WCWJ’s Looking For Outstanding Achievers In The African American Community
July 21st, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWho are they? What have they done so that’s inspirational? People in Jacksonville can nominate who they think deserves recognition for their positive contributions.
WDIV’s ‘Fulfilling The Dream’ Special Airs On Historic Day
June 26th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyOn the anniversary of Detroit’s Walk To Freedom 57 years ago, the largest civil rights demonstration in the nation’s history up to that date, WDIV aired a special program about racism in our society and how to make real changes.
WDIV’s New Reporter Chronicles Difficult Move During Pandemic
June 5th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyMoving is an occupational hazard in the local TV business. Grant Hermes had a new job to get to in Detroit at WDIV, so he, his fiancé Becca, their 85-pound dog, and 18-pound cat, set out in a pickup truck from Oklahoma City during the coronavirus crisis. Not everything went smoothly.
WJXT Makes 42 High School Graduations A TV Event
May 20th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyHigh school seniors graduating in 2020 and excited for their moment on stage got their dreams dashed when the coronavirus crisis forced schools to delay, cancel or postpone graduation ceremonies. In Jacksonville, Bob Ellis, the general manager of Graham Media’s independent WJXT, said he felt compelled to do something to help “fill the emptiness so many people felt at having to stay home and have those graduations cancelled. It seemed a natural to go and figure out how to make it happen.”
WDIV Community Effort Benefits Frontline Workers And Restaurants
April 24th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyFood4Frontline has delivered 3,000 meals and has confirmed the delivery of 10,000 more with local hospitals, service providers and food partners over the next couple weeks. Seems like a win-win.
WDIV Scores Big On Kids Choir’s National Story
September 26th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyOn Tuesday, September 17th, 52 members of the Detroit Youth Choir took the stage on the NBC hit show, America’s Got Talent. WDIV, Detroit’s NBC affiliate, turned the appearance into a ratings and social media winner. “We were so happy to use the power of TV and digital to rally the community and put a spotlight on Detroit’s kids,” said Marla Drutz, WDIV’s general manager.
WJXT Spends 96 Hours On Bahamas For News Special
September 24th, 2019 by Paul Greeley96 Hours of Anguish is a raw, real and graphic look at the destruction in the Bahamas caused by Hurricane Dorian, which struck the islands starting Sept. 1. Vic Micolucci, WJXT reporter and photojournalist Jesse Hanson spent four days, 96 hours, on the ground and in the air covering the disaster from the hardest hit areas.
WJXT’s First Triple-Header Football Broadcast Was Hot
August 27th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyOn Saturday, Aug. 24, 21,000 fans packed a football stadium to watch six high school football teams play a triple header, and thousands more watched the first-ever triple-header football broadcast on WJXT, Graham Media’s independent station in Jacksonville, Fla., or watched it stream online.
TV Managers Dish About Recruiting Difficulties
August 23rd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyTV managers weigh in on the difficulties of recruiting, especially when it comes to the most difficult job openings to fill in local TV — news producers, account executives and creative services writer/producers.
KPRC Storms The Stands At Astros Game
July 26th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyOn Tuesday, KPRC hosted more than 264 staff, friends and fans in the upper deck of Minute Maid Park to execute two card flip stunts between the 3rd and 4th innings of the game to celebrate their 70th anniversary.