Sinclair Broadcast Group as new Vice President of finance. Stephen Clare has been named to oversee the company’s financial planning and analysis as well as business development departments. Clare comes from Audacy, where he ...
Earlier this week, ten stations in the CBS group, all independents and CW affiliates, launched nightly newscasts. To go along with the expanded newscasts, airing on WLNY New York, WPSG Philadelphia, KTXA Dallas-Fort Worth, ...
CNN chairman Chris Licht kept it mostly in the house as he named his new leadership team for the network’s news and business sides. CNN’s 4,000 employees were told yesterday that Virginia Moseley would ...
It was probably beginning to feel a little lonely at Standard Media’s and Tegna’s respective HQs as opposition to the proposed acquisition of the latter by the former grew. Now civil rights group “Arc ...
Last week, we told you KYW in Philly got a new GM. The GM she replaced is heading to Nexstar to oversee a handle of stations. Brandin Stewart is now the senior Vice President ...
Forget about the press releases that loudly proclaim “we’re seeing an increased demand for local news” and “smart reporting that keeps you safe and saving money” The reason tv stations are the country are ...
It’s a photo worth a thousand words. WABC had its first in-person reporter morning editorial meeting since COVID shut down the newsroom more than two years ago. Longtime New York reporters Stacey Sager, Lauren ...
Almost from the time it was announced that the Black News Channel was shutting down earlier this year, Byron Allen’s name has repeatedly been mentioned as a possible savior of the cable channel. The ...
Even as the objections mount against the proposed Standard Media/Tegna merger, (mainly due to the looming presence of bankroller Apollo Global) there are some voices being raised in support of the move. Soo Kim, ...
Seniority doesn’t matter when it comes to shedding those executives involved in the CNN+ mess. The latest to take the fall is Rebecca Kutler, a 16-year veteran of CNN. She started out as a ...
We’ve been talking an awful lot in recent months about “The Great Resignation” -the unusually large number of exits from what used to be destination markets and the distressing number of exits from the ...
When news about the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas broke, local news stations from San Antonio and Austin rushed to the scene. Stations positioned reporters at Robb Elementary School where the shooting occurred, at the ...
Back in 2016, it was then-CBS CEO Les Moonves who declared the high-stakes presidential election “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS.” Now Chris Ripley, CEO of Sinclair ...
Come the second half of the year, the word “Tegna,” a mostly-failed anagram for Gannett, will be tossed onto the scrap heap of brand names like “New Coke,” “Windows Vista” and “Flooz” (don’t ask). ...
It’s been an unsettling couple of weeks for the employees of CNN what with the merger of Warner and Discovery, the shutting down on the barely-month-old CNN + and a new boss in the ...
Streaming service CNN+ could not have launched at a worse time. Just after it’s guiding light, Jeff Zucker was ejected from the presidential suite and just before Discovery+ absorbed parent company Warner Media. And ...
The news hit Sunday night. Former WUSA anchor Bruce Johnson died of a heart attack at 71. In 2018, the broadcaster was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He took some time off to undergo chemotherapy ...
While hundreds of tv newsers have been left stranded and out of work by their former employer, the Black News Channel has formally filed for bankruptcy. In its filing, the Tallahassee-based network listed $10 ...
How do you launch a multi-million dollar, mega-hyped and promoted streaming news channel and not have deals in place with tv platforms like Google TV, Android TV and the biggest of them all, Roku ...
Today there is a huge unemployed TV talent and TV producer pool living in Florida. Probably too many to fill the current vacant positions in local news and other network bureaus located across the ...
The investigative unit at Univision’s WLTV in Miami, FL is no more, the apparent victim of budget slashing following Univision’s merger with Televisa. Gone are (left to right) anchor and investigative reporter Ivan Taylor, ...
Our parent company Reel Media Group works with podcast groups to help talent learn how to become more comfortable on camera. The truth is, everyone needs to be on camera now, so we’re sharing ...
Bonuses and student loan repayment are two of the carrots being held out by Morgan Murphy Media as it embarks on a program to counter the drain of young talent in the tv news ...
We’re old enough to remember when the television industry was a money machine. It was also a time when broadcasters constantly whined about the time, expense and effort of keeping meticulous open records about ...
Here’s more news out of Austin. At KXAN, there’s no comings just goings. Veteran reporter Robert Hadlock, who is the longest continuously serving news anchor in the city, is going to retire this summer. ...
After a long search, KYW in Philadelphia has named a new president and general manager. They have recruited WTSP‘s Kelly Frank to come run the CBS station that had come undone a couple years ...
KGW anchor and the host of The Story Dan Haggerty left the Portland, Ore. station last year for a job at WRAL in Raleigh to raise his kids closer to family. The station finally ...
We need more anchors like WEAR‘s Joe Solarski. For any young reporters reading this, this is a perfect example of holding the powerful accountable. Solarski works for the Sinclair station in Pensacola, Fla. They ...
The newscasts that were once produced at Estrella-owned KRCA in Los Angeles, are now coming to viewers from a studio in Mexico City. As a result, about two dozen LA-based staffers, some of whom ...
KDKA is beefing up its weather team. For the first time in a long time, we are reporting on a hire but its not to replace anyone who’s left. The CBS station in Pittsburgh ...
VNL, The Valley News, in Fargo, N.D., has hired a new anchor. Current anchor Jordan Schroeer will have a new co-anchor Phoenix O’Connor. O’Connor made her debut on Monday. She’ll anchor weekday mornings from ...
VETERAN ALBUQUERQUE REPORTER PLANS SPRING EXITKOB4 reporter Chris Ramirez is leaving after more than 10 years in Albuquerque, NM. Here’s his announcement:
In Oklahoma, KOKH has a new Capitol reporter. Check out my new office for the next few months! 😁I’m beyond excited to share that I’ll be @OKCFOX’s Capitol reporter for this legislative session. It’s ...
Iris Delgado is leaving Philadelphia for a new job in Orlando. She’s going to Telemundo Orlando as a news anchor weekday for the 5, 6 and 11pm shows. Delgado will replace Andrea Marcial, who ...
KVUE reporter Tony Plohetski got Omicron after his three shots. His story isn’t unlike many others. But he’s sharing that while he experience mild symptoms, the virus took a major toll on his overall ...
DC based anchors Jeannette Reyes and her husband Robert Burton are going to teach their little one how to do the anchor voice. The couple, who work at Fox 5 DC and WJLA respectively, ...
The future may be coming relatively quickly for the 4,000 employees of CNN, at least four of whom have been very vocal in their unhappiness with the ouster of former network president Jeff Zucker. ...
KXLN Univison Houston reporter Marlene Guzman is leaving the local station for a network gig at Univision. She’s giving up the anchor desk to make the move. In a Facebook post she said, “This ...
It’s true. Here’s a few snippets from stories we covered over the years… Gray, Apollo Media and the Allen Media Group are all avidly pursuing the acquisition of Tegna. And now one of the ...
It seems that Tegna is closer to being purchased. Standard General is in advanced discussions of a potential buyout at about $24 a share. If the deal goes through, Apollo Global Management will back ...
At a time when Americans need to be connected most to what’s happening in Washington, Sinclair has decided to relaunch its Connect to Congress initiative. Sinclair’s local market viewers will get to watch what’s ...
WGN is schooling viewers in overused, annoying words too many newscasters use. Morning anchor Larry Potash put together a little video in a segment he does called The List to explain more.
There are more shakeups at WTAE in Pittsburgh, Pa. Last fall, Kelly Frey left the Hearst station abruptly. Now, Janelle Hall – who most recently anchored the 6 and 11pm shows – will move ...
