Wow. A girl goes on vacation for a week (my first week off in over a year– I was in production on Christmas!) — and look what I come back to! Whew. Contrary to some reports, AC on ABC WILL resume next week, as I mentioned in my most recent episode. However, 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. Brian Stelter over at the New York Times has some accurate coverage.
Thanks to everyone who has written me… I appreciate all the supportive emails, myspace messages, etc. I’m excited (kinda giddy actually) for what’s ahead– should be interesting. In the meantime, see you next week on ABC for a special military-themed episode.
UPDATE: Tim Shey has written a very thoughtful, informed, and just plain smart post on the Amanda-ABC collaboration.
Best wishes in future projects
Good luck, Amanda. They are worse off without you. I will just have to keep you on my feeds so that I can see how you are doing. =)
*spits out coffee* wait… military themed!?!?!
glad to hear it from you. Very excited to see what’s next for you and Mario.
Yay Amanda!
I’m glad to hear things are working out for you. It is always good to see success.
Wugga wugga wugga!
Thanks for the update. Looking forward to hearing about your new gig.
Can’t wait to hear more about the new, innovative project.
We’re a bit behind on the news, but we know whatever you choose to do will work out!
You know I’ll be watching where ever you go.
(ok, I know that sounds a bit creepy, but you know what I mean) 
Hey Amanda! – so interesting the way people will jump on a little news and report it – wrongly.
Very strange. Hope things are going well for you all – I’m sure they are. I’ll read the NY Times piece to get more details.
Take care,
Milt
Best of luck wherever your creative mind takes you next. Always fun to watch and see what you are up to. Stay sane and keep on creating!
Keep us posted. We’re all behind you (I mean we all support you…well, you know).
Steve
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[...] ABC’s answer to new media has been quietly released from her contract (or has apparently decided not to renew) with the network after it became quite evident that the experiment bit the big [...]
So I hear Amanda marched into the ABC office with a sledgehammer over one shoulder and a chainsaw in the other hand, and laid waste to a whole herd of MSM clones before anyone with a spine noticed. And even the spined lacked the sense to know what was happening or why.
Amanda-b
Well The NYT is up the street from ABC to be sure, also a little more hard ball. “Always emotions, the future is.” according to Yoda. What does a green toad-like super hero know though, I mean, he wasnt even in the original story idea, sort of just was invented one day because Obi died in the first one. Hmmm, whats that clicking sound?
Anyway, Amanda-b — I still think you’re way cute, no matter what Yoda says.
Love and rockets
shooby
Oh, and uh…
Well, you know.
xx00
s
Great to hear that you’re disappearing from the internet entirely. I just wrote a blog post the other day about the news story that broke (ABC), and how Rocket Boom had been nowhere near as good since you left them.
There’s an old saying about not being able to buy talent, isn’t there…
Oops… in that previous comment I meant to write “Great to hear that you’re NOT disappearing”… how do I do it. Now you’re going to read that and think all kinds of nice things.
[...] Decoder reports that ABC decided not to renew Amanda Congdon’s contract with the network. Amanda, however, is saying that she is the one who actually decided not to renew the [...]
Hey Amanda, glad to hear that you’ve got another project lined up. Best of luck with that
I’ve been working at a TV station in Minnesota for nearly a decade and hear about anchors & reporters contracts not getting renewed quite a bit (small station = regular turnover).
To the future! Cheers
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Soooooo – I don’t get it – the Times and the rest of the world says you’re out – you say, “nuh-uh” but your post is dated before some of the grimmer coverage.
A new post at the top of your page would be a good way to clarify and – if you are moving on – steer the coverage. I don’t write as someone who’s really pro or con you in any real way – just someone who is interested in the whole cycle of web folks extending into other branches of media.
Note that I don’t use the old MSM tag as, and take no offense, you’ve been MSM in my opinion from day one (MSM in my mind being a way of approaching newsgathering and your best and worst moments have always been newsfeed-enabled)