The "Giangreco Affair" by the numbers
When my favorite TV sports anchorman was let go by ABC 7 by way of getting out from under his contract, I was mad. More than 12 articles later, I went back and compiled some stats from Twitter.
ABC fell from first place, a spot Mark Giangreco held for 29 consecutive years, to a three way tie. In only 3 months!
Here is a short compilation of the top articles and the impact impact as told by the numbers:
MAY 2021 SUMMARY
Tweets
327
Tweet impressions
70.7K
Top Follower followed by 33.3K people
MARK GIANGRECO
Top Tweet earned 12.2K impressions I have just posted my remarks about the abrupt firing of Mark Giangreco on LinkedIn. 60 opens in the first hour. Not taking this sitting down. Nope.
Top Tweet earned 10.3K impressions
Something is wrong with the ABC 7 Chicago PM sportscast
Now waiting for the latest local TV ratings since May of this year.