Connecticut Public today appointed Tim Rasmussen chief content officer, effective May 30. Rasmussen will report directly to Connecticut Public President-CEO Mark G. Contreras. Rasmussen joins Connecticut Public from his position as director of photography, digital and print media, at ESPN where he coordinated and oversaw photographic coverage for the network worldwide, as well as all photo-driven stories on all the company’s digital platforms, ESPN the Magazine and in coordination with ESPN broadcast television. Prior to joining ESPN, Rasmussen was assistant managing editor, photography and multimedia at the Denver Post, where he provided direction and vision for the 630,000-circulation daily. Under his leadership his team was awarded two Pulitzer Prizes for photography, and one for breaking news reporting, in addition to six national Edward R. Murrow awards. As chief content officer, Rasmussen will oversee all content produced and distributed by Connecticut Public, including Connecticut Public Radio, Connecticut Public Television (CPTV, CPTV Create and Spirit) and all of Connecticut Public’s digital and online platforms.
News directors looking to transform their local newscasts may want to stop hammering away with the same story and show formats, and instead switch to a more versatile tool. Content that’s more like a multi-use Swiss Army knife, and less like the repetitive, predictable pounding of hammer and nail.
Another day, another staffing announcement over at CBS News. Today, the network has named Eva Nordstrom executive producer of special events for CBS News.
CBSN, the 24-hour free streaming video news network from CBS News, is now averaging more than 1 million video streams per day, according to the company. Roughly 80% of CBSN’s daily live streams are happening on live content versus on-demand clips of various news segments.
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WDRB Adding Hour Newscast Weekdays At 5
Station Groups, Nets Tackle OTT UX, Discovery
ABC News’ Kaizar Campwala, CBC’s Roma Kojima, Graham Media’s Jonathan Beard and Tribune Broadcasting’s Kerry Oslund will make up a panel examining some of streaming’s more vexing challenges at TVNewsCheck’s OTT News Summit on June 11. The Weather Channel’s Michael Senzon will moderate.
KVEA Los Angeles, Telemundo’s West Coast flagship television station, today announced that its lifestyle program Acceso Total that features national entertainment news, celebrity interviews, as well as the latest in […]
The network’s announcement comes as Jeff Glor wraps up his 18-month run as CBS Evening News anchor after Friday night’s telecast.
Lori Matsukawa Announces Retirement from KING
Tegna NBC affiliate KING Seattle (DMA 13) 5 will say goodbye to anchor Lori Matsukawa on Friday, June 14, marking the close of her 36 years on-air at the station. She retires […]
Kelly Rippin To Co-Anchor WLWT Mornings
WCAU-WWSI Hosting Philly Dem. Mayoral Debate
WDAF ‘Weather Story’ Promos Are Different
The returning dramas are Bull, Hawaii Five-0, Madam Secretary, MacGyver, SEAL Team and SWAT, while the news programs are 48 Hours and 60 Minutes.
WLS Promotes Virginia Matos To 4:30 P.M. Producer
ABC-owned WLS Chicago (DMA 3) has promoted Virginia Matos to news producer of ABC 7 Eyewitness News at 4:30 p.m. Matos first came to WLS as an intern for Janet […]
Fox News is known for its flagship property, the Fox News Channel, but in months to come executives intend to expand, the unit’s top executive told investors Thursday. “Fox news is an important part of the company’s DNA,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scottsaid to an assembly gathered for an “Investor Day” held by Fox Corp., its first big public meeting after selling a large chunk of assets to Walt Disney. “We are truly agnostic to the form in which our content is consumed.”
KAUZ-KSWO Guilty Of First-Alert Weather Coverage
WBBM Chicago’s Mai Martinez On Medical Leave
White House Revoking Press Passes
The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank: “After covering four presidents, I received an email informing me that Trump’s press office had revoked my White House credential. I’m not the only one. I was part of a mass purge of ‘hard pass’ holders after the White House implemented a new standard that designated as unqualified almost the entire White House press corps, including all seven of The Post’s White House correspondents.
Jeff Glor, who has been the face of CBS Evening News since late 2017, has told staff he will step down as anchor of the evening newscast after Friday’s program, according to three people familiar with the matter. Norah O’Donnell won’t take over until this summer. Glor is currently in discussions about taking a new role at CBS News.
KMBC Debuts New Set Packed With Technology
NewsNet, the 24-hour news network focused on delivering headlines without talk and opinion-based programming, has broken ground on an expansion to their studios in Cadillac, Mich. The 3,500 square-foot addition […]
WFTS Tampa Expands Local News
The Scripps ABC affiliate is rolling out seven hours of new newscasts on broadcast and streaming platforms beginning June 3.
FuboTV subscribers can watch Newsy’s up-to-the-minute news coverage, its full lineup of live shows including The Day Ahead and The Why, and its award-winning documentaries and investigations.
WKBW Sports Director Joe Buscaglia Leaving
Blocked from participating in the lineup of official Democratic debates scheduled for the 2020 presidential cycle, the network that appeals to conservative-leaning voters has muscled its way into the process by offering candidates a valuable commodity: Air time during televised town halls.
