Amid the massive spread of the coronavirus across the United States, television news programs have been nudging back toward the way things were in the spring of 2020, when hosts and anchors either worked from home or — more commonly, this time around — isolated in individual studios.
Rick Saleeby, a producer on The Lead with Jake Tapper, resigned before a Project Veritas story about his alleged conduct came out.
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This year, TVNewsCheck reported on the deaths of outstanding men and women who shaped television as actors, lawmakers, producers, business people, journalists, on-air personalities and more. Here’s a look back at some of those influencers, each linked to their obituary.
Tegna-owned NBC affiliate WTHR Indianapolis (DMA 25) has hired Felicia Lawrence as a weekday evening anchor, alongside local news veterans Scott Swan and Anne Marie Tiernon. She has nearly a […]
End-of-year ratings are in and Fox News finished off 2021 as the top-rated basic cable channel for the sixth straight year, netting a lot of other wins along the way. MSNBC came in second place, followed by CNN, ESPN and HGTV.
KCRA, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Sacramento, Calif., spent 22 months investigating outrageous abuses of California’s unemployment system, which the station says is the worst taxpayer fraud in American history.
As the nation’s big media companies look to woo new viewers trying to pick their way through a dizzying number of streaming outlets, news divisions are signing up for the battle. A lot of journalists — and the executives who manage them — will head into a decidedly non-traditional competition in 2022, one that won’t necessarily be won with news scoops. They are rushing to produce new kinds of show formats, and relying on anchors both familiar and less so, all in a furious bid to keep a younger generation of consumers from developing new connections with digital upstarts that threaten to siphon them away.
Lisa Boothe interviewed to replace Meghan McCain as the ABC talk show’s in-house conservative. But conversations ended when she publicly refused to get any vaccines.
Talking TV, TVNewsCheck’s weekly video podcast, hosted the industry’s movers, shakers and visionaries this year. Catch up on smart, in-depth conversations framing up TV’s future as you prepare for 2022.
The 16-time Emmy winner gained fame in a decade-long stint as the coach of the renegade Oakland Raiders, making it to seven AFC title games and winning the Super Bowl following the 1976 season. But it was his work after prematurely retiring as coach at age 42 that made Madden truly a household name. He educated a football nation with his use of the telestrator on broadcasts; entertained millions with his interjections of “Boom!” and “Doink!” throughout games; was an omnipresent pitchman selling restaurants, hardware stores and beer; became the face of Madden NFL Football, one of the most successful sports video games of all-time; and was a best-selling author.
At the beginning of 2021, CNN was on top of the cable news world. The network, which revolutionized round-the-clock news coverage when it launched more than four decades ago, had finally retaken the ratings crown from Fox News and pushed its conservative rival to third place for the first time since 2000. Less than a year later, CNN’s viewership has shrunk — the channel is buried in third place, behind Fox and MSNBC after a series of controversies and scandals that ostensibly struck a blow to the news network’s credibility.
Various metrics illustrate the dwindling popularity of news content. Cable news networks were the main form of evening entertainment for millions of Americans last year. In 2021, weekday prime-time viewership dropped 38% at CNN, 34% at Fox News Channel and 25% at MSNBC, according to Nielsen. The decline was less steep but still significant at broadcast television evening newscasts: 12% at ABC’s World News Tonight and the CBS Evening News; 14% at NBC’s Nightly News, Nielsen said.
TVNewsCheck’s Newsroom Innovators series showcased a wide array of new ways to approach and present news content that can inspire fresh thinking heading back to the newsroom in 2022.
One of KCTV Kansas City’s most recognized broadcasters, meteorologist Gary Amble, has announced plans to retire at the end of 2022. For nearly the past 30 years, Amble guided led […]
Gray Television promotes her from assistant news director to lead journalism operations at the CBS affiliate.
“Our plans are on track as we continue to look for the right person to join our panel of smart, dynamic women,” a spokesperson for the talk show said. “We look forward to welcoming guest co-hosts for return appearances and introducing new names into the mix in the new year.”
A lawsuit claims executives knew of misconduct at the key revenue generator Good Morning America but didn’t follow up and discouraged an official report.
Rieger — who just retired after 33 years on NBC’s Washington O&O WRC — learned something important about the news, and about herself early in her career: Reporters aren’t fact-spewing robots, and viewers don’t expect them to be one. Within limits, there’s a place for personality, even emotion.
Comments by Jesse Watters, a host of The Five, were in keeping with previous derogatory remarks about Dr. Anthony Fauci by hosts and conservatives.
