Cars Loaded With Food Descend On WGN’s Studios
November 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWGN Morning News is having its sixth annual drive-thru food drive, with all donated food going to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, tomorrow morning from 5 to 10 and is inviting viewers to stop by.
WDTN’s 38-Year Food Drive Yields 13 Million Items
November 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleySince 1982, the Food for Friends campaign has collected and distributed over 13 million food items to families in need through The Foodbank of Dayton and other food pantries throughout the Miami Valley.
Kids Get Coats Thanks To Albuquerque’s KOAT
November 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe KOATs for Kids coat drive began on November 18th and ends on December 20th. Donations will be collected at all area partner locations. “Every year, we are amazed at the outpouring of support, said Lori Waldon, KOAT’s general manager.
KSTP’s ‘Why We Give’ Highlights Twin Cities Charities
November 20th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyEvery day until Thanksgiving, KSTP St. Paul, Minn., reporters and anchors select a charity to highlight on-air as part of the station’s new Why We Give campaign.
WPEC Lets Anchors Talk In ‘Authentic’ Promos
November 19th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyDuring the November sweeps, to promote the special reports, WPEC wanted the promos to have a tone of authenticity. “The entire promos are taken from the anchor’s answers, sound-bites, and an announcer tag,” said Brent Struense, WPEC’s creative services director.
Thousands Stay Warm Thanks To WAVY And WVBT
November 19th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe 10 On Your Side Coats for Families drive, now in its 27th year, teams up with local businesses, non-profits, churches, Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast, and Entercom Radio group to make the mission possible.
TV Marketing Openings For Brand Manager And Producer
November 18th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyNew job posts on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a brand manager at a broadcast group’s headquarters, and a writer/producer for a station in the nation’s capital.
Portsmouth’s WAVY-Produced Commercial Hits Home Run
November 15th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAt WAVY, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Portsmouth, Virginia, one of their commercial producers created a spot for a local restaurant that led to a sizable increase in business. “Zak just hit it out of the park,” said Brian Radford, owner of The Butcher’s Son, a restaurant with two locations in the Chesapeake area of Virginia.
FBI Mob Tapes Latest In WPRI’s Digital Series
November 14th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAn audio recording by the FBI inside a home in a quiet Massachusetts neighborhood captured the secret induction ceremony of a Mafia crime family as they took the oath of secrecy to join La Costa Nostra. That recording is the subject of the latest episode of the digital-only series, 12 On 12, by WPRI, Nextar’s CBS affiliate in Providence, R.I.
WCVB Helps Veterans With Day-Long Event
November 13th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyBeginning in the EyeOpener newscast at 6 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., WCVB aired live cut-ins throughout the day during regularly scheduled programming featuring various topics related to helping heal the invisible wounds of war.