Matthew McConaughey was this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live on NBC host and Adele was guest musician. Let’s go to the highlights according to a review by The A.V. Club, an entertainment website published by The Onion.
WAVY-WVBT Add Drone To Aerial News Coverage
WAVY and WVBT, Norfolk’s NBC and Fox affiliates owned by Media General, now boast Drone 10 as another tool to enhance aerial photography previously limited to its helicopter. Drone 10 has the capability to record or feed high-definition video live while soaring up to 200 feet in the air. The stations must follow strict FAA […]
WDIV’s Thanksgiving Parade Broadcast Goes Worldwide
The Thanksgiving Day parade in Detroit can be seen around the world through live steaming on Graham Media-owned WDIV’s website, ClickOnDetroit.com. In addition, the national TV broadcast of America’s Thanksgiving Parade from 10 to 11 a.m. is carried in more than 140 major cities across the country. In Detroit, local coverage begins on WDIV at […]
WDTN Continues 34-Year Fight Against Hunger
Since 1982, when WDTN, Media General’s NBC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio, first developed the Food for Friends campaign, more than 13 million food items have been collected and distributed to needy families in the region. “Dayton is the fourth hungriest city in America,” said Joe Abouzeid, WDTN’s general manager. “WDTN is committed to fighting hunger […]
WLKY Flies To D.C. To Honor Veterans
Tomorrow at 1 p.m., WLKY, the Hearst CBS affiliate in Louisville, Ky., is airing a special news program called Honor Flight. According to a note from Andrea Stahlman, WLKY’s news director, the 30-minute show follows several veterans who participated in the Bluegrass Chapter’s Honor Flight to Washington. “Honor Flight is a tribute to all veterans,” […]
WCVB To Show Undefeated Patriots On ‘MNF’
When you’re home team is playing on Monday Night Football, that’s a big deal. When your home team is undefeated so far this season, that’s a bigger deal. And even though the game is already airing on ESPN, if you have a chance to air the game on your ABC station, and squeeze in a […]
WCPO Travels 10,000 Miles For Rhino Story
TV stations rarely spend the time and money to travel 10,000 miles for a story. But WCPO photojournalist Emily Maxwell did, all the way to Indonesia, to chronicle the transfer of a 1,800 pound rhino named Harapan back to The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. WCPO, owned by Scripps, is the ABC affiliate in Cincinnati. […]
KUSA Helps Provide 400,000 Meals To Needy
KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver owned by Tegna, and volunteers across the state, collected more than 328,000 pounds of food (that’s 164 tons!), $82,000, and truckloads of clothing and toys for its 9CaresColorado Shares food drive. This is the 33rd year KUSA has conducted the drive. “We’ve been doing this for a long time,” […]
Monster Mako Shark Filmed Off California
What’s a 1,000 pound mako shark eat? Pretty much anything it wants. Two divers filmed one of the largest mako sharks in the waters off California. Footage of the shark, estimated to be about 1,000 pounds and more than 11 feet long, was captured by two divers who intentionally spent an hour in the water […]
Indian Reservation Becomes Tourist Destination
It’s the poorest place in the United States. And some travelers are going there to donate their time, to volunteer and to observe the ancient traditions and culture of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Indian on their reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D. The syndicated Raw Travel is debuting “Pine Ridge — Tribal Tourism” this weekend to […]