Brian Wood Laid-off In Latest Cuts At KATU

Former KIRO 7 anchor/reporter, Brian Wood, was one of many disposed of by Sinclair last week. These cost-cutting measures affected 5% of the Sinclair workforce, according to company figures, with pink slips handed out across all departments. Brian Wood, a KATU reporter in Portland, had started at KLAS Las Vegas in 1981, moving to KIRO, and then spent 19 years at WMAR, Baltimore, before joining KATU in 2008.
Sinclair blames COVID for the cutbacks. It is a likely excuse these days. Teriyaki restaurants blame COVID for the cutbacks in the amount of beef served in their rice bowls.
We call bulls__t on that excuse!