This next story makes us think of the Buffalo Springfield 1967 Classic “For What It’s Worth” Nielsen has raised its national Television Household Universe Estimate to 119.9 million TV homes for the 2018-19 season ...
Close Congressional races this mid-term are translating into pure gold for the Nations TV station groups. There are more close congressional races than there were earlier in the summer, and that could help TV-station ...
“The Kneeland Project“, an innovative newsroom leadership initiative celebrated its 20th anniversary late last week. Dozens of journalists from across the country were in Austin, Texas for several days of seminars. The Longtime news director ...
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) issued an apology on Sunday after a host at the group’s convention over the weekend referred to some attendees as “things and its.” WSYX (ABC) Columbus, Ohio weatherman ...
The contempt of court case surrounding a former KWWL (NBC) reporter continues. Last week a district court judge in Des Moines Iowa declined to throw out a contempt complaint lodged against a former TV ...
If you think you are seeing things today in Detroit watching Kam Carman on WTVS (PBS) instead of WJBK (FOX), you aren’t losing your marbles. She is launching “Dine & Dish Nation,” which starts locally today ...
Roger Bare, the former KIAH (CW) Houston Texas general manager is on the move. He’s headed to the Art Colony Association, INC. (ACA) to be Executive Director. The Houston nonprofit group produces the Bayou City ...
To take a line from “The Jeffersons TV show“ theme WMAQ (NBC) reporter Katie Kim is “moving on up.” Kim has been promoted to weekend morning news anchor at the NBC-owned station in Chicago, Illinois. She’ll ...
MediaLine Job of the Day….. Multi-Media Journalist FOX 6 News is seeking a multi-media journalist to join our team. We’re looking for someone who has the passion to pursue stories long before the competition, ...
CBS ‘s board is in settlement talks with CEO Leslie Moonves according to multiple reports. The board has presented a plan that would result in his departure from the CBS and allow COO Joe ...
If you didn’t have a chance to be on the front lines like some of us during Hurricane Harvey then boy do we have a movie for you. “Harvey” is scheduled to premiere September ...
While the Democrats revel in the New York Times anonymous op-ed from a “senior administration official” and the Republicans defend President Trump, one wonders how this will impact journalism. Speaking from experience, most newspaper ...
Once again this reporter was the first to bring you breaking news regarding the layoffs at Tribune-owned KDAF (CW33) Dallas Thursday. The staff was completely caught off guard by the decision, which when these ...
A TV News theme song from Philadelphia has some new fans, thanks to a viral video. Earlier this week, a two-minute-long video featuring locals acting out went viral. The fights, fires, and crashes got a ...
It was a rough start for cruise passengers in Galveston Texas on Monday. Dozens of people were packed and ready to hop onboard a Carnival cruise ship but were forced to wade through floodwaters, ...
Casey Scott, a longtime Salt Lake City Utah television and radio personality is accused of causing an auto accident while under the influence. 44-year-old Scott was charged Tuesday in Davis County Justice Court with ...
Longtime KAKE-TV reporter and anchor Jemelle Holopirek is no longer at the station. No rhyme or reason was given and we all know generally that means a contract not renewed. Holopirek had been at ...
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC Chief International Correspondent and “Power Lunch” co-anchor is now in Texas. She’s joined the board of the financial service company Beneficient. You’ll still see her now and then on CNBC according ...
A veteran sportscaster has passed away. Mike Hogewood, died Wednesday. He was 65. The Charlotte Observer reports he was a familiar face to ACC fans for years and was an independent broadcaster for ACC ...
MediaLine Job of the Day….. Meteorologist A Madison station is seeking an experienced meteorologist to join their award-winning news team at our state-of-the-art studios in Madison, Wisconsin. The successful candidate will have the drive ...
Details are still coming in, but Tribune officials met with staffs in Dallas KDAF and Houston KIAH to announce they are “somewhat” ceasing operations at both effective November 6th. KIAH will expand 3-hours in ...
For Tribune, things may have fallen apart with Sinclair and sure lawyers for both media giants are racking up the billable hours, but that doesn’t mean you can’t find a new deal. Reuters reports ...
As media companies Tribune and Sinclair continue to play rock’em sock’em robots in court over a busted up merger, now it appears they may end up being co-defendants in a potential class-action lawsuit. A ...
If you were up and at ’em Wednesday Morning, you probably noticed we were one of the first, if not the first to report what was going down at KDFW (FOX) in real time, ...
We’ve all been here, 15 minutes before deadline and there you sit, ready to voice your track, editor standing by nervously awaiting your 1:05 pkg and you wait, wait for a call or text ...
Few more details out there today about a new streaming service being developed by Disney. The information comes from a report by Variety regarding the future of online viewing. Disney says its product will ...
Tegna’s Daily Blast Live Team is adding three additional hosts as the show heads into season number two. Beau Davidson, Stefanie Jones and Brandon London are coming on board. The three join existing hosts ...
Shhh, this one comes to us from deep within the Hush-Hush and On The QT file. Waco Texas KXXV (ABC) Meteorologist Kylie Capps is about to make a major market climb to KDFW (FOX) Dallas. Sources ...
WTRF (CBS) Morning anchor Tessa DiTirro is moving from Wheeling, W.Va. to Cincinnati, Ohio. She will join Sinclair-owned WKRC, (CBS) jumping 123 markets. DiTirro was morning anchor and had been at the WTRF since 2015. Lucy Bustamante is now ...
We recently heard an anchor on a Canadian radio show refer to bon-uh-fee-dees. This is a word that we’ve also heard frequently as bone-uh-fides. Which is it? Bear with Mrs. B, please. This is ...
MediaLine Job of the Day….. Producer A station in Houston, TX, is seeking a dynamic, passionate and creative Producer. If you are a producer who loves live television, wants to innovate and develop ...
Dallas Texas TV is always interesting and Wednesday Morning was no different. Dallas Police are investigating a crash. Not just a fender bender during the morning commute but something bigger. A pickup slammed into KDFW‘s ...
By now, you’ve probably read or heard at least some of the salacious details about Bob Woodward‘s new Book on President Trump. “Aides routinely stole documents off President Trump’s desk. Military leaders ignored the ...
Technology is even changing the way we watch the big game. This year you can watch it for free on mobile devices. CBS Sports announced Tuesday it will be streaming Super Bowl LIII on ...
Keep an eye out for a new network made up primarily of female-driven shows. Weigel Broadcasting which owns local stations and multicast networks such as MeTV is joining forces with CBS Television Stations to ...
Well, it came and went without much fanfare but our beloved Television Industry just had a birthday. On Sept 4, 1951, the first transcontinental television broadcast in America was carried by 87 stations. On that ...
Even though this footage is from the “Land Down Under” half a world away, how many times has this happened to you? Watch as suspects in a carjacking come out of court and a ...
Did you happen to watch the season premiere of “Steve” Tuesday? We thought there was something slightly different about the 61-year-old Host. A new suit? Na. Hmm. New socks? Nope. Oh, his beard! Harvey ...
It’s something you just don’t want to hear from anyone, that they’ve been diagnosed with cancer. That’s what KPRC (NBC) Chief Meteorologist Frank Billingsley announced to viewers Tuesday night during the stations 6 p.m. ...
Two Anchors from the Charleston West Virginia market are cooling their high heels after an apparent feud boiled over the top recently at an event geared at all things, ending domestic violence against women. ...
The Today Show has a new anchor but he didn’t travel too far for his new digs. Craig Melvin left his job as co-host of Saturday Today last month. The Today Show crew announced ...
Name something social-media star Vincent Rocco Vargas hasn’t done. Vargas is a decorated Army Ranger, an Army Reserve drill sergeant, a former prison guard, a former member of the Border Patrol, an entrepreneur, a ...
A few moves out there in the wonderful world of local news to tell you about. WRGT (FOX) morning anchor Erik Elken is saying goodbye to Dayton, Ohio and making a run for the border ...
Everyone from President Donald Trump to the Pope to Bugs Bunny it seems has hollered how “Fake News” is impacting politics and individuals. Now it seems according to a survey by the Pew Research ...
So, how many times has this happened to you? You are on the scene of a major bust or fire and despite standing across the street on public property, here come the Boy’s in ...
WFAA (ABC) Dallas, Texas Anchor Cynthia Izaguirre found herself in a bit of hot water after laughing off-camera while her co-anchor read a piece about Snapchat apologizing over mislabeling New York City as “Jewtropolis.” ...
This is a tough business, like no other, and at the end of the day, you want to be able to share the good and the bad with, someone who understands the inner workings ...
Engineers at WWTV (CBS) spent their Labor Day, laboring to get the stations on-air signal back. It all began last Friday (August 31st) when the former home to the local CBS in Traverse City, ...
Legendary Sportscaster Bob Costas is close to cutting ties with NBC. The New York Post reports Costas is under contract until at least 2021 but may end the deal three years early. 66-year-old Costas ...
The next time you call a Charter Cable call center, the worker may have a little more pep in his or her voice. That’s because Charter says it is now paying all its employees at least ...
If you are a die-hard “Simpsons” fan, that two-decade old dispute between you and your Production Director is over. Matt Groening, “The Simpsons” creator admitted fans weren’t pulling a “Billie Jean” if they ...
If you have found yourself in Las Vegas over the past decade and tuned in to see what the locals were doing, no doubt you saw KVVU‘s, Monica Jackson. Jackson had been with KVVU ...
Those of you looking to expand your careers and live in Sin City now have a golden opportunity. Both the News Director and Executive Producer for KBLR (Telemundo) are out. Word comes from insiders ...
When Mrs. B hears “We’ll have continuous coverage of this story,” she has to stifle a giggle. “Continuous” means uninterrupted. You hear it on the radio all the time: “Continuous soft rock favorites all ...
On the same day the FBI arrested a Los Angeles man for threatening the lives of journalists at the Boston Globe ( calling them the “enemy of the people”), the fellow who evidently inspired ...
Another one is missing from the News-Press and Gazette quadropoly (is that a thing?) in Yuma, AZ. Sources told us that weathercaster Erika Caturay‘s bio has been scrubbed from the KYMA/KSWT/KECY/KESE website. Sure enough, ...
Our sources tell us that Dispatch Broadcast Group, owner of WBNS in Columbus, OH and WTHR in Indianapolis is preparing to extend early retirement offers to several employees in September. Dispatch, a family-owned company ...
Sure you do. That’s what it says right here in the police report. Ironically, it was at a benefit called “Girls Night Out,” whose purpose is to raise money and awareness of domestic abuse ...
Once again, attorneys for former Waterloo, IA TV reporter Elizabeth Amanieh are asking the court to throw out a contempt claim. Well over a year ago, Amanieh, then a reporter for KWWL, was charged ...
Irene Cruz is the new co-anchor for the 10 pm newscast at Sinclair’s WOAI in San Antonio, TX. No, this is not the new uniform Sinclair has devised for its female newscasters. Cruz is ...
Frank Volpicella, last seen walking out the news director’s door at Meredith’s WGCL in Atlanta, GA has returned to Austin TX, where he was news director for 16 years at KVUE. Volpicella is joining ...
Now that Sinclair is going after the big bucks in counter-suing Tribune Media for being jilted, it seems to be losing interest in punitive actions against poorly-paid news employees – both present and former. ...
Houston blogger Mike McGuff reports that today is the last day for Sherry Williams at Tegna’s KHOU. After 9 years, the anchor-reporter is headed for parts unknown. Her call, mind you. “Channel 11 is ...
Dallas-Ft. Worth Fox O&O KDFW is promoting weekend morning anchor Hanna Battah to the weekday pre-dawn patrol at the station. Battah, who’s been with the station for all of four months, will move from ...
We don’t know what prompted ESPN’s Keith Olbermann to drop this two-decade old never-aired commercial on us, but we’re kinda glad he did. Both this one and this one were among five spots that ...
NewsBlues is taking a long Labor Day Weekend, so there will be no newsletter on Monday, September 3rd. Your Cranky Correspondent is taking some additional time off for the first time in 18 months, ...
Are you a news manager or on-air talent looking for a new adventure? A well-established media talent agency is looking to fill an Agent position. This is not a part-time job or interim gig. ...
Well, much like a bad knock-knock joke, Sinclair has responded to Tribune‘s One Billion Dollar Lawsuit. Problem is, the suit is anything but a joke to the people at Tribune who were already ordering ...
Our friends over at Page Six are reporting: “Embattled NBC News Chairman Andy Lack is facing the boot from the once-prestigious news division due his mishandling of a series of #MeToo scandals and the Megyn Kelly ...
Ever since Dallas KTVT (CBS) let Reporter/Anchor Jane Slater slip away back in 2014, she’s done nothing but rocket skyward, first going to the ESPN-owned Longhorn Network, then in 2016 joining the NFL Network. ...
San Francisco KRON-4 (MyNetworkTV) Reporter Stanley Roberts had planned to blow into his new digs at KPHO (CBS) Phoenix like a Desert Haboob with his ever-popular segment “People Behaving Badly” franchise but Nexstar has thrown ...
We’ve all seen and heard the standard promos over the years, “Where Local News Comes First” or “Your Local News Leader” or my favorite, “If it’s News, It’s News to Us” but a new ...
Netflix is taking a new approach after it fired its chief communications officer because he used a racial slur on at least two occasions in the workplace. You may remember, Jonathan Friedland, who had served as ...
Remember back in the day sneaking peeks at some of the “after hour” offerings on HBO only to be busted by Dad who wondered why the TV was still on after Midnight? Well no ...
Former Reality TV Star, and White House Aide and now Author, Omarosa was caught on tape Bustin’ a Move. The former White House staffer and Trump’s newest frenemy #1 was spotted getting down and ...
We wonder who she pulls for in the annual Red River Showdown? Olivia Martínez is headed to Texas from Oklahoma. She moves up two markets in Nielsen’s Hispanic DMA ranks – from 41 to ...
Meteorologist A station in Norfolk is looking for a dynamic on-air Meteorologist to be part of the News 3 First Warning Storm Team. Responsibilities Candidates must will work well alongside the rest of the weather ...
Now that you’ve mastered the possessive case with its apostrophe, here’s an exception. Possessive pronouns have no apostrophe: hers, its, theirs, yours, whose, oneself. “Who’s” means “who is.” >Who’s going to in master control ...
Citing unspecified “health reasons” Craig Colson announced late Tuesday he is stepping down after six years as news director at Rockfleet Broadcasting duopoly WVII-WFVX in Bangor, ME. Colson came to the television station after ...
No, the picture isn’t a clue. Weekend co-anchor Mike Parker is the latest to leave Nexstar’s WHTM in Harrisburg, but he’s not planning on being a chef. Park, whose last day is Thursday, is ...
One year after Hurricane Harvey smashed through Texas, there are still people seeking permanent housing, others are battling PTSD and other disorders and the storm and how it was handled has become a political ...
This has to be seen to be believed. KRDO reporter Krystal Story and crew were live on the air reporting on a fatal shooting when a bonehead plowed through the crime scene, grazing the ...
Abbott and Costello, Brangelina. Bob Costas and NBC. All natural couplings. All headed for breakups. Eventually it’s what happens. It is looking like, after 40 years, Bob Costas and NBC may be calling it ...
The continual fermentation bubbling in local television’s creative minds have collectively decided that there is money to be made with new newscasts at 3 pm, 11 am and 9 AM You really believe the ...
In Harrisburg, PA, Tribune’s WPMT is adding a 9 a.m. hour starting September 17th. Amy Lutz will anchor. The station’s morning block will run a whopping six hours, beginning at 4 am. A decade ...
KARE-11 anchor Randy Shaver is once again battling cancer – 20 years after his first go-round with the disease. He tweeted out the news: This time prostate cancer. 20 years ago it was Hodgkin’s ...
The last thing Facebook needs right now is to have its professional spinner heading for the door. But there it is, as Rachel Whetstone departs for Netflix and, presumably, less aggravation. Whetstone arrived just ...
Hearst’s WISN in Milwaukee has hired veteran investigative reporter Derrick Rose to head up its “12 News Investigates” unit. Rose comes to Milwaukee after 3 ½ years as a reporter/anchor at Tegna’s WHAS in ...
Sometimes news is right under your nose. And when it hits you, you might want to spread the word. That’s why, from the beginning, NewsBlues has had an anonymous tipline. It’s untraceable and, if ...
It was just a month ago that a bodysurfing accident left WRAL anchor Jeff Hogan paralyzed and facedown in the water off Wrightsville Beach, NC. A month of therapy and Hogan is returning to ...
Former Kansas City traffic reporter/anchor Nikki Vivas is evidently finding life behind a mic with no camera staring at her more comfortable. Vivas, who called the traffic shots at Hearst duopoly KMBC-KCWE for just ...
A station in Terre Haute, IN is looking for an experienced and creative News Director to lead their talented team. Primary duties include managing the day to day operation, training, leading and inspiring the ...
The P-R People at Houston’s KTRK (ABC) were working overtime this past weekend with the announcement of a new show just a few weeks away. KTRK says it’s debuting “Eyewitness News at 3 PM” ...
Seems like we all hear about the number of shootings going on these days in Chicago. Well check this out: “America to Me” is set in Chicago’s Oak Park River Forest High School. It’s ...
The Scripps owned station in Baltimore, WMAR (ABC) is turning a reality show idea into reality for a school geared at helping special needs kids. St. Elizabeth School serves students with many different disabilities ...
Well, Tie me Kangaroo Down Sport, check out the latest from former Fox News Anchor Anna Kooiman. Kooiman moved to Sydney, Australia in September of 2016 to be with her Aussie husband’s family. She ...
Lot’s of people say they are in a cord-cutting mood, tired of that ever-growing cable bill which started out at $29.99 but has morphed into nearly $200 a month. According to a new survey, maybe ...
Staffers at San Francisco’s KPIX (CBS) were hoping CBS would do what it did with KTVT (CBS) Dallas, promote the Assistant News Director to fill the vacant News Director position. And like the giant ...
