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BRIANA KEILAR CALLS OUT FRAUD FRAUD
All of this going down on Veteran’s Day… The Trump campaign and Nevada Republicans this week wrote a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr claiming to have names of slightly over 3000 people “who ...
FOX NEWS HOST’S PUSH-BACK NON-EXISTENT
Former Trump acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker peddled, without any proof, a conspiracy on Wednesday that “thousands of dead voters” in Nevada voted in this past election
WH ELECTION NIGHT PARTY MAY HAVE BEEN COVID HOT-SPOT
At least two more Covid-19 cases have been reported in the White House following the White House election night party.
COVID ERA MEDIA TRAINING
Clients will receive an eight- to twelve-week program, including a “deep-dive” into the current state of consumer attention
SHE’S GOIN’ TO KANSAS CITY…KANSAS CITY HERE SHE COMES
WDAF-TV has reached over to Topeka for its new weekend anchor.
YOUNGSTOWN AND CHATTANOOGA ANCHORS TEST POSITIVE
First News anchor Stan Boney has tested positive for COVID-19, though his symptoms at this point are mild – according to Youngstown, Ohio’s WKBN. Boney, 63, first started feeling symptoms on Nov. 4 with ...
LITERALLY, A WTF MOMENT
MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin was tossing to throwing to NBC News' Ken Dilanian, presumably as he has done many times before.
TEGNA READY FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE POLITICAL $$ BONANZA
Election Night is over a week past. The winner was projected days ago. The loser... well... he's not there yet. But one thing that is not quite over just yet - political advertising.
A PERSISTENT VIRAL LIE, EASILY DEBUNKED
"Lyin Ted" is gonna be "Lyin Ted"
WANTED: ANOTHER SHOT AT RIGHT-WING TV….PLEASE
Underemployed television talent Megyn Kelly—the former Fox News star who jumped to NBC News for $23 million a year but was fired 17 months later for comments about Halloween blackface—has been off the air ...
WHA-A-A-AT??!!!
Sandra Smith appeared unaware that she was still on air with a hot mic
TINY AFFILIATE BEING BULLIED BY TRUMP WANTS CASE TOSSED
Donald Trump is mounting a long-shot, last-ditch legal effort to stop Joe Biden from being certified the winner of the 2020 presidential election. But there’s one judge being asked to basically declare Trump the ...
AN AMICABLE DIVORCE
Univision asks 'Can we just be friends'
PITTSBURGH TV NEWS PIONEER SUCCUMBS TO COVID
Trailblazing Pittsburgh news anchor and host Eleanor Schano has died
STAYING IN SEATTLE
Another Seattle station, another executive producer hire. KCPQ-TV (FOX) has hired Jessamyn McIntyre as an EP. McIntyre’s been working as an on-air personality and producer for the 710 ESPN radio station in Seattle. She ...
THAT IS REALLY A NO-NO…YOU’RE FIRED
It's kinda like when people on social media create memes that quote themselves and then "like" the post, only much MUCH worse
A COMEBACK FOR NET NEUTRALITY?
Those who support net neutrality are in hard-rock-montage-gearing-up mode
THINGS LOOK DIFFERENT AT ESPN’S TOP
In a story NewsBlues hss been following, ESPN has re-set its senior executive team
CRUZ MISSILE
It's Wallace v Cruz and it's getting ugly
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
“How cool that is to be sitting in the chair that dad pioneered in this market”
CAVUTO’S “NO NO NO” TO McENANY
Fox News has been a cozy bear skin rug by the fire place for the Trump administration for close to the last four years.
PROMOTIONS G’LORE
In Lansing, Michigan at WSYM-TV, Jessie Williams will be the ND hired to oversee the buildup of a news department at this Scripps owned FOX affiliate. She’s currently an EP for Scripps’ WTMJ-TV (NBC) ...
IT WOULD BE NICE, WOULDN’T IT?
NeimanLab asks if cable news can find a new way to cover Election Night
‘SEY’ YA SOON… VERY SOON
In a story NewsBlues has been following, Allison Seymour has landed firmly on her feet after exiting FOX5-DC, where she worked for the last two decades (21 years to be exact). Allison bid farewell, ...
KOBI IN MEDFORD, OREGON IS HIRING
Calling all Chief Meteorologists! NewsBlues has been tipped-off that there is a full-time job opportunity with KOBI-TV, the NBC affiliate in beautiful southwest Oregon. If would like additional information, you can contact KOBI’s HR ...
A COUNTRY DIVIDED, A NETWORK DIVIDED
While the final electoral college results are still being tabulated, the popular vote went to Joe Biden by approximately 4 million votes. A large number but that breaks down to the voting nation supporting ...
ANGRY ELECTION MOB HARASSES REPORTER
The Maricopa County Election Center in Arizona is the county’s ballot-counting facility. After the news that Arizona got erroneously called for Joe Biden (it eventually did go Biden’s way), a gathering of Trump supporters ...
SERIOUSLY, WHEN DID JOHN KING SLEEP!?
Before the winner of the 2020 election had been declared, there were those defying how much sleep a human being needs in order to function – and it didn’t go unnoticed on social media. ...
ANOTHER THREAD IN THE JODI HUISENTRUIT MYSTERY?
In late June of 1995, Jodi Huisentruit, a young anchor at KIMT television in Mason City, Iowa, disappeared from the parking lot of her apartment building on the way to work, never to be ...
“NEWS NATION” SUFFERS 2nd BIGGEST ELECTION HUMILIATION
In a week that saw some cable networks and digital sites set viewership records, “News Nation,” the Chicago-based startup launched in September by Nexstar Media Group, barely registered. According to RobertFeder – at the ...
REPORTER’S FINALLY HAD IT
Those who watch the news, write the news, produce the news and deliver the news had been stewing at least since election night, and in most cases, for much longer. So when it lingered ...
VAN JONES SHEDS A TEAR OVER RESULTS
The days of stoic, mannequin-like news personalities went the way of the dodo long ago. At least on cable news, emotions have the green light to run where they may in many cases. ...
SOMEONE FINALLY CALLS OUT ESPN OVER LAYOFFS
Bob Ley, the former longtime ESPN host and the highly respected face of its investigative journalism group, has laid into the cable channel over its recent mass-layoffs. “Trying to remain objective and unemotional as ...
HOW THEY CALLED IT FOR BIDEN
It was predicted to be an election like no other and it exceeded expectations. Because of a global pandemic, in and of itself may have swayed the results as an issue, mail-in votes were ...
THIS WEEK IN LITIGATION
Back in December 2019, we told you about the departure of news director April Samp from Tegna’s WOI in Des Moines, IA – OK, Ames, if you’re stickler for city of license. This past ...
“BALLOT BANDIT” OUTED AS LOCAL NEWS EMPLOYEE
“Election fraud” – – it has an ugly ring to it. Especially when the President of the United States alleges it on election night. On the other hand, trust in the media is at ...
ESPN WHACKING ANOTHER 500 JOBS
The pandemic, the rising cost of sports rights fees and the continued cord-cutting by consumers continues to take its toll on ESPN. And that means some familiar faces may soon find themselves on the ...
WELL WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED THIS?
THE HEADLINES: “Nexstar 3Q Revenue Soars 68.5%” “Gray 3Q Revenue Climbs 17%” “Meredith Station Quarterly Revenue Up 17%” Pandemic, Schmandemic. Political revenue exploded, not surprisingly, in the run-up to the election and the wheelbarrows ...
SINCLAIR MOVES VETERAN METEOROLOGIST FROM BALTIMORE TO WEST PALM
After 18 years delivering the forecast at Sinclair flagship WBFF in Baltimore, Vytas Reid is headed for sunnier climes. Starting next month, he’ll be chief met for Sinclair’s West Palm Beach, FL outlet, WPEC. ...
ABC NEWS ANCHOR CLEARS HURDLES TO BATTLE BACK
Forbes Magazine gives us an update on Dan Harris, the ABC News anchor who rather infamously had an on-air panic attack while delivering the news on “Good Morning America” back in 2004. Harris, who ...
AND THE WINNER IS… FOX NEWS
We still do not have a 2020 Presidential Election winner, but we can call the Nielsen ratings race for Fox News Channel.
EVEN FOX ANCHORS CALLED OUT TRUMP’S COUP ATTEMPT
All the major networks carried Trump's address at the start, but NBC News and MSNBC cut into it
THE ABCs OF STREAMING – IT MAY BE TAKING OFF
From March to August, the ABC News Live streaming service averaged 23 million monthly viewers
NEW FACES IN MIAMI
There are going to be two new faces joining Miami Fox affiliate WSVN-Ch. 7′s news team
GRAND ERROR OVER GRAND CANYON STATE
An error in data used by a consortium of major news outlets wrongly said Wednesday that 98 percent of ballots had been counted in Arizona, despite the fact that an estimated 14 percent or ...
HOME IN GARDEN (STATE)
One thing that could have taken some NEWS12 New Jersey viewers by surprise, as the results for their state came in
FROM THE SET TO A SEAT
A long time TV meteorologist has won a seat in his state's House of Delegates
McDONALD IS LOVING IT
On the move...
RESURFACING ACROSS THE STREET IN LANSING
Switching teams but staying in Lansing
“WE ARE GOING TO THE SUPREME COURT,” “WE WON”
It was at 2:21 am that President Trump addressed the nation from the East Room of the White House.
DETROIT TV STATION HIRES TECH BOSS
WDIV's got a new tech boss
HERE YA GO IDAHO
Veteran news director headed to Idaho Falls, ID.
LAST DITCH EFFORT TO DISCOUNT VOTES
The effort to throw 127,000 votes in Texas in the trash
THE MURDOCHS PREPARE FOR COMPETITION
“We love competition,” Murdoch said in response to a direct question from an analyst about Trump’s future
BOTH LIKE THEIR CHANCES, SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
Stay out of our election POLAND!
LAST MEDIA HIT BEFORE ELECTION AND IT WAS…
This is not the president we know.
ONE-TIME “AMERICA’S MAYOR” HOLDS FORTH ON RUSSIAN STATE NEWS OUTLET
President Donald Trump’s lawyer chatted with the Russian state-owned news outlet
TIME FOR AN ELECTION BREAK (YOU’VE EARNED IT)
Ready for something un-election, un-COVID and un-serious? Take a look at October’s news bloopers:
MEET THE NEW BOSS
Flint has a new GM
THE CANDIDATES WILL BE IN DC & WILMINGTON ON ELECTION NIGHT
Donald Trump is expected to hold his election night celebration at his Trump International hotel in Washington, although there has been some talk of moving the festivities to the White House. Joe Biden will be in ...
TWITTER’S “VERIFIED” SOURCES FOR ELECTION NIGHT
Twitter on Monday provided more details about its policies around tweets that declare election results.
THE NETWORKS FACE A HUGE ELECTION NIGHT CHALLENGE
In the past, there were always government sources of information that could be trusted.
BILL NYE THE NEWS GUY?
Bill Nye is the newest guest correspondent for...
AL ROKER MEETS THE NEXT AL ROKER
Al Roker better check how many years he has on his contract
CHICAGO NEWS VET PREPARES FOR ELECTION SWAN SONG
“In this case, it sort of is our final exam on elections”
PHILLY ANCHOR HEADED TO DC
Washington's FOX 5 is excited to announce new member of the team
AT HOME IN MICHIGAN
WILX has a new reporter
UH OH… DID THAT MAKE IT TO AIR?
In certain areanas, an "L" means a "loss," and they wanted to be avoided at all costs.
NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT? DO NOT DO THIS!
Congrats, you’ve been offered an on-air job. Yes, all your friends at home will see you that your dream came true. Yes, that one that dumped you can suck it! Ok, that last one ...
FORMER NBC AND CNN REPORTER LAWYERS UP TO FIGHT BRIT TABLOIDS
“The allegation our client provided sexual favors to the UK Ambassador in return for stories is also seriously defamatory and should not be republished”
MOVING UP THE BEANSTALK IN BEANTOWN
A 23 year veteran of the station, having joined as a producer in 1997...
THE RETURN OF NATALIE MORALES
Morales first joined the Today show in 2006, beginning as a national correspondent before moving up to co-anchor in 2008.
ENOUGH ALREADY
Retiring after nearly 50 years in broadcast journalism...
WELL HE’S DONE ALL RIGHT BY THE WASHINGTON POST SO….CNN?
Are we potentially looking at CNN Prime?
BACK HOME TO THE WINDY CITY
“SWEET HOME CHICAGO: It’s official!”
WELCOME TO IDAHO
Prior to her current role, she was director of market development at KING from 2013 to 2016
VETERAN TWIN CITIES WEATHER GUY HANGING IT UP
It's truly been an honor to work with someone I watched when I was in high school.
FROM THE ANCHOR DESK TO….THE GYM????!!
His new career is in fitness
PINK SLIPS COME IN NOVEMBER
The peacock may be losing a few feathers.
AND MICHIGAN IS CALLED FOR TRUMP (wait a minute here…)
Now this is a really early calling
NEXSTAR TAPS A NEW NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
Wait, you mean there's going to be a non-partisan news reporter on the national level?
AND FOR YOUR HALLOWEEN VIEWING PLEASURE…
They know it's coming... and yet...
ABC NAMES REPLACEMENT FOR DISGRACED EXEC
In a story NewsBlues has been following, Galen Gordon has been named senior vice president of talent strategy and development at ABC News – according to Deadline. He’s filling some of the duties that ...
WHO WON THE DUELING TOWN HALLS? LOOKS LIKE SAVANNAH GUTHRIE
Coming off successfully orchestrating a Town Hall with the president, Guthrie could be cashing in
SHEP SMITH DOUBLES THE CNBC NUMBERS BUT
And that's a big "but"
STAHL’S INTERVIEW WITH TRUMP EARNS HER DEATH THREATS
CBS Hires Security Detail for Lesley Stahl
GO WEST, YOUNG LADY….
Heading from Cleveland to Toledo
OMAHA TV MET SENTENCED FOR THREATS
"There was a lynching outside the Douglas County Courthouse a century and one year ago. You’re next...”
THIS ATCHISON IS IN DENVER…NOT TOPEKA OR SANTA FE
KKTV in Colorado Springs makes a big announcement
NBC NEWS GOING VIRTUAL ON ELECTION NIGHT
NBC throws a line to Generation Z
HEADED UP STREA… ER LAKE
Scripps fills in a bunch of slots
SCRIPPS NAMES A NEW BOSS IN WACO
Veteran of the industry gets ND in Lone Star State
CANTORE SIGHTING IN GULFPORT – THIS CAN’T BE GOOD
Where in the world is Jim Cantore?
IN SOME COUNTRIES, NEWS ANCHORS GET ELECTED TO OFFICE
It's a matter of trust right? News, politics... once your credibility is gone, you're finished.
ACCOUNT SET UP TO HELP HOSPITALIZED GRAND RAPIDS REPORTER
WOOD reporter hospitalized with virus since September, only it's not COVID
LITTLE ROCK GETS A NEW SUIT
The most famous "Bill" in Little Rock Arkansas... ok, maybe #2.
COVID TRIGGERS FOX NEW PANIC OVER ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE
Forget the disco... there's panic at Fox News