KARE’s Morning News Formula Grows Viewers In Four Months
July 17th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyKARE, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Minneapolis, increased its morning news viewers by 90% from Jan. to May 2023. Jim Thomas, KARE’s marketing director, says the reason for KARE 11 Sunrise growth is “not a new formula.”
WCSC To Debut Hour-Long Lifestyle Show In Charleston
July 14th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWCSC, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Charleston is launching a new lifestyle program to its morning line-up starting in September 11. Palmetto Life will air weekday mornings at 9 a.m. replacing a syndicated series in a station-wide effort to provide more local programming to the community across all platforms.
WTAE Pittsburgh Partners With TribLive To Strengthen News Coverage
July 13th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWTAE, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, is partnering with TribLIVE.com to deliver enhanced coverage of local news to viewers and readers in Western Pennsylvania. The Trib and WTAE will share newsroom resources as they cover daily news and will partner on special reports and live events.
Sinclair Launches Nationwide ‘Summer Diaper Drive’ Campaign
July 12th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyOn average, a baby can go through between 2,000 and 2,200 diapers in their first year. Sinclair has launched Sinclair Cares: Summer Diaper Drive, a nationwide campaign to create awareness, provide assistance and build a community to reduce diaper need in the U.S.
Digital Desk Gives Viewers More Content On WOIO And Telemundo Cleveland
July 11th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWhen WOIO, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Cleveland, launched its OTT desk, little did it know that it would lead to a company-wide initiative at Gray and give WOIO the ability to launch a live 6 p.m. newscast on its Telemundo affiliate WTCL.
WSOC’s ‘Get Real’ Project Takes On Charlotte’s Tough Issues
July 10th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyCox-owned WSOC in Charlotte, N.C., began an initiative to address issues that “might not be easy and they might not be the happiest, but it is the right thing to do,” says Deirdre Conley, WSOC’s creative services director.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
July 9th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for two maintenance technicians, local sales manager, digital sales manager, morning news anchor, investigative reporter and meteorologist. Other jobs still available include openings for a director of sales, assistant chief engineer, weather anchor, general manager, account executive, and associate producer for national show.
Clevelanders Like Personalized Newsletter From WEWS
July 5th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWhat Happened Now, a daily email newsletter from WEWS Cleveland, “is a daily reminder to thousands of people in northeast Ohio that WEWS does journalism at its highest level,” says Joe Donatelli, the station’s digital director.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
July 3rd, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a meteorologist, an assistant controller and staff accountant, both of which are remote. Other existing jobs include openings for a director of sales, assistant chief engineer, weather anchor, general manager, account executive, WGA line producer, WGA producer and executive producer for national show.
KVUE Tracks ‘Boomtown’s’ Growth In Austin
June 30th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyAustin is now the second-fastest growing city in the country, and KVUE’s Boomtown project reveals how that growth is affecting housing pricing and its very identity.