WVUE Investigation Earns ‘Best In Show’ From Headliner Awards
May 17th, 2023 by Paul Greeley“Louisiana in general and New Orleans in particular is fortunate to have Zurik and WVUE on guard for public interest,” was one of the comments made by the judges in awarding WVUE New Orleans the Best of Show distinction for its investigative series Drained.
IRE Awards: TV Station Winners And Finalists
April 27th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyThe local TV station winners and finalists of the 2022 Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Awards have been released and include nine stations from around the country.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
February 5th, 2023 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a general sales manager; an assistant chief engineer; a multimedia journalist; a sales account executive; a producer and reporter to work remotely on a new national daily news magazine; and a weekend anchor/reporter.
2020’s Outstanding Local TV News Investigations Announced
April 9th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyInvestigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), announced the winners of their 2020 awards this week.
WVUE New Orleans February Ratings Strongest In Its History
March 11th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyDuring the February 2021 ratings period, WVUE, branded as Fox 8, led all other stations Monday through Friday in morning, evening and late newscasts.
WVUE New Orleans Airing Concert Series Across Louisiana
April 3rd, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWVUE, Gray’s Fox affiliate in New Orleans, together with all the Gray-owned stations in Louisiana, are airing a series of concerts that will feature numerous artists based throughout the state singing from their front porches, living rooms, backyards, or wherever they find themselves quarantined.
WVUE New Orleans Went ‘Hyper Local’ On Super Bowl Sunday
February 12th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWVUE, Gray’s Fox affiliate in New Orleans, took a tongue in cheek approach to its Super Bowl Sunday strategy with a series of promos for its 10 o’clock news. “We went hyper local,” said Blaine Strawn, WVUE’s marketing director. “Granted, most viewers outside of New Orleans won’t understand, but we knew our viewers would.”
Watch Winning Society of Professional Journalists Awards
May 2nd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWatch winning examples from KPRC Houston; WDIO Duluth; KARE Minneapolis; WVUE New Orleans; WTHR Indianapolis; KCCI Des Moines; KDVR Denver; and KNTV San Francisco. The Sigma Delta Chi Awards date back to 1932, when the Society of Professional Journalists (then called Sigma Delta Chi) first honored six individuals for contributions to journalism.
In New Orleans, Sports Beats Comedy On WVUE
December 3rd, 2018 by Paul GreeleyWVUE’s late fringe sports programming is a hit for viewers, beating the kings of comedy, Kimmel, Colbert and Fallon. See how WVUE is promoting these sports specials almost every night of the week.