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WRTV news team fired by new owner. Here's who you won't see on TV anymore
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After the Circle City Broadcasting acquisition, we reported that several WRTV staff members were fired on March 31. These are the faces you won't see on your TV anymore when watching WRTV. Meteorologist Kyle Mounce shared the news on Facebook that he and many staff members were let go by Circle City Broadcasting on March 31. "The staff at WRTV was shown the door today, as new management took over," Mounce wrote. "It’s getting late, so I’ll keep this post brief. You, the loyal viewers, at least deserve to know that’s why you won’t be seeing us on your tv." Mounce started working for WRTV in 2003 as a volunteer for call 6 and joined StormTeam 6 in 2013. Todd Klassen, WRTV's chief meteorologist, shared on Facebook that he was also let go by Circle City Broadcasting. "If you haven’t heard yet, WRTV was sold yesterday to another owner in town, and essentially the entire staff was let go," Klassen wrote. Klassen celebrated 16 years with WRTV last week. "This is a picture of me as I walked out the door last night for the last time," Klassen wrote. "I’m smiling because I wanted to leave remembering all the great years I had there and the tremendous people I worked with along the way. Please remember them, too. Despite the quick ending for us all this place gave me so much." Klassen had been with WRTV since 2009. Nicole Griffin, an anchor for WRTV's evening news, announced on Facebook that March 31 was also her last day. "Today was my last day at WRTV," Griffin wrote. "Doing this job in my hometown has been so special. There’s something different about telling stories in a place that helped shape who you are — and I’m incredibly grateful for every moment of it." Griffin had been with WRTV since 2017. She won an Emmy for Best Weekend Newscast in 2021. Nico Pennisi, the host of Good Morning Indiana on WRTV, announced his unemployment on March 31 in a Facebook post. "I am officially unemployed," Pennisi wrote. "I just received this news minutes ago." He shared a photo of the letter he received that said he was not going to be hired by Circle City Broadcasting. Pennisi had been with WRTV since 2022. Previously: WRTV journalists laid off after Circle City Broadcasting purchase CONTRIBUTING: Heather Bushman. Katie Wiseman covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Contact her at klwiseman@indystar.com. Follow her on Bluesky, Twitter and Instagram. This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Which WRTV reporters were fired? These reporters have confirmed