Doug Jardine, who this week was removed as one of the anchors of KUTV's noon newscast, won't be reporting for the station's later news shows for long.
He's quit.Jardine, who wasn't happy about being reassigned, will be around at least through the May sweeps period. (There's some dispute between the newsman and the station about his departure date.)
Soon, at any rate, he'll be working for Huntsman Chemical. And making more money.
It's too bad for Ch. 2 and for viewers, who'll miss a personable, watchable professional.
Jardine isn't the only on-air figure to be exiting Ch. 2. Weatherman Craig Jenkins has also quit to take a higher-paying position.
He'll be teaching LDS seminary.
And the producer of the 10 p.m. news is also leaving.
Stay tuned . . .
- Keenen Ivory Wayans, who created "In Living Color" and left after a dispute with Fox, is now working with CBS.
His Ivory Way Productions has entered a joint venture with CBS to develop and produce programs. According to the network, "The new company will place special focus on discovering and developing new talent for these projects."
(Considering the content of "In Living Color," you can bet they're not thrilled about this at KSL.)
- Ted Koppel, who has been working without a contract since November, has finally signed a new pact with ABC.
Although he never threatened to leave the network, Koppel had said he wanted to be a "free agent" and not sign on the bottom line. Apparently, several million dollars a year changed his mind.