A legal battle is in the forecast for two local television stations. Gray Media Group, the parent company of KMOV, filed suit last week against competitor Tegna’s KSDK, arguing it had violated a trademark by debuting a new weather brand featuring the phrase “Weather First Alert” just two months after KMOV began using “First Alert Weather” in its coverage of severe weather.
Stations everywhere take pride in having a main anchor who comes from the market they represent. That applies in St. Louis, too, but it also pertains to general managers. The bosses at KTVI-KPLR, KMOV and KSDK were all born and raised there. “St. Louisans love St. Louisans,” Kurt Krueger, KTVI-KPLR VP-GM says. “It gives me a special insight into what viewers like, and what they want to tune into.”
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KMOV’s Morning And Late News Ratings Trending Up
KMOV St. Louis increased viewership for its morning and late news in the fall of 2022. Scott Diener, KMOV’s news director, says since Danielle Ruth Reeves arrived as CSD, “her team has done a great job with the marketing.”
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Gray Television’s KMOV is set to depart downtown St. Louis in 2023 for a new broadcast facility in Maryland Heights, Mo. KMOV has broadcast from Gateway Tower at One Memorial Drive for more than 50 years. In Maryland Heights, KMOV will turn a three-story office building known as 77 Progress Parkway into its new facility with 45,000 square feet available for studios, newsroom and production support spaces.
DMA 23: ST. LOUIS
JD Sosnoff Promoted To KMOV VP-GM
The St. Louis CBS affiliate’s sales director is tapped by Meredith to succeed Mike Murphy who announced his retirement after a 30-year broadcasting career.
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV Bumps NFL For Storm Coverage, Dominates In The Ratings
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV St. Louis Updates Branding, Graphics
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV Reporter Justin Andrews Injured In Fire
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV Adds Venton Blandin To Reporting Staff
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV Adds Marissa Hollowed To Anchor Desk
DMA 21: ST LOUIS
KMOV To Carry NFL Chiefs Preseason Games
Meredith-owned CBS affiliate KMOV St. Louis (DMA 21) announced today that they will carry all of the Kansas City Chiefs’ preseason football games. Many St. Louis football fans have adopted […]
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV Names Cory Stark A.M. News Co-Anchor
Meredith’s CBS affiliate KMOV St. Louis (DMA 21) has promoted Cory Stark to co-anchor of News 4 This Morning from 4 to 7 a.m. Stark started at KMOV in November […]
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV Names Courtney Bryant P.M. Co-Anchor
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
KMOV Names Scott Diener News Director
The former news VP at KCBS-KCAL Los Angeles takes over at the Meredith CBS affil in St. Louis on Sept. 6.
DMA 21: SR. LOUIS
Former KMOV News Dir. Joins Catholic Charities
DMAS 12 & 21
NewsON Expands With 3 Meredith Stations
With the inclusion of Meredith’s KPHO and KTVK in Phoenix and KMOV in St. Louis, the national service providing local news via app has grown to 141 stations in 99 markets covering 48 of the top 50 markets and 80% of the U.S. population. Meredith says more of its stations could come on board in the coming months.
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
Brian Thouvenot Out As KMOV News Director
Meredith-owned CBS affiliate KMOV St. Louis parted ways with its news director, Brian Thouvenot, today. GM Mike Murphy said he could not comment on personnel matters, then added that the station would “aggressively pursue the hiring of a replacement.”
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
Courtney Bryant Named KMOV 5 P.M. Co-Anchor
DMA 21: ST. LOUIS
Skin Cancer Surgery Sidelines KMOV’s Ehrhardt
DMA 21 (ST. LOUIS)
Former KMOV Anchor To Run For Office
DMA 21 (ST. LOUIS)
Reporter-Anchor Julian Johnson Leaving KMOV
DMA 21 (ST. LOUIS)
Longtime Journo Robin Smith Leaving KMOV
DMA 21 (ST. LOUIS)
Craig Cheatham Leaving KMOV After 16 Years
Meredith’s CBS affil KMOV St. Louis is searching for a director of technology and operations. Heatland Media’s WTVA (NBC-ABC) in Tupelo, Miss., has an opening for a director of engineering. Raycom Media’s CW affiliate, WUPV in Richmond, Va., is in need of a director of new business development.To see all job openings on TVNewsCheck, click here.
DMAS 43 & 21
WBMA GM Mike Murphy Moves To KMOV
Mike Murphy, the general manager of Sinclair’s Birmingham, Ala., ABC affiliate is leaving the station after more than 12 years to take the GM job at Meredith’s CBS affiliate KMOV St. Louis.
