How do you replace Ellen DeGeneres, who for years had been the reliable lead-in to your 3½ hour news block? If you’re KNBC in Los Angeles, you serve up yet another newsblock. Think of ...
No sooner did Greta Van Susteren decamp from Gray Television for Newsmax than another name popped up to take her place. Ernie Anastos is the host of “Positively America With Ernie Anastos” which debuts ...
To go with its brand-spankin’ new weekend 9 AM hour-long newscast (and all those commercial avails ready for the flood of mid-term election $$$) Hearst’s WLKY in Louisville, KY is creating a new anchor ...
Josh Nichols has been tapped to fill one of the two open weather slots at Scripps’ WKBW in Buffalo, NY, starting next week. According to News Director Aaron Mason, Nichols will work part time ...
Following the retirement of veteran sportscaster Dan Roan from Chicago’s WGN (Nexstar) after 38 years, the new guessing game is who of TWO…count ’em TWO…successors to the local sports legend is the top dog. ...
After five years in the weather center at Tegna’s s/t/b Standard Media’s WMAZ in Macon, GA, Courteney Jacobazzi is headed up I-75 to Atlanta and her new job at The Weather Channel http:// We ...
Back in 2011, Trill Gates traded in the newsroom for the classroom when she left the anchor desk to become a librarian and teacher for the Anchorage School District. She’s making a return trip ...
Chris Wallace, who fled FOX News for CNN only to find that the company’s woefully miscalculated CNN+ would collapse in less than a month, is getting a new lease on life from the company ...
Pittsburgh’s latest news anchor shuffle was left one move short when Janelle Hall was moved off the evening news at Hearst’s WTAE to return to mornings – at her request, we’re told. The suits ...
Drawing its first four hires from local stations around the country, CBS News announced the launch of a locally-oriented investigative unit to be based at its local news innovation lab in Dallas. Stephen Stock ...
The station’s Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow will anchor the 30-minute weekly program Sunday evenings at 11:30 p.m. In the course of the program, Barlow will interpret and explain what’s happening in the courts ...
Debut day draws closer for Emileigh Forrrester, soon to be co-anchoring the evening news at Nexstar’s WHNT in Huntsville, AL. She’s coming from Gray’s WALB in Albany, GA in a move so face she ...
The breathtakingly swift reaching of a $44 billion deal between billionaire Elon Musk and a flaccidly-defiant Twitter board weighs on the mind of many a journalist as we wait to see just what a ...
It was a pretty big deal last year when Leah Rahimi became the first woman to host a Monday-through-Friday daytime shift on a Chicago radio station. She’s about to notch another first on her ...
As Bay area sports news veteran Mark Ibanez continues his quick march towards a March 31st “retirement” at FOX-owned KTVU, there are reports that his successor will be the guy he’s worked with for ...
The much-anticipated latest streaming service has its debut scheduled. CNN+ will officially launch on March 29, Deadline reports. CNN’s new subscription service will feature much of the talent already part of the cable network, ...
WNJU 5 and 5:30 anchor David Rodriguez is taking on an additional role as the Telemundo station’s chief investigative reporter as part of the investigative unit’s relaunch in late April (We know…just in time ...
The weekday AM and PM editions of Sinclair’s “The National Desk” will be joined Saturday, March 5 by an evening weekend edition. “TND Weekend Edition” will be anchored by Eugene Ramirez, who will continue ...
Another news viewing option is coming to Pittsburgh March 14, when Cox-owned WPXI rolls out a 6:30 pm newscast…on Sinclair’s WPGH. WPXI veteran anchor David Johnson will sit alongside Liz Kilmer for the new ...
Another mid-market metrologist has made a network jump to Fox weather. Kelly Reardon is leaving WWLP in Springfield, Ma., (ranked Market 11) in two weeks and is going to start giving national forecasts as ...
Telemundo has completed the lineup and is ready to launch its new weekday afternoon entertainment talk show “La Mesa Caliente.” Myrka Dellanos and Giselle Blondet, last seen in various roles on Univision network program ...
While MSNBC continues to wrestle with the notion of how to conduct business in the post-Rachel Maddow world (we know she’s still with the network but, c’mon man – her substitutes’ numbers are down ...
The previously announced fourth hour of “Morning Joe” is now set to debut on April 4th on MSNBC. Unlike the “Today Show”, the hours are not going to be split up among the members ...
Stephanie Ruhle, a six-year veteran of NBC News, has been named the new anchor for the 11 PM program that was hosted by Brian Williams until his departure in December. Ruhle, who is also ...
Robert Costa recently collaborated with the legendary Bob Woodward on a book about the last few months of the 2020 presidential campaign and former President Trump‘s final weeks in office, called “Peril.” That was ...
Following the departure last month of Julie Unruh from the midday anchor desk at Nexstar’s WGN, Patrick Elwood has been named as her replacement, Elwood, who has been with WGN since 2013 after walking ...
They spent two decades ringing in the New Year at Disney’s WLS in Chicago….but come this New Year’s Eve, Janet Davies and Mark Giangreco will help with the countdown to 2022 at NBC’s WMAQ. ...
The Washington Post’s Jeremy Barr broke a big one late Monday: FOX bosses laid the blame at City Hall’s doorstep, saying “this mandate by the Mayor prohibits unvaccinated employees from working at Fox New ...
Familiar faces will populate the new 4 PM hour being planned by CBS-owned WBBM in Chicago. Weekend anchor Jim Williams, a Chicago news vet, will be teamed with reporter Marie Saavedra on the new ...
FOX Weather, the hugely-hyped streaming offering from the Murdochs, is taking another step closer to becoming a cable channel. Beginning this weekend, it will be simulcast on FOX Business Channel, giving it exposure to ...
Viewers of FOX-owned WJBK in Detroit are more than likely to see some unfamiliar faces turning up in the near future on the station’s newscasts It is being reported that longtime anchor Huel Perkins, ...
Most recently, Glenn Jones has been interim CEO and Chief Experience Officer for the Bermuda Tourism Authority, where he held a variety of leadership roles since 2015. But now he is headed back to ...
Come Monday, October 25th, FOX Weather, the Murdoch’s streaming entry in the weather wars, will debut on some electronic device near you. The company continues to beef up its staff ahead of the launch. ...
We told you yesterday that CBS is retiring the seven-year-old CBSN brand in favor of CBS NEWS – and let’s face it, they came up with CBSN back then because they weren’t absolutely sure ...
Larry Kudlow and Kennedy will still be offering up their spin on current events, but the execs at FOX Business Network have decided to let sister network FOX News do the heavy lifting on ...
If you have been anxiously awaiting Univision’s launch of a weekend morning news program, wait no more. “Despierta América en Domingo” premieres this Sunday at 8 am. The new morning show is hosted by ...
One familiar face will be joined by a new face when Hubbard’s WNYT in Albany, NY unveils its new AM news lineup on September 27th. Longtime sports reporter Chris Onorato (he’s been with the ...
Tom Llamas‘ daily streaming newscast launches next Monday, so it’s probably a good thing the powers-that-be came up with a name. “Top Story with Tom Llamas” will stream live from 7 to 8 p.m. ...
Graham Media’s KSAT in San Antonio is dipping its toes into the digital waters with the launch of a weekly digital newscast. Alicia Barrera and RJ Marquez have been tapped to front the streaming ...
Starting next Monday, Hearst’s WLKY in Louisville, KY will tack on an additional 9 AM hour to its morning block, which will then run from 4:30 AM to 10 AM – which of course ...
A couple of familiar faces are about to show up mornings at Gray’s WXIX in Cincinnati….and a familiar one is headed for the door. In a reassignment of their duties, reporters Lauren Minor (left) ...
Well over two months ago, Rita Garcia left FOX Los Angeles O&O KTTV and the morning anchor chair at “Good Day LA” for the fabled “new adventure.” The heavy betting at the time was ...
Familiar faces in new places and new faces in familiar places are in store in the next few weeks at Hearst’s WCVB in Boston. Familiar face Erika Tarantal is moving to the co-anchor chair ...
In May, Tracy Davis left NBC-owned WMAQ in Chicago to become vice president of news at sister station WVIT in West Hartford, CT. And now, WMAQ has hired Akeemi Harrison, currently assistant news director ...
Later this year, we can expect FOX Weather to offer itself as a streaming alternative to…well….you know who. And they trotted out six meteorologists/presenters to show they aren’t kidding around. The six will front ...
It’s buh-bye to the dawn patrol and hello to the PM anchor desk for Lori Stokes at Fox-owned WNYW in New York City. http:// Her co-anchor for the past four years, Rosanna Scotto, is ...
We sometimes wish we had access to CNN International. A lot of its offerings sound far more interesting than the endless parade of bloviating panels emanating from the mothership for the domestic audience. Starting ...
Following up on a recent NewsBlues story, Pennsylvania native K.C. Kantz is joining Standard Media’s WLNE in Providence, Rhode Island. He will pair with veteran anchor Doreen Scanlon and meteorologist Chelsea Priest starting Monday, ...
We’ve seen several stories in recent months such as this one that indicate former Trump Administration Cabinet officials are giving corporate headhunters headaches due to their apparent unemployability. But that’s not always the case. ...
The Hispanic network Univision is expanding its morning franchise, “Despierta America” to Sundays. The new program will debut in the 4th quarter of 2021. The program is the top-rated Spanish-language program in the country ...
It was almost exactly a year ago that we told you that Nicole Koglin was bidding a tearful farewell to the tv news business and Milwaukee’s FOX O&O WITI to “spend more time with ...
MSNBC continues to fiddle with the fringes of its schedule as the core seems to have become more competitive and the network seeks to increase diversity. The latest change sees former Al-Jazeera English host ...
’60 IN 6,’ a 60 Minutes venture for “a new generation of users” on streaming service Quibi launches with two episodes June 14 – according to Quibi. After premiere day, Quibi will offer a new ‘60 IN ...
With the Class of 2020 unlikely to be able to celebrate their graduation, a huge television special is being planned that will air on the big broadcast networks–ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC–and digital platforms ...
Facebook says it is investing $100M to support news reporting during the coronavirus pandemic. The social media giant is putting up a $25M emergency relief fund for local news through its Facebook Journalism Project, ...
Instead of the newly-launched “Strahan, Sara and Keke” in the early afternoon, ABC viewers will be getting a daily COVID-19 update to be anchored by Amy Robach. “Pandemic: What You Need to Know,” featuring ...
So you’re starting a new job in a new city with a pretty decent sports history – but there no sports to cover thanks to COVID-19. What the hell….???!? We’re not saying that’s what ...
They call it “extending the brand.” Take a popular name connected to a much-loved product and stretch to its thinnest point. Remember when Oreos were just a chocolate cookie sandwich with white icing? And ...
Yes, kids, it was another one of those exhaustive “nationwide searches” that, oddly enough, ended up right back in the newsroom where the perfect candidates (and that elusive “next level”) had been all along. ...
Tegna’s KING in Seattle just shuffled “Take 5” host/reporter Angela Poe Russell to “Evening,” the station’s long-running (30 years, that’s how long!) lifestyle and entertainment show. “Take 5,” an almost two-year experiment in casual ...
Ashley Strohmier, an anchor and reporter with NPG’s KMIZ in Columbia, Mo., will be joining Fox News Channel as an overnight anchor and correspondent effective March 2. Strohmier will be based in New York. ...
A more substantive effort at informing voters is the plan to livestream the February 18 US Senate Democratic primary debate in Texas. Tegna’s KVUE in Austin is spearheading the effort, partnering with the Texas ...
Check out this news release posted Monday by Houston blogger Mike McGuff: “Houston Public Media announced today that it is now streaming live on YouTube TV. Dedicated live channels for Houston Public Media and ...
Welcome Quincy Media’s KDLH, a sister station to KBJR in Duluth, MN to the ranks of newscasts seeking to cash in to an election year. The station is adding a 5 pm newscast in ...
It looks as if former Fox News executive producer Jennifer Williams has gotten the nod to head video strategy for Facebook News, Zuckerberg’s dedicated news tab that will launch later this year At least ...
If we didn’t mention in the previous story that WKYC is now calling it’s 6 PM newscast “What Matters Most,” we’re mentioning it now. Because it seems this new trend is catching. Fox- owned ...
Apollo Cox’s WPXI is bringing Angie Moreschi back home to Pittsburgh. Moreschi, who most recently worked in the PR department of a Tampa FL law firm, will be a member of PXI’s investigative unit. ...
The folks at Gray Television would like you to believe this is a good thing – that somehow viewers will be better served with one less independent news gathering operation in the market. A ...
First it was November. Then it was January. Now we are told that the Black News Channel, the brainchild of former politician J.C. Watts will launch February 10 – coinciding with Black History Month. ...
Meredith’s KMOV in St. Louis has named Samantha Jones as the new principal co-anchor on weekday evenings. She moves into the chair after the first of the new year, replacing the departing, and Atlanta-bound ...
The editorial staff at NBC News Digital overwhelmingly voted 90-40 to join the NewsGuild of New York. The new bargaining unit includes reporters, video journalists, editors, social media strategists, designers and editorial staff from ...
We should find out sometime Friday the result of a union organizing vote among NBC News Digital employees. That vote, held a week ago, would, if approved, make the digital employees members of the ...
We mentioned a few weeks back, KDAF (CW) Dallas formerly operated by Tribune and now by Nexstar was hosting the Dallas Holiday Parade. It happened over the weekend, anchored by WFAA’s former Morning Guy ...
A year after he left NBC News because of a contract stalemate, Jeff Rossen has foun a new home for himself and his “Rossen Reports” brand. The once high-profile investigative reporter and consumer advocate ...
Six months after Lee Cruse was fired from Scripps’ WLEX in Lexington KY following comments he made two weeks prior that the station called inappropriate, he’s found himself, and former co-host Hayley Harmon, a ...
Joshua Johnson said he is stepping down as host of the WAMU/NPR national radio show “1A” to join MSNBC as an anchor early next year. He shared his news on Facebook. “This show is ...
Former “60 Minutes’ correspondent Lara Logan has signed on to Fox Nation, the streaming…and somewhat steaming…outlet of Fox News. Beginning in January she will host a four-part documentary series entitled….are you sitting down?….”No Agenda ...
Just what we needed. From Dallas, Unclebarky.com reports that NBCU‘s KXAS is taking a page from WFAA’s long-running “Good Morning Texas” money grab and is gearing up for a new locally produced infotainment show ...
Public impeachment hearings start up this morning in the Capitol beginning at 10 Eastern time. ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS on Wednesday will preempt their regularly scheduled programming for live coverage, as will the ...
It’s that time of the year again when WFSB (CBS) is compiling a list of names to use for winter storms this upcoming season. The tradition of naming winter storms began on Channel 3 ...
Former Vice News Tonight correspondent Evan McMorris-Santoro has signed on as a New York-based correspondent with CNN McMorris-Santoro’s raised considerably with Vice News because of his coverage of the 2018 Alabama senate race, and ...
Speculation has been running rampant in both St. Louis and Atlanta that soon-to-be departed KMOV anchor Courtney Bryant is headed for Atlanta and a perch at Fox O&O WAGA. “All I can say right ...
Meteorologist Adam Bowles is leaving the Big Easy and headed to Arkansas. He posted the following on social media this week: ANNOUNCEMENT: All of your prayers worked ?. This is the best opportunity of ...
If it works, bless’em. Hearst Television, with 26 TV markets reaching into 39 states, will for the first time extend its television and digital news coverage of election discourse to every state for the ...
The current impeachment drama currently playing out in Washington is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. That’s because this will be the first-ever social media impeachment. Those who, fondly or not, remember the blanket ...
That move by Norah O’Donnell from New York to the Nation’s Capital is supposed to be in a matter of weeks – maybe November. But there is still no exact date for rolling out ...
As it seeks to smooth over last year’s scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse, the Pittsburgh, PA Catholic Diocese is turning to a familiar face to area news viewers to paper ...
Houston blogger Mike McGuff notes that Graham Media’s KPRC expanded its 4 PM news this week by another half hour so that that station now offers a full two and a half hour weekday ...
When you come down to it, ALL reporting should be, by definition, investigative reporting. But what the hell, we’ll play the marketing game and bring you the news that Tribune-soon-to-be-Nexstar-or-maybe–even-Fox’s WJW in Cleveland is ...
More than a few smaller market stations did this years ago, more as a matter of economics than anything else.. Now the big boys are getting into the act. Axios reports that all NBC ...
Savannah Louie started this week at Tegna’s KSDK in St. Louis. Soon, she will be the new face on the 4 AM anchor spot of “Today in St. Louis.” She will replace Jenn Sullivan, ...
The AJC’s Rodney Ho reports that Meredith’s WGCL in Atlanta is moving around the newsroom chess pieces to fill empty spaces left by the departures of anchors Sharon Reed and Thomas Roberts, and the ...
Just days after Chief Meteorologist John Cessarich announced his plans to retire next November from Hearst’s WYFF in Greenville, SC, his replacement was named. Chris Justus will be Chief Meteorologist, succeeding Cessarich once the ...
When “Vice News Tonight” ends its HBO run next month, it will head to millennial-centric Viceland, a joint operation of Vice and A&E Networks. Vice’s newly-installed global news and entertainment chief Jesse Angelo will ...
