WXIN Takes Its Morning News On The Road
July 9th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWXIN, Tribune’s Fox affiliate in Indianapolis, hit the road to produce its morning newscast in a town about about 20 miles from Indianapolis. It’s not easy to take a station’s morning newscast out of the studio to a remote location. But if you read some of the comments posted on WXIN’s Facebook page, you’ll see that viewers love it.
Corporate Openings At Graham and Nexstar Headquarters
July 8th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyBoth Graham and Nexstar have openings in their respective corporate headquarters in Chicago and Dallas for a chief technology officer and a senior vice president of local content development.
‘Winning News Viewers With Social’ Wows At Promax Summit
July 8th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyOne of the most revealing and relevant sessions at the Promax Station Summit in Las Vegas last month was Five Tips For Winning Viewers with Social Media. Today, it’s not likes, shares and comments that measure success on Facebook, said Apryl Pilolli, head of innovation at Social News Desk. “You need reach and ratings. You don’t need likes. Awareness, preference, loyalty and sales are more important.”
TV Station Openings Now In News And Marketing
July 8th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyTV stations owned by Graham Media, Nexstar and Weigel Broadcasting posted new job openings on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center last week in news and promotions for stations located in Houston, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and San Antonio.
WLS And WCVB Partner With Northeastern University For News Research
July 2nd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyA cutting-edge study, Video News Research Project, will test the use of new forms of animation, graphics, and data visualization in video storytelling. Year-long, paid fellowship positions will be created as part of the project, one position at each of these stations in Chicago and Boston.
FT. Wayne’s WPTA Earns Emmy For Overall Excellence
July 2nd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWPTA, Quincy’s NBC affiliate in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, took home the top prize for Overall Excellence in the Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards. “In doing so,” said Jonathan Shelley, WPTA’s news director, “a station that scarcely operated as a traditional Big Four affiliate just a few years ago took home the statuette over six other finalists – all from long-established broadcast operations in Indianapolis and Cleveland.”
Devlin Group Gets Promax Gold For Set Design, Again
July 1st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyFor the record breaking sixth time in a row, Devlin Design Group takes home the Promax Gold Award in the Set Design Category. The entry came from KTVU, the Fox O&O in the San Francisco Bay Area.
WNBC Commemorates Gay Uprising In Special Broadcast
June 28th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyOn Saturday, June 28, 1969, members of the New York police department raided the Stonewall Inn, a known gay bar, touching off a series of spontaneous and violent demonstrations by the city’s gay community throughout the city. “The Stonewall riots were a turning point in our city’s history,” said Nicholas Veneziale, VP for New York Live, “leading to the growth of a worldwide pride movement which has inspired global change.”
Cultivating Creativity: Tips From Promax Station Summit
June 28th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWhen you think about it, few careers demand you be creative every day as much as being in the marketing department of a TV station. So how do local TV creative services directors and marketing managers keep themselves and their staff from getting burned out, stuck? That was the mission of the first-time session, Unstuck, at the Promax Station Summit last week in Las Vegas. Check it out.
School Investigation Earns KING National Murrow Award
June 26th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyKING, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Seattle, earned a national Edward R. Murrow Award for its year-long investigative series, Back of the Class.