With the future of Turner Classic Movies uncertain amid Warner Bros. Discovery’s restructuring, TCM host Dave Karger says he’s “beyond heartbroken” to lose so many colleagues to layoffs. But he also vowed to be a “stabilizing and familiar presence” amid the upheaval.
“A note to our passionate TCM viewers: It’s been a tough week, to say the least, and I’m beyond heartbroken that we are losing so many brilliant colleagues who are also dear friends,” Karger tweeted<&callback=load_tweet">/a> on Friday, June 23. “I’ve seen all of your support online, and it means so much to all of us.”
In a follow-up tweet<&callback=load_tweet">/a>, Karger wrote, “My goal (and I know the other hosts agree) is to try to be a stabilizing and familiar presence in the months ahead. There will be some bumps, but we will all be on the road together.”
Karger’s posts came as TheWrap reported that the TCM staff was being slashed from about 90 employees to about 20 — and as Deadline revealed that Warner Bros. Pictures Group co-CEOs Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca would curate the films that TCM airs
“A note to our passionate TCM viewers: It’s been a tough week, to say the least, and I’m beyond heartbroken that we are losing so many brilliant colleagues who are also dear friends,” Karger tweeted<&callback=load_tweet">/a> on Friday, June 23. “I’ve seen all of your support online, and it means so much to all of us.”
In a follow-up tweet<&callback=load_tweet">/a>, Karger wrote, “My goal (and I know the other hosts agree) is to try to be a stabilizing and familiar presence in the months ahead. There will be some bumps, but we will all be on the road together.”
Karger’s posts came as TheWrap reported that the TCM staff was being slashed from about 90 employees to about 20 — and as Deadline revealed that Warner Bros. Pictures Group co-CEOs Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca would curate the films that TCM airs
Ironically I just watched a documentary on the Z-Channel which was like the earlier version of TCM and how that went away a year after the main programmer died. This is ofcourse devastating for cinema and begs the question...will TCM go the same way as every other Cable Channel like MTV, History, The Learning Channel, and Bravo.