Unhappy in Chicago... (Patreon)

Insiders at WMAQ NBC's O&O in Chicago say things are not going well. 

"The NBC O&O in the third-largest market - which should be a destination station has turned into a revolving door due to poor management," says one WMAQ insider to FTVLive. 

The station has laid off people due to NBC mandated budget cuts, but others are getting out while they still can. 

Just yesterday, a memo went out to the staff that longtime Assignment Editor Stephanie Streff is leaving the station after almost two decades. 

FTVLive obtained the memo to the staff: 

What the memo did not say is where Streff is headed? Sources tell FTVLive that she is crossing the street to WGN and she isn't the only staffer to do so. 

Sources tell FTVLive that Weekend Executive Producer Laura Meehan has left for WGN and their new cable newscast "News Nation" on WGN America. 

Insiders also say that last week, Producer/Writer Pete Siegel handed in his notice and is also headed to WGN America. 

According to station insiders, it has gotten so bad that some employees produced a video taking aim at WMAQ General Manager Dave Doebler. The video has been shared among employees and FTVLive has obtained a copy and has posted it above. 

Sources say that many inside the station have reached out to parent NBC and while they did send in a corporate HR person for a visit, staffers say not much has changed. 

Many are updating their resumes and trying to follow their fellow co-workers out the door. 

Stay tuned...