The city of Jackson, Miss., will be required to pay more than $170,000 in legal fees to NBC affiliate WLBT’s parent company, Gray Television, after the Mississippi Ethics Commission ruled the city violated state law by taking more than a year to provide public records to WLBT. The fine represents the largest amount of money levied against a public body by the commission in Mississippi history, and will be one of a handful of times that the commission has required a public body to pay legal fees.
WLBT Jackson Named Mississippi’s Station Of The Year
On Aug. 31, Gray-owned NBC affiliate WLBT Jackson, Miss. (DMA 95) debuted Today at 11 AM. The half-hour, weekday program features uplifting stories and trending news. Today at 11 AM is led by faces from both WLBT’s morning and evening news teams, and will spotlight local businesses, offer consumer information, and introduce things to do […]
An Experiment In Collaborative Journalism
CJ LeMaster, chief investigative reporter at WLBT, Raycom’s NBC affiliate in Jackson Miss., admits he didn’t know what to expect when his news director informed him that he was getting a partner. Her name: Erica Hensley. Hensley is an accomplished reporter with two degrees and a strong track record in data journalism, But Hensley showed up at WLBT with a lot more than her reporting credentials: her work is completely paid for, part of an innovative funding model for investigative journalism, the nonprofit Mississippi Today.
Jason Mullenix has been named director of sales at WLBT, Raycom Media’s NBC affiliate in Jackson, Miss. (DMA 95). Mullenix was most recently sales director of WISH-WNDY Indianapolis. Mullenix experience in media sales includes national sales manager at KOCO Oklahoma City; director of sales at KCTV-KSMO Kansas City; director of sales at WGCL-WPCH Atlanta; and […]
How Facebook Is Boosting Local TV News, Part 2
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How Facebook Is Boosting Local TV News, Part 1
Facebook Propels WLBT To Social Leadership
Raycom-owned NBC affiliate WLBT Jackson, Miss/. has a commanding lead on social media among its local competitors, according to Shareablee data. Paul Greeley looks at the station’s Facebook playbook, which is helping drive such strong engagement.
Former WLBT Assistant ND Corrice Collins Dies
Mississippi Reporting Legend Bert Case Dies
Raycom Stations Unite For Tornado Relief
Hatton Weeks New WLBT Jackson ND
Weeks, news director at Raycom’s KAIT Jonesboro, Ark., since 2008, moves to the group’s NBC affiliate in Jackson, Miss.
Former WLBT Anchor Sherri Hilton Dies At 56
WLBT News Director Back On Anchor Desk
Wilson Stribling is back in the morning anchor chair at NBC affiliate WLBT Jackson, Miss., a role he held for 11 years. He moved into management, and eventually became the station’s current news director. Getting back on the anchor desk is a permanent move, and that means he will be stepping out of the role as news director when WLBT finds a replacement.
Ted Fortenberry Named GM OF WLBT
Raycom is moving the GM of its WMBF Myrtle Beach, S.C., to succeed the retiring Dan Modisett at the helm of its Jackson, Miss., NBC affil beginning in January.
WLBT Reporter Bert Case Out After 40 Years
Wanted Man Arrested After Talking to WLBT
M.L. King’s Estate Sues WLBT Anchor
Jackson Online Media Scores With Football
In Mississippi’s capital, the city’s local online media players are taking advantage of the region’s love for high school and college football to drive traffic to their websites.
