KXAS Investigates Texas Police Training By Anti-Government Militia
February 9th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyKXAS, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, will broadcast an investigation into how a former high-ranking leader of the Oath Keepers, who teaches sheriffs that they are above the FBI and the President of the United States, has been able to conduct trainings for Texas law enforcement officials.
Five TV Stations Earn Prestigious Journalism Award
February 9th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyThe 2023 Alfred I duPont-Columbia University Awards have been announced and among the winners are five local TV stations. The Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, established in 1942, honors excellence in broadcast and digital journalism in the public service and is considered one of the most prestigious awards in journalism.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
December 11th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a multimedia journalist/reporter, a news producer, a director of engineering and an account executive.
KXAS Dallas Celebrating Juneteenth With 95-Year-Old Grandmother
June 15th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyJunteenth, a national holiday since 2021, commemorates emancipation of enslaved Black Americans. KXAS in Dallas-Ft. Worth, will stream a two-hour walk by Dr. Opal Lee, a 95-year-old considered the grandmother of Junteenth.
Veteran TV Marketer Stan Melton Jr. Dies
January 3rd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyStan Melton Jr. died on Dec. 29 while returning from a ski trip in Colorado with his family. Melton is best known as the creative services director at WJLA, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C., where he worked for almost 11 years.
Nexstar Stations In 6 States Airing New Year’s Eve Show
December 30th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyNexstar will once again broadcast Lone Star NYE 2021 from KXAS, the NBC-owned affiliate in Dallas, December 31, 2020 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. CST. The program will be carried by 23 Nexstar TV stations across 6 states.
Nexstar To Air New Year’s Eve Special From Dallas
December 31st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyNexstar Media is co-hosting a New Year’s Eve special with KXAS, the NBC O&O in Dallas, that will air across 21 Nexstar markets throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma reaching nearly eight million U.S. households. This is the third annual exclusive programming partnership between Nexstar and KXAS.
TV Promos That Cost Zero, 40 Of Them
June 26th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAt the Promax Station Summit last week in Las Vegas, attendees filled the room for the session Zero Budget Magic, to see how imagination, and little more, is the only currency allowed in spots submitted from stations across the country. Here are all 40 of them.
Nexstar And KXAS Airing New Year’s Eve Special In 21 Markets
December 28th, 2018 by Paul GreeleyFor the second consecutive year, KXAS has teamed up with stations across 21 markets throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri, reaching nearly eight million U.S. households to ring in 2019. “The Central Time Zone deserves its own New Year’s Eve TV spectacular,” said Tom Ehlmann, KXAS general manager.