Nexstar is enacting a wave of layoffs across local news stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WGN in Chicago, a move that SAG-AFTRA immediately criticized Wednesday.
In a press release, the union mentioned that eight SAG-AFTRA members at Chicago’s WGN have been affected by cuts, as well as members at Los Angeles’ KTLA, both of which Nexstar owns as part of its 2019 acquisition of Tribune Broadcasting.
Some of the on-air talent reportedly laid off include WGN’s critic and reporter Dean Richards and sports anchor Chris Boden. Those affected by layoffs at KTLA were not named…