Erie News Now Wins Late News Ratings In July With The Basics
September 18th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyWSEE, and its sister station, WICU, branded together as Erie News Now, took the top two spots in the news ratings for the 11 p.m. news. Scott MacDowell, Erie News Now’s news director, says it’s been more than 10 years since either station has been the top-rated news station at that time.
Local TV Journalists Document Life In Ukraine
December 5th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyTwo local TV journalists from Lilly Broadcasting stations cross into Ukraine dodging missiles and eating in the dark at a cat café. The team reported live from locations in London, Poland and Ukraine and sent back stories about life there.
Veteran Broadcasters And College Students Put New CBS Affiliate On The Air
October 23rd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWZMQ, Lilly Broadcasting’s new CBS affiliate in Marquette, Mich., spent almost a year turning a 150-year-old building into a 21st century television studio. On Oct. 3, the station started airing nightly newscasts at 6 and 11. “We had to build this whole thing from the ground up,” says Brian Trauring, the EVP at Lilly.
Erie TV Journalists In Poland Following Local Dollars For Relief
March 28th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyA reporter and videographer from WSEE Erie, Pa., are in Poland filing reports for Lilly Broadcasting’s TV properties in Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan and the Caribbean. In the five days they’ve been in Poland, it’s been nonstop, working around the clock, they say.
Local TV Marketers Spreading Messages Of Hope, Togetherness
March 22nd, 2020 by Paul GreeleyNow, more than ever before, people are turning to local TV news for information they can trust about the changing conditions in their town, their city, county and state due to the coronavirus. And local TV marketers are responding with messages of hope and optimism, togetherness and kindness. Not the usual themes of local TV news promotion, but maybe the ones we need to hear right now.
Lilly Broadcasting Ups Brian Trauring To EVP
February 20th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyTrauring will focus on news and marketing with added responsibilities to oversee strategic planning, recruiting and retention, quality control, digital platforms and enhanced synergies between the company’s television and radio stations.