BREAKING: SHEPARD SMITH DEPARTS FOX
Developing late Friday: Shepard Smith announced Friday his departure from Fox News after 23 years on-air; saying he had requested an “immediate release from ...
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FORMER WEATHER GUY INDICTED
A Franklin County grand jury has indicted former WBNS (CBS) meteorologist Mike Davis on four felony counts related to downloaded child pornography. The indictment ...
RIP WENDY CHIOJI
The fearless Wendy Chioji, former WESH (NBC) anchor who inspired Central Florida with her frank account of battling cancer, died Monday night. “My beautiful, ...
REPORTER SHOT WITH BB GUN
A kid was taken into custody after shooting WMBD (CBS) /WYZZ (FOX) reporter Matt Sheehan Wednesday, according to the Peoria Star Journal. “I think ...
A CHANGING TV LANDSCAPE
The number of TV homes for the 2020 television season in the United States has grown to 120.6 million, according to newly released estimates ...
GROWTH AS A GRAY AREA
BroadcastingCable.com has an interesting read regarding this past years merger between Raycom and Gray Television. Call it a peek behind the curtain if you ...
LAUER’S SIDE OF THE STORY
Radaronline.com reports Matt Lauer is finally ready to tell his side of the story about the scandal that cost him his job and his marriage. ...
IMELDA STRIKES TEXAS
Tropical Depression Imelda dumped heavy rain over southeastern Texas on Wednesday. The storm formed over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday afternoon and made landfall ...
FCC APPROVES TRIBUNE-NEXSTAR MERGER
The FCC, by a partisan 3-2 vote, Monday approved the $6.4 billion sale of Tribune Media broadcast stations to Nexstar Media Group. In connection ...
AXS-TV LAYOFFS
A day after it announced its deal to sell a majority stake to Canadian programmer Anthem Sports and Entertainment, AXS TV has laid off ...
TARGETING TRUMP
Farmers seeking government assistance knew where to make their case: on Fox News, in TV ads with tractors and corn stalks designed to snag ...
DORIAN LATEST
Well, it wouldn’t be a Hurricane without a few goofs here and there right? Bless the hearts of all the crews in the field, ...
DORIAN LATEST
Dorian wreaked havoc over Grand Bahama Island for hours Monday with residents scrambling for cover, some taking shelter in the attic of their homes ...
HERE COMES DORIAN
Dorian has thrown forecasters a few curve balls over the past day, the biggest of which is a large shift to the east. While ...
HIGHEST PAID ANCHORS
Broadcasting the news has taken a hit in the information age, as more and more media consumers get their news from digital platforms rather ...
CARLSON FEELING THE HEAT?
The Monday episode of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” the host’s first since he left for what Fox News said was a planned vacation two days ...
MEET TRUMPS NEW FAVORITE
President Donald Trump went on a tirade against Fox News Sunday afternoon and singled out two of the network’s most notable Democratic pundits as ...
CBS/VIACOM LATE TO THE PARTY
The ink is barely dry on the merger deal between CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc., with VIA and Wall Street anticipating which moves the ...
MEGA MERGER AHEAD
CBS and Viacom are closing in on a deal: The two companies, once a single entity, are working to announce a merger as early ...
MOVING NORTH
Erase those question marks behind “Chief Meteorologist” at WROC, Nexstar’s Rochester New York station. And no, it’s not Jeremy Kappell. Eric Snitil is leaving ...
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN
The 2019 NABJ Annual Convention & Career Fair is under way in Miami. It’s billed as “the premier venue for journalism education, career development ...
GRAY CUTS EMPLOYEES
A tipster tells us some people at WBRC (FOX) are waking up this morning unemployed. The layoffs include several workers who have 14 to ...
DEM DEBATE ROUND II
The second night of the second round of Democratic debates took place Wednesday in Detroit. Of the night’s many match-ups, none was more anticipated ...
PBS + YOUTUBE = TRUE LOVE
PBS member stations are joining forces with Google’s YouTubeTV. Broadcasting and Cable reports the online live and subscription video service has agreed to carry ...
MUELLER IS BORING
No matter what agenda they follow, TV folk seem to have come to the same conclusion about special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before Congress Wednesday ...
MUELLER MUELLER MUELLER
Hold on to your hats, Wednesday will likely be a three ring political circus with live coverage of the Hill testimony of former special counsel ...
NEXSTAR-TRIBUNE DEAL UPDATE
The question of who will end up owning Cleveland’s WJW (FOX) should be settled soon, but “soon” could mean a couple of days, weeks or ...
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Western Kentucky University’s School of Journalism & Broadcasting, is changing its name to “School of Media.” WKU alumni around the country are not pleased. ...
SAY HELLO TO BARRY
Well your weather guy has told you about a menacing tropical storm all week which kinda has the same imagery as Hurricane Harvey. Lot’s ...
HELPING HIS SISTER
Today is a big day for Fox News Host Ed Henry. Henry made an emotional announcement Sunday morning on “Fox & Friends Weekend,” telling ...
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
Happy 4th of July from your friends at Newsblues.com. We’ll return Friday. In the meantime, if you are off today, make it great day ...
PULLING OUT THE SKELETONS
You may recall Brandon Lee’s exit from KTVK (Independent) in November of 2018 after about five years at the station. Normally, anchors head to bigger ...
CBS-VIACOM DEAL LIKELY
A deal that would re-combine CBS and Viacom is “probably inevitable,” according to a report from Moody’s Investor Service analyst Neil Begley. BroadcastingCable.com reports merging the companies would ...
DEM DEBATE TECHNICAL TROUBLE
Did you watch NBC News’ coverage of the first Democratic debate of the 2020 campaign season Wednesday night? You may have seen a technical ...
HERE COME THE CBSN HUBS
CBS Television Stations and CBS Interactive have officially launched CBSN Los Angeles, the second of the Company’s local direct-to-consumer streaming news services in major markets ...
DALLAS FEDERAL BUILDING ATTACK
What started off as a relatively routine Monday, sure changed in a hurry in Dallas, Texas as a man armed with a rifle took ...
GUN PULLED ON MMJ
Waco Texas area reporter/anchor Emani Payne has shared a horrifying story about having a gun pulled on her while she was on assignment alone ...
GREENE GONE
She didn’t make it two years. Angela Green is out as news director at Lockwood Broadcasting’s WFXG in Augusta, GA. She joined the station ...
ACOSTA BOOK
CNN’s Jim Acosta, one of President Donald Trump’s least favorite journalists, has a book about covering the administration. “The Enemy of the People” comes ...
QUEEN NORAH VISITS KCBS
Norah O’Donnell, the incoming anchor and managing editor of the “CBS Evening News,” told the staff at CBS owned and operated station KCBS-TV that ...
DID YOU CATCH THIS?
Fox News’ Chris Wallace interrupted 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand while she spoke against Fox News, with Wallace saying “frankly, it’s not very ...
ACOSTA ADMITS TO GRANDSTANDING
In case you weren’t keep score on the Media vs President Trump, CNN Chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta says he has it all figured ...
TORNADO COVERAGE
Not a typical Memorial Day with limited stories to cover for some stations in Iowa and Ohio Monday. KWWL (NBC) crews were busy chasing ...
CHARLOTTE ANCHOR SHARES HER GOOD NEWS
For the past decade, Kristen Hampton has been known known to Charlotte, NC tv news viewers as the person who brings them the “Good ...
WKRG JOURNALIST NATIONAL HONORS
He’s retiring this week after 50 years on-air with WKRG (CBS) and veteran journalist Mel Showers will be awarded the Journalist of Distinction award ...
WEATHER OBLIVION
We all know that Meteorologist aren’t sorcerers and Monday was one of those days that show the science is still pretty much hit and ...
MIA MEMPHIS REPORTER REAPPEARS
When we last heard from Memphis, TN investigative reporter Scott Madaus, he had been cleared of domestic abuse charges stemming from a December 15th ...
BUH-BYE, NORAH (Draft)
“CBS This Morning” bid a fond farewell Thursday morning to Norah O’Donnell as she winds down on the morning shift, and prepares to take ...
CROSSING THE COUNTRY
Brit Moorer will be joining Tegna’s KING in Seattle, WA next month as a weekday morning reporter. For the past three years, Moorer’s been ...
CBS HOSTS ADVERTISERS
Hundreds of ad buyers filed into New York’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday afternoon to watch CBS NFL broadcasters Jim Nantz and Tony Romo make a pitch ...
TV NEWS IS “ROBUST”
Another interesting read from our friends at RTNDA. Last week we told you Newspapers were in deep trouble, but according to a study, local ...
GLOR SAYS GOODBYE
We’ll leave to you to decided whether or not Jeff Glor got handed a raw deal with the end of his brief tenure as ...
VETERAN ANCHOR ANNOUNCES JUNE DEPARTURE
Mark the calendar, Seattle, After 36 years, veteran anchor Lori Matsukawa is calling it a career and leaving Tegna’s KING. “When I graduated from ...
WHITE HOUSE “MASS PURGE”
We are hearing reports of a so-called “Mass Purge” of media credentials within the Washington Press Corps. Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank had his White House press ...
ADAM BAGNI EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU
In case you were wondering…..and some evidently were. His Arizona adventure lasted a little over 15 months.
SINCLAIR ENTERS SPORTS
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. has reached a deal it valued at $10.6 billion to buy 21 regional sports networks from Walt Disney Co, according ...
PASSING THE HALF-CENTURY MARK
Just one more book to go (of course) and Mobile, AL anchor mainstay Mel Showers will be hanging it up at WKRG after 50 ...
MEREDITH CORP: CHANGE ON THE WAY
Meredith Corp, best known for its lifestyle magazines such as “Better Homes and Gardens”, is preparing to explore a sale of its portfolio of ...
MUELLER….MUELLER
The Justice Department Mueller’s Russia report is set to be released to the public and Congress later this morning. The Justice Department said Attorney ...
NOTRE DAME FIRE
The big story of the day Monday was the famous Notre Dame Cathedral burning. A massive fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris’ soaring ...
MBG SUES NEXSTAR
Marshall Broadcasting Group (MBG), which is owned by Pluria Marshall, has filed suit against Nexstar Broadcasting in the New York State Supreme Court. BroadcastingCable.Com reports ...
CBS LOVES O’DONNELL
Sometimes when you work for an organization you see people on the so-called “fast track”, and that certainly has been the case with CBS ...
NAB 2019
Well, we are just a few days away from NAB 2019, where News Directors, Station Managers, Chief Engineers and Sales folk “work” in Vegas ...
CHASE ENDS AT KFMB
A police pursuit that started in the South Bay area of San Diego ended in front of the KFMB (CBS) studios in Kearny Mesa ...
SHE’S BAACK
You may recall back in February a weather forecaster was axed over a little game played on-air. We had the story, as did thelostogle.com ...
MUELLER REPORT FALLOUT
So, since Sunday, no matter what side of the aisle you stand on, there has been constant coverage of the Mueller report. Forget that ...
“ATTABOY” FROM FOX CEO
Thursday, FOX chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch addressed Fox Corp.’s 7,500 employees at a town hall meeting held on the Fox lot in Los ...
DNC TO FOX NEWS: NO PRIMARY FOR YOU
The Washington Post broke news Wednesday afternoon that the Democratic National Committee would be banning the Fox News Channel from hosting a 2020 presidential primary debate ...
ALABAMA TORNADOES
Tornadoes hit Alabama, Georgia and Florida on Sunday, causing destruction and at least 23 deaths in Lee County, Alabama. Dozens of people were sent ...
LET’S CHECK SOME NUMBERS
Last week we gave you a very good reason why your local television station will never be at the forefront of campaign finance reform ...
CBS OFFERS BUYOUTS TO VETERAN EMPLOYEES
CBS Corp. is encouraging its veteran employees to retire early with buyout offers which started to go in February. The voluntary buyouts are being ...
UNIVISON STAFFERS DETAINED/RELEASED
The Univision network says six of its staffers, including veteran anchorman Jorge Ramos, were detained briefly at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela Monday. The network ...
CHANGE AT CBS EVENING NEWS?
CBS News is reportedly considering replacing current “CBS Evening News” anchor Jeff Glor with “CBS This Morning” host Norah O’Donnell amid disappointing ratings. Several unidentified ...
LOGAN UNLEASHES
Lara Logan wasn’t too kind recently to the MSM in general, which is interesting considering she’s a card carrying member working as foreign correspondent ...
VALENTINES DAY
Happy Valentines Day! It’s the day your newsroom turns into a virtual jungle as big bouquets of roses, flowers, balloons or stuffed animals invade ...
CELLPHONE VS. TV CAMERA
A lot of people are making the argument these days that cellphone cameras, used properly are just as good as traditional broadcast cameras and ...
NEXSTAR BUMPS UP VETERAN NEWS DIRECTOR
Austin Kellerman, longtime news director at Nexstar’s KARK in Little Rock AR is leaving the station next month to move to corporate HQ. There, ...
NEW 60 MINUTES EP
Bill Owens has been tapped to replace Jeff Fager as the executive producer of CBS’ 60 Minutes. The appointment makes Owens only the third person to lead ...
CBS WHITTLES DOWN CEO LIST
CBS has whittled down its list of proposed CEO candidates to fewer than 10 — even as its list of potential merger partners grows, ...
BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE
A lot of the news this week has focused on the polar vortex plunging across the Midwest dropping temps to record lows. How cold ...
HERE COMES THE COLD
Well, if you are reading this in a live van or maybe a slightly warmer newsroom somewhere across the Midwest today, you’ll agree it’s ...
MORE COVINGTON FALLOUT
The Hill reports CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers announced she was deleting her Twitter application on Wednesday after she said she was harassed regarding her ...
WHOOPS
Well, Monday brought a lot of apologies and social media scolding from others regarding a group of Teens from a Catholic high school who ...
SINCLAIR “STIRRS” UP STREAMING
Sinclair Broadcast wants to “Stirr” up streaming. The nation’s largest owner of television stations launched a free, ad-supported streaming service Wednesday drawing on local ...
SWEDISH SPORTSCASTER ARREST
He spent his life in front of the camera for Swedish public television, and now his viewers are stunned to hear of the accusations ...
FCC IMPACTED BY SHUTDOWN
The ongoing feud between Democrats and the President is impacting the FCC. Funding for a portion of the federal government expired on December 21, ...
CHANGES AT CBS NEWS-MORE
So Monday, we reported that CBS News head David Rhodes stepped down. Ya, that’s the guy who closed all the CBS Newspath offices forcing you ...
TRIBUNE STATIONS GO DARK ON CHARTER
If you are getting static or dead air on your Tribune station channel on your Charter cable system, you aren’t alone. Deadline reports after ...
PIONEER CONSULTING COMPANY SELLS HQ
Sometime later this month, a little piece of history changes hands as the Marion, IA headquarters of Frank N. Magid Associates is sold by ...
CBS FOOTS THE BILL FOR MOONVES LEGAL COSTS
We told you earlier this week that the CBS board said ousted chief executive Les Moonves “will not receive any severance payment,” slamming the door on ...
BOARD: MOONVES TO GET NO SEVERANCE
Les Moonves will NOT get his enormous, $120 MILLION severance package, because the CBS Board of Directors has determined they had a right to fire ...
WFOR/WTSP WIN AWARDS
The 16 winners of the prestigious Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards were announced Tuesday and WFOR (CBS) Miami was a recipient. The station was honored ...
COURT TV REBOOT
Court TV is being revived, after dying in 2007 when its supply of high-profile trials ended. Katz Networks said Monday it will start the ...
BUSH FUNERAL
You probably caught some or all of the 2 ½-hour memorial Wednesday of 41st president George H.W. Bush as all feeds and many Networks carried ...
NEXSTAR-TRIBUNE DEAL PUSHBACK
As you can imagine, some of the same media consolidation critics who slammed the Sinclair-Tribune deal in Washington will target the just-announced Nexstar-Tribune deal, ...
ANCHOR: AGE DISCRIMINATION?
A longtime Tennessee news anchor is suing her former employer over alleged age and gender discrimination, saying management replaced her with a younger woman ...
TRUMP TV?
President Trump took to social media Monday suggesting CNN may need some competition on the world stage. ….and false way. Something has to be ...
CHICAGO HOSPITAL SHOOTING
Four people were shot and three are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at Mercy Hospital on the city’s South Side, Chicago police ...
