KSBW Devotes A Day To Help Local Communities
December 12th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyKSBW, Hearst’s dual NBC/ABC-affiliates in Salinas, California, devoted an entire broadcast and on-line day to raise funds and collect food and toys as part of their Project CommUNITY initiative.
All Aboard! KNTV Investigates San Fran’s Dangerous Trains
December 12th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco’s transportation network, serves more than 420,000 commuters each day. KNTV’s investigative unit spent months recording on BART trains at all hours to explore how a once-renowned transportation network became one of the most dangerous in the country.
Graham’s WDIV Goes All Things Hoffa For Podcast
December 5th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyHoffa’s disappearance is one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of the 20th century. He lived most of his life in Detroit and was last seen 20 miles north of the city. Interest in what happened to Hoffa has never waned, and the mystery only deepens as the decades pass. Recent projects, including a Martin Scorsese film on the subject, are sparking a new wave of theories, investigation, and excitement about what seems to be the ultimate cold case.
WIS Promo Turns Weather Team Into Video Game
December 4th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyJared Stepp, WIS’ creative director, said he likes to do promos that stick out. But when he got the idea to turn the station’s weather team into a video game, he feared he might have gone too far. So for 5 months, he worked on the promo secretly.
WRAL Partners With Fact Check Site PolitiFact
December 2nd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe new segment will make fact-checks available to more people in North Carolina than ever before. “This new partnership will help North Carolinians decipher truth from fiction in a non-partisan format,” said Ashley Talley, WRAL’s enterprise executive producer.
Graphic Artist Opening In America’s Friendliest City
December 2nd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe latest job posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center is for a senior graphic artist for Meredith’s NBC affiliate in what Travel+Leisure ranked as the country’s friendliest city.
KWWL Special Focuses On Iowa’s Family Farms
November 27th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyGrowing Forward: The Future of Farming In Iowa examined the impact of the trade war, the stresses of the business and the changing technology, as well as the issue of what happens to the family farm if nobody’s left to work it.
Local TV Sales Manager Openings In Great Places
November 25th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyNew job posts to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for local TV sales managers for Tegna and Nexstar stations in Arizona and along the southeast Atlantic coast.
Wendy Chioji Scholarship Announced By University of Central Florida
November 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe University of Central Florida, Orlando’s hometown university, has announced a new endowed journalism scholarship in the name of Wendy Chioji.
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.