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| Dion Lim being wooed by ABC News |
SUDDENLY, Dion Lim is a HOT commodity. Just how hot?
ABC News has offered the KGO anchor a shot at the weekend anchor gig and is throwing big bucks at the ABC7 news reader here: try about 4 years and roughly $4M buckos. And just to woo her and make her feel at home? ABC has volunteered to fly in network honchoes to 900 Front and have lunch with Ms. Lin, a strong indication of their courting.
Only these roadblocks: Lim is supposedly very happy in SF and loves her status at KGO only the idea of big money captivated her; it would captivate all of us, pretty much.
Second, Lim is under contract to KGO for two more years but being that ABC owns KGO that would seem an issue that could be handled internally.
Time will tell and right now, I'm betting Dion will probably stay in the city. Just a hunch.
I only watch local news, so please go!
ReplyDeleteOur little girl has growed up and become a woman
ReplyDeleteWOW! This is somewhat amazing, considering how media honchos are cutting salaries astronomically, and yet, now they are offering her ONE MILLION dollars a year for four years? I mean, DANG! I have always thought she was HOT, but this is on a whole 'nother level!
ReplyDeleteA gift from the heavens for Dion. Get out while you can as local TV news at all stations is circling the drain. Go tell Larry Beil that in this instance, aloha really means good-bye!
ReplyDeleteI've never understood why she is so disliked on this post. She is very talented and seems to have a good personality.
ReplyDeleteBye Bye Dion, enjoy NYC.
ReplyDeleteSo if Lim moves to New York to back up David Muir, I'm curious what ABC News will do with Tom Llamas, who has been anchoring World News on the weekend the last 5 years. At least two other ABC News reporters also sometimes fill in for Muir. Quite a gesture by the Disney suits. But I don't see Lim leaving SF.
ReplyDeleteTom Llamas is a White Male with "Privilege" who cares what happens to him.
DeleteSHOW ME THE MONEY! Never watched her dont give 2 cents weather you come or go. Disliked? not all just annoyed....
ReplyDeleteDion is one of the most versatile talents in tv media. These companies realize there is not much value in a one trick full time anchor anymore.
ReplyDeleteDion versatile? Yes, she messes up in a number of different ways. If this happens, I will eat my hat!
DeleteWtf don't leave us Dion!
ReplyDeleteI support women of her age going national. It will pay you back in the future. Or even to LA. There are many examples from the Bay Area... including Cecilia Vega and Carolyn Johnson as well as Marla Tellez. Or Vicki Nguyen or Sam Brock. Dion? Betty Yu?
ReplyDeleteIs this like VDLC retiring and Erin Burnett coming to the Bay Area?
ReplyDeleteDion has won me over and I really hope she stays!!
ReplyDeleteGo Dion, you will be closer back home in Connecticut.
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