KGUN, the Scripps ABC affiliate in Tucson, Ariz., walked away with the Best Production of the Year 2015 at last Saturday night’s annual ADDY Awards gala in Tucson. The award honors the best work produced in the market for self-promotion or for a client that delivers a memorable message in a creative way.
KNOE Flood Relief Telethon Raises More Than $172,000
KNOE, Gray Television’s CBS affiliate in Monroe, La., helped raise $172,647 yesterday during an eight-hour telethon called 8 Hours of Caring. All of the donations go the American Red Cross to help those in need in the KNOE viewing area. The region was inundated by more than 24 inches of rain in a 48-hour period […]
WDIV Telethon Raises Over $1 Million For Flint’s Children
WDIV, the NBC affiliate in Detroit owned by Graham Media, helped raise more than $1 million dollars yesterday in a day-long telethon for the Flint Child Health and Development Fund, a nonprofit that helps Flint’s childrens’ education, nutrition and medical intervention. “This was truly a labor of love,” said Marla Drutz, WDIV’s general manager. “And […]
KNOE Airing Flood Relief Telethon Today
The recent historic rainfall in the Monroe, La., area has left homes and properties devastated. More than two feet of rain fell in as little as 48 hours last week in the area. Thousands of residents are displaced and everyday life has ground to a halt in many communities. Gray’s CBS affiliate KNOE is partnering […]
WABC Promos Have Big City Look And Feel
These are the kinds of spots you’d expect from a network-owned TV station in the country’s largest market. Terrific concepts and high production value. Everybody has seen the local TV format for the five-day forecast or the seven-day planner, or whatever your station calls it. The weather forecast is displayed day by day with high […]
NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Best Of For Monday
Ariana Grande was both guest host and musical guest on this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live on NBC. The crew from SNL kept their knives sharp in skewing the political race, keeping with the best traditional satire of the program.
KNOE Stays On Top Of Flooding Coverage
One of the side effects of Facebook is that while you’re happy to see friends toasting birthdays at the Ritz, or lounging at the beach, you’re sad to see some friends having to cope with natural disasters like the flooding that’s going on in certain parts of our country. Bob Walters is the news director […]
WCVB’s New 7 P.M. Newscast Starts Strong
In the first ratings period since Hearst ABC affil WCVB Boston launched its 7 p.m. newscast, the first in the market, the half-hour newscast came in No. 1 in the February sweep among adults 25-54, knocking Wheel of Fortune into second place. “The evening news expansion addresses an expressed need of Boston’s viewers by providing […]
Everything Changed Everywhere All At Once On WNCN
Nearly every TV station in America includes their network affiliation as part of their overall brand. The CBS Eye if you’re a CBS affiliate, the peacock if you’re NBC, so on and so forth. It’s usually represented in some way in the station logo, which is displayed everywhere, from news vans to T-shirts, from on-air to […]
WISN Airs Debates For City, County And State Races
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WISN Milwaukee is partnering with Marquette University Law School to air debates between candidates for Milwaukee’s mayor, for the offices of Milwaukee County Executive and the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “From city crime to a downtown development,” said Chris Gegg, WISN’s news director, “there are a lot of topics that voters across Milwaukee […]