KUSA And Tegna Award Denver Nonprofits $35,000 In Grants
July 12th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyThe community grants help address a range of community issues, including mental health support, vaccine and health screening access, cultural preservation and the importance of growing local foods.
Jennifer Hudson Hopes To Light Up Daytime TV
June 24th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyAt the Promax Station Summit this week in Las Vegas, Warner Bros., which is distributing The Jennifer Hudson Show, wowed an audience of local TV creative services and marketing directors with a presentation that included an appearance by the newest EGOT winner herself.
How WJXX-WTLV Turned A Bus Into A Jacksonville Community Event
May 23rd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWJXX and WTLV, Tegna’s ABC and NBC affiliates in Jacksonville, Fla., ran a two-week on-air campaign promising viewers that something big was coming. What was coming was four years and $1 million in the making, and it was going to be revealed live during the evening news.
WOI Anchor With Twins Holds Diaper Drive For Community
February 9th, 2022 by Paul GreeleySabrina Ahmed, news anchor for WOI in Des Moines, Iowa, is the mother of twins, Beau and Bella, who just turned 2 years old. To celebrate the end of her twins needing diapers, WOI held Beau & Bella’s Birthday Diaper Drive that ended Monday, Feb. 7.
Building Brands On Investigative Journalism
January 10th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyTwo TV stations — Tegna’s KING Seattle and Nexstar’s KXAN Austin, Texas — are using investigative journalism to differentiate themselves from their competitors. How do they make the station’s intermittent investigations into a reason to watch their news all the time? And is it successful?
Tomorrow’s NewsTECHForum Conference An ‘Unprecedented Event’
December 13th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyTVNewsCheck‘s eighth annual NewsTECHForum takes place tomorrow both in person and via live stream from the New York Hilton. Broadcast executives representing “a wide cross-section of representation will lead discussions about how the news product and technology intersect,” says Michael Depp, TVNewsCheck editor, and executive producer of this year’s NewsTECHForum.
KCEN Holds Veterans Day Fundraiser For Fort Hood USO
November 16th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyKCEN, Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Temple, Texas, held a telethon to raise funds the USO at Fort Hood, one of the largest military installations in the world.
Millions Tuned Into WWL’s Streaming Content During Hurricane Ida
September 27th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyHurricane Ida roared into Louisiana on Aug. 29, knocking out power to all of New Orleans. During the storm’s approach, landfall and immediate aftermath, WWL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate there, measured more than 15 million video plays on its YouTube channel alone.
How’s Your Station Covering ‘Back To School’?
August 13th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyThere’s so much uncertainty and controversy about students returning to school. How is your station covering the return to school for students? How is your station promoting that coverage? However they go back, how do you have their back?
WTLV-WJXX Viewer Gets The Info She Needs To Get Vaccinated
August 4th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyAn unvaccinated viewer watching a newscast on First Coast News in Jacksonville says she was so “confident with the information it gave” that she scheduled and received a vaccine. Not only that, but she sent First Coast News an email thanking them. The station then turned the email into a testimonial spot.