The Most Hated Woman In Texas

No, I'm not talking about Hillary. I'm talking about KXAS vice president of content development Susan Tully. The backlash from viewers over the firing of Rebecca Miller is loud. Blogs across the net are getting record posts from fans. Local TV critics Robert Philpot and Ed Bark have been flooded with mail from angry viewers.

I think the big problem is she was one of the last links to Harold Taft. In Harold we trust. His word was fact. He knew what he was doing and he knew what it took to forecast complex Texas weather. Heck, he invented TV weather! Rebecca was hand picked by Harold and everyone knew it. She had "the right stuff".

But let's face it, this isn't Harold's television anymore. This is corporate homogenized, ratings driven, dog eat dog TV. Channel 5 was "The Texas News". My grandparents tuned the Zenith in for few things, but they did for the Channel 5 news. They did because they trusted what they heard, not what the person on screen looked like.

Enter Susan Tully. She's from the northeast and most likely wants to get back there as fast as possible. Since she's exiled down here in Texas, she does'nt want to be surrounded by a bunch of yokels. She wants to put together a nice aircheck tape of programs that look good in New York or Philly so she can get "a real job" there.

First she canned Scott Chesner, another hand picked meteorologist by Harold, and brought in James Aydelott from Pennsylvania. She then set her sights on Rebecca, but viewers have had enough and are letting her know about it. Ms. Tully has requested that all inquiries regarding Rebecca Miller be directed to her. Please feel free to contact her by email or phone KXAS at 817-429-5555.

A letter from Rebecca is posted at Uncle Barky. Let's hope she finds a new home in D/FW soon. And let's hope Susan Tully finds her a new home in New England even sooner.