Viewers Upset Over Video of Reporter Returning Photo to Storm Victim
KARK/Channel 4/Little Rock seems to be catching some flack on its facebook pagefor a report it aired this morning while on the scene in the tornado ravaged area of Arkansas. Earlier today KARK/KLRT...
View ArticleSister Stations Assist With Coverage
Gannett has brought in sister stations to help with coverage. Sebastian Robertson from WFAA/Dallas/Fort Worth has been brought in to help out KTHV with its wall-to-wall coverage of the aftermath of...
View ArticleKTHV Lone Little Rock Station Left in Wall-to-Wall Coverage
As of 1pm KTHV/Channel 11/Little Rock is the only Little Rock station still in wall-to-wall coverage. KARK and KATV have both transitioned back into regular programming. Channel 11 has anchors Denise...
View ArticleChannel 7 Reporter's Drone Use Being "Looked Into" by FAA
Well it seems the use of a drone to get overhead views of tornado damage over the weekend has come to the attention of the FAA. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports today KATV photographer Brian...
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KATV Photog Hocks Drone Tornado Destruction Video
Hmmmm....did anyone else pickup on this? Seems KATV photographer Brian Emfinger is hocking his drone shot video for sale. A comment on TV Spy pointed this out.
View Article2013 Arkansas Associated Press Winners Announced
Winners of the Associated Press news awards have been announced. Arkansas Business.com reports the following results:KATV won first-place awards in the categories of spot news, enterprise or...
View ArticleNational News Organizations Challege Ban On Drones
Well this story is hitting home as with all the talk about KATV photographer Brian Emfinger's of a drone to get footage of tornado devastation in central Arkansas last week. At least a dozen national...
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New Anchor Named for NWA Newscast
This from the tip jar:Laine Baker will be the new host of the FOX24 News Edge on KFTA/Channel 24/Fort Smith-Fayetteville after the recent departure of long time host Brad Reed. She will anchor the...
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KATV Reporter Becomes Sales Account Exec
KATV reporter Justin Lewis is moving to the advertising department at the station. Lewis made the announcement on his facebook page:
View ArticleSinclair/Allbritton Deal Nearly Complete
The sale of Allbritton stations to Sinclair Broadcasting could be final by the end June. TV Spy reports with the recent deal for Sinclair to surrender the licenses of ABC affiliates in Charleston,...
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Shreveport Reporter Moving to Memphis
This from the tip jar:Sasha Jones is leaving KSLA TV Shreveport to join WMC TV Memphis (also a Raycom station).
View ArticleNexstar Unloads Shreveport Station
Nexstar Broadcasting announced today it is selling its Shreveport Fox station KMSS/Channel 33. TV Spy reports Marshall Broadcasting Group will buy KMSS along with 2 other Nexstar stations in...
View ArticleSevere Weather Coverage MIA Sunday as Storms Blow Through...
I guess regular programming was just to more important to covere severe weather Sunday night. Tornado warnings were in effect during the early evening for the Texarkana area..and yet not one station...
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Shreveport Station Hires New Chief Met
TV Spy reports KSLA/Channel 12 Shreveport has hired a new chief meteorologist. Jeff Castle comes to the ArkLaTex from Huntsville, Alabama where he was the morning met at Raycom's WAFF. As reported...
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Little Rock Station hires New Reporter
KTHV/Channel 11/Little Rock has hired a new reporter. TV Spy reportsAstrid Solorzano has been hired by the Little Rock station. Soloraznao begins work Monday. She comes to Little Rock from the...
View ArticleArkLaTex Chief Met Signing Off
This from the tip jar: Today will be Stephen Parr's last weathercast at KSLA, Shreveport. He is starting a political talk radio show with someone else and doing marketing in LA-TEX marketing.KSLA...
View ArticleArticle 4
No news is good news...unless you are in the news business. And I haven't had much to blog about lately. As a regular viewer of KTHV's morning show there may be something to report. I have noticed...
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Northwest Arkansas Sports Anchor/Reporter Leaving
KHBS/KHOG/40/29 sports anchor/reporter Joshuah Taylor is leaving northwest Arkansas. Taylor made the announcement on his facebook page:
View ArticleNext Stop FCC for Sinclair/Allbritton Deal
Sinclair is this/close to finalizing the deal to purchase Allbritton's TV stations. It has nearly been a year since the pending deal was announced. An article in the Wall Street Journal states...
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Should KATV Start Looking for a New Home?
Well it seems KATV might not only be getting new owners but also looking for a new home. Arkansas Business.com reports the Litte Rock Tech board has recommended a parcel of properties in downtown for...
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