Two of Chronicle’s long-time leaders, Chris Stirling, executive producer, and Susan Sloane, managing editor, will be inducted as a team into The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter’s Silver Circle in November.
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Remembering WESH’s Wendy Chioji
When Wendy Chioji died on October 7th, my Facebook feed was literally taken over by people who knew her and wanted to share their pictures and stories about her. Wendy was the news anchor and reporter at WESH, the Hearst NBC affiliate in Orlando, and that’s where our paths crossed. Family, friends, co-workers, other cancer survivors, people who climbed mountains with her and others who were inspired by her strength, her spirit and her composure, share their thoughts here about how Wendy made their lives brighter.
KELO Earns 4 Emmys For Journalistic Excellence
KELO was given awards for excellence in community service, newscast, program special and producing.
WCVB Examines Boston’s Traffic Gridlock
NewsCenter 5 Primetime: State of Gridlock is an in-depth look at the causes, the failures and the potential fixes to Boston’s traffic gridlock and the daily frustration it is causing to thousands of commuters trying to navigate the pitfalls of public transportation and local highways.
New Openings For GM And National Sales Manager
New jobs posted last week to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center are for a TV station general manager at an undisclosed West Coast location, and the Tegna group in New Orleans needs a national sales manager.
Nexstar ‘Border Report Tour’ Covers A Lot Of Ground
In a ground-breaking, comprehensive series of broadcast and digital reports, Nexstar Broadcasting sent a team of journalists on a 10-day mission to offer viewers a unique and revealing look at life along the border from one end to the other. Nexstar’s Border Report Tour started in San Diego on Sunday, Sept. 22, and concluded on Tuesday, Oct. 1 in Brownsville, Texas. Along the way, the team generated more than 50 pieces of original content for digital, hundreds of news stories and more than 130 live shots for broadcast.
KNTV Documentary Marks 30th Anniversary Of Earthquake
The one-hour documentary takes a look back at the damage that the devastating earthquake caused — and the stories of bravery and survival that shone through despite the destruction. “Hearing the stories of survival from the people whose lives were shaken by the Loma Prieta earthquake was moving and powerful,” said Stacy Owen, KNTV general manager.
KING Earns National Emmy For Investigative Report
“This award is for the entire station — the result of KING 5’s dedication to investigative journalism. I’m thrilled to be bringing this back to Seattle,” said Susannah Frame, KING’s investigative reporter after accepting the award.
Nexstar’s WJHL Launches New Set And Studio
“Our new studio gives us the ability to better deliver important and interesting stories to our viewers in the Tri-Cities,” said Kenny Lawrence, WJHL’s general manager.
Cox’s Maryann Balbo: From Part-Time Master Control To VP
Maryann Balbo, vice president at Cox Media, started her broadcast career as a part-time master control operator in her hometown of Watertown, N.Y. Today, she lives in lives in Wichita, Kan., and is responsible for operations and advertising sales in the Kansas and Arkansas markets. I spoke to Maryann about her career, how she went from being the only woman in the engineering department to eventually being a station general manager and then corporate VP with stops in sales, programming and marketing along the way.