KSBW Salinas, Calif., held a one-day fundraiser with the Salvation Army on Dec. 8, the 37th annual KSBW Share Your Holiday. In addition to $213,515 in cash donations, the event collected 3,262 toys and 3,679 pounds of food.
WPVI’s Happy Holidays Promos Have Special Meaning In Philadelphia
The holidays for those who work and watch Action News on WPVI in Philadelphia are a little less bright due to the crash of their iconic helicopter, Chopper 6, which killed the pilot and a photographer on Tuesday. So when the station sent me this compilation of Happy Holidays promos yesterday, I felt I had to share them.
TV Stations Find Different Ways To Say Happy Holidays
Over the years of sharing local TV stations Happy Holidays promos, I’ve been amazed at the creativity they display to say the same thing: Happy Holidays. Here are some final promos for 2023 and a few of my favorites from years gone by.
WLS Chicago ‘Stuffs A Truck’ With Toys For Tots
Toys for Tots’ 2023 goal is to collect 120,000 toys. During its 2022 campaign, it collected nearly 70,000 toys that were delivered to more than 43,000 children across the Chicagoland area.
KCCI Helps Thousands Of Kids Get New Toys, A 20-Year Tradition
For more than two decades, KCCI’s partnership with the Marine Corps on Toys for Tots has raised millions of dollars. The outreach effort has become a holiday tradition for families across central Iowa and has helped more than half a million children.
KRON’s Pam Moore Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award By San Francisco Press Club
Pam Moore started anchoring the news on KRON in March 1991, and retired in June 2023, and retired in June 2023. “To be honored by these amazing professionals will always be among the highlights of my career and I feel so much appreciation,” Moore says.
Promax Recognizes Rick Lewchuk With Lifetime Achievement Award
Rick Lewchuk, former CNN marketing head, was honored with the Promax Lifetime Achievement in December. Lewchuk is in good company. Robert Redford, Brian Grazer, Marla Provencio, John Miller, Spike Lee, Debra Lee and Marshall Hites have all been honored with the award.
KDKA 42nd Annual Turkey Fund Drive Exceeds Expectations
TV stations routinely contribute to their community nonprofits through fund drives to help those in need. But not many can claim a 42-year history to the same community project like KDKA, the CBS O&O in Pittsburgh.
WINK Ft. Myers Mourns Unexpected Passing Of Doug Garrett
Doug Garrett, a photojournalist for WINK Ft. Myers, Fla., died unexpectedly sometime over the weekend of Nov. 25. A sad irony to his passing is that I heard the news right when I was remembering another WINK employee, Jon Quattlebaum, who died on Dec 12, 1994.
KOKI’s ‘On Her Mind’ Puts Women’s Stories Front And Center
Women’s concerns are news, and KOKI Tulsa is leaning into that. “What matters to women belongs on local TV news” says Michelle Linn, KOKI anchor and reporter.