View Post ABC Affiliates | CBS Affiliates | FOX Affiliates | NBC Affiliates How Des Moines Stations Are Covering Tonight’s Debate By Kevin Eck on Jan. 28, 2016 - 3:39 PM We spoke to some of the stations to get an idea what they were planning to do now that the circus is in town.
View Post ABC Affiliates | CBS Affiliates Did Two Hearst Stations Steal a Story from WOI? By Kevin Eck on Mar. 5, 2015 - 11:40 AM KETV and KCCI used WOI reporter Nikki Davidson's picture on its website version of the story. Davidson also shows up in the video.
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Nexstar Spends Millions on WOI Makeover By Kevin Eck on Dec. 16, 2014 - 10:15 AM Nexstar owned Des Moines ABC affiliate WOI just got a million dollar makeover. The station says starting January 5, viewers can expect to see new branding, a full high-definition broadcast airing from a new state-of-the-art facili ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Elias Johnson Named Co-Anchor at WOI’s ‘Good Morning Iowa’ By Aneya Fernando on Dec. 11, 2014 - 10:20 AM WOI, the ABC affiliate in Des Moines, has announced the addition of Elias Johnson to its morning news team. Johnson will join Sabrina Ahmed and Sam Schreier on “Good Morning Iowa” weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. John ...
View Post ShopTalk | TV Biz Jon Skorburg Named VP-GM of WOI By Merrill Knox on Jul. 21, 2014 - 4:17 PM Nexstar has appointed a new general manager of WOI, its recently-acquired ABC affiliate in Des Moines. Effective immediately, Jon Skorburg has been named vice president and general manager of the station and its associated digital ...
View Post TVBiz Nexstar and Mission to Acquire Five Stations By Merrill Knox on Sep. 16, 2013 - 3:24 PM Nexstar Broadcasting and Mission Broadcasting are acquiring five stations, three from Citadel Communications and two from Stainless Broadcasting, for $103.25 million. The transaction is expected to be approved in the first quarter ...
View Post Digital | TVBiz Streaming TV Services Highlight Industry ‘At a Crossroads’ By Merrill Knox on Aug. 23, 2013 - 11:58 AM With the legal battle over streaming television service Aereo potentially headed to the Supreme Court, another streaming service, Syncbak, has secured investment money from CBS and support from the National Association of Broadcas ...
View Post ShopTalk | Top 10 | Weather Meteorologist Ashton Altieri Joins WFAA By Merrill Knox on Jul. 31, 2013 - 11:40 AM Meteorologist Ashton Altieri is joining WFAA, the ABC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth. “In a few weeks I’ll be joining the weather team at WFAA in Dallas,” Altieri tweeted. “I’m thrilled to have this o ...
Politics Citadel Offers Politicians Five Minutes Free Air Time By Kevin Eck on Oct. 1, 2012 - 3:57 PM Citadel Communications will give five minutes of free airtime to political candidates who want to introduce themselves and their campaign platform to voters, according to Broadcasting & Cable. B&C said the stations allotti ...
Reporting | ShopTalk Christina Palladino Joins WISN From WOI By Merrill Knox on Apr. 16, 2012 - 2:26 PM Christina Palladino is the newest addition to WISN, the ABC-affiliate in Milwaukee. “She’s an aggressive reporter who likes to dig for good stories,” WISN news director Lori Waldon said in a statement. “And ...