By Paul Greeley After working at WMBD/WYZZ for eight years, Rebecca Brumfield stepped down from her position at the station’s anchor desk July 28 to spend more time with her family, a according to ...
By Paul Greeley Anna DuVall, one of three new meteorologists hired by WXIX, Gray’s Fox affiliate in Cincinnati, last year, has left the station after only 14 months. Fox 19’s weekend evening forecaster posted ...
By Paul Greeley Dean Littleton has been promoted to president of media at E.W. Scripps, combining leadership of the company’s enterprise television and broadcast operations under Littleton in a newly created role for the ...
By Paul Greeley Good Day Wisconsin on WLUK, Sinclair’s Fox affiliate in Green Bay, has added Emily Beier to its weekend newscasts. Good Day Wisconsin airs weekday mornings from 4:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. ...
By Paul Greeley This week, Gray Media, WILX-TV and FOX 47 (WSYM) leaders joined community partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of a major renovation and expansion project that will create a modern, future-ready media ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Ukee Washington is approaching 40 years (July 9th, to be exact) as a TV anchor on KYW, branded as CBS Philadelphia, the CBS-owned station in the City of Brotherly ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Josh Johnson, the former chief meteorologist at WSFA, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Montgomery, Alabama, has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to get out of a one year non-compete clause ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Doug High, TV news anchor at WTVQ, Scripps’ ABC affiliate in Lexington, has a big schedule change for his broadcast day, he announced on social media. Since 2010, I ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Regular readers of News Blues may have noticed several articles in the past month or so about graduating college seniors getting their first job at local TV stations around ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Dave Fraser, the chief meteorologist at KDVR, Nexstar’s Fox affiliate in Denver, was the center of a celebration in the newsroom at FOX31 and CW2 on Friday, recognizing his ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WCAU, the NBC-owned station in Philadelphia, branded as NBC10 Philadelphia, has named David Charns as an investigative reporter. A veteran journalist with 16 years of local news experience, Charns ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com I am connected to 17,992 people on LinkedIn, many of whom are in the broadcast industry. So I get to see what these people post, and it has become ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Jamie Edmonds, a TV sports anchor in Detroit for WDIV, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate, says she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer just six months after receiving a clean mammogram. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com After 236 days in the neonatal intensive care unit, Sharifa Jackson, a reporter at WPVI’s Action News, the ABC-owned station in Philadelphia, and her husband are finally home with ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com “Good Day Philadelphia”, the morning news program on WTXF, Fox 29, the Fox-owned station in Philadelphia, celebrated its 30th anniversary all week culminating in a special black tie event ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Justin Stewart has been named creative services director for KMBC, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Kansas City. Stewart will lead brand strategy and marketing across broadcast, digital, social, streaming/OTT ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Sophia Perricone and Heather Pollauf make history as the first women to co-anchor the morning anchor team on WTOL, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Toledo. WTOL launched its morning news ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Kyle Clark, the TV anchor for Next With Kyle Clark, the 6 p.m. news on KUSA, now Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Denver, started his “Word of Thanks” microgiving campaign, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Carolina Cruz, a morning and noon anchor for KCTV, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Kansas City, posted on social media that she’s returning to the anchor desk after the birth ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com News Blues published yesterday that Ryan Hodges, an anchor/reporter for WBBJ, Gray’s ABC affiliate in Jackson, Tennessee, is saying farewell to the station and the area. Today News Blues ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Eash Walia, a TV reporter for KBZK, Scripps’ CBS affiliate in Boseman, was on a long-planned family vacation which quickly turned into a firsthand experience of escalating conflict in ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Maggie Laughlin, a former news anchor for KENS, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in San Antonio, said after a few years at KENS, she “felt a pull” towards her new career. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WMAQ, Chicago’s NBC-owned affiliate, branded as NBC 5 Chicago, fired sports anchor Mike Berman who had been with NBC Chicago since 2016. He declined to comment. Lou Canellis, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com A news story posted on social media caught my eye. The post, by Ryan Takeo, the executive reporter at KSHB, Scripps’ NBC affiliate in Kansas City, was a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Mackenzie Bart, a TV meteorologist at WJW, Nexstar’s Fox affiliate in Cleveland, branded as Fox 8, has another talent, performing as a ventriloquist since her childhood years, a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Beginning Monday, Sydney Shadrix joins Nigel Robertson as co-anchor of both the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts. “I am deeply honored to take on this role,” Shadrix said. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WSMV, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Nashville, is making an anchor lineup change that moves a familiar face to the mornings and brings a local favorite back to ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WRAL, Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate in Raleigh, is making three significant additions to its award-winning newsroom, strengthening the station’s ability to serve local viewers with impactful, multiplatform ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Marty Snyder marks his 20th anniversary as the morning meteorologist at WHAM, Deerfield Media’s ABC and CW affiliate in Rochester. After working in Richmond, Virginia for seven years, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com A few changes are coming to WSMV, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Nashville. Amanda Hara is being promoted to Regional Digital Director for Gray Media. Hara is the current ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KRON, Nexstar’s CW Network and MyNetworkTV affiliate in San Francisco, is bringing back the iconic news segment People Behaving Badly after nearly a decade-long hiatus. Legendary ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Tia Trudgeon is the new co-anchor of the 4 p.m. newscast on WCAX, Gray’s CBS affiliate for the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York. Yesterday was her first day co-anchoring ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Annie McCormick, a reporter for 13 years at WPVI, the ANC-owned affiliate in Philadelphia, announced on social media that her last day was Monday, Dec. 1. “For our viewers, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Generous WISN 12 viewers spanning Southeastern Wisconsin donated $171,465 in support of the 2025 ‘WISN 12 Day of Giving Food For Families Food Drive.’ The 14th annual campaign ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Paige Meyer, a TV news reporter at WAAY, Allen Media’s ABC affiliate in Huntsville, Alabama, is closing that career chapter after almost three years. Meyer is moving ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Mike Monsell, the VP of Marketing at WPVI, the ABC-owned affiliate in Philadelphia, is now part of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame. Monsell, a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, has started a proceeding that will examine the relationship between networks and their affiliated stations. In a new proceeding announced ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Stanton Tang, the former news director at WOOD-TV, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will take a substantial step toward settling a defamation and wrongful termination ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com That’s not a typo in the title. David Andrews, longtime news anchor at WILX, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Lansing, releases Baking News: Recipes & Stories from David ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Hugh Johnston is ready to go 12 rounds — maybe 15. The Disney CFO said on CNBC on Thursday morning that his company, in the midst of a ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Bill Reh, a former meteorologist at WNCN, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina, until he retired at age 63 December 2022 as the weekday morning meteorologist, ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KPRC, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Houston, announces that longtime morning anchor Owen Conflenti is leaving the station. Sean McLaughlin, KPRC’s GM, says, “We appreciate Owen’s many contributions ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KTHV, branded as THV11, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Little Rock, announces that several longtime staff members and Arkansas natives are taking on new anchor roles at the station. ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com There are dozens of Spanish shipwrecks loaded with gold, silver and precious stones along Florida’s coast waiting to be discovered. Treasure hunters just found one. Who hasn’t ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WVTM, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Birmingham, is shaking up its weekday anchor lineups. Carla Wade will now co-anchor WVTM’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts with ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com A lot has happened to South Texas TV air waves in recent weeks, according to San Antonio’s top local news website. From experienced anchors moving to different ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Brendan Carr, Federal Communications Commission Chairman, announced a September Open Commission Meeting for Tuesday, September 30, 2025, that would consider, among other items, Modernizing Broadcast Ownership Rules. The Commission ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com The entire newsroom at KION, the News-Press & Gazette‘s CBS affiliate in Salinas, CA has been dissolved in a merger with KPIX, the CBS-owned affiliate in San ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Recently unearthed reels of 8mm film show John Candy, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Eugene Levy, John Belushi, Harold Ramis and Gilda Radner from their days with the ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Alabama residents can now consume their news on an additional network and news app, according to the Birmingham Business Journal. Spectrum News launched the 24/7 Spectrum News ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com It was a Promax Station Summit favorite. You remember the concept. Four local TV stations’ creative services departments are given the same news story to promote. Each ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com CBS Stations today announced the senior leadership team for its owned station CBS Atlanta. The station will be led by Tom Canedo, the president and general ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Gray Media’s $80 million acquisition of Block Communications’ television stations represents a calculated move to cement its dominance in the Midwest, according to AInvest. Gray’s acquisition of ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WSB, Cox Media’s ABC affiliate in Atlanta, announces new anchor teams for its 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. newscasts. Karyn Greer joins Wendy Corona on Channel 2 ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WBZ CBS Boston and the New England Sports Network (NESN) this week entered into a new bold partnership improving sports and weather coverage ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KWTV, Griffin Media’s CBS affiliate in Oklahoma City, branded as News 9, has its helicopter damaged while attempting to land at Wiley Post Airport Wednesday evening, ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Beginning Monday, March 17, WMAQ, NBC 5 Chicago will present a weeklong reflection on the evolution of the coronavirus, from its initial global emergence and mass uncertainties ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Gray Media has renewed its daily, 30-minute news magazine InvestigateTV+ for a third season. The renewal naturally followed from continued ratings growth for the program in its second ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Mike Darrah has been named news director at WATN/ABC24 and WLMT/CW30, TEGNA’s ABC and CW duopoly serving Memphis, Tennessee, effective December 2, 2024. In his award-winning career, Darrah ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Tegna announced Monday, November 18, that it’s centralizing its marketing team. “The team will oversee key areas including the growth of our stations and audience, digital marketing, consumer ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KVVU, Gray’s Fox affiliate in Las Vegas, is airing a new format for its FOX5 News at 7pm starting Monday, November 11. FOX5 News at 7pm ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Erika Erickson joins WDIV, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Detroit where she will be a general assignment reporter. Erickson most recently worked at WJBK, the FOX O&O in Detroit ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Hayley Fixler joins FOX O&O WNYW in New York Hayley Fixler joins WNY, the FOX O&O in New York as a reporter and fill-in anchor. Fixler most ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WISN, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Milwaukee, is televising a half-hour special Tuesday night, October 15, titled ‘Project CommUNITY: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage’ on the final day of National Hispanic ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Gray Media is promoting Lee Zurik to Senior Vice President of News Strategy and Innovation. Zurik’s promotion means he will step away as WVUE Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WCIV, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in Charleston, South Carolina, is taking much needed supplies to western North Carolina. WCIV employees and their families donated many items for ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Most people think of Larry Potash as the morning news anchor on WGN in Chicago where he’s held court over a newscast not like any other in ...
By Paul Greeley 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Today, Tuesday, October 1st, WBBM, CBS Chicago, will unveil its new technology-driven studio during the 4 o’clock news. “This technology is a game changer, offering our viewers a ...
Broadcast Production Specialist WUCF TV and FM, Central Florida’s public media stations, licensed to the University of Central Florida in Orlando, are seeking a Broadcast Production Specialist II to join their team. This role ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com New TV job openings posted to News Blues include openings in Seattle, Atlanta and New Haven, Connecticut. These are FREE job openings posted to News Blues for a ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Andrea Henderson, a reporter/anchor for KDVR, Nexstar’s Fox affiliate in Denver is moving time slots from 7 at night to 4:30 in the morning. Previously, Henderson co-anchored 2Prime ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com Sometimes you can across a news story that shocks and saddens you yet demonstrates how brave and courageous people can be. Here’s a story by KXAS, NBC5 DFW, ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com New TV job openings posted to News Blues include openings for an art director, creative services director, marketing director and news producer. These are FREE job openings ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com New TV job openings posted to News Blues include openings for an evening news anchor, news producer, reporter and consumer investigative reporter. These are FREE job openings posted to ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com American streamers may not love watching commercials, but they are more than happy to watch content with advertising if it means they wind up paying less for a premium ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com WVUE, Gray’s Fox affiliate in New Orleans, earned two awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ is the nation’s most ...
By Paul Greeley, 817-578-6324, Paul@NewsBlues.com KCCI, the Hearst CBS affiliate in Des Moines is adding an hour-long newscast, weekdays at 4:00 p.m. beginning Monday, July 15. The newscast will be anchored by Stacey Horst ...
A changing of the guard is underway in Austin, TX, where veteran anchor Robert Hadlock (left) is preparing to step down from the prime-time desk at Nexstar’s KXAN in the middle of the month ...
“The Hill” is that online publication that Nexstar bought in the past year and has plans to build a NewsNation panel show around. It appears that most of the publication’s 80 employees have signed ...
The National Association of Black journalists had a meeting with CNN executives late last week after a questionable photo inside the CNN+ war room surfaced. The NABJ released a statement after the meeting and ...
Help Wanted: local news reporters, multimedia journalists, news producers, assignment editor, a technical media producer, photojournalist and statewide reporter. Gray Television this week announced it’s putting its money where its mouth is and hiring ...
We told you that Rebecca Cantu was hired to take over as president and general manager of Tegna’s Corpus Christi station last month. She officially started on March 4. The former president and general ...
