Ron Mizutani Jumps Ship

[TuNnL]

Well, it didn’t take long for the anchor who put together the tearful farewell tribute to Leslie Wilcox, to hop off the sinking ship as well. With Tina Shelton also out, can Joe Moore single-handedly save the station with his staff of top talent running for the hills?

This should get interesting.

[ploal5333]

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I personally never cared for Mizutani at the anchor desk. He always had that 'nervous energy' look, too fidgety at the desk. Plus he's hard to understand, his voice too low and soft. Tannya can carry the 5 o'clock news solo, or maybe Justin Cruz can work alongside her. They seem to have chemistry.

[Kalihiboy]

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I personally never cared for Mizutani at the anchor desk. He always had that 'nervous energy' look, too fidgety at the desk. Plus he's hard to understand, his voice too low and soft. Tannya can carry the 5 o'clock news solo, or maybe Justin Cruz can work alongside her. They seem to have chemistry.

I don't have any comments towards his talents as an anchor or sports reporter, but what I think counts for something is he seems to be at least on television a very nice guy. I don't see a ton of ego coming out of his mouth and ears like I do from other anchors and to me this says alot. I will miss Ron, KHON is losing some good PEOPLE.

Aj

[tutusue]

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I've not met Ron personally but my most vivid memory has nothing to do with his tv gig and everything to do with Rell Sunn's memorial service at Makaha Beach. By the time I arrived Ron had the mic. I don't know if he was the mc for the entire service or was eulogizing her. Regardless, he seemed a most able speaker...then...his emotions kicked in. It became obvious he knew her well and loved her. He stood on the stage choked up to the point of being unable to continue. The family was sitting toward the back of the stage and 2 members looked at each other and, in unison, walked to either side of Ron and put their arms around him. Thru their strength he found his and was able to finish in spite of the tears that continued to stream down his face. I was so touched by what appeared to be a very broken heart.

[pzarquon]

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Ron Mizutani has jumped ship again, leaving Hawaiian Telecom in the wake of massive layoffs that he apparently survived. I hope he finds his way back into the news business.

[sansei]

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hi this is sansei and i hope ron find's another job outside of News is he wouldnt work well with Tannya and That Jai was his perfect replacement and that Jai and Tannya can work well together and i dislike ron not in the same way as NKT so I Thought to share my Thought's with everyone.

well thank's for your time

[Random]

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Oh, no. Not again.

How about you just give us a roll call of TV journalists you dislike one time, sansei? I don't want to revisit this in the future.

[bcr1652]

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Ron Mizutani has jumped ship again, leaving Hawaiian Telecom in the wake of massive layoffs that he apparently survived. I hope he finds his way back into the news business.

I knew that was somewhat coming because I remember in Jai Cunningham's tribute to Ron (on his last day on KHON)... Joe Moore says he wouldn't be surprised if he ends up back where he belongs.... on Channel 2! But I don't know if he'll end up back on TV... we'll see where he goes from here.

[shaveice]

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remember back in the day when he and rell used to do the reporting on the molokai channel race? those were great moments: the sun in their hair and the wind blowing....

I've not met Ron personally but my most vivid memory has nothing to do with his tv gig and everything to do with Rell Sunn's memorial service at Makaha Beach. By the time I arrived Ron had the mic. I don't know if he was the mc for the entire service or was eulogizing her. Regardless, he seemed a most able speaker...then...his emotions kicked in. It became obvious he knew her well and loved her. He stood on the stage choked up to the point of being unable to continue. The family was sitting toward the back of the stage and 2 members looked at each other and, in unison, walked to either side of Ron and put their arms around him. Thru their strength he found his and was able to finish in spite of the tears that continued to stream down his face. I was so touched by what appeared to be a very broken heart.

[pzarquon]

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The Pacific Business News picks up the news, but with scant details. A company spokesman who is clearly not Ron Mizutani cited only "personal reasons." This is also the summary of the explanation he led with in an e-mail he sent to all HiTel employees.

[LikaNui]

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The Pacific Business News picks up the news, but with scant details.

And now the Advertiser has just put it on their website as "Breaking News".
They apparently 'forgot' to include that Ryan "broke" that news almost 24 hours earlier.

[pzarquon]

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Great write-up from Erika Engle in this morning's The Buzz. She spoke with Ron Mizutani, Mike Ruley, and quoted from his farewell letter:

Another high-profile departure for Mizutani

His departure, news of which spread through Honolulu like so much Internet wildfire, led to speculation about whether he will return to television. "I miss the battles. I miss the story-telling more than I thought I would and I miss building relationships and just talking to people and making a difference to the community in that capacity," he said. He also misses "the guys and girls in the newsroom." However, he doesnt have anything lined up right now.

[LikaNui]

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Great write-up from Erika Engle in this morning's The Buzz. She spoke with Ron Mizutani, Mike Ruley, and quoted from his farewell letter: Another high-profile departure for Mizutani

Ron's non-compete clause in his KHON contract is going to be a real problem for him. One that I hope he can solve easily, though it sounds like returning to KHON is his only option for now.
But I was more surprised to see that his resignation from Hawaiian TelCom was "effective immediately." Not even the traditional two weeks' notice. That's burning one helluva big bridge, and is a rather sharp indication that there was more to his resignation than meets the eye.

[Kimo]

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Fun to speculate . . . I'm wondering whether his non-compete would come into play if he were to go work with his former co-anchor at (noncommercial) PBS Hawaii?

[Random]

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That's burning one helluva big bridge, and is a rather sharp indication that there was more to his resignation than meets the eye.

You mean besides abandoning the sinking ship that is HiTelcom?