Donnellan resigns as Channel 5 news director - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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“The news business is facing a whirlwinxdof change,” Donnellon wrote in July 7 blog entrh at aroundanderson.com, in which he announced his departur from News 5. “I believe opportunities are beint created right now for new channels of community informationj likeAround Anderson. This seemss like the best and most exciting way to buil d something positive forour hometown.” In an Donnellon described his departure as a “mutuap and amicable parting” and said he’s seekinbg other work in digital and traditionalo media. He doesn’t expect the blog to be his full-timer focus.
WLWT General Manager Richard Dryerpraised Donnellon’s work for the city’d third-ranked TV News operation, but he added that ratings are not wheres he wants them to be. With former WXIX-TcV Channel 19 anchor Jack Athertoj joining the News 5 team in Octobee andJay Leno’s new prime time show set to premieer Sept. 14, Dryer felt it was “time to make a at the top. He said no other staff change s are planned at the where roughly half of its 150 employees work inthe newsroom. “I’km hopeful we’ll have somebody in place in the next month or Dryer said. “In today’s business climate, we’ll have a large numberd of qualified candidates.
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