Shit is Going Down in Columbus (Patreon)

Last week, FTVLive told you there was a lot of head-scratching going on at Nexstar’s WCMH in Columbus.  

New Anchor Brad Johansen started a week ago, anchoring the 4, 5PM newscasts.

That left people wondering what was happening with Mark Taylor, who was the guy anchoring the 4PM and 5PM  newscasts?

5 days ago, FTVLive FIRST told you that Weekend Anchor Danielle Avitable was gone from the station just like that.  

Sources tell FTVLive that WCMH News Director Denise Eck came into the station last Sunday night to tell Avitable that the station was using an out in her contract. 

Sources then say that Eck called Mark Taylor and told him he was being demoted to weekends and that his pay would be cut. 

Taylor has not been seen at the station since and has not been on the air. His name was on the schedule all last week, but he was M-I-A. 

In fact, last night, sources tell FTVLive that management called in main Anchor Colleen Marshall to do last night's newscast. Insiders tell FTVLive that it is extremely rare that  Marshall is ever brought in on weekends. 

Some in the newsroom are describing Eck as a "terror" and that she is blowing up the anchor lineup. 

You may remember that it was Eck that got rid of veteran anchor Demetria Kalodimos at WSMV in Nashville when she was News Director at that station. 

Back in January, WSMV settled the lawsuit brought on by Kalodimos after her firing. 

Now Eck is at Nexstar's WCMH and she seems intent on shifting the anchor chairs again and Danielle Avitable has been jettisoned and Mark Taylor is M-I-A. 

Stay tuned....we're fairly certain you will be reading more on this story.