View Post Politics | TV Biz Nexstar to Air Louisiana Gubernatorial Debate Live By Kevin Eck on Sep. 25, 2015 - 10:17 AM The stations showing the debate are owned by Nexstar, Mission Broadcasting and Knight Broadcasting.
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View Post TV Biz CCA To Shed its TV Stations By Kevin Eck on Jan. 16, 2013 - 9:54 AM Broadcasting & Cable is reporting Communications Corporation of America is putting its stations up for sale. CCA either owns or has agreements with 25 television stations in Texas, Louisiana and Indiana. Only four out of CCA&# ...
Anchors | NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk Jeanne Burns Named Primary Anchor at WVLA By Merrill Knox on Jul. 26, 2012 - 11:23 AM Jeanne Burns is joining WVLA, the NBC-affiliate in Baton Rouge, as the evening anchor. It is a return to WVLA for Burns, who began her career there as anchor of the morning news breaks in the mid-1990s. Most recently, she was the ...
ShopTalk | Viral | Weather VIDEO: WVLA Weathercaster Trips During Forecast By Andrew Gauthier on Apr. 20, 2012 - 1:24 PM WVLA meteorologist Jesse Vinturella ran into some trouble during the final segment of the NBC-affiliate’s morning newscast today (video above). “Nothing like a good face plant to end a Friday…” Vinturella t ...