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Joe Swift, a veteran of 20 years with North Platte, Nebraska KNOP-TV, was fired last week as two colleagues of departure and during the flight., according to the North Platte Bulletin The other two people in the midst of restructuring under new ownership and management of the station would have comments contradicted Swift had resigned, was as suggesting that the other had been driven to be taken.

According to the Bulletin, Swift did not mention the circumstances of his departure. He had worked with the newscaster clock Tara Moore for 18 years and the production manager Dennis McConnell 20, according to the North Platte Telegraph.

"I never said I could not say goodbye," Swift said. "We said goodbye to retired employees and wish them well in their new roles, as long as I can remember., We said goodbye to a cameraman who had been there for a month. This was something we did."

Since the station Bio Swift said, it was not obvious kidnapped website KNOP Swift "lunch with Jack Nicklaus, got a hug from Michael Jordan and stories in a champion driver in the world of bullfighting made." It has attended two Super Bowls and covered a dozen bowl games at the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers.

KNOP was bought by Gray Television Atlanta in June. About a month later, he told the Telegraph that he learned his position could be in trouble. The new director of the new Swift said it was not a party to the public and is no longer the athletic director.

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"I do not know what to say," said the Telegraph. "I was shocked." Swift says news director Stephanie Hedrick scored a Skype Internet. "I was shot in the Internet for my wife's birthday," said Swift The Telegraph. "I've learned to call and say," Happy Birthday. I'm fired. "

Swift described the experience of the former owner of the station as part of a family, you miss. As soon as the news of his release began to turn around, the work began to roll. It was shot four days after and many phone calls and e-mails of support.

Although Swift said he has not decided what to do, he decided to leave the field of broadcasting and wants to stay in North Platte.

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