Erik Candiani

Erik Candiani has been named director of brand strategy & management for KCBS and KCAL, the CBS Los Angeles duopoly. He will be responsible for helping to build and manage a clear brand strategy for the Los Angeles properties.

Jesus Garcia, Stephen Arnold Music’s creative services producer, got the idea to put the side-by-side together. “We are based in Dallas so we use Dallas and Fort Worth symphony players,” says Chad Cook, Stephen Arnold Music’s VP and creative director.

WJZY, Nexstar’s Fox affiliate in Charlotte, N.C., is undergoing a makeover. The station has “meandered as a bottom station for a long time,” says Lloyd Bucher, WJZY’s new GM, but Nexstar sees an opportunity to change that.

In Charlotte, N.C.,  at WJZY, Nexstar’s Fox affiliate, the station focused on some of the quirkier things about the Christmas holiday. The news talent had zero warning about subject matter or what food or drink item they’d be silently handed. All responses were genuine and real.

In his 31 years running Lindgren & Associates, Lindgren worked with countless local TV marketing personnel for a variety of broadcast groups across the country. His death prompted an outpouring of love, admiration and thanks from people who worked with Bruce.

When four news-producing TV stations in Richmond, Va., joined together in a promotional campaign pledging solidarity to the people of their city during this coronavirus crisis, little did they know that they would end up influencing “journalism on the other side of the globe.”

All four news-producing stations decided to join together to send one message to Richmond, Va., viewers. The campaign features the main on-air talent from each station in every spot airing on all four stations. The campaign also showcases each station’s logos and news vans in every spot. “This was a true top-to-bottom team effort. It was a pleasure to work so closely with the creatives in this market, and I am extremely pleased with the results,” said Erik Candiani, WWBT’s marketing director.

Erik Candiani, marketing director for Gray’s NBC affiliate, said this spot took the entire team to put together, running from one side of the DMA to the other, coming together to shoot 30 people. “This is the kind of message everyone needs right now,” said Candiani.

“The results of All Devices (Part II) have been worth it, and the response online has been incredible,” said Erik Candiani, about WWBT’s latest news promo. “Yes, it took a long time. Yes, it was a pain in the butt to pull off, but, people notice. And that’s our job as marketers, right? Get people to notice.”

Erik Candiani, WWBT Richmond’s creative services director, shared the station’s holiday-themed video, which he describes as “more of a festive short than a commercial or promo.”