HOUSTON REPORTER CALLS OUT FOX FOR “MUZZLING” HER DURING LIVE HIT
This story gets more bizarre by the minute.
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SHE TEASED THIS WOULD HAPPEN OVER A WEEK AGO
She alluded to being duped.
NEWS DIRECTOR MOVES
There’s family and retirements.
COMING HOME TO JOIN WGN
After decades away.
IN BRIEF….COMINGS BUT MOSTLY GOINGS EDITION
Starting June 21st , Scott Flannigan takes over as news director at NPG’s KMIZ in Columbia, MO. He most recently was with Meredith’s (soon-to-be-Gray’s) KCTV in Kansas City, MO. He replaces Curtis Hancock who ...
AAJA X NABJ PANEL BRINGS TOGETHER TWO COMMUNITIES OF JOURNALISTS
“So that we, as journalists, can provide better coverage.”
BYE BYE D.C.
It’s time for a new chapter, but what?
BUFFALO STATION HAS UNIQUE FEEDER SYSTEM
This is a good lead for college grads.
HERE’S WHAT WILL GET EASIER NOW THAT NEWSROOMS ARE OPENING
We spoke to a handful of journalists who started jobs during the pandemic. Until now, more than 15 months, they haven’t stepped foot into their newsroom. They’ve moved to new cities, knowing no one, ...
LIGHTNING STRIKES DURING LIVE WEATHER HIT
It happened while bad Summer storms rolled through.
‘TODAY‘ WILL START STREAMING
This is the future.
A NEW CHIEF MET IN TOLEDO
WTOL is elevating a handful of weather talent. In July, Chris Vickers will be promoted to chief meteorologist. He’s been with the station for 11 years waking viewers up. “Starting your day with a ...
MINNESOTA STATE PATROL SUED BY CNN SECURITY GUARD
He was put in jail even with the proper permits.
METEOROLOGIST PROPOSED IN FRONT OF A TORNADO
Accuweather meteorologist Tom Bernard proposed to his girlfriend, meteorologist Raya Maday, in front of a tornado. It happened over the Memorial Day weekend. The two, who both work for the weather network, were planning ...
SAN FRANCISCO ANCHOR OFF AIR AFTER SLURRING MISHAP
There is a lot of buzz in San Francisco about what happened to KTVU anchor Frank Somerville on Sunday night. At the top of the 10 p.m. newscast, Twitter starting blowing up. Viewers tweeting ...
TV NEWS POST-COVID – BACK TO NEAR-NORMAL?
In Cincinnati, things are looking normal! It’s worth celebrating because this is happening in a lot of markets (and if you want us to showcase your station and back to work transition, email us!). ...
NASHVILLE SPORTS ANCHOR IS OUT THE DOOR FOR PARTS UNKNOWN
Nashville sports anchor Tagus Everett is leaving Fox 17 and moving up. Where? She still hasn’t said publicly but she will be leaving the station on Thursday. “It’s been a wild ride, Nashville! The ...
CHARLOTTE WEATHER GUESSER HEADED FOR THE DOOR
And now to Charlotte, N.C., where WBTV host Jonathan Stacey is leaving. Stacey said it would be sometime soon but didn’t say why. He was the host of QC Life, which is the station’s ...
CBS NEWS TAPS LA-BASED CORRESPONDENT
After freelancing for a year, Lilia Luciano has been named a CBS News correspondent based in Los Angeles. She joined the network in March 2020. She’s covered the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests ...
A NEW ASSIGNMENT FOR DICKERSON
CBS News correspondent has a new title and will have new assignments. John Dickerson will move from 60 minutes to CBS Sunday Morning. He’ll still focus on political analysis and national affairs reporting. He’s ...
THIS COMPANY HAS A TON OF OPENINGS
Check it out.
MEDIALINE TALENT JOBS: MAY 28
Here are this week’s job openings from our sister site, MedialineTalent.com. If you need help sending out your reel, getting contacts, coordinating interviews. We can do that. Contact the Job Catalyst Program team at ...
ON THE MOVE
Syma Chowdhry joins News 12 as a Freelance Anchor/Reporter. Syma has also accepted a position as a Freelance Anchor at The Law and Crime Network. Syma most recently worked as an Anchor/Reporter at ABC ...
KENS RESPONDS TO SAN ANTONIO ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS
“We welcome a discussion with SAAHJ on this topic.”
GUNFIRE RANG OUT DURING THIS ABC NEWS HIT
The reporter took cover during his live shot.
A NEW BOSS NAMED AT WPIX
Nexstar has named the news director for WPIX, the company’s New York City property. Former WCBS assistant news director Nicole Tindiglia will move into the role starting June 1. She will report to Chris ...
STRATEGICALLY CHOOSING YOUR NEXT POSITION
When applying for or choosing a new position, ask yourself the following three important “Career Choreography” questions: 1. Will taking this particular position allow me to work on improving and/or polishing certain skills that ...
AFTER A YEAR AWAY, LINDY THACKSTON RETURNS TO MORNING TV
Here’s how she went from a Stage 3 cancer diagnosis to returning to work.
FIRED FOR PUMPING?
Here’s this reporter’s story.
TV JOBS MAY 22
Here are the latest TV Job openings from our job bank, Medialine Talent. If you’d like for our team to help you apply using our job placement services, email info@reelmediagroup.com. Content News Producer WGCL ...
ON THE MOVE
Jenn Schanz is promoted to Weekend Anchor/Weekday Reporter at ABC Affiliate WXYZ in Detroit. Jenn joined WXYZ in 2019 after working at the CBS Affiliate in Buffalo. Jenn is a graduate of DePaul University ...
NEWS DIRECTOR NAMED IN MOBILE
WKRG in Mobile, Ala. has a new news director. Gene Kirkconell will lead the newsroom and it will also be a homecoming. He’s from Alabama. “Joining WKRG News 5 is a homecoming,” said Kirkconnell. ...
FULL MOON OVER NEW JERSEY
We don’t know why people still think this is funny. Shoutout to the Action News cameraman for zooming in on the guy who mooned the live shot pic.twitter.com/YgsKaiskCt — Dan McQuade (@dhm) May 18, ...
LOOSENING COVID RESTRICTIONS IN NEWSROOMS
The time has come. YA! Some anchors haven’t been on the same desk, in the same building or seen each other in over a year. Starting this week though, we noticed things starting to ...
A LEGEND RETIRES.
He takes a jab at the Cowboys on the way out.
HOW DO YOU COMPARE?
The RTDNA collaborated with the Newhouse School at Syracuse University to dig deeper into local TV salaries. Here is what they had to say. After falling in 2019 for the first time in seven ...
IMMORTALIZED (FOR NOW) ON A WALL
Fox 26 reporter Isiah Carey is well-known in the community and very popular on social media with 95k followers on IG. He also hosts his own show called The Factor Uncensored (which he’s been ...
ANOTHER VETERAN OUT THE DOOR AT KDKA
She resigned.
LEAVE NEWS, WIN BIG AT THE CASINO
This is a fun story! Former KOLO news anchor turned real estate agent Dave Lawrence Johnson won big at the Peppermill casino in Reno! He won a Model 3 Tesla or $30,000 cash as ...
MICHAEL CORN TO LEAD NEWS NATION
The former ABC exec resigned last month.
INTRODUCING THE NEW ANCHOR
At least station’s can onboard talent at the station now...
DENVER MET GOING BILINGUAL
It’s a noteworthy hire for this station.
THE MOST INSANE EXCUSE FOR BEING LATE TO WORK
Has this happened to you?
CBS4 CREW ATTACKED ON SOUTH BEACH
General assignment reporter Bobeth Yates was attacked while covering a story on South Beach. She was on Miami Beach covering a story about increasing crime. Recently a man shot a gun into a crowd ...
RTDNA BACKS WBFF
Earlier this week we told you about WBBF, the Fox station in Baltimore, Md., and the complaint the Baltimore City State’s Attorney filed with the FCC. Well, now the RTDNA is backing the Sinclair ...
CINCY STATION MAKES BIG WEEKEND CHANGES
Here’s news about a change at WCPO, the Scripps station in Cincinnati. The station has promoted Kristen Swilley to the main anchor spot on the weekend morning. She’ll start on Good Morning Tri-State May ...
SEEMS A TEMP JOB IS BETTER THAN THIS ONE…
I mean, it is apparently.
KRON NAMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER
The last GM went to NYC.
DISGRACED FORMER PITTSBURGH ANCHOR YANKED FROM LATEST GIG
Wendy Bell, a well-known yet controversial former TV anchor in Pittsburgh, Pa., has been fired from her radio gig. Bell had a show on conversation radio station in Pittsburgh WJAS. “All I can tell ...
TEGNA BRINGS IN A GM TO OVERSEE A SMALL TEXAS STATION
At first another bigger market GM did the job.
HOW THIS DIGITAL PRODUCER GOT THE STATION 50K TIKTOK FOLLOWERS
In January, NBC Boston multimedia marketing producer Jeremy Walker asked his boss if he could launch a station TikTok account. His boss VP of marketing Robert Poulton said yes. As Walker says “it’s a ...
SINCLAIR EXPANDS NATIONAL NEWS SHOW
And has a new leader to oversee its expansion.
DEMO REEL BOOTCAMP: WASHINGTON D.C.
Our parent company Reel Media Group hosted a demo reel bootcamp this past weekend. When we say bootcamp, we don’t mean 10 people working together at once with one instructor to create a reel. ...
ANOTHER HOUSTON PAY-TO-PLAY PROGRAM EMPLOYING NEWS PERSONNEL DEBUTS
But it kind of makes sense this time.
ON THE MOVE
News Director moves from Rick Gevers… KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT…after almost 28 years as news director here, JON STEPANEK is leaving this Scripps owned CBS affiliate. Jon told me tonight that he’ll be joining a ...
BREAKING: NEWSNATION’S OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT NEW ANCHOR HIRE
He left Fox News recently.
FIRED DENVER ANCHOR LANDS NEW GIG IN N.C.
Kristen Aguirre had a rough couple of years. First she suffered a stroke and then was let go by her then employer, KUSA. We have learned that she’s heading back to television, not in ...
WE WAITED FOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
This news director will start his new gig soon.
FOX NEWS ANCHOR GONE
Fox News and its weekend anchor Leland Vittert have gone separate ways. Fox confirmed the news to various outlets on Friday. “We have mutually and amicably parted ways with Leland Vittert,” a Fox News ...
MARK JOHNSON!
At least there will always been the memes.
NEWSNATION HIRES NEW AD AGENCY
They know what they’re doing.
ONE TV JOB AND DONE
KENS 5 investigative reporter Mariah Medina is leaving for her first non-news job. She’s going to be the San Antonio police department’s public affairs manager. “It’s my understanding it’s a newly created position. While ...
FROM MIAMI TO WINSTON-SALEM
But she couldn’t be happier.
SIGNING THE FORECAST
Salt Lake City’s KSTU meteorologist Brek Bolton doesn’t think closed captioning is enough. And it turns out, he knows sign language. So for the past five years he’s been doing a Sunday evening “sign” ...
CITIZEN JOURNALISTS HELP WITH SEVERE WEATHER COVERAGE IN S.A.
On Wednesday night, major storms moved through Texas. San Antonio saw a string of major storms. A KENS 5 viewer shared crazy video of the hail storm that came through her neighborhood outside of ...
MOVING ON AND DISAPPEARING?
We don’t quiet get it.
TWO FEMALES LEAVE WCPO AROUND THE SAME TIME
It’s the morning reporter and weekend morning anchor.
SOUTH BEND HAS A NEW FACE
The ABC station in South Bend, Ind. is welcoming a new face from Charlotte, N.C. Tim Spears was at the Spectrum station there as an anchor-reporter. Originally from the Midwest, Spears recently moved in ...
WHEN WILL THE FINAL CBSN PROPERTIES LAUNCH?
We have the answer.
THIS TEGNA STATION HAS TWO FEMALES LEADING THE EVENING SHOWS
The new hire comes from Central Texas.
39 YEAR-OLD ANCHOR BEATS COLON CANCER
And starts a podcast to give the real-talk.
CNN CORRESPONDENT DISHES ADVICE TO YOUNG REPORTERS
“We can rely on police for basic information.“
ANOTHER HOMETOWN DEPARTURE
CBS 4 Denver anchor Britt Moreno is leaving the station after eight years. She made the announcement on air Friday at the end of the newscast. It was Moreno’s last day. Moreno started by ...
TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE OF A MISTAKE
It’s been a while ride. Before KTVB’s digital content editor updated reporter Mark Johnson’s bio and accidentally tweeted this out: Mark Johnson https://t.co/dP6rZpaFrn — KTVB.COM (@KTVB) April 21, 2021 John hadn’t sent out a ...
HOW DID LOS ANGELES LOCALS DO?
The verdict came down at 2 p.m. PT.
CBS GETS EXCLUSIVE WITH DEREK CHAUVIN JUROR
It aired at 7 a.m. on CBS This Morning.
A MIAMI MOVE MEANS NEW OPPORTUNITIES
WISN has a new morning show line up.
TV INSIDERS REACT TO NEW CBS LEADERSHIP
Broadcasting and Cable is getting TV insiders’ take on the new CBS management. The move by CBS to combine CBS News and its owned station group surprised nearly everyone, as did the promotion of ...
REACTION FROM EVERY ANGLE AFTER CHAUVIN VERDICT
The Derek Chauvin verdict came down at 5 p.m. Most local newscasts across the country were just starting. Most cable networks were already airing the footage from inside the courtroom live. CNBC reporter Frank ...
A COYOTE CAMEO IN HIS LIVE SHOT
It forced them to cancel the hit.
33 YEAR-OLD MANAGING EDITOR KILLED IN CAR CRASH
WVLT assistant news director Nash Armstrong died in a car crash early Sunday morning near Knoxville. The news broke yesterday. Armstrong, who is from Tennessee, was only 33. “Nash has been the nucleus of ...
ATLANTA ANCHOR RECOVERING FROM BRAIN SURGERY
WSB-TV anchor Jovita Moore is in the thoughts and prayers of just about everyone in Atlanta. She had brain tumor surgery on Friday. The station provided an update on her surgery on the 6 ...
OKC REPORTER RESIGNS AND SHARES WHY ON YOUTUBE
It has to do with race issues at the station.
MAN TAKES NYC NEWS VAN JOYRIDE
A thief stole a WCBS weather van and went on a joyride, according to The Daily News. It happened on Tuesday in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan on W 50th Street. Cops say he took ...
NASHVILLE METEOROLOGIST SHARES A SECRET
The post went viral.
ABC NEWS HAS OFFICIALLY NAMED A NEW PRESIDENT
"Kim is an instinctive and admired executive whose unique experiences."
ON THE MOVE
Eden Checkol joins WPLG and WSFL in Miami as the new 10pm anchor. Eden is currently the morning anchor at WISN in Milwaukee. Before moving to Milwaukee, Eden spent two years as a reporter ...
ST. LOUIS STATION FOCUSES ON PROMOTING FROM WITHIN
Two people have been promoted to anchor roles.
FROM SPANISH NEWS TO NEWSMAX
It’s an interesting jump.
ABC’S NEXT NEWS CHIEF
The news is out. What will ABC say?
AN UNUSUAL GOODBYE FROM HIS FIRST MARKET
This should happen to all of us.
AN SEC FILING CAUSING HEARTBURN AT TEGNA
We know that in recent months, Tegna has take new steps to improve inclusion and diversity in its newsrooms. New teams have been formed within stations, conversations are being had and the focus is ...
TELEMUNDO DOES THE ANCHOR SHUFFLE
Some of these moves were necessary.
NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGEND RETIRES
WMUR’s longtime general manager Jeff Bartlett is leaving. He’s retiring this Summer after two decades. “Jeff exemplifies local television leadership,” said Hearst television president Jordan Wertlieb. “His deep journalistic experience and keen appreciation for ...
WFAA BRINGS IN A HOMETOWN REPORTER
It’s a good hire.
FORMER WCBS STAFFERS REJOICE, FRIEND IS GONE
It’s a mess.
WATCH THIS ONE – BAY AREA FIXTURE HEADING FOR THE DOOR?
We’re hearing news about a top secret retirement announcement, according to local media blogger Rich Lieberman. Bill Martin, KTVU’s longtime meteorologist, is expected to announced he’ll leave the business next week. He’s been with ...
BUFFALO ANCHOR GOES MISSING
She can’t be found.
