The Frustration at Allen Media Stations

After 2 decades, WJRT (Flint) Anchor Matt Franklin is leaving the Allen Media station.

A number of staffers sent along this story tip to FTVLive, and we want to share a portion of one of those emails.

It shows the frustration inside WJRT. Other Allen Media employees at other stations have also shared their frustrations with us as well.

But, I think this email does a good job of encapsulating the feelings.

Email:

WJRT in Flint Michigan has lost a true pillar of the community.  Our evening anchor, Matt Franklin, who's been at the station 20+ years. 

He has been there through thick and thin, the Flint water crisis, the covid lock down, Black Lives Matter Rallies and ALL the UPs and DOWNs that Flint Michigan has been through...

He's leaving on his own accord, he was not fired, but he saw the writing on the wall.  Byron is a complete imbecile, and Matt knows it.  He's getting out before he gets "axed", which is a very smart move.  

What Byron is doing to his local media outlets is truly a travesty, He's a MORON! Our station's programming is a joke, with 98% of his shitty syndicated shows.

We've lost SO many reporters in the newsroom, it's not funny.... And yet he's still on the cusp of eliminating our local Mets...