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Fox-owned WVUE New Orleans (DMA 51) has David Bernard, a former CBS network hurricane expert. He will team up with meteorologist Bob Breck on the station’s severe weather team. Bernard […]

In 2013, Bahakel Communications’ WCCB Charlotte, N.C., lost its Fox affiliation when Fox bought WJZY there. Few would have expected the station to continue to prosper, but now — entering its third fall premiere season with the lesser-known CW network — WCCB has set itself apart as the little channel that could.

The station’s collaboration with Houston Public Media and Free Press Houston aims to engage young voters. Seven candidates will be on hand for the live broadcast two days before early voting opens up to Texans.

The live, half-hour debate will air on Media General’s CW affiliate Friday, Oct. 16, at 6:30 to 7 p.m. from the WISH studios.

Tribune Media’s Fox affiliate WTIC Hartford, Conn. (DMA 30), has added Sean Pragano to its news team as a general assignment reporter.  Pragano has been working for the past 15 […]

The strike by 65 camera operators and broadcast technicians at NBC-owned WCAU Philadelphia is heating up. The station is looking to hire replacement workers and has posted the positions of strikers on job sites.

The media titan, appearing today on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street: “All TV news, other than local news, is irrelevant,” said Diller. “People watch local. I’ve always thought the last one standing is a local television station. I think they’re going on forever. They are the ones organized to deal with their local community. People like to know about things in their area: weather, sports. Local, local, local is always going to be relevant for television.” See the video here.

Things have changed at Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 35). On Monday, the station unveiled its new state-of-the-art news studio on the CBS 58 News at 10. Anchors […]

The Cox Atlanta ABC affiliate elevates its 16-year veteran and managing editor to the top news slot.

Hearst-owned CBS affiliate WLKY Louisville, Ky. (DMA 49) has added Tiffany Savona to its weather team. Savona is no stranger to inclement weather, having covered everything from tornadoes to hurricanes, […]

Tribune confirmed that it has parted ways with Tina Luque, news director at its Norfolk, Va., CBS affiliate WTKR as the newsroom was set to celebrate her birthday.

Media General’s NBC affiliate WDTN Dayton, Ohio (DMA 64) has added Dayton native Zac Pitts to its Living Dayton lifestyle show. Pitts comes to Living Dayton from WCPO Cincinnati where […]

Weekend anchor Rena Sarigianopoulos and reporter/anchor fill-in Jana Shortal are co-anchoring a new broadcast at 6:30 p.m. on Tegna’s NBC affiliate in Minneapolis.

Like many stations, Tegna-owned WUSA Washington airs regular features in its newscasts about medical and health topics. And when it does, WUSA tends to turn to one source: the Inova hospital chain. Inova has another role in the CBS affiliate’s Family Health features: It’s the sole sponsor of them. The segments raise a question that has dogged the relationship between health-care organizations and TV stations for years: Should such feature stories be called news reports or advertising — or an ill-defined hybrid of both?

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.

Raycom Media’s Fox affiliate WXIX Cincinnati (DMA 36) will air the Centre College/AARP Kentucky Governor debate live on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. The debate will be […]