Monday is Sept. 11, or 9/11, a day that lives in infamy in this country. And for the past four years, an employee with the Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum in Manhattan, places a white rose to the names of the 9/11 victims who would have been celebrating their birthdays that day. “I told myself […]
News Director Suggests 1-Day Facebook Boycott
Most nearly every week, TVNewsCheck publishes an article titled, Social Scorecard, which highlights the leading media outlet’s Facebook performance in a given market over the past 6 months. After last week’s article came out about WAGA in Atlanta, I got an email from Mike Snuffer, the news director for WSIL, the ABC affiliate owned by […]
Broadcasters Eye Irma While Fundraising For Harvey
As Harvey swoons, Irma looms. Hurricane Harvey’s flood waters are barely receding from some Gulf Coast states as a powerful Atlantic hurricane, Irma, threatens another part of the country. Even as broadcast companies are continuing to raise donations to help victims and of Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, they’re keeping a wary eye on Irma, […]
Again, Local TV Delivers During Crisis
The extraordinary flood coverage local TV stations provided in Texas and Louisiana has not gone unnoticed. “If anything is seriously amiss in town, you can be sure that the TV stations will be on it and you can trust what they report.” That’s from our own Harry Jessell, TVNewsCheck’s editor, in the insightful piece he […]
Everywhere, Local TV Flood Relief Efforts Continue
The list of television broadcasting operations conducting fund raising efforts for flood victims in Texas and Louisiana, and the charities that are helping them, continues to grow. From local TV stations in smaller markets to corporate-coordinated efforts by major broadcast companies, millions of dollars are being donated across the country. Like in Palm Springs, Calif., […]
WAGA Millions Ahead In Atlanta Social Media
WAGA, the Fox O&O in Atlanta, leads all media outlets in Atlanta by about 8 million social media actions over the last six months according to data from audience insight firm Shareablee. WAGA has almost 22 million actions on social, 41% of the total engagement generated by the DMA (No. 10), with more than 53.8 […]
KSWB Names New Creative Services Director
KSWB, San Diego’s Fox affiliate owned by Tribune, has made Alejandro Guajardo the new creative services director. He had been acting as interim CSD since February and was the station’s commercial production manager prior to that. “Alejandro brings over 10 years of experience as a creative innovator in the San Diego market,” said Scott Heath, […]
Local TV’s Support For Flood Victims Growing
TV stations all across the country, either in conjunction with their broadcast group owners, or on their own, are conducting fundraisers to help victims in Texas and Louisiana deal with devastating flooding due to Hurricane Harvey. At many of the Scripps-owned TV stations, some of which have already been mentioned in earlier columns, Scripps employees […]
More TV Stations Helping Victims Of Harvey
Every day, as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to dump copious amounts of rain on Texas and Louisiana, TV stations across the country announce their efforts to raise funds to help the victims. Today, WLS-TV, the ABC owned affiliate in Chicago, is teaming up with the Red Cross, for ABC 7’s Day of Giving, an initiative […]
Local TV Steps Up To Help Harvey Victims
TV stations and their owners are at the forefront of helping raise funds for organizations aiding victims of the flooding due to Harvey. In its first 24 hours, Texas Cares, an initiative started by Tegna, raised more than $1.15 million. The Tegna Foundation matched the first $100,000 in donations. All money raised will be donated […]