[image-1]Channel 19’s 2017 begins much the way that 2016 ended — with major changes.

Romona Robinson, for instance, will be departing from the 11 p.m. newscast later this month.

She told coworkers about the news yesterday.

Robinson will continue doing the 4 and 6 p.m. newscasts.

Station GM Erik Schrader says that there’s no firm date yet besides sometime toward the end of the month and that no replacement has been named yet.

Last month saw the station sever ties with longtime local news anchor Denise Dufala, Catherine Bosley, and a few other behind-the-scenes staffers, including the head of 19’s social media department. No word yet on whether the decision was Robinson’s or part of cost-cutting measures by the station.

This article appears in Jan 11-17, 2017.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

5 replies on “Romona Robinson Won’t Be Doing Channel 19’s 11 p.m. Newscast Much Longer”

  1. Their ratings are dismal and they are getting rid of expensive talent. No one leaves these jobs to “spend more time with family!” The days of $200,000 anchors is long past.

  2. Channel 19 News is the fourth horse in a three-horse town.
    Stink, stank, stunk.
    Lydia Esparra is Cleveland’s very own Roseanne Roseannadanna.

    Chuckles the Clown

  3. got to free up salary for more weather folks….lol

    we have 18 weather people in 216 and they all stink….

  4. dying dinosaur media…….regurgitating the same propaganda from the major networks. maybe its the russians that are responsible for the freefall ratings

  5. I miss Denise Dufala there was no reason to lay her off, this was a cheap shot bring on Romona and Dave from channel 3news who worked with Romona, shame on you.

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