WPVI Philadelphia Names Brian Taff To Succeed Retiring Jim Gardner
December 6th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyBrian Taff has been named as the next anchor for the 6 p.m. newscast on 6ABC/WPVI-TV, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia. Taff will succeed lauded news anchor Jim Gardner when he retires later this month.
KCCI’s ‘Hunger-Free’ Telethon Raises Enough For A Million Meals
December 6th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyKCCI-TV’s third-annual Food Bank of Iowa Hunger Free Holidays telethon on November 29th raised $436,832 to help Iowans facing food insecurity – enough for more than a million meals.
Local TV Journalists Document Life In Ukraine
December 5th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyTwo local TV journalists from Lilly Broadcasting stations cross into Ukraine dodging missiles and eating in the dark at a cat café. The team reported live from locations in London, Poland and Ukraine and sent back stories about life there.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
December 4th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a broadcast IT specialist in the Research Triangle Park of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
WAVE’s New Promo Says ‘We Are Your Voice’
December 2nd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWAVE, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Louisville, has released a new 60-second news promo that reminds viewers that they are at the center of the station’s news coverage.
WRAL’s High School Quiz Show Kicks Off 27th Season
December 1st, 2022 by Paul GreeleyPut your thinking caps on! Or as WRAL puts it, get your crania in gear for Brain Game, the smartest 30 minutes on television. WRAL, Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate in Raleigh, N.C., kicked off its high school quiz program for 2022 with a new partner and location, Wake Tech Community College.
WAVY Norfolk Continues Tradition Of Collecting Coats For Families
November 29th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWAVY, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate serving Hampton Roads, Va., continues its annual community project, 10 On Your Side Coats for Families drive. According to the station, WAVY has been helping those in need by collecting coats for people of all ages and sizes for more than three decades.
WKMG Orlando Breaks The Traditional Newscast Mold
November 28th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWKMG, Graham Media’s CBS affiliate in Orlando, Fla., changed its traditional weekday 5:30 p.m. newscast entirely to feature original digital content. On the first day, the program doubled its audience.
KNBC And KVEA Kick Off Campaign To Help Los Angeles Food Banks
November 23rd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyKNBC and KVEA, NBC/Universal’s NBC4 and Telemundo 52 in Los Angeles, are teaming up for their “Help For The Hungry” campaign from November 21 through December 31 to support local food banks and help provide millions of meals to families in need throughout Southern California.
WXIN’s One-Day Event Helps Feed Central Indiana’s Hungry
November 23rd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyThis fundraiser is part of an ongoing initiative between WXIN FOX59 and Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and Midwest Food Bank of Indiana. The station helped raise more than $340k for the cause over several events in 2020.