KETK And KLRT Earn Journalism Awards From The Society of Professional Journalists
September 1st, 2022 by Paul GreeleyKETK, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate serving Tyler/Longview, Texas, and KLRT, Mission’s Fox affiliate in Little Rock, each earned a 2021 Sigma Delta Chi Award from the National Society of Professional Journalists.
‘Checking In’ With Phil Wrobel, CSD At WXYZ Detroit
August 31st, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWelcome to another episode of Checking In, a Market Share feature in which we survey local TV marketing and creative services directors. Today, we check in with Phil Wrobel, who’s been the creative services director for the E. W. Scripps stations in Detroit, WXYZ, the ABC affiliate and WMTD, an independent station, for going on 7 years.
Hawaii News Now Given July ‘OTTy Award’ By Gray
August 30th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyThe July winner is KHNL/KGMB, the NBC and CBS affiliates in Hawaii branded together as Hawaii News Now. According to an announcement from Gray, KHNL/KGMB has built a brand around their OTT desk called ‘This is NOW’ in just two years.
Sisters In Broadcasting: Two CBS GMs Share Family And Network
August 29th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyTwo women with deep backgrounds in local TV broadcasting have taken separate paths to rise to the top positions at CBS affiliates in Milwaukee and Philadelphia. The fact that they’re sisters “is really cool for both of us,” they say.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
August 28th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a multimedia journalist, two producers, two photojournalists, a coordinating producer and an associate producer.
WNEP Scranton Streaming Archived Newscasts From The 1980s
August 25th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyEvery day at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., people can tune into an old WNEP newscast that aired on that day in 1983. WNEP is Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Scranton, Pa. The archived newscasts stream on WNEP+, the station’s new app and also on YouTube.
KTLA Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Help From Stephen Arnold Music
August 24th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyTo mark its 75th anniversary, KTLA collaborated with Stephen Arnold Music to create a song highlighting the station’s unique connection to the city of Los Angeles.
WPTA Sports Anchor Hit By Vicious Tackle
August 22nd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyZach Groth, sports director and anchor at Gray’s WPTA in Fort Wayne, Ind., volunteered to take a tackle for a promo shoot. That was before he saw his tackler.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
August 21st, 2022 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for engineers, news directors, producers, technical operators, anchors and MMJs.
Randy Wachtler, 615 Music Founder, Launches 11 One/Music With His Son
August 18th, 2022 by Paul Greeley11 One/Music was born after Randy Wachtler’s son Haden graduated from college, and the father-son team dreamed of building a new business together. “It’s kind of a neat thing for a father to work with his son who is interested in the business,” Wachtler says.