TV Stations Continue Helping Their Communities
While consumers with GPS-enabled smartphones expect real-time weather reports down to the street-corner level, station meteorologists say it’s not that simple. Most of what one gets from apps is just model data that hasn’t been subject to human interpretation. Sifting through the various models and presenting a forecast that incorporates local knowledge is where station meteorologists excel. “The local knowledge that experienced meteorologists can lend to the product is invaluable,” says Justin Keifer, chief meteorologist at WMBB Panama City, Fla.
Produced by the grouop’s Washington news bureau, Your Voice Arkansas: A Congressional Forum will feature a discussion with Arkansas congressional leaders. The program will cover all 75 counties in the state, airing on KARK, KNWA, KTAL, WATN, KTVE and KOLR in two parts on July 27 and 30.
Exclusives
La. Broadcasters Name KTVE Station Of The Year
Louisiana Stations Pitch In To Help Flood Victims
Man Charged In Attack On KTVE Reporter
Demetrian McElroy is charged with kidnapping and commercial burglary after attacking KTVE Monroe, La., reporter Brea Douglas.
Nexstar Launches Statewide Ark. Newscast
News teams from the company’s NBC Affiliates in Little Rock, Fayetteville, El Dorado and Texarkana collaborate to bring viewers local news, weather, sports, health and lifestyle programming weekdays at noon.
