Joseph Heston To Retire As KSBW President-GM
The Hearst broadcaster caps a five-decade career, including 21 years leading its NBC-AABC-Estrella affiliate KSBW Monterey, Calif.
Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (DMA 124), raised $528,400 in 24 hours via Project Community: A Day of Help and Hope. The fundraiser, to feed residents in need […]
Jillian O’Brien Named KSBW News Director
The veteran Hearst Television journalist is tapped to lead news operations at the group’s NBC affiliate in Monterey-Salinas, Calif.
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Calif. Stations Reexamine Devastating Earthquake
Thirty years ago, a 6.9 earthquake rocked California. The Loma Prieta earthquake killed 63 people and caused billions in damage, altering the future of the California coast to this day. On the 30th anniversary of the earthquake, two California TV stations are airing special programs Thursday night at 6:30.
KSBW’s Holiday Drive Passes $2 Million Mark
KSBW Sets All-Time Holiday Record
KSBW To Simulcast News On Estrella Subchannel
Beginning Monday, Sept. 11, Hearst Television-owned NBC affiliate KSBW Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz, Calif. (DMA 125), will simulcast its 5 p.m. newscast with live Spanish closed captioning on its Estrella TV Costa […]
KSBW’s Wildfire Coverage Earns Regional Emmy
KSBW Names Bianca Beltrán Weekend A.M.Anchor
Hearst-owned NBC affiliate KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (DMA 125), today named Bianca Beltrán anchor of its KSBW Action News 8 Weekend Sunrise. Bianca joins meteorologist Ferdinand Holum Saturday and Sunday from […]
KSBW’s ‘Share Your Holiday’ Breaks Record
Drea Blackwell Named Sports Anchor At KSBW
Drea Blackwell on Tuesday was named sports anchor for Hearst’s KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. Blackwell succeeds outgoing sports director Dennis Lehnen, who announced his retirement after 35 years at the station […]
KSBW To Launch Estrella TV On Subchannel
Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Monterey-Salinas, Calif., will debut the Spanish-language diginet from Liberman Broadcasting on ch. 8.3 on April 25.
Dennis Lehnen Retiring From KSBW After 35 Years
Hearst-owned NBC affiliate KSBW Salinas, Calif. (DMA 125) said today that it sports director, Dennis Lehnen, has announced plans for retirement after 35 years at the station. Lehnen made public […]
KSBW Holiday Fundraiser Is A Record Breaker
How KSBW Dominates News Ratings, Part 2
How KSBW Dominates The News Ratings, Part 1
KSBW’s Vanderzwaan Retiring; Solomon To Succeed
NBC affiliate KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (DMA 125), announced today that Jim Vanderzwaan, its lead forecaster, plans to retire after 32 years at the station. KSBW meteorologist Lee Solomon will succeed […]
KSBW Continues 61 Years Of Ratings Dominance
KSBW Salinas Fundraiser Breaks Record
KSBW Ups Brittany Nielsen To Weekday Mornings
Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (DMA 125), has named Brittany Nielsen as weekday morning anchor of its KSBW Action News 8 Sunrise, effective Oct. 29. She joins Anchor […]
KSBW Names Jillian O’Brien Asst. News Director
Hearst-owned KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (DMA 125), has appointed Jillian O’Brien assistant news director of the NBC affiliate. O’Brien first joined KSBW in 2002 as a line producer. Leaving in 2005, […]
Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines last Friday leaving a trail of massive destruction. It was the second category 5 typhoon to strike the Philippines this year. Starting Wednesday, Hearst-owned […]
Michelle Imperato has joined Hearst’s KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif. (DMA 124), as co-anchor of Action News Sunrise with Dale Julin, Meteorologist Lee Solomon and traffic reporter Michele Allen round out the […]
The Hearst NBC affiliate in Monterey-Salinas, Calif., is creating Central Coast ABC, which will replace imported signals for KGO San Francisco in the market. “Unlike an out-of-town ABC station, you’ll get local news and emergency information on Central Coast ABC from sister station KSBW,” said KWBW GM Joe Heston. “Local businesses will also be able to advance their marketing messages to a previously unreached audience.”
KSBW To Offer ABC On Subchannel
The Hearst NBC affiliate in Monterey-Salinas, Calif., will add ABC on its ch. 8.2 beginning next spring.
