My first thought when I saw these old, vintage news promo on my Facebook feed was that my dad would have liked them. These are promos from WTAE, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, and feature the team of Paul Long, Joe DeNardo, Don Cannon and Ed Conway. When I saw Joe Rovito’s name in the […]
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Comedy Queen On ‘Saturday Night Live’
NBC’s Saturday Night Live this past weekend was hosted by returning alum, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. “Louis-Dreyfus is comedy royalty at this point, and putting on the Julia show was a most welcome parade of mostly successful professionalism in what’s been a rough season, host-wise, overall,” according to a review of the show by The A.V. Club, […]
Commercial Production, Local TV’s Sales Advantage
For many local businesses in markets all across the country, advertising on their local TV station means business. But what really makes this relationship a win-win for both parties is the ability of the stations to offer to create the commercials for these small, usually locally owned businesses, be they restaurants, car dealers, nurseries and […]
The Poster Boy For Nonlinear Editing
I had a strange dream the other night, more like a nightmare. I dreamed I was re-hired at a TV station where I learned non-linear editing on the IMix Video Cube. The returning to the station part was fine, except I returned to a time before the station got the Cube, back before computer editing, […]
WBZ TV/Radio Airing Monday’s Boston Marathon
For 120 years, the Boston Marathon has been a national symbol of preparation, dedication and friendly competition. People from around the world come to run in the race in whatever weather the fickle Mother Nature decides to serve up that day. But ever since the bombing at the Boston Marathon a few years ago, the […]
This TV Station Started In A Cow Pasture
TVNewsCheck is looking for exterior beauty shots of your TV station. In a recent article, Picture This: Beauty Shots of Your TV Station, we requested current pictures, old photos and any unique or interesting stories that you’d like to share. Click here to read the story of how one station was built by hand in […]
Popular TV Crime Show Auctioning 600 Props
Fans of the popular CBS procedural CSI: Crime Scene Investigation can take home a piece of the show for the right price. CSI followed a team of forensic investigators trained to solve crimes by examining the evidence. They were on the case 24/7, scouring the scene, collecting the irrefutable evidence and finding the missing pieces […]
Sex Assault Special Airing On WMAR Tonight
Community in Crisis: Violence Against Women, a 30-minute special focusing on the problem of sex assaults plaguing Maryland women, airs tonight at 7 on Scripps ABC affiliate WMAR Baltimore. In addition to raising awareness about sex assaults and its prevention, the special reveals how Maryland’s first responders, hospitals and schools are all working to fight […]
Sick Children Take Virtual Trips Thanks To Television
Children stuck in the hospital for months can go almost anywhere they imagine thanks to some innovative television technology. According to an article in Adweek, cancer-stricken kids at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital can get outdoors to roam with wild horses, play with monkeys or swim in the ocean thanks to a 360-degree camera, interactive […]
Who Wins Awards for Journalism Excellence? WHO Does
WHO, Tribune’s NBC affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, was honored this past weekend by the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association with 16 awards, 10 for first place in the Medium Market-Television category. The Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association represents Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, Iowa and Nebraska. Their awards are known as Eric Sevareid Awards after the North […]