Sinclair’s ‘The National Desk’ Starts Today
January 18th, 2021 by Paul GreeleySinclair’s The National Desk, a three-hour morning news program, debuted today on Sinclair’s 190-plus stations. Promising commentary-free news coverage from both local and national perspectives, the program is based out of WJLA’s studios in Washington.
NBC & Telemundo Giving $3.5 Million To Local Nonprofits
January 12th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyIn 11 select markets, a total of $3.475 million in grants will be awarded to nonprofits that are helping to move their communities forward. “These organizations are vital to our communities and they need and deserve our support,” says Valari Staab, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations president.
Local TV Keeps Giving To Help Those In Need
December 18th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyTV stations owned by Weigel, Nexstar, Sinclair, Gray, Tegna, Hearst, and Sunbeam in markets all over the country are responding to help those in need in their communities with food, toys, clothing, rent assistance and even restaurants hit by the pandemic.
New Syracuse Dean Details SU’s TV News Connection
November 10th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyMark Lodato, the new dean of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, brings a deep background of local TV news and university teaching and administration experience to the position.
How Nexstar’s $120 Million Will Promote ‘News Nation’
August 21st, 2020 by Paul GreeleyPerry Sook, Nexstar Media Group’s chairman and president, says the company is dedicating the equivalent of $120 million this year to promote its national newscast, News Nation. How will that money be spent? What media is being used? And what will the creative be?
WRC Fund Drive Benefits Over 60 Nonprofits
April 20th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWRC, the NBC O&O in Washington, held a fund drive on Thursday, April 16, that raised almost $50,000 in money and donations for local non-profit organizations directly helping people through the COVID-19 pandemic.
KLAS New Year’s Eve Special Airing Across 14 Cities
December 31st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe four-and-a-half-hour broadcast will ring in 2020 with viewers in Nevada, California, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Hawaii and Oregon.
TV Marketing Openings For Brand Manager And Producer
November 18th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyNew job posts on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a brand manager at a broadcast group’s headquarters, and a writer/producer for a station in the nation’s capital.
Creative Services Producer Needed In Washington, D.C.
October 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyThe opening is at the Fox-owned duopoly of WTTG-WDCA. This is a fast-paced, large market environment, and candidates should expect to do it all, from station image campaigns to topicals, from sales to digital.
WTTG Tells Teens: ‘Eyes Up, Phones Down’
June 21st, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWTTG, the Fox-owned affiliate in Washington, D.C., is partnering with the Virginia State Police and State Farm on a teen drivers’ safety campaign called, Eyes Up, Phones Down. Research shows the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day is the most dangerous time for teen drivers. The leading cause for nearly 40% of these crashes is texting and driving.