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New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for an anchor/producer, multimedia journalist and a news director.

Thanks to the kindness of donors, both large and small, “Operation School Supplies” collected more than 60,000 school supplies, ranging from notebooks and pencils to folders and backpacks, plus much more.

“Throughout our history, we have led the way in news, technical innovation and service to the community,” says John Idler, WLS’ GM.

As the station celebrates 70 years of being part of the community, viewers can expect to see the history of television broadcasting on the Central Coast and the progression of KSBW 8 over the decades.

Since its debut in 2013, WTAE’s Chronicle has held a mirror up to Pittsburgh and been there as the city took on the challenges of the 2010s and early 2020s. To celebrate, WTAE is airing an hour-long special, Chronicle: 10 Years of Pittsburgh Stories on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 8 p.m.

WSEE, and its sister station, WICU, branded together as Erie News Now, took the top two spots in the news ratings for the 11 p.m. news. Scott MacDowell, Erie News Now’s news director, says it’s been more than 10 years since either station has been the top-rated news station at that time.

WTAE partnered with Gateway Clipper Fleet for “Tailgating with WTAE” so Steeler fans can boat to the game and avoid traffic. Gateway Clipper Fleet will donate 25% of the tickets sold to Project Hunger – a WTAE initiative to eliminate hunger in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Jobs currently posted on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a vice president and general manager, two maintenance technicians and a sales manager.

So for the past 40 years, WDTN, Nexstar’s NBC, and WBDT, Dayton’s CW, have been collecting and distributing coats to less fortunate children and adults throughout the Miami Valley. Since the inception of the campaign, Coats for Kids has collected and distributed over 600,000 coats and winter accessories.

Stephen Arnold Music recently teamed with KRQE, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Albuquerque, N.M., on an inspirational original theme song, Making a Difference, for the station’s annual “KRQE Cares” campaign. “They’re just so good,” says Bill Case, KRQE’s creative services director.