Why is Jim Basile off 11Alive?

This is Ellen Crooke, V.P. of News for 11Alive. I want to answer your questions about our new traffic reports in the morning. One of our goals as we continue to improve our morning newscast is to provide our viewers and users with faster traffic information, clearer maps with real time speed and accident information. We are now able to send people traffic information directly to their phones via text, email or a phone call. (To read only before or after they are driving of course). 11Alive invested in a new, state of the art traffic system which is now within our own studios with our own team. Nick Vavas is an employee of that traffic company and works right out of our studios now. For years 11Alive outsourced our traffic information to a company that employed Jim Basile. Unfortunately since Jim Basile was employed by another company that meant Jim would no longer be providing traffic reports on 11Alive. In speaking with viewers of our news product in the morning they told us over and over again they wanted clearer, more interesting traffic reports with better graphics and helpful information to improve their commute. Commuter Dude is fixing your commuter problems and Traffic jam is making sure you know what's happening before you head out in the morning. Although change is hard to get used to at first ,we are absolutely confident that we are bringing you now the most sophisticated, state of the art traffic information to help you with your morning commute.