When there’s a change in local TV news ratings in a market, that’s news. And TVNewsCheck prints sweeps performance stories from newspaper articles and other media. I get press releases from many stations touting their sweeps performance overall or in a particular time period, and in some cases, I will follow up with that station […]
Stephen Arnold Music Nabs 6 PromaxBDA Award Nominations
Stephen Arnold Music has been nominated as a finalist in six categories in the PromaxBDA Local Awards competition. The winners will be announced at the PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas in June. “We’re appreciative to receive six nominations in 2016, which demonstrates Stephen Arnold Music’s dedication to originality in music and sonic branding,” said […]
Veterans Tell Of War’s Horrors In ‘POV’ Special On PBS
Haunted by their combat experiences, troops back from Iraq and Afghanistan speak about their experiences from a first-of-its-kind treatment center for soldiers with PTSD. Of Men and War, a POV Documentary, airs Monday on PBS. Check your local listings for times in your area. “This devastatingly raw documentary shows that for some the fighting may […]
Penn State Students Capture Essence Of Refugee Crisis
If you want to get an eyewitness picture of the refugee crisis from its epicenter, the shores of Lesbos, Greece, I’ve got a documentary for you. It wasn’t produced by the BBC, CNN, The UN or even by professional journalists. It was written, shot, edited and produced by students at Penn State University. The Journey […]
Harry Connick Jr. To Speak At PromaxBDA Station Summit
Grammy and Emmy winning musician, actor and performer Harry Connick Jr. will deliver a special keynote conversation at this year’s PromaxBDA Station Summit in Las Vegas next month. In the fall, Connick will premiere a new syndicated daytime entertainment show called, Harry. In his keynote conversation, he’s expected to talk about his career and his […]
Warner/Chappell Production Music Adds ‘GiddyUp’ To KTVT Promo
The right music, whether it’s a cut from a production library or a custom tune, is an essential element to almost any TV commercial or news promo. Sometimes, the music is the basis for the creative and the video is there to support it. Warner/Chappell Production Music collaborated with CBS O&O KTVT Dallas to create […]
Fired News Anchor Resurfaces On Competitor’s Newscast
Eric Wilson is back on the Rockford, Ill., airwaves as the main news anchor for WTVO, the ABC affiliate there owned by Mission Broadcasting. Wilson will anchor weekdays at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. on WTVO and co-anchor at 9 p.m. on WQRF, the market’s Fox affiliate. He started last Thursday. Wilson had spent 19 […]
330,000 Facebookers Watch A Woman Give Away Umbrellas
OK, it’s not just any random woman. It’s Karen Rogers, traffic reporter and meteorologist for WPVI, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia. It’s been a rainy and cool May in Philly so Rogers decided to go out and just give away some Action News umbrellas and recorded it all for Facebook. Seems like a good idea, […]
Great Grades For The ‘SNL’ Season Ender
This past weekend’s edition of Saturday Night Live on NBC was the 21st and final episode of season 41. According to entertainment website The A.V. Club, guest host and SNL alum, Fred Armisen, was a good choice. “Having someone in the house who knows how things work and who’s presumably easy to work with must be […]
See Some Of Tribune’s 48 Nominations for PromaxBDA Awards
PromaxBDA announced the top finalists for this year’s Local Station Promotion and Marketing Awards, and Tribune Broadcasting properties received 48 nominations. The winners will be honored at the annual PromaxBDA Station Summit coming up in June in Las Vegas. To see the complete list of all nominations, click here. Sharing outstanding local TV marketing and […]