Former WCTI GM Praises Staff’s Florence Coverage

I got this email from Lyle Schulze, the general manager of WIS, Raycom’s NBC affiliate in Columbia, S.C., concerning the Market Share story a few days ago about how WCTI covered Hurricane Florence despite its building being flooded out and unusable.

WCTI is Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in Greenville-New Bern, N.C.

Great story today in TVNewsCheck on how WCTI survived Hurricane Florence. I have my own recollections of several floods, storm surges and hurricanes as I was general manager there from 2010-2015.

Most of my staff that endured all of that is still there. It is quite remarkable to watch all of this and them from afar.

I must admit, I just cried when I saw it happen on CNN the night they abandoned the station.

I once evacuated all personnel except studio staff. The station is located literally a half a block from the huge Neuse River.

I appreciate all of you covering the story of how these great professionals continue to work to keep that station on the air!

The team of professionals there has weathered many a storm and that experience really has helped them.

They are to all be commended for their perseverance and courage to continue to deliver life-saving information to the viewers of eastern North Carolina. — Lyle Schulze