TheRob

COVID-19 schedule disruptions are out of hand. (Olathe Northwest Ravens are a local high school football team)

Heh. When the CNN news came down, my boss said "Good. More local. More local."

Our new 5:00/9:00 p.m. co-anchor begins today, although she did a morning show "get to know you" interview first. https://fox4kc.com/video/meet-fox4s-new-evening-anchor-christel-bell/5748965/

Meteorologist Jerry Taft has died. https://abc7chicago.com/weather/retired-abc7-meteorologist-jerry-taft-dies-at-77/6332373/

Two more sue FOX News (warning: rape detailed in court documents). https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2020/7/20/breaking-news-bombshell-dropped-at-fox-news

Here's a look at how much the shortened MLB season will cost Sinclair. https://www.nexttv.com/news/canceled-games-could-cost-sinclair-dollar130m-says-analyst

You might have seen the FTV Live story about someone spamming the Nexstar breaking news email list with their side business. It came from a WXIN employee. Cheers to the weight loss, though.

I haven't seen anything more, but this tweet appeared today.

Law enforcement arrested CNN's Omar Jimenez, and his producer and his photojournalist, during the riot coverage. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/index.html

I knew about the Amazon situation because the copy had been circulating on Twitter last weekend. Funny, though, my station never received the news release or the video. It looks like the stations that ran the story verbatim are mostly in the smallest of markets. A full VNR package is rare today, especially from the corporate communications world (retailers, banks, tech companies, etc.). When I was a young producer, ABC would send health VNR packages from some company in Florida (Ivanhoe?), from the J.A.M.A., and from the Cleveland Clinic. We still fight those battles with hospitals who want us to use their own video, as opposed to shooting our own video.

Star-Tribune article on changes KSTP-TV made to its late news: https://www.startribune.com/with-new-nightcast-kstp-tv-takes-a-deeper-approach-to-10-p-m-news/570702872/

CBS Evening News had some problems tonight. https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1262876580231229441

Everyone's raises came through, so the company still has money.

I guess if my quarantine hair can look like something out of 1979, WTSP can use a 1979-inspired logo on its website

Andy Lack has resigned from NBC.

KARE-TV just fired one of its meteorologists.

Julie Unruh joins WGN-TV's midday team. https://wgntv.com/community/press-releases/julie-unruh-named-co-anchor-of-wgn-midday-news/

Chattanooga anchor dies: https://wdef.com/2020/04/29/loving-memory-john-mercer-1964-2020/

Here's Meredith's SEC filing, on the news that the company is slashing wages. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65011/000006501120000048/pre-releasepressrelease.htm https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/65011/000006501120000048/mdppre-release8xk.htm

The website says the nomination announcement is today. These announcements normally happen in the evening.

Right now Nexstar has an arrangement with KXAS-TV for use of video among its stations. Just something to keep in mind... -------------------------- (My posts got merged) ---------- Someone stole a WGCL ENG van with the reporter inside. https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/breaking-news-van-stolen-with-reporter-inside-wrecks-midtown/FnLLakIDpuzwUC6vBuHGLN/ https://twitter.com/johnjspink/status/1250025420004757505 -------------------------