Earth-Shaking Breaking News Hits Buffalo TV Stations
February 17th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyOn Monday, Feb. 6, at around 6:15 in the morning, a 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Buffalo, N.Y., the strongest recorded in the area in 40 years. Buffalo’s TV stations were airing their morning newscasts at the time and began reporting on the rare phenomenon.
Scripps’ WKBW And KNXV Earn Journalism Awards
July 7th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyThe two stations earned excellence in journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. WKBW’s award is for its investigation into child sexual abuse inside the Catholic Church in Western New York. KNXV’s award is for its investigative series inside a local Arizona police department which exposed a corrupt culture that protected officers and misled the public.
Stations Getting Creative To Help Local Advertisers
March 31st, 2020 by Paul GreeleySome TV stations are helping their local advertisers with deeply discounted or free — yes, I said free — advertising to keep their clients top of mind in their market.
High School TV Journalists Shine Thanks To Scripps
January 28th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyAll this week, Scripps TV stations are working directly with high schools in their communities to produce original pieces of student journalism. Here are some examples of that collaboration.
Priest Sex Abuse Investigation Earns WKBW National Award
April 11th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyAs a result of its initial reporting, a source within the Buffalo diocese agreed to work with WKBW investigative reporter Charlie Specht and photojournalist Jeff Wick, providing the investigative team with evidence of a church cover-up.