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HOW THIS DIGITAL PRODUCER GOT THE STATION 50K TIKTOK FOLLOWERS
In January, NBC Boston multimedia marketing producer Jeremy Walker asked his boss if he could launch a station TikTok account. His boss VP of marketing Robert Poulton said yes. As Walker says “it’s a ...
SLOW NEWS DAY?
If you didn’t know this was a sweeps month, you will shortly. Country superstar Garth Brooks was getting some free airtime on the KSL morning newscast to promote his upcoming Salt Lake City concert ...
FOUR YEARS AND….POOF!!!…GONE!
Quincy’s (soon-to-be Gray’s) WEEK in Peoria, IL has parted ways with morning meteorologist Jesse Guinn (right). Guinn, a part of the morning team for the past four years, announced his departure in a Facebook ...
WORTH THE TIME
We ran across an article in “The Washington Post” about the beginnings of cable noise wanna-be powerhouse Newsmax and its exceedingly self-appreciating CEO Chris Ruddy and it is quite the read. We had, quite ...
CRACK ONE OPEN AND ENJOY
The weekend is here and a new month has begun. So how did the last month go for tv newsers? We’re back Monday.
FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE NEWSROOM
After three years out of the tv news business, Jesse Schroeder has left a teaching job to get back in the anchor chair at Gray’s KTRE in Lufkin, TX. He’s on the 6 and ...
ANOTHER VET FORSAKING THE BUSINESS FOR SOMETHING ELSE
After a tenure that spanned the 1980’s until now, veteran Albany anchor Benita Zahn is kissing tv news goodbye and headed for another career. She’s leaving the chair at Hubbard’s WNYT at the end ...
27 YEARS IS ENOUGH
Say goodbye to another tv news veteran. After 27(!) years at the newsroom helm of Scripps KTVQ in Billings, MT, Jon Stepanek is stepping down as news director. “I feel so fortunate to have ...
