Sounds Of Morning Routine Make Music In KDKA Promo
July 16th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThat’s the concept behind a new morning news branding campaign. It was the idea of Tina Veon, KDKA’s creative services director, who brought it to Stephen Arnold Music because “those guys are the best in the business.”
TV Station Openings Now In News And Marketing
July 8th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyTV stations owned by Graham Media, Nexstar and Weigel Broadcasting posted new job openings on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center last week in news and promotions for stations located in Houston, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and San Antonio.
Cultivating Creativity: Tips From Promax Station Summit
June 28th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWhen you think about it, few careers demand you be creative every day as much as being in the marketing department of a TV station. So how do local TV creative services directors and marketing managers keep themselves and their staff from getting burned out, stuck? That was the mission of the first-time session, Unstuck, at the Promax Station Summit last week in Las Vegas. Check it out.
TV Promos That Cost Zero, 40 Of Them
June 26th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAt the Promax Station Summit last week in Las Vegas, attendees filled the room for the session Zero Budget Magic, to see how imagination, and little more, is the only currency allowed in spots submitted from stations across the country. Here are all 40 of them.
‘Battle Of Promo Superstars’ Returns To Promax Station Summit
June 25th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyLast week at the Promax Station Summit in Las Vegas, another Battle of the Promo Superstars took place. Four TV station creative services departments were given the same special report investigative story. Each department had 48 hours to turn around a 30-second promo with shorter versions, including one for social media. Check them out.
TV Jobs Open Today For Creative Services, IT, Sales, General Manager
June 24th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyTVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center last week saw new job postings from Lockwood, Hearst, Sinclair and Dispatch for openings in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio for openings in sales, creative services, IT management, and one for a general manager.
SPT Gears Up For Launch Of ‘Mel Robbins Show’
June 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe Mel Robbins Show, a new one-hour syndicated talk show airing five days a week with Mel Robbins as host, is launching on Sept. 16 nationwide. Robbins is the most booked female speaker in the world and an international best-selling author whose work has been translated into 36 languages.
Female Duo Host, Produce New KCTV Sports Show
May 31st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyKCTV, Meredith’s CBS affiliate in Kansas City, is doubling down on sports coverage with a daily, half-hour sports show called The Locker Room Show. The show is hosted by Dani Welniak and produced by Nikki Rushing. “I don’t feel an immense amount of pressure, like: oh, two women are in charge. I think it adds to the product versus adding pressure,” Rushing says.
After 8 Years, ‘Dish Nation’ Has Staying Power In Syndication
May 17th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe list of syndicated TV programs that have come and gone over the past 8 years would fill a book. Part of Dish Nation’s success is its original concept. Throw popular, well-known morning-drive radio personalities together with a comedian, an old school hip-hop artist, a real housewife, and a sassy fashionista to dish about celebrities and pop culture in the news.
Eye-Popping Fiesta Promo From KENS Is Award Worthy
May 14th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyA hundred people — including all of the morning, noon and evening anchors — an outside shoot in a public place, elaborate costumes and everybody dancing in one continuous shot. Take a look.