WTVA Meteorologist Says Prayer During Tornado: ‘Just Falls Out Of My Mouth’
April 21st, 2023 by Paul GreeleyMatt Laubhan, chief meteorologist at WTVA Tupelo, Miss., knew he was seeing a killer tornado. “At that moment, viewers needed somebody to hold their hand and get them through it,” he says.
WSVN’s Late News Delivers 61% Of Viewers During Flood
April 19th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyLast week, the Fort Lauderdale area received more than 2 feet of rain within a 12 hours. During the height of the storm, WSVN in Miami delivered 61% of viewers, according to the station.
WIVB Ranks First In Buffalo News During February Sweeps
April 19th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWIVB in Buffalo, N.Y., was the top-ranked local TV news in all dayparts, according to Nielsen’s February 2023 sweeps results. “We want our viewers to see an accurate picture of Buffalo when they consume our news- both good and what needs to be fixed. That approach is really resonating,” says Joe Abouzeid, WIVB’s general manager.
WCIU Chicago’s Interview Attire Clothing Drive Called ‘A Monumental Feat’
April 18th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyThe clothing drive resulted in over 4,000 items of clothing collected, a total a Cara Collective official described as “a monumental feat!”
WAVE’s ‘Cocaine Bear’ Documentary Proves Truth Is Stanger Than Fiction
April 17th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWAVE in Louisville produced a documentary that took advantage of the hoopla surrounding the fictional movie, Cocaine Bear. In the incredible true story WAVE tells, the bear isn’t even the main character.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
April 16th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a marketing manager, marketing producer/editor, marketing photog/editor, anchor/reporter, multimedia reporter, producer and executive producer of news/entertainment.
WYFF Celebrates 70th Anniversary By Giving Back To Community
April 13th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyThroughout the year, WYFF will hold four “Year 4 Giving: Feed it Forward” campaigns. Each event will give viewers an opportunity to support local agencies working to feed families in their area.
KMBC Collects More Than 500,000 Diapers For Happy Bottoms In Kansas City
April 12th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyKMBC, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Kansas City, collected more than 500,000 diapers during March as a result of KMBC’s community outreach project, KMBC 9 Cares for Kid and Happy Bottoms, Kansas City’s only diaper bank.
WPVI Highlights Women In Its Newsroom The Viewers Never See
April 10th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWPVI Philadelphia turned the cameras on the women behind the scenes in the newsroom as part of Women’s History Month. “They are the foundation of Action News,” says Thomas Davis, WPVI’s VP and news director.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
April 9th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a chief engineer, two general managers, and a traffic director.