View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk Idaho Station’s News Rig Burns By Kevin Eck on Feb. 10, 2015 - 10:30 AM The SUV was completely engulfed in flames. Idaho State Police blocked off Bogus Basin Road for about 30 minutes
View Post ShopTalk RTDNA Announces Winners of Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards By Merrill Knox on Apr. 22, 2014 - 11:51 AM The RTDNA has announced the winners of the regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, recognizing the best radio, television and online news organizations around the world. This year, the organization awarded 661 regional awards in 14 cate ...
NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk KTVB Set to Launch 4 p.m. Newscast By Merrill Knox on Sep. 30, 2013 - 5:32 PM Boise NBC affiliate KTVB is launching a 4 p.m. weekday newscast. “Our community relies on KTVB to keep them informed,” KTVB executive news director Kate Morris said in a statement.”…This newscast will be every ...
TV Biz Belo, DirecTV Facing November 1 Deadline to Resolve Retrans Dispute By Merrill Knox on Oct. 13, 2011 - 12:34 PM Belo Television and DirecTV are facing a November 1 deadline to come to an agreement on a retransmission-consent deal. Belo claims their 20 stations (view a list of them here)are undervalued by DirecTV. “They pay channels wi ...
ShopTalk WTHR, WGRZ Win Edward R. Murrow Awards for Overall Excellence By Merrill Knox on Oct. 11, 2011 - 11:21 AM Twenty local television stations were presented with Edward R. Murrow Awards at an RTDNA dinner honoring the winners in New York City last night. TVSpy was there as WTHR in Indianapolis was presented the award for Overall Excellen ...
NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk Longtime KTVB Staffer Passes Away By Andrew Gauthier on Aug. 31, 2011 - 11:00 AM KTVB senior engineer Mitch Frank died this past Sunday after a months-long battle with cancer. He was 57. Frank was one of the longest-serving members of the station’s staff, having spent nearly 30 years with the NBC-affil ...
News Directors | ShopTalk Jim Gilchriest Set to Become News Director of WAVY-WVBT By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 29, 2011 - 10:45 AM Jim Gilchriest, who has served as news director for Belo’s KTVB since 2007, is set to join WAVY–WVBT, a LIN Media duopoly serving the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. A WAVY-WVBT official confirmed the move to TVSpy, sa ...
News Directors | ShopTalk | TV Biz Veteran News Director Named VP-GM of Bay News 9 By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 6, 2011 - 5:45 PM Rod Gramer, a veteran journalist who most recently served as executive news director at KGW in Portland, OR, has been named vice president and general manager of Bay News 9, the 24-hour Tampa Bay news channel owned by Bright House ...