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I may be the only one who is happy she left Komo news. I couldn't get over her sing-song voice and Pippi longstocking vibe.
I Love femi doing sports news. . Sad komo didn't keep him & replaced him after mike retired with Niko. Might be time to switch stations (kiro out) .agree abby thorough in reporting weather & news-refreshing
She got a bit lippy, and the Head at KOMO showed her the door as it smacked her in the face. If you just do what you’re told then she would still be there. You just need to push aside the ego which will send most people in TV out the door. =)
I saw this opinion and instantly thought.... this really needs no reply. I doubt very seriously that she had problems of any kind.
KOMO always has a problem with weather casters ever since Steve Pool left. Even Theren Zahn left and went to another station in Seattle for a while then came back to KOMO.
She worked at KOMO for several weeks after announcing she was leaving. If management had a beef with someone, there would be an immediate dismissal. Doubtful that Abby Acone got mouthy with anyone. The news staff gave her a warm send-off and there were no stories of discord among the ranks.
Why did she leave????
Good question Debbie and the answer is.....she never really stated a reason for leaving (that I know of) and if you have read all of our postings/comments on this here, most of us really do not know.There is a lot of movement within the broadcast industry here locally and Abby was one of them.Maybe she got a better offer over at Q13Fox, who knows?...Maybe someone else here will add to what I have said “if” they have an actual reason for Abby switching stations.
KOMO appears to be in major budget cut mode (I guess Sinclair must be broke). Femi was booted and not replaced (Mike Ferreri was replaced by the new guy). Now many KOMO 11 o'clock newscasts lack a sports report. (I emailed and Facebook messaged KOMO when they booted Femi and KOMO never bothered to respond.)
It appears that Abby isn't being replaced. Last night, KOMO didn't even bother with a weather report and merely had Preston Phillips briefly read the weather. Shannon O'Donnell's weather report is the most informative in town - and Abby was picking up on that - but if KOMO is going to drop that (along with dropping the better sports reports), it is probably time to drop KOMO news.
I tend to agree with Tod Monroe's comment concerning Abby becoming more informative in her weather reports. I've always favored KOMO, but maybe it is time for a change.
Too many changes in local news/weather .
I think a lot of them leave komo as they realize the chance for advancement is nil as there are too many people there with lots of seniority so the chances of moving into a prime spot is difficult. I am upset that they let Abbemefe go from sports. He posted it was due to cutbacks but they sure were quick to replace him with this new guy.
These restrictive clauses can even show up for baristas!...One of my barista buddies told me that she had to sign off ab out not working within a ten mile radius of the stand she was applying to work at!...She did sign...but a few months later, she went to another stand, about a mile down the road...the owner of the previous stand drove by a couple of times, and threatened to sue her!...and all over a part-time job?...My friend ignored her, and she stopped harassing her eventually.
Minimum wage employees should not be treated that way. Good thing she stood up against that employer.
re: no-compete clause
I've never had a contract in any job. In 1975, I had been jaying dees at Kountry KAYO for four years. KOL was on the verge of turning country as KMPS. Our PD, Bobby Wooten, had already resigned and a new PD, though unseen, was on the premises. A few days before cleaning house, KAYO's GM John Dimeo summoned the air staff to a meeting where he handed each of us a no-compete form, conveniently filled out and waiting for our signature. I don't remember the specified length of time. I glanced at the form and asked John what we would be given in return for signing. Nobody else spoke up. He replied "NOTHING!!" I handed him my unsigned form and left, fully expecting to be fired before I got ten feet. I don't remember how much later the firings began, but I was summoned a few days later for an 8:00 A. M. with the new guy. When I came out, Don Lane was waiting to go in. I don't know who else did or didn't sign, other than Ed Howell who went right to KMO and I who went to KMPS. I heard that Gary Vance sat out his no-compete and then went to KMPS.
I actually saw Abby being a street reporter on KOMO, shortly after we learned of her leaving!?...Very confusing.....she was fully masked up, and it took me a few seconds to even recognize her!