Happy Friday to all who celebrate. In this week’s edition of stories we didn’t post for one reason or another, we see the usual churn of local journalists, leaving me to ask, is it me or is everyone retiring these days and one union pickets a Michigan station.

Let us begin:

Revolving Door:

Reporter-anchor Tajma Hall says she’s leaving WDJT after two years at the Milwaukee CBS affiliate “to pursue new opportunities.” Here’s the story.

Shop Talk:

The FCC has fined KHQ in Washington $29,000. As part of a Order and Consent Degree the FCC has renewed licenses for three Washington state TV stations owned by KHQ. Click here for more.

From professional men’s baseball league news from Gray TV: The Atlanta Braves (Nasdaq: BATRA, BATRK) and Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) have agreed on a multi-year partnership starting in 2025 for Gray to simulcast 15 regular season games alongside FanDuel Sports Network, the Braves’ rights holder partner. Here’s the press release.

Our friend over at FTVLive posted this: Here is the year-end email from Scripps CEO Adam Symson to the staff. There is so much in this email I want to comment on, but I’ll just let you read it and come up with your thoughts. (A quick glance at the google machine showed Symson’s salary was $1.275 million last year) Click here to read it.

The Retirement Train is leaving:

Anchor Jeff Alexander retires after 30 years at WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Here’s a video.

At WESH in Florida, longtime reporter Dave McDaniel has announced his retirement. Looking back at his work. Here’s his video.

Labor news:

Last month, members of NABET-CWA Local 54048 held two informational pickets to educate the Saginaw, Mich., community about the ongoing labor dispute with WNEM-TV, owned by Gray Television. Click here for that story.