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Sep
24
Amanda Congdon Gets the Axe from ABC
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Video blogger / vlogger Amanda Congdon is getting the axe from ABC.
Or maybe we should say she’s being “let go.”
Or maybe we should say she is giving ABC the axe.
ABC has said the following:
It’s been a great year with Amanda — a great experiment for both of us. We thank her for her many contributions and know that she’s about to embark on new endeavors and expect there will be times in the future that we can again work together.
Sounds like a polite axe job, right?
Congdon, on her own blog, has pointed to a New York Times article which includes the above quotation from ABC, as well as the following: “Ms. Congdon’s one-year contract isn’t being renewed, ABC confirmed today.” Congdon says the Times article is “accurate.”
But she also says the following:
I’ve decided not to continue at ABC once our year together is up (and it ain’t up yet) in favor of a new, innovative project that will take every ounce of my time and energy.
Those crazy internet kids — they’ll say anything with a straight face.
Congdon became famous as the host of Rocketboom, but then became entangled in a dispute with the show’s other creator, Andrew Baron. The result was a messy soap opera that left Congdon out in the cold. Or maybe we could say she decided to leave Rocketboom in the dust.
Hey, this is the internet. We can say anything. (This is what I’ve learned.)
Actually, if memory serves, Congdon claimed to have been fired, and Rocketboom claimed she was leaving “to pursue other ventures” (or whatever it is they always say).
Ironico, no?
After Rocketboom, Congdon eventually ended up landing at ABC, of course. (see mess above) It’s been reported that Rocketboom, meanwhile, is having trouble finding sponsors. They deny this.
LINKS:
The NY Times Article on Congdon
Congdon’s blog post where she speaks in tongues