By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Larry Audas, a former local TV news/anchor, news director and general manager, founded TruFlex Media in 2025. Audas is an accomplished media consultant, coach, and advocate who assists talent, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Wes Rodda, the marketing director at KPRC, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Houston, and someone who has 25 years working in local TV, posted his thoughts on social media ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Frank Macek’s blog, Director’s Cut. Macek is a Multi-Emmy Award-winning Director, journalist, and weather enthusiast at WKYC-TV owned by Nexstar Media Group in Cleveland, Ohio. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s CBS ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: Ernie Anastos, a news anchor since the late 1970s at four of New York City’s flagship network television stations — WABC, WCBS, WWOR, and WNYW, died last week. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Rachael Perry, a TV reporter at WPBF, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach, posted on social media these words of wisdom for local TV stations Multimedia Journalists (MMJs). ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve the ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is a Guest Commentary from Stan Knott, former COO of Standard Media. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve the right to publish ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve the ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This was posted on social media by Meredith Conte, former VP of marketing for Tegna, and a marketing executive for Discovery and National Geographic channel, posted on ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com “In times of impending crisis that can affect your safety in your back yard, I believe no entity in the media world does better than local broadcasters who ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Jill Manuel, founder of JCat Group and The Trust Shift, a newsletter discussing the changing trust dynamics that are transforming journalism, leadership, and modern ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve the right to publish or edit ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Raymond Silva, a longtime San Antonio TV director says his “tenure is coming to an end” as AI threatens positions like his. Silva, who’s been at KENS, Tegna’s ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Vicki Bradley, general manager at WTXL, Scripps ABC affiliate in Tallahassee and an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Florida. Bradley agreed to allow News ...
By Stacey Woelfel NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s CBS ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of Journalism. And ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Local TV news stations are now facing a stark message as their industry faces the same financial pressures as the rest of media: adapt or die. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Joyce Lupiani, a digital content producer at WAGA, the Fox-owned affiliate in Atlanta, has given permission to News Blues to share her commentary with our readers. Lupiani ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School of ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Lauren Weppler-Geissler has almost 20 years’ experience in local TV news as a reporter, anchor, executive producer, assistant news director and now news director at WTOL, Tegna’s ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty of the Missouri School ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve the ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. News Blues does accept submissions for Guest Commentaries, but we reserve ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Olsen Ebright has 20 years of experience in local TV news, much of it in the digital, streaming and social media side for stations in Los Angeles. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty the Missouri School of ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com NOTE: This is from Stacey Woelfel’s Substack column, The Last Editor by Stacey Woelfel. Stacey Woelfel spent 35 years on the faculty the Missouri School of ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Recent changes in the Minnesota TV news scene might reflect what news viewers nationwide can expect to see. Neal Justin, pop culture critic at the Minnesota Star Tribune, ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. Anyone who has worked in television for more than a minute or so learns that ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com News Blues publishes commentary from time to time that we see on social media. We ask permission to share it on News Blues, even though it’s public. ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. We’ve been talking with some people over the past few weeks about our nagging feeling ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com In this special bonus episode of Life After News, Jason Ball sits down with Emily Barr, longtime media executive and former president of Graham Media Group. Ball’s ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jodie Heisner is the news director for WEWS, Scripps’ ABC affiliate in Cleveland. She has 25 years’ experience in local TV news, starting as an intern, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com In the latest episode of Life After News, Jason Ball sits down with Tony Morrison, a media pro whose career path includes stints at CNN and Good ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. “Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.” And with apologies to Emerson, ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. As one of our long-time industry colleagues said yesterday, there was a lot to digest in ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. Well THAT escalated quickly… We’ll spare you the ubiquitous “Breaking News” animation here, and our ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. We come to you today from that haunt of frequent flyers, busy executives, and TV station ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. It’s been a week since the folks at Gray Media and Scripps announced their rather ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. The search for the missing victims from the July 4th flash flooding in Kerr County, ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. Long-time industry observer and talent agent (his day job), Rick Gevers, pointed out ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com This episode of Life After News is part of a series of podcasts by Jason Ball that dives deep into what happens after the headlines fade. Tamsen ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. Saturday was one of those days that put local TV newsrooms to the test. Aside from the ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. We spent some time in this week going through the local coverage from Denver’s local ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. In case you missed the breaking industry news this afternoon, CBS has announced that come this ...
NOTE: This is from the latest edition of “The Topline” from TVND.Com, written by Kirk Varner. Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed that our LinkedIn Feed seems to be filled with two kinds of posts. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Where will local TV stations be five years from now? That’s the question posed by Wayne Friedman, West Coast editor of MediaPost in a recent commentary. For years, ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Flora Posteraro, former news anchor and reporter in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre and Johnstown, sat down for an extended interview with Ellen Kolodziej, a reporter at WTXF, Fox 29 ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Josh Helmuth, news anchor and co-managing editor of the morning news on KRDO, the News-Press & Gazette’s ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs, believes there’s an art to ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Josh Helmuth, the morning news anchor and co-managing editor at KRDO, the News-Press & Gazette’s ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs, recently showed a slideshow to newsroom staffers ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Katie Suiters has 15 years’ experience working as a producer in local TV newsrooms in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Chicago. Most recently, she was the executive producer ...
