When most people think of Southern California, they think Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive, Hollywood glamor, fabulous homes and lifestyles. But there is another side to the area that is more bleak, according to KABC. More children and families are at risk of going hungry in Los Angeles County than in any other county in the […]
‘This Is What We Do’—WPVI Photog’s Video Essay
You never see them, but they are always there. Without them, there would be no local TV news to see, in most cases. They operate, literally, behind the camera, using just one eye. Local TV news photographers, videographers, if you will, are the foundation of local TV newsrooms. While the anchors and reporters are by […]
KNOE Anchor Turns ‘Farewell Party’ Into School Drive
When we last heard from Dr. Nicole Cross, the morning news anchor for KNOE, the Gray-owned CBS affiliate in Monroe, she was drying off after falling overboard while covering a flood. (Dr. Cross ran a successful psychotherapy practice providing mental health counseling before she was a journalist and anchor on the morning and noon news […]
WUSA Journalists Help Find Missing Baby
An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday for a six-week old baby girl from Virginia. The mother’s parental rights had been terminated and police believed the baby girl was in “extreme danger.” Police were hoping someone could help find the baby after her mother fled a family services office in Annandale, Virginia. WUSA, the CBS affiliate […]
Local TV Stations Trading For Outside Media
It used to be that local TV stations could rely on their own on-air to reach and influence news viewers to watch their news product. It’s still a powerful bullhorn for your messages, even as network viewership continues to erode. Now stations have Facebook, another powerful screen to attract news viewers. It’s been said that […]
Building Suspense At KXVA In Abilene
I came across a promo on Facebook from KXVA, the Fox affiliate in Abilene owned by Tegna, promising big changes coming to the station on Aug. 2. I’m guessing the promo is not only building suspense but alluding to some sort of construction going on there at the station. Whatever they’re working on down there […]
Watch Dallas Memorial To Fallen Police Officers
I happened to be a captive audience in my car the other day trying to find something to listen to on the radio. As I’m clicking through the choices, I hear a man in a very stentorian tone announce, “And now, the President of the United States of America.” I had tuned into the National […]
Crooked Cop Frames Innocent Man, Become Best Friends
Given the events over the past week,I had to share this story from Steve Hartman’s series, On the Road, which airs on the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley. The story originally aired in April but a friend of mine posted it on Facebook and it seemed timely. On Facebook, it has more than 4 […]
WCVB’s Focus Today? Race Relations In Boston
WCVB, Boston’s ABC affiliate owned by Hearst, devotes the entire day today to examining Boston’s race relations. 5 On: Race in Boston features segments in every newscast and on Chronicle, WCVB’s award-wining daily news magazine. The special coverage continues tonight at 8 on WCVB with an ABC News special, The President and the People: A […]
KOLD Tucson Launches Local Spanish News App
KOLD, the CBS affiliate in Tucson owned by Raycom, launched Noticias 13, which it describes as the first app for Hispanic news consumers in Southern Arizona. Noticias 13 offers breaking news, interactive weather radar and video, sports news and in-depth coverage of events shaping Hispanic communities throughout Southern Arizona, according to KOLD. “We are very […]