KSBW Holds One-Day Telethon For California Storm Relief
February 8th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyThe series of major winter storms cut power to thousands, flooded entire neighborhoods, toppled trees and unleashed debris flows. The flooding resulted in millions of dollars of damage to homes, agricultural land and businesses. Residents continue to be displaced.
Local TV Advertiser Applauds KOSA’s Digital Marketing Campaign In Testimonial
February 6th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyA local advertiser on KOSA in Odessa-Midland, Texas, was so impressed with the digital advertising campaign done for his business by the station that he went on camera to let others know that he wanted “to invest more in that type of advertising.”
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
February 5th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a general sales manager; an assistant chief engineer; a multimedia journalist; a sales account executive; a producer and reporter to work remotely on a new national daily news magazine; and a weekend anchor/reporter.
Weekends Are Better When You Sign Up For Free ‘Marketing Monday’ Newsletter
February 3rd, 2023 by Paul GreeleyLocal TV people who have signed up for the free Marketing Monday newsletter from TVNewsCheck tend to have a very relaxing weekend. Because they know, come Monday morning, they can count on Marketing Monday newsletter to appear in their inboxes.
WESH Reporters Tell Personal Accounts Of Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
January 31st, 2023 by Paul GreeleyOn Wednesday, Feb. 1, WESH, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Orlando, Fla., is airing WESH 2 Chronicle: Witness to History, The Loss of Shuttle Columbia, featuring personal accounts told by the reporters and anchors who covered the 2003 disaster.
KXAN Austin Launches Newsletter On Texas Politics, Government
January 30th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyKXAN, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Austin, Texas, has introduced a weekly newsletter to keep residents informed on the top political news of the week. “It really made sense because our station has such a strong history of covering politics,” says Kate Winkle, KXAN’s digital director.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
January 29th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a digital manager at a university public media service.
KMOV’s Morning And Late News Ratings Trending Up
January 23rd, 2023 by Paul GreeleyKMOV St. Louis increased viewership for its morning and late news in the fall of 2022. Scott Diener, KMOV’s news director, says since Danielle Ruth Reeves arrived as CSD, “her team has done a great job with the marketing.”
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
January 22nd, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a director of creative services, several sales managers, a digital content manager, executive news producers, a weekend anchor, an MMJ and a business affairs VP.
Not Your Typical Local TV News Promos
January 20th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyIn many cases, local TV news promos are easily recognized. But through the years, some stations have gone high concept, hired professional actors or volunteer station employees, to be in carefully scripted skits that don’t look like the news promos you’re used to seeing, at least at first.