WSFA Digitizing Six Decades Of Alabama News Archives
December 6th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWSFA Montgomery expects to digitize 3,600 hours of the station’s archived news footage going back to the 1950s. Read what important historical events they’ve uncovered so far, and why a state agency came on board to help.
KMBC Kansas City Begins Sunday Public Affairs Program
December 3rd, 2021 by Paul GreeleyLawmakers, leaders, KMBC reporters and newsmakers alike will join roundtable discussions focused on the local impact of weekly headlines and ongoing issues.
WAAY Unites 1,400 High School Choir Voices Into Holiday Messages
December 1st, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWAAY in Huntsville, Ala., wanted to bring a little different message to its audience. It arranged for approximately 1,400 students from schools all over North Alabama to participate in recording Let There Be Peace on Earth.
WTXL’s Thanksgiving Turkey Drive Aids Tallahassee’s Hungry
November 30th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyThe ABC 27 Turkey Drive is a critical part of the station’s partnership with the Second Harvest of the Big Bend and has become one of the largest fundraisers for the charity.
FBI Raids City Offices Hours After WWL Airs Investigation
November 29th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWWL’s investigation exposing corruption in a city agency triggered a raid by the FBI to seize records just hours later. The three-part investigation, Hidden Dangers, reveals how months of painstaking, dogged detective work uncovered a practice literally ready to explode. And linear TV news viewers tuned in at the appointed time to watch.
Sinclair’s STIRR: Local News And Everything Else
November 22nd, 2021 by Paul GreeleySinclair’s free streaming network, STIRR, is a place for cord cutters and mobile users to watch live local news provided by the 82 Sinclair TV stations across the country. But with hundreds of other TV programs and thousands of on demand options, marketing STIRR can be a challenge.
Want Local TV News Coverage? WCAU News Exec Offers Tips
November 19th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyLocal TV newsrooms are awash with emails every day pitching news coverage from PR professionals and volunteer community organizations, and everybody in between. The good news is that stations want to cover what’s going in their communities.
Still Getting My Kicks Watching ’60s TV Show, ‘Route 66’
November 12th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyFor a 10-year old boy, the 1960s TV show, Route 66, had everything — a two-seat convertible sports car that took two cool guys all over the U.S. I wanted to be one of the guys in that Corvette, with the wind in my hair, not a care in the world, tooling around the country looking for my place in it. Now, 60 years later, I can relive the memories and the shows.
Jim Gardner, WPVI Philadelphia’s Veteran Anchor, Prepares For Retirement
November 11th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyJim Gardner, longtime news anchor at WPVI, the ABC-owned affiliate in Philadelphia, is reducing his anchoring schedule as he plans to retire at the end of 2022 after more than four decades in broadcast.
‘Sinclair Cares’ Campaign Urges Support Of Veterans
November 10th, 2021 by Paul GreeleySinclair is encouraging viewers and employees to volunteer to support veterans in their communities or donate to help Disabled American Veterans (DAV) which offers free support services to more than a million veterans across the US each year.