Helping Their Communities: It’s What TV Stations Do
November 30th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyTV stations help their local communities countless ways, year after year. These days, the need for food, warm clothes, toys, and Thanksgiving turkeys is much greater because of the pandemic. And stations are responding to the need.
WLNE Collecting Sweaters For Students In Cold Classrooms
November 11th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyStudents in Providence, Rhode Island shivering in chilly classrooms because the windows are open due to COVID-19 precautions are getting some help from WLNE, Standard Media’s ABC affiliate there.
WSPA Hires Susan Pascal As Creative Services Director
July 20th, 2020 by Paul GreeleySusan Pascal has more than 17 years’ experience in TV station marketing in New York, Boston and Providence, R.I. “I’m excited,” said Pascal, “it’s going to be fun.”
WLNE And KLKN Launch ‘Who’s Hiring’ For Job Seekers
April 21st, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWLNE, in Providence, Rhode Island, and KLKN, in Lincoln, Nebraska, both owned by Standard Media, launched, ‘Who’s Hiring’, a free service to local companies and job seekers to help during the coronavirus crisis.
FBI Mob Tapes Latest In WPRI’s Digital Series
November 14th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAn audio recording by the FBI inside a home in a quiet Massachusetts neighborhood captured the secret induction ceremony of a Mafia crime family as they took the oath of secrecy to join La Costa Nostra. That recording is the subject of the latest episode of the digital-only series, 12 On 12, by WPRI, Nextar’s CBS affiliate in Providence, R.I.
TV Managers Dish About Recruiting Difficulties
August 23rd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyTV managers weigh in on the difficulties of recruiting, especially when it comes to the most difficult job openings to fill in local TV — news producers, account executives and creative services writer/producers.
New TV Promos From Across The Country
August 20th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyFrom Milwaukee to Denver, Little Rock to Sacramento, check out these TV promos covering news image, apps, morning news, weather and a new lifestyle show.
WJAR Celebrating 70 Years By Looking Forward
March 27th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyMatthew Lebowitz, the station’s creative services director, sent me a note about what the station is doing to celebrate. “We wanted to celebrate the 70 year milestone, while keeping our eye on the future,” said Lebowitz.