WROC Earns Two New York Emmy Awards
November 5th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyThe station was recognized in the Medium/Small (50+) category for Best Evening Newscast, and Adam Chodak was also recognized in the Commentary/Editorial category as the Best Talent.
WBFF’s Marketing Director Produces Documentary About Dad’s Italian Immigrant Mission
November 4th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWhen Pete Ferraro’s dad left Italy to come to the United States in 1966, he recorded messages on reel to reel tape of many Italians who had family in the U.S. Ferraro, the marketing director at WBFF Baltimore, turned his dad’s story into an hour-long documentary, il Messaggero (the Messenger).
WSFA Donates Building To Nonprofit, Then Donates $300K From Telethon
November 2nd, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWSFA, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Montgomery, Ala., went above and beyond to help a nonprofit in its community. First, in January, the station donated a 40,000 square-foot building to Mercy House. Then last month, WSFA held a one-day telethon that raised more than $300,000 for the organization.
WXIA Asks Parents Skeptical Of School Diversity Programs To Interview Experts
November 1st, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWhen a Georgia county school hired a diversity, equity and inclusion administrator, parents criticized the move. Two agreed to interview experts and allow WXIA to report on what they learned and whether it changed their conclusions.
KSHB’s ‘Gift Of Sole’ Lifts Kids’ Self-Esteem
October 28th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyKevin Holmes, KSHB’s evening anchor, had the desire to start a community project like Gift of Sole. Growing up in the inner city, he has seen first-hand the impact a new pair of shoes can have on a child.
CBS Stations To Make ‘EPIC’ Move In 13 Markets
October 27th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWendy McMahon, president, co-head of CBS News and Stations at ViacomCBS, announced that the CBS station group will be hiring to fill a number of newly created positions as executive producers impacting communities (EPIC).
WTAE Smashes 2,365-Pound Pumpkin For Charity
October 26th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWho doesn’t want to see what happens when a 2,365 pound pumpkin, the largest grown this year in North America, is dropped 130 feet to the ground?
Stars Align For Stephen Arnold Music, Cox’s WFXT And WHBQ
October 25th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyThe professionals at Stephen Arnold know news music. The creatives at Cox’s TV stations in Boston and Memphis, not so much. The two groups found the perfect collaborative synergy with Stream, a new news music package both stations are using.
Scripps Literacy Campaign Distributing 200,000 Books To Kids
October 20th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyThe national If You Give a Child a Book… campaign will distribute more than 200,000 books to kids in low-income households across the country this school year.
KOAT Launches ‘KOATs For Kids’ Donation Drive
October 19th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyThe coldest temperature recorded in Albuquerque was minus 50 degrees in 1951. So New Mexican children need warm coats to be winter weather ready. And KOAT, Hearst’s ABC affiliate there, is helping with itsannual KOATs for Kids coat drive that starts this week.