TV Stations Tap Stephen Arnold Music To Brand Sports Programming | May 29, 2024 | Comments Local TV stations are pumping up their branding of NFL football and high school sports programming with music packages from SAM.
WWL Louisiana Confronts Admitted Pedophile Priest About His Actions | May 28, 2024 | Comments WWL Louisiana, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in New Orleans, aired a series of reports about Lawrence Hecker, an admitted pedophile priest, …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | May 27, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a remote position as a national advertising sales account …
WMAQ And WSNS Chicago Examine Sex Assaults Over Six Years: What They Found | May 21, 2024 | Comments NBC's WMAQ and WSNS Chicago, are airing a three-part series this week that reveals the results of a six-month investigation that examined …
KCCI Packing Iowa Food Pantries All This Week | May 20, 2024 | Comments KCCI, Hearst’s CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, has joined forces with Central Iowa Hy-Vee stores to “Pack the Pantry” of local food …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | May 19, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a vice president and general manager. Existing jobs include openings …
When ‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoofs Local TV News For Laughs | May 13, 2024 | Comments Local TV broadcasting is facing some challenges these days, and I thought perhaps we could all use a laugh or two. Here are some examples of …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | May 12, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a station vice president and general manager and a lifestyle show …
Judges Critique TV Stations Winning National Headliner Awards | May 9, 2024 | Comments Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests …
Barbara Beresford New CSD At WPBF West Palm Beach | May 8, 2024 | Comments Barbara Beresford has taken over the reins as creative services director at Hearst's WPBF (ABC 25) in West Palm Beach, Fla.
A New Documentary Traces The Popularity Of Local TV News To One Man, Al Primo | May 6, 2024 | Comments Al Primo & His Eyewitness News Revolution takes you back to the early days of television news to hear the behind-the-scenes stories of …
KCTV Kansas City Launches Daily Newscast Focused On Weather | May 6, 2024 | Comments The First Warn 5 Weather Show will debut on KCTV5 at 6:30 p.m. today, Monday, May 6, and will be a live, newscast-style show focused …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | May 5, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a director of student media and a national operations director. …
Nebraska Broadcasters Association Donates $25,000 For Tornado Relief | May 2, 2024 | Comments “Our hearts ache for the families directly in the path of the devastating storms," says Shannon Booth, NBA Chairperson of the Board and GM …
KRON’s Ken Wayne Retires After 33 Years Anchoring in Bay Area | May 2, 2024 | Comments When reflecting on his career, Ken Wayne shared, “33 years is a pretty long time to stay in one business. Every day there are different …
TVNewsCheck’s May Day Sales Special On Job Postings | May 1, 2024 | Comments Happy May Day. Advertise your TV job openings in May to save $100. What distinguishes our classified service is not just the look of the ad …
Blaise Labbe, Sinclair’s Group News Director, Named To Oklahoma Journalism Hall Of Fame | May 1, 2024 | Comments The Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame honors outstanding journalists for their career accomplishments and it is considered the highest …
Eric Johnson Retiring After 31 Years At KOMO Seattle | May 1, 2024 | Comments Johnson anchors KOMO News at 5pm and 6pm and writes/produces his award-winning series, “Eric’s Heroes,” which airs every Wednesday on KOMO …
Cox Media’s TV And Radio Properties In Jacksonville Are ‘Stations Of The Year’ | April 30, 2024 | Comments The Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists held its annual awards presentation on April 20, where winners and finalists in 117 …
KSLA’s Cold Case True Crime Docs Resonate With Shreveport Viewers | April 29, 2024 | Comments Americans are hooked on true crime. The more graphic and disturbing, the more they find it exciting and suspenseful. And the audience of …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | April 28, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a digital platform specialist. Other existing job openings include …
Winners Of The Florida Association Of Broadcast Journalists Awards | April 25, 2024 | Comments Here are 15 winners in 15 different categories in the large, medium and small markets categories.
WLBT CSD’s Balancing Act For Commercial Production And Station Promotion | April 24, 2024 | Comments Kayla Thomas, creative services director of WLBT in Jackson, Miss., came up with a solution to balance commercial production and station …
WJZ’s First Hours Responding To Baltimore Bridge Collapse | April 22, 2024 | Comments I have no doubt that all the Baltimore TV news teams responded quickly and fully and have their own stories to tell. This is part of what …
Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | April 21, 2024 | Comments Jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a director of sales and an account executive, executive producer, …
Rod Hissong Named News Director At WAND Decatur | April 18, 2024 | 1 Comment Rod Hissong has been named as the news director overseeing all broadcast and digital news operations at WAND Media in …
WMAQ Chicago Airing Special On Local Efforts To Battle Climate Change | April 18, 2024 | Comments In advance of Earth Day 2024, Monday, April 24, the second part of Global Climate, Local Impact spotlights four Illinois cities — O’Fallon, …
NBCUniversal Telemundo Launches Nationwide Campaign On Financial Literacy | April 17, 2024 | Comments NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is once again spearheading an initiative to raise awareness during Financial Literacy Month in April with …
Viewers Say WAVE Documentary About Louisville Mass Murder Is ‘Thoughtful,’ ‘Compelling,’ ‘Real Journalism’ | April 15, 2024 | Comments Natalia Martinez, WAVE’s investigative reporter who executive produced the documentary, says “the response has been overwhelming. Viewers …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | April 14, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a director of sales and an account executive – trainee/new business …
WEEK’s Victorian Themed Weather Promo Is Whimsical And Effective | April 11, 2024 | 1 Comment The creatives at WEEK, Gray’s ABC, NBC and CW affiliate in Peoria, Illinois, like to stretch themselves a bit creatively, especially when it …
Cox Media Group’s Investigative Teams Earn Award For Government Reporting | April 9, 2024 | Comments Cox Media Group’s (CMG) investigative teams and KFF Health News received a 2024 Goldsmith Award yesterday from The Shorenstein Center on …
WTHR Gets A Health Check Of Its ‘News Leader’ Brand | April 8, 2024 | Comments WTHR Indianapolis embarked on a seven-month research project to check the health of the station's "News Leader" brand. The goal was to …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | April 7, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include 13 openings in news, sales, digital and engineering.
KMBC Diaper Drive Makes For Happy Baby Bottoms In Kansas City | April 5, 2024 | Comments KMBC, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Kansas City, partnered with HappyBottoms, Kansas City’s only diaper bank, to raise more than 800,000 diapers …
WDJT And WMLW Milwaukee Launch 30-Minute Lifestyle Program | April 2, 2024 | Comments WDJT and WMLW, Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS and independent stations in Milwaukee, debut Deer Wisconsin, a 30-minute lifestyle program centered …
TVNewsCheck’s April Fools Sales Special On Job Postings | April 1, 2024 | Comments It may be April Fools but we ain’t fooling and you’d be foolish not to take advantage of this offer.
WTAE’s Hour-Long Doc Examines What Happens After Dark In Pittsburgh | March 26, 2024 | Comments What happens when the sun goes down in the Steel City? This hour-long documentary includes inside looks at the Pittsburghers whose days …
CBS Shows Some Love To Its Station’s News Producers | March 25, 2024 | Comments When CBS heard from their stations’ news producers that they weren’t being heard, the network leadership dove in deeper to find out why, and …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | March 24, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a reporter in coastal California and a media salesperson to work …
Crystal Martinez Joins WDAF Kansas City As 4 p.m. Anchor | March 21, 2024 | Comments Crystal Martinez joins WDAF, Fox4, Nexstar’s Fox affiliate in Kansas City, as the station’s 4 p.m. anchor starting March 25.
Kerri Sutton Named News Director At WVTM Birmingham | March 21, 2024 | Comments “Kerri brings extensive experience in leading newsrooms for more than a decade,” says Susana Schuler, WVTM’s GM. “We are thrilled to …
WLWT’s New Promo Uses Triskaidekaphobia To Make A Point About Its Weather Accuracy | March 20, 2024 | Comments Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia (tris·kai·dek·a·pho·bi·a). But at WLWT, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, the number …
Candy Duran Joins Telemundo Stations In California As News Director | March 19, 2024 | Comments Candy Duran has been named News Director for Telemundo 33 Sacramento / KCSO and Telemundo 51 Fresno / KNSO, the two Telemundo-owned stations …
Local TV And Radio Most Trusted Says SmithGeiger Study | March 19, 2024 | Comments Local media leads truth and accuracy in Washington state, according to a recent statewide media study, conducted by SmithGeiger for the …
KSAT 6 PM News Sees Ratings Uptick Due To Focus On San Antonio Neighborhoods | March 18, 2024 | Comments "Know My Neighborhood" airs live from different neighborhoods once a month during KSAT’s hour-long 6 p.m. newscast. The initiative started …
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck | March 16, 2024 | Comments New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a media engineer supervisor, a national advertising sales account …
Jesse Pagan Returns To Orlando As WESH Anchor-Reporter | March 15, 2024 | Comments “I am thrilled to be coming home and working for WESH 2, a station that I grew up watching. Delivering the news of the day in Central …
Sean McNamara Joins KDVR Denver As News Director | March 15, 2024 | Comments “KDVR and KWGN are leaders in having definitive local news coverage in Denver,” McNamara says. “‘We’re on it’ is more than an expression, …
Skot Covert Joins KFSM Fort Smith, Ark., As Chief Meteorologist | March 15, 2024 | Comments “I've dreamed of working at 5NEWS since I was a young kid,” Covert says. “This station has played a huge role in my life over the years, and …