STATIONS FIND SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO FILLING VACANT JUDY JUDGE SPOT
We bet you can guess.
Category: “The Business”
LOCKWOOD BROADCASTING SHIFTS MANAGERS
It’s Augusta station has a new news director.
SHOCK SETS IN AS NEWS ABOUT ALABAMA ANCHOR’S SUICIDE BREAKS
45 year old Christopher Sign was found dead on Saturday.
NEXSTAR’S NEW TOPEKA NUMBER 1
He was already in Kansas.
MOVING UP BUT STAYING IN THE COMPANY
This Tegna meteorologist made a lateral but smart move.
POLITICAL $$$ IS THE DRUG OF CHOICE FOR LOCAL TELEVISION
Any of us who spent time in tv management (news and otherwise) over the past several decades knows full well the growing dependence of local television on political ad money. At least every two ...
HERE WE GO AGAIN: ANOTHER “UNBIASED” NEWS OPERATION
Take a look at this. Another news organization has popped up. The promise is that the content will be straight – no bias. Which is probably why it’s named Straight Arrow News. The man ...
INNOVATION AFTER TERMINATION
WAFB reporter Kiran Chawla left the Baton Rouge station abruptly in June 2020. She never said why and for the most part, she stayed quiet for the past year. Until now. Chawla posted a ...
PAY ATTENTION!! THIS COULD BE YOUR CAREER!
Be flexible.
MYSTERY MIA IN CHICAGO
It’s not the first time she’s been gone.
YEARS AFTER HER FACEBOOK LIVE GOT 7.3 MIL VIEWS, THE GOOD NEWS KEEPS COMING
For anyone struggling to strike social media gold, read this.
CYBER ATTACK CONTINUES IN PITTSBURGH
Here’s the inside scoop.
ANYONE CAN BE AN ANCHOR!
But who's teaching them?
HOUSTON ANCHOR SAYS SHE LISTENED TO HER GUT
The moves leave a high-profile anchor spot open.
MORE NEWS FOR WNBC
This will add more work for some anchors.
GRAY-MEREDITH MATCH-UP SOLIDIFIED
Make that purchase price $2.825 billion. Gray Television’s purchase of Meredith Corp.’s Local Media division was sweetened by an additional $100 million, triggered by an unsolicited bid by another party. And no, we don’t ...
KABC MIDDAY ANCHOR PROMOTED
There’s never a bad time for that.
LONGTIME ORLANDO ANCHOR PRODUCES NEW SPANISH HEADLINE SEGMENT
The mission is to get everyone informed.
FROM ANCHOR TO GOVERNOR?
WHAT!?!
KVUE HAS A NEW MORNING ANCHOR
He’s being reunited with his co-worker.
THIS MSJ’S BACKGROUND WILL ENCOURAGE YOU
Range is important.
WORKPLACE BIAS OVER ATTIRE?
People can be nasty.
MORE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL
There’s more news coming to SF.
ANOTHER EXIT IN PITTSBURGH
WPXI weekend meteorologist is leaving. Danielle Dozier announced on Sunday evening that she’s leaving this week. She’s been with the station since April 2018. She’s going to another market but hasn’t said which one. ...
EL PASO ANCHOR DRINKING AND DRIVING
She was pulled over and arrested Friday night.
DEPARTED FOX HOST REPLACED
Fox News Channel has named the replacement for Jedediah Bila on Fox and Friend Weekend. Rachel Campos-Duffy will make her debut as the new host on Saturday June 12. She’ll co-host alongside Pete Hegseth ...
SIGNING OFF IN RALEIGH-DURHAM
Sports anchor Mark Armstrong says he just knows his time is up. It’s not because his station in Raleigh, N.C. WTVD is about to fire him. Or because he has another job. It’s because ...
INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW…
What the hell is going on?
PREPARE YOURSELF…ANOTHER 24/7 NEWS CHANNEL IN COMING
This time it’s Univision preparing to launch a 24/7 news outlet that will be available through the company’s free streaming service Prende TV. Do we see a pattern emerging as more companies create “national” ...
THANKFULLY, BACK ON THE JOB
We weren’t sure he’d be back.
TEGNA PROMOTES FROM WITHIN FOR KING/KONG NEWS DIRECTOR
“I cannot imagine a better fit for me.”
NOW THAT’S A BLOOPER!!!!
This would only happen in 2021.
BUT DOES LOCAL JOURNALISM DESERVE IT?
We think so.
WHAT HAPPENS TO CNN POST-MERGER?
CNN will have a new owner for the second time in a few years. AT&T is spinning of its media assets, including CNN, in a deal with Discovery, which is led by David Zaslav. ...
IF YOU’RE LOSING HOPE, READ THIS
We think things are starting to turn around.
AND NOW IT’S DOUBLE DUTY WITH NETWORK AND LOCAL
Kim Godwin has promoted WABC reporter CeFaan Kim to the network within the first couple weeks on the job. She sent out this memo to the staff. He will be taking on a hybrid ...
WHY DID A POPULAR ST. LOUIS REPORTER DISAPPEAR?
HINT: It had to do with something green.
WAVE OF THE FUTURE: A DIGITAL-ONLY NEWSCAST
Another has popped up.
KDKA VET WILL TAKE OVER WEEKENDS
We told you that longtime KDKA weekend anchor Paul Martino stepped away from the station after he was demoted to a full-time reporter role. The CBS Pittsburgh station has assigned his weekend spot to ...
FIND A NEW BOSS
He was there six years.
THIS CORPUS STATION FINALLY HAS AN ND AFTER YEARS…
The search wasn't easy.
BALTIMORE STATION STANDS BY REPORTING
A letter has been filed with the FCC.
A FORT WAYNE ANCHOR MAKES AN INTERESTING CAREER CHOICE
He’s made history in the market. She
BURIED IN THE POLICE REPORT…
Is news about a former EP soliciting sex.
HER DEPARTURE WAS ABRUPT….
But she’s landed in familiar territory.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A Tallahassee news director is coming clean about what it’s like to be a Black female news director. In a personal memo she posted to RTDNA’s website, WXTL ABC27 news director Vicki Bradley talked ...
YOU DON’T OFTEN HEAR “NEWS DIRECTOR” AND “HERO” IN THE SAME SENTENCE
But today we do.
ARE LOCAL GROUPS PREPARING FOR NETWORKS TO DUMP THEM?
This is worth a think...
IT’S NOW CLEAR WHERE THIS FORMER TRIBUNE EXEC IS LANDING
It’s what you think.
MEREDITH TO SELL ITS TV STATIONS
It’s not a total surprise.
THE OPENING MEMO
This is how the new CBS co-presidents began...
TWO JOB OPENINGS ARE COMING AT THIS STATION
They are big roles.
BYRON ALLEN PICKS UP SOME GRAY CAST-OFFS
For a cool $380 million, Byron Allen’s Allen Media 7 Gray Television properties. The seven stations – KVOA in Tucson, AZ; WKOW in Madison, WI; WSIL/KPOB in Paducah, KY- Harrisburg, IL; KWWL in Cedar ...
CNN TURNS SPOTLIGHT ON ITSELF
And the treatment of women.
SECOND CANCER SCARE AT ORLANDO STATION
His friends are asking for prayers.
VEGAS ANCHOR ARRESTED
It's been a month and no one knew.
THE 10-MINUTE SPANISH NEWSCAST
Las Vegas is ready.
DALLAS STATION ADDS WEEKEND NEWSCASTS
Doesn’t it seem like this should have happened already?
HOLT GETS PROMOTION
It’s a title Brian Williams held too. Can you guess?
“IT’S NOT A NICE BUILDING IN WHICH TO WORK”
Well WE think it’s possible to work in a landmark building that is not the best of all possible worlds. We did it at two stations in Miami (300 North Miami Avenue and the ...
LEGACY WICHITA STATION FINDS NEW ND IN THE FAMILY
The shift happens later this month.
NEWSNATION KEEPS EXPANDING
This is a sign that NewsNation is on track to expand.
NIELSEN TO NETWORKS: “SOD OFF”
Networks are pissed with the ratings company.
ABC STATIONS TEAM UP WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR A CLIMATE SPECIAL
Local meteorologists will be making appearances.
NOT AS LONG AS THE MONEY ROLLS IN
Maybe this filing will stop it.
RETIRED REPORTER LOOKS TO HOLLYWOOD
It’s not a bad gig.
STATION SIGN DOESN’T LAST
Another storm knocked it out.
ABC NEWS STILL WITHOUT A BOSS
It’s been quiet.
SCRIPPS ADDING BROADCAST FOR NEWSY
It was streaming before.
MORGAN RADFORD TAKES ON EXTRA ANCHOR DUTIES
NBC's streaming service is bringing in more talent.
INTERVIEW MISTAKES THAT WILL GET YOU GHOSTED
Read on....
NEWS DIRECTOR MOVES
Denver gets one...
FROM NYC TO ALBANY AS DIRECTOR OF NEWS
It’s a great jump for this EP.
DEMO REEL BOOTCAMPS RESUME IN D.C.
Here are some BTS pics from the weekend.
NBC FLAGSHIP NOW OFFERING DAILY DIGITAL NEWSCAST
It’s something WCBS has been doing for a couple years now.
ABC O&Os SET UP RACE AND CULTURE CONTENT GROUP
ABC’s Owned and Operated Group is ramping up its initiative aimed at emphasizing more diversity and inclusiveness in its storytelling at the eight stations in the group. Left to right executive producers Nzinga Blake, ...
GRAY’S BIG DREAMS
Some of the bigger tv station groups dream of things like launching a new (and unnecessary, in our opinion, national newscast). Others accumulate debt by snapping up regional sports networks during a year in ...
LA PHOTOJOURNALIST SUCCUMBS TO COVID
You hope to hear less of these stories.
SCRIPPS FORMING A NATIONAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT
No word on how many reporters, producers and photographers they’ll hire.
BUFFALO FOX STATION TO LAUNCH IT’S OWN NEWSCAST
It’s been years of airing news from other affiliates.
FORMER TV NEWSER PLEADS FOR HELP FOR LOCAL NEWS
“I know how important it is to have access to truly local news.”
WITH A $15K PAYCHECK, THIS ANCHOR KNEW SHE WAS ON THE RIGHT PATH
Why (and how) this Vegas anchor stayed in news...
FORMER TV NEWS ANCHOR RUNNING FOR MAYOR
The announcement is today.
AAJA PUTS OUT GUIDELINES FOR COVERING ATLANTA SHOOTINGS
This is worth a read.
AFTER A DEMOTION, LONGTIME JAX ANCHOR LEAVES
It’s been a 24 year run. But Paige Kelton is leaving Action News Jax. She shared her move on Twitter and the station website. Kelton said it’s time to start a new chapter. It’s ...
TWO FORMER NYC ANCHORS LAUNCH STIRR SHOW
“We’re very excited to be part of STIRR’s growing lineup of programming."
AMERICA’S MOST WANTED GETS A REBOOT AND A PODCAST
It re-launched last month.
REPORTER EXEMPT FROM TESTIFYING IN MURDER TRIAL
Let’s talk about the shield law.
TOP NBC NEWS EXEC TAKES THE EXIT
“I feel privileged and proud to be returning as CEO.“
NEWSMAX HIRES GUILIANI- NO, NOT THAT ONE
Rudy Guiliani’s son Andrew is NewsMax’s newest contributor. Andrew worked as an aide to former President Donald Trump. He made the announcement that he’ll be a regular contributor on the ring-wing network starting this ...
ORLANDO ANCHOR GETS SKIMMED
It happened to hundreds of people.
A FORMER INTERN RISES TO THE ANCHOR DESK
“I looked up to the journalists who held this position before me.”
MEET THE NEW BOSS
He’s as close to home as he’s ever been.
A PANDEMIC EXIT
“The last year has taken a toll on all of us, including me.“
DEMO REELS FOR GRADUATION
You can make one using our virtual resources.
BLACK NEWS CHANNEL’S NEWEST BIG HIRE IS FROM ATLANTA
The Black News Channel is growing quickly. Since they network hired its new chief executive Princell Hair, he has signed a handful of distribution deals with Comcast’s Xfinity, AT&T’s DirectTV and Dish among others. ...
NEXSTAR STATIONS THRIVE THANKS TO POLITICAL AD DOLLARS
The rebrand of WGN launches Monday.
CBS TAPS DARRYLL GREEN FROM FORT MYERS TO LEAD MIAMI STATION
He’s replacing the GM who left in November.
