View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk Sacramento Reporter Finds a Turkey of a News Story By Guest Post on Nov. 4, 2016 - 10:32 AM A pre-Thanksgiving story about a turkey with a bad attitude.
View Post Top 10 Brenda Wood’s Commentary on Coke Ad Sparks Debate By Merrill Knox on Feb. 6, 2014 - 11:27 AM WXIA anchor Brenda Wood’s commentary about the Coca-Cola Super Bowl ad has sparked controversy in the company’s hometown and beyond. On Monday, the Atlanta anchor discussed the commercial as part of her regular “ ...
View Post Top 10 Colleagues Remember Chet Curtis: ‘The Ultimate Professional, a Great Friend’ By Merrill Knox on Jan. 23, 2014 - 11:52 AM Colleagues and friends of Chet Curtis, who died Wednesday from pancreatic cancer, remember the longtime Boston anchor as “magnetic” and “an amazing guy.” WCVB, where Curtis worked for nearly 30 years, has a ...
View Post ShopTalk KARE, WBNS, KUSA Win Cronkite Awards By Merrill Knox on Mar. 6, 2013 - 10:58 AM The University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism has announced the 2013 winners of the Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Television Political Journalism. KARE, Gannett’s ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk Former Phoenix Anchor Bill Close Dies at 91 By Merrill Knox on Jan. 29, 2013 - 12:02 PM Bill Close, a longtime anchor at KSAZ (then KOOL) in Phoenix, died Sunday at 91. Close, who KSAZ calls “the Walter Cronkite of Phoenix,” was best known for an on-air incident in 1982 when a gunman entered the KOOL stud ...
View Post ShopTalk | Top 10 Flashback: Pre-teen David Ushery Interviews Walter Cronkite on WFSB By Merrill Knox on Jan. 28, 2013 - 3:25 PM Hartford CBS affiliate WFSB took a trip down memory lane on Sunday’s “Face the State with Dennis House.” As an 11-year-old, David Ushery, WNBC‘s weekend anchor, hosted a Saturday morning children’s sh ...
Anchors | Top 10 Pelley Continues Texas Tradition at CBS Anchor Desk By Andrew Gauthier on May. 4, 2011 - 11:28 AM As Scott Pelley prepares to take the “CBS Evening News” anchor desk, he will continue what is becoming a Texas legacy at the position. Iconic CBS newsman Walter Cronkite grew up in Houston and graduated from the Univer ...
