“We tried to keep Kevin, but he unfortunately declined,” Strumwasser said. The executive also said the hunt has already started to fill the vast void left by Janison’s departure. In a phone chat Saturday, Strumwasser praised Janison. “I told them from the beginning that nothing was ever adversarial.” “Larry and Stephanie will always be friends,” Janison said. Janison said he had no personal animosity toward the execs with whom he negotiated. I guess what surprised me was that I kept throwing out ideas, and I don’t think they had any ideas.” I didn’t even bring any boxes with me to work on Thursday,” Janison said. The broadcast vet might have been as surprised as anyone at the turn of events. At impasse, Janison then took to the set and stunned his viewers. That meeting was Thursday afternoon, just before the 5 p.m. Janison said he had not planned to leave the air when he walked into what would be the final negotiations with KSNV GM Larry Strumwasser and News Director Stephanie Wheatley. He and KSNV execs initiated meetings two months ago about renewing his contract. Janison spent 15 years at KSNV beginning in 2007, after eight years at KLAS Channel 8. “The days off, the time off, is golden to me.” “I said from the very beginning this was all about the time, and that the days are getting longer,” Janison said. Having taken a couple of days to decompress, Janison said Saturday he simply wanted more time to himself, better balance in his life.
At some point, I will formulate exactly what I want to say as to why.” He then thanked his supporters. “It’s a good chance this is the last weather cast I’ll ever be involved with.
“This has been one absolutely awesome and amazing journey,” Janison said on air, with his weather map in the background. His contract with the NBC affiliate expired on New Year’s Eve. telecast that he was leaving the station. The veteran weatherman told his audience at the close of that day’s 5 p.m. The popular KSNV Channel 3 meteorologist’s final forecast was Thursday, and it was his own. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, file)įor Kevin Janison, New Year’s Eve countdown was a time to stop the clock. Kevin Janison reads from his "Deputy Dorkface" book at the inagural Flip Through Summer Book Swap at Lorenzi Park.
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