WRC Washington To Stream Newscasts Online
NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) will begin streaming all weekday newscasts on NBCWashington.com beginning Monday, July 1. “We are excited to bring News4’s No. 1-rated newscasts to our growing digital […]
WRC Adds Zachary Kiesch To Reporting Ranks
NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) has promoted Zachary Kiesch to a full-time reporter. Kiesch will be assigned to the station’s Prince George’s County Bureau. Kiesch joined WRC three years ago […]
WRC Adds Scott MacFarlane To I-Team
NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) announced today that reporter Scott MacFarlane will be joining the station this summer. MacFarlane will be part of WRC’s I-Team, working on enterprise and investigative stories. For […]
Meteorologist Amelia Segal Joins WRC
Meteorologist Amelia Segal will join NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) on March 11. A native of Frederick County, Md., Segal earned a degree in meteorology from Penn State University. She […]
WRC Lures Reporter Mark Segraves From Radio
Exclusives
‘Post’ Shifts Could Alter Its Digital Course
A recent reshuffling in the Washington Post‘s executive suite has brought former Boston Globe chief Marty Baron into the fold and opens the door for the possibility that the Post will adopt the Globe‘s two-site strategy. WaPo remains the DMA’s top online site, but competitors have been busy, with political pureplay Politico climbing over the market’s TV sites to take a firm hold of second place.
Faced with an unprecedented flood of commercials for candidates and causes, Washington’s TV stations have had to get creative to fit them all in. Some are trimming their regular programming to squeeze in a few more ads, and some are adding more news at other hours.
Goldrick To Head News At NBC’s WRC
Michael Goldrick, the former news director of WPXI Pittsburgh will succeed Camille Edwards at the NBC-owned station in the nation’s capital.
WRC Opening News Bureaus In Va., Md. Suburbs
Adam Tuss will join NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) on Oct. 1, reporting on transportation issues in the Washington area. Tuss has spent the last eight years at WTOP-FM Washington, […]
WRC Names Wendy Warren Digital Editorial Mgr.
NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) has hired Wendy Warren as editorial manager, digital. Warren will oversee NBCWashington.com as well as the station’s social media and digital platforms. She will work […]
NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) today named Tony Tull a general assignment reporter, effective Monday, Aug. 20. For the last seven years, Hull has been a reporter in California, first […]
Whether you’re watching Days of Our Lives, the Today Show, or the Olympics closing ceremonies on NBC next week, you’ll see an ad from Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS super PAC. Crossroads will pay steeply for the privilege — about $50,000 for the Olympics spots. And they’re buying a lot of spots. So far this month, Crossroads has spent nearly $1 million at three local TV stations.
Keith Russell will be joining NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) on Aug. 1. He will be co-anchoring News4 Midday with Barbara Harrison and contributing to the station’s evening newscasts. Russell […]
Jim Rosenfield Joins WRC As Weekend Anchor
Veteran journalist Jim Rosenfield is joining NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) as weekend anchor. He joins the station on June 4 from New York, where he has anchored newscasts on both […]
NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) today named Richard Jordan weekend anchor. He joins the station from WSVN Miami where he spent four years reporting in his hometown. The son of […]
WRC’s Joe Krebs To Retire After 32 Years
Anchor-reporter Joe Krebs of NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) today announced he will retire on March 30 after 32 years at the station. Krebs spent the last 18 years anchoring WRC’s […]
Tisha Thompson Moves To WRC From WTTG
Award-winning investigative reporter Tisha Thompson has joined NBC O&O WRC Washington (DMA 8) as an investigative reporter. Thompson joins WRC from WTTG Washington where she spent four years as the […]
WRC To Air ‘Meet The Press’ Web Feature
NBC’s Washington O&O will follow up its Sunday broadcast of Meet the Press with Press Pass, which is a Web feature that was created in April as an additional interview venue for David Gregory.
WRC Afternoon Promo Has The Right Moves
[vzaarthumb:823673]Advertising and promotion staffs at the NBC O&O in Washington had to let viewers know of the changes to the station’s afternoon lineup. They came up with a clever play off of Ellen DeGeneres’ love of dancing to bring viewers to a local show, followed by Ellen and then to its three-hour 4 p.m. news block.
NY, DC Stations Take Stock 10 Years After
To commemorate the anniversary of the attacks, TV stations and cable news channels in New York and Washington are planning a host of special programs ranging from recollections to analysis of all that’s changed since 2001. The broadcast networks’ news departments also have a full plate of coverage planned. This is the second in a TVNewsCheck series this week on how broadcasters responded to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
