Portsmouth’s WAVY-Produced Commercial Hits Home Run
November 15th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAt WAVY, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Portsmouth, Virginia, one of their commercial producers created a spot for a local restaurant that led to a sizable increase in business. “Zak just hit it out of the park,” said Brian Radford, owner of The Butcher’s Son, a restaurant with two locations in the Chesapeake area of Virginia.
WCMH Turns Democratic Debate Into Interactive Watch Party
November 1st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe interactive watch party hosted by WCMH, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, was also made available to all the Nexstar TV stations. “So if they were watching on desktop, they could click the options with their mouse, or if they were watching on their phone, they could tap the screen to vote,” said Haley Townsend, WCMH’s digital director.
KTNV Las Vegas Is Looking For Local Heroes
October 29th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyKTNV is encouraging the Las Vegas community to come together and nominate 13 individuals and or organizations who need a miracle. “We encourage our community to share stories of people or organizations in our community that have a critical need in the areas of homelessness, health care, hunger, education, military, first responder or youth sports,” said Chris Way, KNTV’s general manager.
Stephen Arnold Music Adds 200,000 New Tracks To Library
October 25th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyStephen Arnold Music has expanded its production music library, The Vault, by adding BMG Production Music, one of the world’s largest international music companies. The majority of 187,396 added tracks are new to the U.S. market.
Buffalo Area Kids Warmer Thanks To WIVB
October 24th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThanks to WIVB, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Buffalo, and their partner, Colvin Cleaners, thousands of kids will be ready for winter this year thanks to their Coats 4 Kids campaign. “As long as there are kids in need and Buffalo winters, we can never collect enough coats, hats, and gloves,” said Dominic Mancuso, WIVB’S general manager.
WCIU Superhero Campaign Generates Lots Of ‘Soles’
October 23rd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyNot a misspelling, ‘soles’ as in gym shoes. The month-long campaign encouraged Chicago residents across the city and suburbs to donate gently worn or new gym shoes to distribute to those in need by their community partner, Share Your Souls.
KSWO’s Chief Meteorologist Fights Fires
October 23rd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyMatt Dipirro, KSWO’s chief meteorologist, is also a volunteer fireman. Now if only Matt could make it rain on the fires to put them out. Now that would be a special fireman.
Little Rock’s KTHV Reinvents Two Of Its Newscasts
October 22nd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyKTHV, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Little Rock, is freshening up two newscasts. “We can’t wait to serve our audience in new, unique ways,” said Marty Schack, KTHV’s general manager.
Creative Services Producer Needed In Washington, D.C.
October 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe opening is at the Fox-owned duopoly of WTTG-WDCA. This is a fast-paced, large market environment, and candidates should expect to do it all, from station image campaigns to topicals, from sales to digital.
Camerman Focuses On His 51 Years At WBTV
October 18th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyJohn Steed retired from WBTV after spending 51 years as a cameraman. From film to video, from news to commercials, Steed has shot it all. “I am a little different animal,” Steed says. “I like change. I like learning new things. In fact, I told people if I don’t learn something new every day I feel like it has not been a good day.”