Baltimore

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a news producer in Memphis, a brand manager in Baltimore and a senior writer/producer in Albuquerque, N.M.

The special, To Be An American: Identity, Race And Justice, featuring a wide array of thought leaders from across the nation, is a special project from Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien, the nation’s most-watched syndicated public affairs program,

This Saturday night, WIYY-FM’s (98 Rock) morning team of Justin, Scott and Spiegel will mark their return to WBAL-TV as the station presents Justin, Scott and Spiegel Shouldn’t Be On TV, immediately following Saturday Night Live.

TV stations help their local communities in countless ways, year after year. Right now, the need to help is much greater because of the pandemic. And many stations continue to respond.

“I’m extremely excited to become part of the WBAL family,” said Aletha Rideout. “Throughout the recruitment and interviewing process, what attracted me most about the station was the concerted efforts invested into employees.”

The two-hour special, Gordon Ramsey’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back: Save Our Town will show how Ramsey renovated local businesses culminating in a grand reopening of the town at the end of the makeovers.

I follow more than 500 TV stations’ Facebook pages and what I see every day are countless examples of news coverage about the coronavirus. All necessary, all important. But what I want to share are examples of the more practical posts on how to cope with the disruptions, and the measures some are taking to help each other.

Justin, Scott and Spiegel Shouldn’t Be On TV, a half-hour TV show featuring Baltimore’s top-rated radio morning show Justin, Scott and Spiegel from WIYY-FM (98 Rock) returned this past weekend immediately following Saturday Night Live on WBAL.

The social media specialist’s primary responsibility is to work directly with Sinclair’s stations to define and enhance their social media strategy.

WBAL presents Justin, Scott and Spiegel Shouldn’t Be On TV.  The half hour show will premiere this weekend immediately following Saturday Night Live.