FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk Anthony Congi Moving from Buffalo to Oregon By Kevin Eck on Feb. 12, 2014 - 3:45 PM I’m very excited to announce I’ve accepted a job at KPTV in Portland, OR and will be joining the area’s top rated morning newscast team. — Anthony Congi (@AnthonyCongi) February 10, 2014 Anthony Congi has annou ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk Oregon Man Tells KPTV Crew Covering Stabbing He ‘Did It’ By Kevin Eck on Jan. 23, 2014 - 2:09 PM A KPTV interview with the roommate of a stabbing victim quickly turned into a confession. According to Portland FOX affiliate reporter Kate Cagle, she was surprised when Cody Clarkson spoke to her after being detained by Sheriff&# ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk KGW Selling Helicopter, Will Share with FOX Affiliate By Kevin Eck on Jan. 6, 2014 - 5:36 PM Portland NBC affiliate KGW is selling its news helicopter. News director Richard Jacobs confirmed with TVSpy, the station chopper is listed for sale on a site a tipster sent us. Check it out by clicking here. He said the station h ...
View Post TV Biz Q3 Earnings: Meredith Local Media Group Revenue Up 3% By Merrill Knox on Oct. 24, 2013 - 10:23 AM Total revenues for Meredith Corporation’s Local Media Group grew +3% to $90 million in the third quarter of 2013. Non-political advertising revenues were up +3% to $64 million led by strong performance from KPHO in Phoenix, ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | Mornings | Top 10 Chris Murphy Named Co-Anchor of WTXF Early Morning Newscast By Merrill Knox on Aug. 21, 2013 - 3:39 PM Chris Murphy is joining WTXF, the Fox O&O in Philadelphia, as co-anchor of the early morning newscast. In his new role, he will helm “Good Day Philadelphia” from 4:25 to 6 a.m. “Chris is the perfect addition ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk WLNE Names Nicole Moye News Director By Merrill Knox on Aug. 20, 2013 - 3:44 PM Nicole Moye has been named news director at WLNE, the ABC affiliate in Providence. Her appointment is effective August 21. Moye comes from WPMT in Harrisburg, Penn., where she was the assistant news director. She has previously wo ...
View Post NBC Affiliates | Top 10 KyAnn Lewis Named Senior Executive Producer at KNTV By Merrill Knox on Jun. 13, 2013 - 2:23 PM KyAnn Lewis has been named senior executive producer at KNTV, the NBC owned station in San Francisco/San Jose/Oakland. Lewis is a former news director at KIAH in Houston and WHNS in Greenville, S.C. She has also held management an ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | Sports Nick Krupke to Join KPTV By Kevin Eck on May. 28, 2013 - 3:53 PM Sports reporter Nick Krupke is joining Portland, OR, FOX affiliate KPTV. Krupke announced the news on his facebook page saying, “After 7+ years at KVAL, the family and I are moving to Portland & KPTV. Thanks to all that ...
TV Biz Meredith Reports 26% Increase in Local Revenue By Merrill Knox on Oct. 25, 2012 - 10:26 AM Meredith Corporation reported a +26% increase in local media group revenues for the fiscal first quarter of 2013, the company announced Thursday. Net political advertising revenues were $12 million, a record high for a fiscal firs ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Alicia Coates, Steve McCarron Leave KGPE in Fresno By Merrill Knox on May. 16, 2012 - 5:30 PM Anchor Alicia Coates (pictured) and reporter Steve McCarron have left Fresno CBS-affiliate KGPE, the Fresno Bee reports. Coates, the weekend anchor, has left KGPE to join KFMB, the CBS-affiliate in San Diego. Coates, who joined KG ...