The home base for Amazon and Microsoft, Seattle has close to 300,000 tech workers. It boasts the highest proportion of advanced tech employees in the nation, according to a study from Burning Glass Institute. As a result, stations in DMA No. 12 work hard to reach users on the move. Seattle-Tacoma is a highly competitive TV market, with the traditional Big Four affiliates all in the hunt in key races.
KIRO’s Morning News Campaign Checks All The Boxes
When TV stations are trying to persuade viewers to watch a certain newscast, a campaign featuring five promos can be very powerful. Check out this campaign from KIRO in Seattle.
KIRO’s Unscripted News Image Promo Captures Authenticity
In advertising, especially in local TV news advertising, authenticity can be elusive. See how KIRO achieved it in a promo from start to finish.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for engineers, news directors, producers, technical operators, anchors and MMJs.
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Cox Media Group’s CBS affiliate KIRO Seattle will debut a new weekday newscast at 4-5 p.m. KIRO 7 News at 4 will launch on Monday, Sept. 12, and air live […]
CMG adds Telemundo affiliates in Jacksonville, Fla., and Seattle and also renews its contract with the Hispanic network in Charlotte, N.C.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings in news, sales, marketing, digital, engineering and media analysis.
KOMO, KIRO, KCPQ, KING, KONG, KZJO and KUNS have implemented NextGen TV technology.
The old adage says you can’t go home again. But in local TV, where getting ahead often means hopscotching the nation to take a string of bigger jobs in bigger markets, some local broadcasters have prioritized going back to where they were born or where they started out in the business. Recently, several of them have reached what they call the pinnacle of their careers by being tapped to run their hometown station. In many cases, those stations are legendary within their market, with historic legacies of serving their communities.
Pat Nevin Named VP-GM Of KIRO Seattle
Cox Media Group chooses the veteran broadcast executive and GM of KOIN-KRCW in Portland, Ore., to succeed the retiring Greg Bilte atop its CBS affiliate in Seattle.
Greg Bilte To Retire As KIRO Seattle VP-GM
He concludes his 41-year career in broadcasting and 25 years at Cox Media Group on June 30.
Cox Media Group said it reached a deal that will return its Seattle CBS affiliate, KIRO, to subscribers of Ziply Fiber after a two-year outage. The agreement is effective May 1 at 12:01 a.m. PT
During Wednesday’s 6 p.m. newscast, KIRO Seattle evening news anchor Steve Raible announced his plans to retire in late spring. “We talked about this a few months ago … stepping […]
Tracey Leong Joins KIRO Morning News Team
Cox-owned CBS affiliate KIRO Seattle (DMA 13) has added Tracey Leong to the KIRO 7 Morning News team. Her first day on the air will be Monday, Oct. 28, working […]
New TV Jobs: Live In Seattle Or Anywhere
New ads posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for an account exec for Cox in Seattle and a story producer for Hiring America where you can live wherever you want.
New TV Jobs In Sales And Creative Services
Two new TV jobs were posted last week on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center by Cox and Sinclair for openings in sales and creative services at their stations in Seattle and Nashville.
KIRO Names John LaPorte News Director
He joins the Cox CBS affiliate in Seattle on June 17, coming from the news VP post at WITI Milwaukee.
Picture Yourself In Seattle As Promotions Writer/Producer
Two Women Making Their Marks On TV Tech
The winners of TVNewsCheck’s 2018 Technology Women to Watch awards have something in common beside their field of interest. Both KIRO Seattle’s Deborah Adeogba and Dolby Laboratories’ Jaclyn Pytlarz constantly seek new challenges and opportunities to stretch their knowledge and satisfy their scientific curiosity.
Picture Yourself In Seattle As Brand Manager
KIRO Pays Off Medical Debts Of 1,000 Viewers
Cox’s Seattle CBS affiliate and its consumer reporter Jesse Jones were able to purchase $1 million of medical debt for $12,000.
Romeo Solomon New KIRO National Sales Mgr.
Cox Media’s CBS affiliate KIRO Seattle (DMA 12) announced that Romeo Solomon, a Seattle native who spent six years at the station earlier in his career, will re-join KIRO’s sales […]
KIRO Launching 7 P.M. Newscast On Sept. 11
KIRO 7 at Seven will go in-depth, dig in to major stories, investigate important issues.
KIRO Providing News To Amazon Echo Show
Video flash briefings will provide trending storylines, weather on Amazon platforms for customers across Western Washington.
KIRO Adds David Solano As Sports/News Anchor
KIRO Names Michelle Woods Gen. Sales Mgr.
She moves from WHBQ Memphis to oversee sales at Cox’s Seattle CBS affiliate.
KIRO Uncovers Troubling Practices At Office Depot
Cox Media Group moves him from GM of its Tulsa duopoly to succeed Jay O’Connor as head of its Seattle CBS affil.
KIRO GM Announces Plans to Leave
KIRO General Manager Jay O’Connor says he’s leaving the Cox-owned Seattle CBS affiliate at the end of the year.
