Saturday, November 29, 2014

Melanie Huonker leaves KSN for Tucson

Right on the heels of her former KSN Living Well co-anchor departure, Melanie Huonker announced this week she is leaving for the Tuscon NBC affiliate where she will be the morning traffic reporter.

Carla Pesono take over Bandy's role, joining 6 and 10 p.m. anchors Phillip Mitchell and Jessica Schaer.

Huonker has been at KSN since May 2012, replacing original Living Well host Toni Valliere.



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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:11 PM

    dang it ,I was hoping Stacey Garvilla would get the call

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  2. Anonymous9:07 PM

    Christmas came early.

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  3. Anonymous10:07 PM

    What's up w/ KSN being unable to keep anyone and the revolving door of young people? Trying to save money by only hiring folks right out of college? Sometimes it feels like a college broadcast. When Gary Bandy was there it was like he was their teacher, but now they don't even have that.

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  4. Anonymous9:13 AM

    She paid her dues. She's going home. More power to her.

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  5. Anonymous12:47 PM

    Yep we only have one tv station in town every story the same on both channles with a voice over that's why i watch 7

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  6. Anonymous2:45 PM

    Nexstar, the company that owns KSN, has over 100 affiliates that they own. Kids take any job they can get within the company, knowing they can quick move to a larger market within the same company. That's the reason for the high turnover. It's not like someone gets out of school and says "I think I want to plant roots in good ol Joplin Mo"... most of these kids want to be in a top 20 Market. No one's fault, just the nature of the beast.

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  7. Anonymous2:46 PM

    I agree about the revolving door comment, I've honestly lost track at this point! It would be nice to have a steady cast that you can watch regularly and get to know on some level. Also just like to say thanks to Randy for having posts like this, seems to be a neutral ground for people to come and comment.

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  8. Anonymous3:50 PM

    2:45 your right with the wallace and the huff&puff scam and u pay more for sewer than you do water this is a tough place to live most people are stuck with house loans or they be gone

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  9. Anonymous5:21 PM

    >>"I think I want to plant roots in good ol Joplin Mo"... most of these kids want to be in a top 20 Market. No one's fault, just the nature of the beast.<<

    Well, an expanded cultural scene with lots of classic rock concerts and offoffoff Broadway shows ought to help improve this sad situation.

    Better yet, a convention center, NBA or NFL team, and improved oceanfront housing would git it dun.

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  10. Anonymous6:53 PM

    I agree with the 2:45 comment about the young people - but I should have clarified I was also curious about why most of the long-term people jumped ship within a short time frame? E.g. Toni Valliere, Tiffany Alaniz, etc.? Now with Gary Bandy it's a LOT in just a couple/few years, when I think there would be some interest in having a steady and familiar group. It's not just about young people wanting to move to a larger market, it's seems there's not much incentive to stay or effort to retain, either. I feel no loyalty as a viewer.

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  11. Anonymous7:48 PM

    Pay sucks at KODE /KSNF.

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