Over the years of sharing local TV stations Happy Holidays promos, I’ve been amazed at the creativity they display to say the same thing: Happy Holidays. Here are some final promos for 2023 and a few of my favorites from years gone by.
WLS Chicago ‘Stuffs A Truck’ With Toys For Tots
Toys for Tots’ 2023 goal is to collect 120,000 toys. During its 2022 campaign, it collected nearly 70,000 toys that were delivered to more than 43,000 children across the Chicagoland area.
KCCI Helps Thousands Of Kids Get New Toys, A 20-Year Tradition
For more than two decades, KCCI’s partnership with the Marine Corps on Toys for Tots has raised millions of dollars. The outreach effort has become a holiday tradition for families across central Iowa and has helped more than half a million children.
KRON’s Pam Moore Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award By San Francisco Press Club
Pam Moore started anchoring the news on KRON in March 1991, and retired in June 2023, and retired in June 2023. “To be honored by these amazing professionals will always be among the highlights of my career and I feel so much appreciation,” Moore says.
Promax Recognizes Rick Lewchuk With Lifetime Achievement Award
Rick Lewchuk, former CNN marketing head, was honored with the Promax Lifetime Achievement in December. Lewchuk is in good company. Robert Redford, Brian Grazer, Marla Provencio, John Miller, Spike Lee, Debra Lee and Marshall Hites have all been honored with the award.
KDKA 42nd Annual Turkey Fund Drive Exceeds Expectations
TV stations routinely contribute to their community nonprofits through fund drives to help those in need. But not many can claim a 42-year history to the same community project like KDKA, the CBS O&O in Pittsburgh.
WINK Ft. Myers Mourns Unexpected Passing Of Doug Garrett
Doug Garrett, a photojournalist for WINK Ft. Myers, Fla., died unexpectedly sometime over the weekend of Nov. 25. A sad irony to his passing is that I heard the news right when I was remembering another WINK employee, Jon Quattlebaum, who died on Dec 12, 1994.
KOKI’s ‘On Her Mind’ Puts Women’s Stories Front And Center
Women’s concerns are news, and KOKI Tulsa is leaning into that. “What matters to women belongs on local TV news” says Michelle Linn, KOKI anchor and reporter.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a general manager, creative services director, a news anchor/reporter, nightside news reporter, video technical support coordinator, investigative reporter, integrated digital specialist and local sales manager.
Watch Two TV Stations’ Happy Holiday Promos As Different As They Are Genius
Two TV stations in Salt Lake City and Minneapolis created their versions of Happy Holiday promos. One might move you to tears and the other might move you to download their app.