WCCO-TV cuts staff, including weatherman Paul Douglas
WCCO-TV Channel 4 released longtime weatherman Paul Douglas on Friday, the latest in a series of cost-cutting moves at the station.
Douglas, who joined WCCO in 1997, is one of seven or eight employees locally and more than 100 nationwide cut by CBS's 29 TV stations. WCCO weekend anchor John Reger also was released.
"This is a down economy and we're doing our darnedest to take some steps that are proactive to ensure the viability of WCCO today, five years from now, 10 years from now," WCCO spokeswoman Kiki Rosatti said. "… We're looking at the potential impact of this down economy and we're trying to make moves to be responsible to our operating costs to make sure we stay ahead of the curve."
Prior to joining WCCO, Douglas worked at WBBM-TV Channel 2 in Chicago for four years cash advance today. Before that, he worked at KARE-TV Channel 11 for 12 years.
Douglas also writes a weather column for the Star Tribune.
He founded Digital Cyclone Inc., which personalizes weather forecasts for users on the Internet, e-mail and cell phones, selling it for $45 million last year. He also founded a weather software venture called EarthWatch Communications in 1989.
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