WOFL’s General Manager Caught Barbecuing On Company Time
September 6th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAn employee snapped this fun picture of WOFL Orlando, Fla., VP-GM Mike McClain flipping burgers in the garage bay at the station during hurricane coverage.
Charlotte’s WBTV Launches 2 New Lifestyle Shows
September 6th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyBoth shows fall underneath the umbrella, QC Life, a multiplatform lifestyle brand that seeks to educate, empower, engage and entertain audiences throughout the Carolinas.
KCCI Launches New Set Featuring More Video Elements
September 5th, 2019 by Paul Greeley“What people will see is graphics and a clearer presentation. These will make our stories and severe weather coverage easier to follow,” said Allison Smith, KCCI’s news director.
WTIC Turning Hartford Into A ‘Drone Zone’
September 4th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyI contend that just about every news story, from live breaking news to routine news packages, can benefit from the perspective that drones can provide. But having the ability, the timing, the training and the equipment to include drone footage into daily news coverage is not easy. “I have a drone that is basically in a little briefcase and it is in the back of my car so it is on scene just as quick as I am,” says Fred Matthis, WTIC Hartford, Conn., drone operator.
WRAL Doc Examines North Carolina’s Opioid Addiction
August 29th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyOverdoses from heroin, fentanyl and other opioids are the leading cause of accidental death in North Carolina. A new WRAL Raleigh documentary, Finding A Fix, airing tonight at 7 on WRAL and on WRALdocumentary.com, looks at how North Carolina’s efforts to combat opioid addiction have changed and expanded since the station’s looked at the issue in a 2017 documentary.
Double Murder, Kidnapping Subject Of KARE Podcast
August 28th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyIn October 2018, just after midnight in a small Wisconsin town, a man forced his way into a family’s home, murdered the father and mother and took a 13-year old girl. Both vanished without a trace. That’s the basis of a new true crime podcast launched by KARE, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Minneapolis.
WHO’s Presidential ‘Corn Poll’ Closest In History
August 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWHO, Tribune’s NBC affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, gave visitors to the Iowa State Fair a kernel of corn to place in the Mason jar of their favorite presidential candidate. “While we know the corn poll isn’t scientific, it has proven in the past to be a pretty reliable measure of the attitudes of Iowans at fair time,” said David Price, WHO’s political reporter.
New TV Promos From Across The Country
August 20th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyFrom Milwaukee to Denver, Little Rock to Sacramento, check out these TV promos covering news image, apps, morning news, weather and a new lifestyle show.
WXYZ Earns Award From National Association Of Black Journalists
August 14th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWXYZ’s winning entry aired in October and explored the issues voters were facing in the election and the role the African American vote might have on the future of Michigan.
WISH Adds Indiana Business Program To Schedule
August 9th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWISH, Nexstar’s CW affiliate in Indianapolis, is adding Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, to its All Local All Morning Sunday morning lineup.