Central CA—He is baaack! It did not take long for Central California sportscaster Alexian Balakian to land on his seat. The locally focused broadcaster went right down the street, McKinley Avenue in Fresno to be exact.

Balekian moves from KSEE TV (NBC affiliate) to KMPH TV (Fox affiliate). KSEE removed Balakian, a Central Valley favorite, from the sports staff right before Valentine’s Day 2009. The blame was the current fiscal dilemma in broadcast television.

Coincidently, TV neighbor KMPH needed fill-in sports help, so Balakian was asked to join the news/sports department. It is a temporary arrangement for now, but some feel that is the case with any TV job these days.

Advertisers pulling ad campaigns in this current slow economy have hit the broadcast industry hard, a cause and effect that has rocked broadcast booths nationwide.

An update to this story: Balakian has moved on again.  This time he’s heard but not seen as a sportscaster on KMJ-FM radio in Fresno.