KRON, Nexstar’s MyNetworkTV affiliate in San Francisco, received a regional Emmy Award in the Breaking News category from the Northern California Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The award was for the station’s coverage of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people, the deadliest fire in California since […]
WSFL’s Promos Nominated For PromaxBDA Awards
WSFL, Tribune’s CW affiliate in Miami, placed station promos as finalists in five different categories at the upcoming PromaxBDA Awards at Station Summit to be held next week in Las Vegas at The Mirage Resort. Program Promotion Spot Superhero Fix Program Promotional Campaign Superhero Holiday Promo Campaign Daypart/Block of Programs Spot Comedy Combo On-Air Consumer […]
Stephen Arnold Music Nominated For PromaxBDA Awards
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) has been nominated as a finalist in five different categories at the PromaxBDA Awards at Station Summit 2017. The awards will be held on June 22 in Las Vegas at the Mirage Hotel & Casino. “It’s a privilege to be recognized along with our many talented colleagues,” said Stephen Arnold, SAM’s […]
KTVU Drives Facebook Traffic With 1870’s Mystery
An article about a little girl found in a glass, cast-iron casket preserved from the 1870s on Fox-owned KTVU San Francisco drove massive Facebook traffic across it and all of the Fox Television Stations group. It was the highest Instant Article performance the Fox Television Stations group ever had for a story on Facebook. Fox […]
KSBW’s Wildfire Coverage Earns Regional Emmy
KSBW, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Salinas, Calif., was honored with a regional Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement: Newscast in the small market category by The San Francisco/Northern California Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. It was KSBW’s news coverage of the Soberanes wildfire in July 2016 that earned it the award. […]
WCIU To Launch New Morning Show, ‘The Jam’
WCIU, an independent television station in Chicago owned by Weigel Broadcasting, has announced they are launching a new morning show that will air weekdays from 6 to 8. Although no date has been set for its launch, it is expected to be sometime over the summer. WCIU says The Jam will feature “a combination of […]
WCVB Airing Hour-Long Addiction Special Tonight
WCVB, the Hearst-owned ABC affiliate in Boston, is airing an hour-long special tonight at 10 examining the opioid crisis. 5 On: State of Addiction will take an in-depth look at the battle that’s going on every day in Massachusetts — from the streets with law enforcement and first responders, to the hospitals and rehabilitation centers […]
KTVU Is No. 1 At 11 P.M. After April Debut
KTVU, the Fox-owned affiliate serving the San Francisco Bay area, was the No.1 newscast at 11 p.m. among adults 25-54 in the May sweeps period after just a few months on the air. KTVU’s The 11 O’clock News launched in April.
Students Say No Vacation For WXYZ’s A.M. News
Ah, that feeling when it’s the last day of school and then you’re off for the summer. Three months to sleep in, do whatever you want all day, no school work to think about. You can go somewhere on vacation, and just be free from thinking about school at all. And if that’s what the […]
WFTV Gets ‘Authenticity’ In Consumer Promos
When I saw some image promos for WFTV’s Todd Ulrich, it reminded me of an old axiom. When you want to know how a job is done, talk to the guy who does it. I have advice for young, upcoming, local TV news writer/producers out there tasked with coming up with ideas for their next […]