A One-Man-Band In TV News For 29 Years
September 16th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyBrendan Keefe, chief investigative reporter at WXIA, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Atlanta, has pretty much been a one-man-band since he was hired as a news photographer in 1991. Today, Keefe is the leader of the investigative team at WXIA, and the corporate trainer for all 60 Tegna stations.
WCTI Food Drive Yields 158,000 Meals For 5 Cities
August 28th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyFive days. Five cities. One mission. To help feed hungry families in eastern North Carolina.
The New Us: Local TV Marketing In 2020, Part 1
July 27th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyMarketing at TV stations across the country is undergoing a metamorphosis of sorts in 2020. In this first of a multi-part series, I share the work — and the thinking behind it — of local TV marketing executives to see how it’s changed to reflect the news events so far this year.
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.
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.”
Kristen Joyal New Marketing Director At WTLV Jacksonville
March 12th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyKristen Joyal has been named marketing director of WTLV, (First Coast News), Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Jacksonville, Fla.
New News Promos To Start 2020
January 22nd, 2020 by Paul GreeleyA search of YouTube reveals some recent news image spots on the air in Australia, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, Sacramento and Jacksonville.
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.
WJXT Partners With ‘Visit Jacksonville’ For Year-Round Campaign
July 10th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWJXT and WCWJ, Graham Media’s stations in Jacksonville, partnered with Visit Jacksonville to create an annual voter-centric guide, JaxBest, highlighting the best local attractions and businesses that shape the city. “We invite Jacksonville to watch WJXT and WCWJ for updates on the Jax Best campaign,” said Michael Corrigan, Visit Jacksonville CEO.