Happy Yay it’s Friday to those who celebrate.
In this week’s edition of stories we didn’t write up for one reason or another, we see more stations explaining why they’re having to air explicit anti-abortion ads, while a Sinclair station in Nebraska pissed off fans of the world series of men’s professional baseball by running the news at an awkward time.
Let’s rock the party and make the dough:
WDAF in Kansas City posted a bit about that Randall Terry ad spreading its joy around the country. “You may see a graphic political ad on air during commercial breaks on our station,”the station wrote. “FOX4 recognizes the images in the ads are difficult to watch. This is an explanation as to why TV stations are required to air all political ads, even the graphic ones.” to read more, click here.
Here’s another take on the story from the Verge.
Central Texas television station KCEN team mourned one of their own live on-air October 30 and announced the death of co-anchor Kris Radcliffe. Click here for the story.
Our good friend over at FTVLive is talking about a Nebraska Sinclair station. A quick check of TVEyes, showed us that he’s talking about KFXL in Lincoln, Nebraska: “This is what happens when the company tries to run things on the cheap. As the World Series was at a crucial point as the LA Dodgers were about to take the lead, Sinclair’s NTVNews (Nebraska Television Network) automation cut away from the game and started showing a taped newscast.” Here’s the rest of the story.
A psychic joined Fox43 in York, Pennsylvania on Halloween to see if she could contact anchor Gabrielle Mediak‘s loved ones. Watch the video above to see what Salter was able to glean. click here for the story.
Poynter shared a variety of ideas to counter the ever-present threats to democracy that have been pulled from conversations with experts, alongside tried and tested approaches that can bring out the better parts of human nature and keep you from spiraling out in this election season. Click here for more.
KETV is saddened to hear about the passing of Matt Kelly, a former sports producer, photographer, and anchor for the station. Kelly died at his home in Las Vegas on Friday morning after recently being moved to hospice care. He had just celebrated his 54th birthday on Sunday. Click here for the station’s video tribute.
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, Spotlight PA has signed an agreement with a group of five television stations across Pennsylvania to turn its most important investigations and other reporting into broadcast-ready news packages to air during their regular local newscasts. Click here for more.
WFMY News 2’s Eric Chilton is stepping away from the TV cameras. He’ll soon take on a new role with the City of Greensboro. Click here for more.
