Morgan Freeman Narrates KTTV’s ‘Dear Kobe’ Tribute
February 27th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyNot many TV stations get the chance to use Morgan Freeman’s voice in one of their videos. But this wasn’t just any video.
Accurate Is The Word In New KNBC Weather Promos
January 14th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyIn a new weather image campaign from NBC-owned KNBC Los Angeles, the station says no one else in the market can make the claim they’re the most accurate.
Managing Editor, Account Exec And GSM Openings
November 11th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyNew job openings posted to TVNewsCheck‘s Media Job Center include a managing editor position at a network O&O in Los Angeles, an account exec opening in Memphis and a general sales manager opening in Cincinnati.
KTTV Helps Foster Kids Find Homes And Families
October 31st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyKTTV, the Fox O&O in Los Angeles, is being recognized for its 25-year commitment to helping kids in foster care find loving families. “I am stopped all the time by people who say I love Wednesday’s Child,” said Christine Devine, KTTV’s reporter and anchor. “I think it’s because it shows hope and caring and a segment of society that can be overlooked, that somebody is out there trying to fight for a better L.A.”
TV Openings In News And Sales In Great Markets
October 28th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyNew TV job postings on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings at two network O&O’s in LA and Philly. The third opening is for a local sales manager in the Santa Maria/Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo region of California.
General Manager Opening At Nexstar’s KTLA
October 28th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThis is a rare opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly-engaged broadcasting executive to work alongside and lead an impressive group of professionals producing some of the very best local television in the U. S.
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.
KTTV Makes Los Angeles The Star In 70-Year Anniversary
April 12th, 2019 by Paul Greeley“We have really made this series about Los Angeles, and the big L.A. moments KTTV has shared with our viewers over the past 70 years,” said Pete Wilgoren, KTTV’s managing editor. “We are working hard to retrieve and restore priceless L.A. film archives as part of this anniversary process.”
Marketing Local TV News Choppers, Part 1
January 16th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyTV stations have been using helicopters to broadcast images from the air since 1958. And since then, stations have been marketing and advertising their choppers as part of their news brand. And as the aircraft have gotten more high tech, so have the promos.