There are many reasons — and a conspiracy theorist would say that the biggest reason is that it’s not local at all. Perhaps it’s too much to want more from local TV news, given that most of the presenters we see are passing through — on their way to bigger markets, or working their way back down the ladder.
The assistant news director of WFLA Tampa is chosen to lead the news efforts at Post-Newsweek’s Jacksonville, Fla., independent.