In Pittsburgh, you’d expect the Pittsburgh Penguins’ drive to winning the NHL Stanley Cup to be a major influence in social engagement on Facebook. But it’s another animal altogether, algorithms, that figures prominently in WPXI’s playbook for success on Facebook. “Facebook is algorithm based,” says Amy Hanford, WPXI’s digital content manager, and understanding how those […]
WCPO Promo Wins ABC Alpha Award
WCPO, the Scripps-owned ABC affiliate in Cincinnati won the best targeted special report promo award at the ABC Alpha Awards given last week during the PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas. The Alpha Awards is a competition among all ABC affiliates across the country in the categories of news, weather, social media, sports, special reports […]
WGRZ Promos Win Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards
The annual PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas was last week and the winners of the local awards — gold, silver and bronze — were announced and shown. All this week, I’ve been posting the award winning spots. If your station won an award and you’d like to share the spot along with some commentary […]
‘Chicago’s One Night Stand-Up’ Tonight On WCIU
WCIU, known as The U, an independent station in Chicago owned by Weigel Broadcasting, is airing its fourth episode of Chicago’s One Night Stand-Up tonight at 11. The half-hour program features stand-up routines by top local comedians Jim Flannigan, Melody Kamali and Russ Williamson. Chicago’s One Night Stand-Up was taped in front of an audience at […]
WPVI Debuts New Set And Graphics
Last week, WPVI, the ABC-owned affiliate in Philadelphia, launched a new set and graphic look. According to a statement on the station’s website, “It’s big, it’s bold, and it’s brand new. It’s a stunning state of the art backdrop to 51 hours of newscasts each and every week.” “For us, it’s all about the viewers,” […]
WFTV Wins PromaxBDA Gold For Weather Image
The annual PromaxBDA Station Summit was held in Las Vegas last week and the winners of the local awards — gold, silver and bronze — were announced and shown. All this week, I’ll be posting the award winning spots. WFTV, Cox’s ABC affiliate in Orlando, Fla., won the Gold award for weather images. Sean Garcia, […]
Fox’s Dennis Swanson Honored For Leadership
This week, Dennis Swanson, Fox TV’s retired president of station operations, was honored as by the Emma Bowen Foundation as an influential leader, and inducted into the Emma Bowen Foundation Hall of Fame. The Emma Bowen Foundation was founded in 1989 to diversify the media industry by giving talented students of color the opportunity to […]
WJXT Airing ‘Oh Say Can You Sing’ Tonight
WJXT, Graham Media’s independent in Jacksonville, Fla., is airing its annual Oh Say Can You Sing competition tonight at 8. In its fourth year, and after 90 auditions and more than 10,000 online votes, the competition is down to the final four and viewers get to decide the winner. A panel of judges chose […]
WTTG Investigation Is Local TV News At Its Best
When high school graduation rates reached record highs in a Maryland county school district, Delegate Jay Walker, who is the chair of the Prince George’s County Delegation in the Maryland General Assembly, was excited. But amid claims by WTTG, the Fox O&O in Washington, that teachers and counselors were asked to change grades to boost […]
Winning Local TV Branding Image Promos Here
The annual PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas was last week and the winners of the local awards — gold, silver and bronze — were announced and shown. All this week, I’ll be posting the award-winning spots. If your station won an award and you’d like to share the spot along with some commentary about […]