Station Gives Raises Across the Board to All Employees (Patreon)

In a world of TV consolidation and companies cutting costs and pinching pennies to boost the bottom line and keep stockholders happy, here is a story that is nothing like that. 

Sources tell FTVLive that at WBRZ in Baton Rouge, the entire staff was told they are getting a raise. 

The station is not owned by some corporate giant like Nexstar or Sinclair. WBRZ is owned by the Manship family and has been since it signed on. 

Richard Manship is the head of the station, but he is not the only family member involved. 

Yesterday, Richard Manship announced that Jake, his nephew, was taking an even more active position at the station as Chief Operating Officer.

It was also announced that employees at WBRZ would be given raises. Every employee at the station, full-time and part-time will be given a raise. 

A total of about 125 employees.   

Manship also reminded employees WBRZ has not been for sale; and isn't for sale.

The Manship's' own the station and they work at the station. "They're here, just like us, every day even on holidays," said one staffer to FTVLive. 

In our career, FTVLive has worked twice for stations that were owned just one guy, no board, no stockholders and we have to say it was great. 

Sadly, in today's TV world, these kind of stations are getting harder and harder to find and likely will one day be impossible to find. 

But, WBRZ is still one of those stations and everyone that works there just got a raise. 

Try that Sinclair and Nexstar....