WESH Telethon Raises Enough For 4.4 Million Meals
April 24th, 2020 by Paul Greeley“With so many people out of work, and kids not getting school meals, we recognized early on the need for food in our community was at an all-time high, we knew there was a way to help,” said, John R. Soapes, WESH’s general manager.
How All TV Stations In KC Partnered For Fundraiser
April 23rd, 2020 by Paul GreeleyIn a Zoom interview, you can watch the creative services directors and marketing executives of four local TV stations in Kansas City describe how they all came together as partners to hold an all-day fund raiser to benefit local residents affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
New WBND ‘Together’ Promo Uses Local Viewer’s Voice
April 22nd, 2020 by Paul Greeley“We wanted to go in a different direction as we continue to produce fresh promos with our commitment to #MichianaUnited,” said Nishan Gilmet, the creative services director for WBND South Bend, Ind. Finally, a local girl tried out. We knew right away her voice fits perfectly for our ABC 57 promo.”
WPIX Promo Salutes New York City’s Very Own Heroes
April 20th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWPIX, Scripps’ CW affiliate in New York City, created a 90-second music image spot as a tribute to first responders, city workers and the courageous healthcare workers by re-working its station anthem, We Are New York’s Very Own.
Share Your ‘Work From Home’ Videos And Photos
April 17th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWorking from home for local TV marketers is the new normal, as they say. So let’s have some fun with it. Show me your home studio, desk, set-up, edit station, wherever it is that you’re calling your work station at home. Write a few lines about it and then send the videos (links to YouTube or Vimeo works great) or pictures to me.
Pittsburgh Sports Stars Featured In KDKA PSA
April 17th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyI got an email from Tina Veon, the creative director at KDKA, the CBS-owned affiliate in Pittsburgh, saying that the station did a PSA with some former Steelers/Pens/Pirates players to honor the real life heroes in her town and did I want more info about it. I told her yes, that if she gave me some background, I’d share her story but I would also tell her my Mean Joe Green story.
WTAE Telethon Raises Enough For 6 Million Meals
April 16th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyProject Community: Day of Giving, raised $1.2 million, the equivalent of more than 6 million meals for area communities. It was the largest single day fundraising in the station’s 62-year history.
How Local TV Marketers Manage Staff From Home
April 16th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyI wanted to know how a TV station’s creative services/marketing department could function when each member of its staff had to work from home. I know this is how things work now, but I couldn’t imagine how it is accomplished. So I reached out to a couple of station marketing directors to hear how they were managing working from home. In addition, I asked each if they would allow their staff to pen a few lines about their experiences working from home.
Throughout The Coronavirus Crisis, TV Stations Are Informing, Inspiring
April 9th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyOne doesn’t normally think of local TV news and its marketing as a source of inspiration. But lately, it’s had its moments.
Remotely, WEAU Celebrates Judy Clark’s 30th Anniversary
April 7th, 2020 by Paul Greeley“Normally for a big celebration like this, we would gather a bunch of people and put them on the set and bring out a cake and really celebrate,” said Andrew Felix, WEAU’s creative services director. “However, because of COVID-19 and social distancing we had to do things differently.”