United States
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USA
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Good people, low pay
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You can learn a lot, good staff.
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Low pay, not a lot of training in order to move into a better paying position.
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0.0
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4.0
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4.0
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3.0
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2.0
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2.0
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5.0
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328613
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Open
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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0.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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May 31st, 2018 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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United States
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USA
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TV Producer
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made friendships with co-workers that will last a lifetime
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TV station has no clue when it comes to news, thinks social media should dictate a newscast. That's fine for a segment, but not your entire newscast! Also, management was toxic, firing or letting go the entire newsroom only to replace them with someone for a fraction of the salary.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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DISAPPROVE
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0.0
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2.0
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3.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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328613
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Open
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Quit trying to reinvent yourself, viewers do not like changes every 3 to 4 months.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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6.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Dec 21st, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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United States
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USA
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No valuable content worth watching
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The proximity to restaurants are pretty decent, but that's about the only pro. There is no security and most of the cameras in the station don't even function properly. They're just there for show. Unlike Fox and WFLA that has beautiful buildings and security. WTSP is so cheap and cuts corners in every way that they can.
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No emphasis on local news. Mainly focused on what's trending on Facebook for the sole purpose of deciding what stories to air. It's not a news station anymore. It's Facebook Part 2 essentially. It used to be something so great where people were so happy and felt proud about the stories being aired, but now if it's not trending on Facebook that somehow makes it not newsworthy.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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0.0
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3.0
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2.0
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2.0
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3.0
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3.0
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2.0
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328613
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Open
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Actually listen to what your viewers and what your employees have to say instead of making it a management dictatorship.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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No
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0.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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private:davehellervideo-2
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https://www.glassdoor.com?employer_id=328613
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Apr 23rd, 2017 12:00AM
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Open
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Open
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WTSP-TV
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Multimedia Journalist
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Tampa, FL
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Now hiring younger, cuter, and cheaper
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It's the 11th sized market in the United States
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They are a #4r station in a four station market. Therefore they are very desperate and will hire and fire people in an attempt to move up the ratings.
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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-1.0
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NEGATIVE
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1.0
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APPROVE
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0.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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2.0
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2.0
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1.0
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328613
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Open
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Don't lesson the value of long term employees who know the market. You are alienating the older audience when you fill the TV screen with young on air talent viewers don't know.
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0.0
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[]
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REGULAR
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No
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Yes
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1.0
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Jan 23rd, 2021 08:47PM
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Dave Heller Video
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