CBS Affiliates | TV Biz Nexstar Renews CBS Affiliation Agreements By Merrill Knox on Sep. 10, 2012 - 10:19 AM Nexstar has renewed affiliation agreements with CBS for eight of its stations, the company announced today. The long-term extensions are at KLBK in Lubbock, TX, KLST in San Angelo, TX, KTAB in Abilene, TX, WCIA in Decatur, IL, WFR ...
ShopTalk | TV Trends Is Content Sharing Good or Bad for Local Stations? By Merrill Knox on May. 29, 2012 - 11:41 AM The New York Times’ Brian Stelter examines content sharing as a “survival strategy” for local stations, noting the increase of shared-services agreements “resembles the retrenchment of the American newspape ...
Anchors | ShopTalk WDRB Names Sterling Riggs Morning Anchor By Merrill Knox on Aug. 2, 2011 - 1:44 PM Louisville’s WDRB announced the hiring of Sterling Riggs as the new morning show anchor today. Riggs replaces Barry Bernson, who announced his retirement earlier this month after more than 40 years in local news. Riggs, wh ...