Protestors gathered on Thursday to protest the dismissal of Wics-tv meteorologist Joe Crain, the same day that the Springfield, Ill. station confirmed his departure.
“Joe Crain is no longer with the station,” Wics general manager Rick Lipps confirmed to TheWrap. Lipps did not state which day Crain left, but the weatherman last appeared on air June 5, when he criticized the station’s “Code Red” graphics in a lengthy diatribe, which readers can watch via the video above.
“When you hear ‘Code Red,’ you think, ‘The feces is about to hit the fan,'” Crain said while standing next to the bold graphic. “We want you to know it’s not us. This is a corporate initiative … behind the scenes many of us have tried to dissuade it for the last few months,” he told viewers, urging them to speak up with their concerns to Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the station.
“Joe Crain is no longer with the station,” Wics general manager Rick Lipps confirmed to TheWrap. Lipps did not state which day Crain left, but the weatherman last appeared on air June 5, when he criticized the station’s “Code Red” graphics in a lengthy diatribe, which readers can watch via the video above.
“When you hear ‘Code Red,’ you think, ‘The feces is about to hit the fan,'” Crain said while standing next to the bold graphic. “We want you to know it’s not us. This is a corporate initiative … behind the scenes many of us have tried to dissuade it for the last few months,” he told viewers, urging them to speak up with their concerns to Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns the station.
- 6/14/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
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