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WFXT will launch a 4pm newscast http://www.tvnewscheck.com/link/92540/wfxt-boston-to-launch-4-pm-newscast/comments

KLAS anchor Paula Francis is retiring http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/klas-tv-8-announces-retirement-of-anchor-paula-francis

employees at KEYE have filed complaints against the station with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2016/2/15/troubled-time-in-austin

Don't forget we was fired from ESPN for saying that Robert Griffin III wasn't black enough and calling him a " cornball brother"

We've got a dispute between Nexstar's KLAS and Cox Communications http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/over-350000-cox-customers-in-vegas-face-a-potential-super-bowl-blackout.html

Sinclair has bought the Tennis channel http://deadline.com/2016/01/sinclair-buys-tennis-channel-1201691628/

That's horrible. Thoughts go out to her family and WLS-TV

NJTV (the statewide PBS affiliate for New Jersey) is considering joining the spectrum auction http://current.org/2016/01/new-jersey-network-could-relinquish-spectrum-in-upcoming-fcc-auction/

At least 7 employees, 3 of them on air talent, were fired from WTOL this week. Rumor is that it's because they were playing Cards Against Humanity while at work over the New Years Weekend http://www.toledoblade.com/TV-Radio/2016/01/15/WTOL-fires-several.html#yqb0FgrfDVaiywBQ.03

A producer at WFLD told female reporters to not wear hats during live shots because they “look a lot better without hats,” he would make an exception “if it’s 20 below.” Station management have said that it was never a station policy and that the producer would be reprimanded http://awfulannouncing.com/2016/chicago-tv-stations-hats-off-policy-for-female-reporters-didnt-last-very-long.html

How much rain did SD get, 2 inches ?

I've always liked this Scripps lighthouse. Don't know how widespread it was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=EGAF7hc1oTE;t=69

Reporting excellence from Sinclair http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/12/17/everything-that-is-wrong-with-local-tv-news-in-200

Facts have a well known liberal bias

I apologize if this has been posted before but WKBW has hired a reporter/anchor from CTV. http://talkintv.buffalonews.com/2015/11/19/ch-7-hires-reporter-anchor-from-ctv-putting-pasceris-future-up-in-the-air/ Speculation is that she may replace Joanna Pasceri as the Primary female evening co-anchor. Pasceri has been with Channel 7 for 22 years.

WPEC video editor Mike Caruso, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, is suing Sinclair for discrimination. He says Sinclair is refusing to accommodate his disability. Mike has been with the station for 27 years. http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/11/12/wheelchair-bound-staffer-sues-sinclair-station

What was the CEO of WVMH being sued over ? I was kinda hoping that a better company (like MG or Scripps) would by theses stations; but that was obviously never going to happen. If the MG - Nexstar deal falls through I could see Nexstar going on a little buy spree and gobbling up other smaller companies like Bonten and Morris

The new Assistant ND at KJRH really doesn't like democrats http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/10/29/really But Scripps has decided to keep her despite her bias, and make her the attention of a story for a charity http://www.ftvlive.com/todays-news/2015/11/5/right-wing-deuce-to-dance-for-cash

I thought the Quad cities was a larger market (turns out it's not) plus I think the the area around Quad Cities is more swingy politically (voting for Obama in 2008 and 2012, but voting for GOP in Senate and Governor elections). in hindsight it does make sense seeing how half the market is in Illinois,

Here's an interesting breakdown of political TV ad spending in Iowa. It's main focus is showing what campaign (and Super PAC's) have spent the most money, but it also shows how much has been spend in each of the Iowa markets and which Des Monies stations have received the most money. I was surprised that Cedar Rapids was the 2nd largest market for political ads, I thought for sure that Quad Cities would have gotten more (This probably explains why Gray paid so much for KCRG). http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/10/10/political-ad-onslaught-has-only-just-begun/73615842/

That's disappointing, but not surprising. They'll probably have one of their sidecars acquire KLKN (most likely HSH), and move ABC in Lincoln to the main channel of KFXL and then have Fox moved to .2 . KLKN will then probably show some digi-net

Does Scripps have any plans for Journal's NowTrending initiative? The site is still active but it hasn't been updated to the Scripps web platform http://www.scrippsmedia.com/now-trending/

WTIC has gone back to the Fox 61 branding

My guess is WJCL 22 News, but that is just a guess. As for when they get the Hearst graphics and web layout..... I have no idea. For some reason they are taking their time with WJCL. Which is odd to me because they were able to get WVTM Hearst-ified very quickly.

The rest of the Journal stations have switched to the Scripps web layout