COMMENTARY

Why The Exodus At WKRC Cincinnati?

John Kiesewetter: When WKRC Cincinnati reporter Larry Davis retired in July after 35 years covering Cincinnati news — a month after Deb Dixon retired after 44 years at the station — I posed the question: Are we witnessing a changing of the guard at Channel 12, the station with Cincinnati’s most veteran reporting staff? Today the answer is: Yes, definitely. Why? In my opinion, there are three factors — all tracing directly to the station’s owner, Sinclair Broadcast Group.

DMA 21: ST. LOUIS

Tim Ezell Returning To KTVI News

DMA 36: MILWAUKEE

WISN Anchor Kathy Mykleby Retiring After 38 Years

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DMA 19: CLEVELAND

Anchor Romona Robinson Leaving WOIO

DMA 20: SACRAMENTO, CA

KOVR News Crew Robbed During Live Shot

ABC Lands Interview With Melania Trump

Local Reporter Gets MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

Gray Releases National Political Poll Findings

Gray President-CEO Hilton Howell: “Our station footprint spans the entire U.S. and nearly all of the most politically contested areas in this cycle. We are therefore uniquely positioned to offer valuable, unbiased insights into how the makeup of Congress might shift this election.”

How Newsrooms Integrate Augmented, Virtual Or Mixed Reality Into The Workplace

Connie Chung Opens Up About Sexual Assault

In an open letter to Christine Blasey Ford, the broadcast journalist reveals that she was sexually assaulted in college by her doctor, the same doctor who delivered her.

MARKET SHARE | DMA 14: DETROIT

Detroit’s WXYZ Celebrating 70 Years On Channel 7

Bianna Golodryga Joins ‘CBS This Morning’

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News is adding Bianna Golodryga (go-low-DREEG-ah) as a fourth anchor to its morning show. The network announced Wednesday that Golodryga will join the team of […]

DMA 10: ATLANTA

WSB Forecaster Karen Minton Retiring

NBC Faces Scrutiny For Swetnick Interview

MSNBC aired a 10-minute story Monday about reporter Kate Snow’s interview with Julie Swetnick, with an excerpt on NBC’s Nightly News. The interview was a continued topic of conversation — and further reporting — on Tuesday. Dispatches from other news organizations have questioned Swetnick’s credibility, including an Associated Press story that detailed her extensive history of legal disputes.

Ex-WJLA Employee In Kavanaugh Controversy

The Senate Judiciary Committee majority was circulating a signed statement Tuesday from Dennis Ketterer, former Democratic congressional candidate and former  weatherman at WJLA Washington, questioning the allegations of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick. Ketterer alleges he had a relationship with Swetnick in the 1990s.

Puerto Rican Journalists Struggle To Find Work

A year after Hurricane Maria, many outlets in Puerto Rico have resumed their operations, but had to make cuts on their content. At least two TV stations remain off air. While the media outlets have somewhat recovered, the individuals who lost their jobs in the process still struggle to regain their footing.

MARKET SHARE | DMA 6: WASHINGTON

WTTG Airs 2-Minute News Topical Teasing 10 Stories

After ESPN, Jemele Hill Joining The Atlantic

DMA 72: SPRINGFIELD, MO

KOLR Springfield Journalist Laren Libby Dies

PBS Tops At News & Documentary Emmys

PBS eked out the most winners at the 39th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, held Monday night in Manhattan, grabbing seven awards to edge CBS and HBO, which scored six apiece. Here’s the compete winners list.

Christian TV Net Enters 24-Hour News

Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network is in the 24-hour news channel business.  The CBN News Channel, which launched Monday, airs on television stations in 15 U.S. cities and produces original programming and commentary on everything from the power of prayer to Justin Bieber’s faith and Christian persecution in the Middle East, according to CEO Gordon Robertson.

Sanders Suggests Press Briefings May Go Away

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has implied that the days of press briefings might be over. In defending the absence of such briefings in recent weeks, she said the media had the opportunity to speak directly with the president in more informal settings.

Trump Insults ABC Reporter Cecilia Vega

President Donald Trump insulted Cecilia Vega, a reporter for ABC News on Monday during a Rose Garden news conference, telling her that she “never” thinks even before she had a chance to ask her question.

Alex Trebek To Moderate PA Gubernatorial Debate

Jeopardy host Alex Trebek will moderate the Pennsylvania gubernatorial debate on Monday night — and no, the candidates will not have to answer in the form of a question. Democratic incumbent Tom Wolf will face off against Republican Scott Wagner during the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s 34th annual chamber dinner. The candidates will engage in a 45 minute debate, moderated by Trebek, focusing on topics pertaining to Pennsylvania business.

DMA 36: MILWAUKEE

WDJT Names Pauleen Le Weekend Anchor

Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 36) has hired Pauleen Le as the station’s new weekend anchor. She joins current anchor Jacob Kittilstad at the desk. Le comes toWDJT […]

DMA 28: INDIANAPOLIS

WISH, Radio Station Set News Partnership

CW affliliate WISH Indianapolis (DMA 28), owned by Nexstar Media Group, and WIBC-FM there, owned by Emmis Communications, join forces today in a newsgathering partnership. “We are excited to partner with such an […]

Terence Shepherd Is RTDNA Chair-Elect

MARKET SHARE | DMA 14: DETROIT

WMYD Examines Michigan’s African-American Vote

MARKET SHARE

On PBS, The Truth About Illegal Election Funding

DMA 15: MINNEAPOLIS

KSTP Adds Jackie Cain To Anchor Desk