Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate KOAT Albuquerque, N.M., has hired Darlene Melendez to co-anchor KOAT Action 7 News Live at 4 p.m., beginning Jan. 24. Melendez will work alongside co-anchor Ron Burke and meteorologist Kelly Franson. Prior to joining KOAT, Melendez was weekend anchor at News 12 in New Jersey since 2019. She also worked as […]
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Jess O’Neill Returns To KOAT As News Director
Hearst promotes him from assistant news director at its WESH Orlando, Fla., to oversee operations at its Albuquerque, N.M., ABC affiliate.
KOAT Helps Feed New Mexico Families With Fundraiser
Jobs In News, Sales, Marketing, Management
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a general manager, news director, news producers, account executives, MMJs, creative services director, news anchors, and sports journalist in eight different markets.
Lori Waldon Promoted To KOAT President-GM
Hearst chooses its regional news director to fill the top management role at its ABC affiliate in Albuquerque, N.M., succeeding Mary Lynn Roper.
KOAT GM Mary Lynn Roper To Retire
The pioneering TV news executive caps a nearly five-decade broadcasting career including 25 years at helm of Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Albuquerque.
Facebook-First Puts KOAT Ahead By A Million
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate KOAT is ahead in social media actions in the Albuquerque, N.M., market over the last six months according to Shareablee. KOAT has more than 2.1 million actions on social, 44% of the total engagement generated by the market, with more than 4.8 million social actions.
KOAT Albuquerque Rolls Out New Set
KOAT Holds Albuquerque Social Lead
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate KOAT has a small but certain lead among local media on Albuquerque-Santa Fe social media in terms of both total action and fans/followers in the last six months, according to Shareablee data. Hubbard’s NBC affil KOB captures a close second in both categories.
Greg Shepperd To Join KOAT As News Dir.
On Monday, Oct. 19, Greg Shepperd takes the news reins at Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate KOAT Albuquerque, N.M., following a successful three-year run at Hearst’s KHBS-KHOG Fayetteville-Fort Smith, Ark.
KOAT GM: Police Chief Ignoring Her Station
Woman Arrested After Threatening To Blow Up KOAT
Shots Fired At KOAT Chopper, Sat Truck
Albuquerque police are asking the public to help find the person who shot at the Hearst-owned ABC affiliate’s helicopter and satellite truck early today.
Paper’s Paywall Is Boon For TV Competition
In Albuquerque, N.M., the Albuquerque Journal’s paywall — erected in 2001 — has let the rest of the market’s online players catch up to the top site. Now, with aggressive mobile plans, the area’s TV sites are poised to break out.
