TV and radio correspondents from ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS will be on hand in Las Vegas to offer
“Tales From the White House Beat.”
WDAF Unveils New Set, Graphics, Promos
A new set that resembles a trendy downtown apartment that’s been converted from industrial space is now the workplace for the newscasts at WDAF in Kansas City. “What we ended up with is a mix of old and new, gritty and modern; just like KC,” said Danielle Ray, creative services director.
WDIV Ups Jennifer Wallace To Asst. News Director
The new apps will include livestream so mobile users can watch local newscasts in real time.
Exclusives
In an era of social media and fake news, journalists who have survived the print plunge have new foes to face.
Fox News host Bret Baier and his family have survived a motor vehicle crash in Montana. In a statement released Tuesday, the anchor and executive editor of Fox News Channel’s […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The NAACP wants a St. Louis-area TV station to fire a newscaster for what he called an unintentional racial slur while talking about Martin Luther King […]
Sinclair Taps 2C To ‘Stirr’ Up Buzz For New Streamer
BuzzFeed says its sources are “standing behind” the bombshell report about the special counsel investigation. “We’re being told to stand our ground. Our reporting is going to be borne out to be accurate, and we’re 100% behind it,” investigative reporter Anthony Cormier told CNN’s Brian Stelter on Reliable Sources Sunday.
From the posting of the dossier to the publication of a story now in dispute, BuzzFeed News is learning about the perils of the chase.
WCMH Anchor Mike Jackson Recovering From Stroke
A Duke University team expects to have a product available for election year that will allow television networks to offer real-time fact checks onscreen when a politician makes a questionable claim during a speech or debate.
WAPT Jackson Expands Saturday Late News
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WAPT Jackson, Miss. (DMA 92), is expanding its Saturday 10 p.m. newscast. Starting Jan. 19, 16 WAPT News at 10 p.m. will air until 11:05, providing a […]
KRIV’s New Morning Show Keeps It Local
Accidentally An Internet Sensation At WBTV
It was a happy accident, and it made WBTV feature reporter Kristen Hampton a Facebook sensation.
Ex- WJZ Correspondent Leona Morris Dies At 104
WRC Says Govt. Shutdown Boosts Mid-Day News
The Morley Safer Award for Outstanding Reporting announces its inaugural call for entries. A program of The University of Texas at Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History, where Safer’s archival […]
KUSA News An Example Of Risk With Reward
Hey boss, got a second? I’ve got a great idea. Let’s take our 6 p.m. news — yes, I know it’s No. 1 in the market — and blow it up. Let’s get rid of murders, fires and car crashes unless they’re really bad. Let’s pare back the set and most of the graphics. That was pretty much the pitch KUSA Denver anchor Kyle Clark, made to Tegna President Dave Lougee and other corporate executives in 2015. Obviously, Lougee said yes, or you wouldn’t be reading this.
WLWT Anchor Lisa Cooney Retiring After 30 Years
Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WLWT Cincinnati (DMA 35) announced today that long-time anchor Lisa Cooney will retire in April after 30 years at the station. Cooney, a Northern Kentucky native, was […]
Marketing Local TV News Choppers, Part 2
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A TV journalist known for confronting would-be child predators has been snared himself in a police investigation alleging he wrote bad checks for $13,000 worth of […]
Mike Gousha Steps Down From WISN’s ‘Upfront’
WFTV’s Daralene Jones Moves To Evening Anchor
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her […]
