Local News Close-Up: Omaha Stakes

Omaha, Neb., residents say the friendly market always welcomes new arrivals, and that’s a good thing for the station general managers. All the Big Four affiliate GMs in town have turned up in the last two years.

KMTV Omaha Names Lisa Volenec VP-GM

Scripps promotes her from local sales manager and an interactive account executive at KNXV Phoenix to oversee its Nebraska CBS affiliate.

5 Stations Launch NextGen TV In Omaha

Five of Omaha, Neb.’s television stations today began broadcasting with NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0. Switching on the new transmission standard are Hearst Television’s KETV (ABC), E.W. Scripps’ […]

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Melissa Seffens Named KMTV Creative Services Director

Melissa Seffens is the new creative services director at KMTV, the Scripps CBS affiliate in Omaha, Neb.

Dave German Named KMTV Omaha VP-GM

Scripps picks the former station manager of KPEJ Odessa, Texas, to oversee its CBS affiliate in Nebraska.

REPORTING ON PROTEST

Reporting On Protest | A Protest Devolves, Exposing A Reporter’s Fragile Ties With Police

KMTV’s Maya Saenz: Covering an Omaha protest that fell into chaos, I realized my hard-won relationships with law enforcement counted for little in a heated moment. More worrisome still, the media’s rights can be trampled by violent caprice.

DMA 69: OMAHA, NE

KMTV Cutting Back Personnel, Shows

DMA 74

KMTV Omaha Names Larry Forsgren VP-GM

The Scripps CBS affiliate adds the top management post to his previous duties as sales director. 

DMA 74

Scripps Names Chris Way KMTV Omaha GM

The broadcast and digital veteran will oversee the Scripps CBS affiliate in Omaha, Neb. His station background includes experience in sales, technology, news and weather.

 

DMA 74: OMAHA, NE

KMTV Meteorologist Jennifer Zeppelin Moves To 10

KMTV Omaha, Neb., meteorologist Jennifer Zeppelin will join Craig Nigrelli and Jennifer Griswold on the Scripps-owned CBS affiliate’s Action 3 News at 10 starting July 5. Zeppelin is joining the […]

DMA 74: OMAHA, NE

Meteorologist Jim Flowers Leaving KMTV Omaha

DMA 74: OMAHO, NE

Jennifer Zeppelin Joins KMTV Weather Team

Scripps-owned CBS affiliate KMTV Omaha, Neb. (DMA 74), has hired meteorologist Jennifer Zeppelin as both meteorologist and co-anchor of Action 3 News Upfront at 4 effective Monday, Jan. 11. Zeppelin […]

DMA 74 (OMAHA, NE)

Former KMTV Journalist Ninette Beaver Dies At 90

DMA 75 (OMAHA, NE)

KMTV Expands 4 P.M. News To One Hour

The expanded weekday newscast launches Aug. 25. In addition, the station names Phil Aldridge its new sports director.

DMA 75

Rentrak Adds Journal Broadcast’s KMTV Omaha

Rentrak Corp. today announced a multi-year local TV ratings contract with Journal Broadcast Group for its CBS affiliate, KMTV Omaha, Neb. (DMA 75) “I have long been a fan of […]

DMA 105 (LINCOLN-HASTINGS-KEARNEY, NE)

KOLN-KGIN Hires Dave Roberts From KMTV

DIGITAL DMAS

Apps, Backpacks Feed Omaha’s Digital Boom

Backpack journalists have been a boon to traffic at WOWT.com, where reporters file stories from smart phones and four TVU technology-powered units being tested by parent company Gray Television. The station and its bigger online rival, World-Herald-owned Omaha.com, are bristling with apps to serve a population that accesses much of its digital news on mobile devices.