Mills James Production Coordinator, Chuck Mile Dies

Charles "Chuck" Edward Mile, 58, of Bellevue, passed away on June 17, 2010 at Hospice of the Bluegrass Care Center Fort Thomas, KY.

He was a Video Production Coordinator with Mills James Productions. He was a Member of the Loyal Booster Club; a former employee of Mac Productions in Covington. Chuck was also a Member and on Staff at Northern Kentucky University Audio/Visual Production.

Chuck was born February 13, 1952 in Cincinnati, OH to Charles Miles and Gloria McQueown Miles.

He is survived by his son,Shawn Mile, of Newport, KY; and daughter, Lacy Mile, of Dayton, KY.

Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Dobbling, Muehlenkamp-Erschell Funeral Home, Bellevue.

Memorials are suggested to the Campbell County Animal Shelter P.O. Box 97 Melbourne, KY 41059, or to the Brighton Center Newport 741 Central Ave. Newport, KY 41071.

Online condolences can be given at www.dmefuneral.com .

WCMH Signs Up for Rentrak

Rentrak Corporation (Nasdaq: RENT), the leader in multi-screen media measurement serving the advertising and entertainment industries, today announced an agreement with WCMH, a Media General NBC affiliate, to utilize Rentrak's StationView Essentials system for the station in Columbus, Ohio.

Continuing the momentum Rentrak has established with local stations for its Station View Essentials service, WCMH joins Lin TV and Sinclair Broadcast Group for measurement and software services for the Columbus, Ohio, market from the largest commercially available database of digital set-top-devices. Rentrak will be providing WCMH with new metrics, including the company's unique "Stickiness Index," which measures viewer involvement, in order to illuminate the value proposition local broadcaster's have in terms of reach and hold with their television viewers.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rentrak-signs-agreement-with-nbc-affiliate-wcmh-to-provide-stationview-essentials-for-local-market-measurement-84002487.html

Traffic Reporter Wanted in Columbus

WSYX/WTTE-TV, in Columbus, Ohio is looking for our next great TV Traffic Reporter! We want a personality to perform traffic reports for our 4-hour morning newscasts. Our Traffic Reporter would be responsible for gathering traffic incident information and creating accurate, informative, visually interesting and well-presented traffic reports.

http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J3F3PP660GGH2YJ10BZ&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=78ddeed921dc449a9b559e8fb8f2e3f3-319155224-J8-5

WBNS Kicks Off Year Long Project During Superbowl

Columbus' television news operations typically focus on what has happened in central Ohio in the preceding hours, minutes and, in some cases, seconds.

WBNS-TV (Channel 10) says it's going to look forward, too -- way forward.

The station, which is owned by The Dispatch's parent company, has announced that it will explore the region's future in a yearlong multimedia initiative dubbed Central Ohio 2015, A Community Visioning Project.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/02/07/Vision_2015.ART_ART_02-07-10_D1_8JGGJ5F.html?sid=101

Sports/News Reporter Job Opening at WSYX/WTTE

http://www.jobs.net/Job.asp?jid=J3H3QR6R7NSVHZLZZ4W

Columbus Broadcasters Looking Forward to Political Battles

Mike Cash is ready to have a good 2010.

The director of revenue for television station WCMH, the Columbus region’s NBC affiliate, can look forward to selling ad time around the Winter Olympics in February, primary elections in May and high-profile political races in November.

http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/01/25/story4.html?b=1264395600%5E2769731

Master Control Jobs Posted for WSYX/WTTE

http://aol.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J3G1DR6R5D2P81JRN74

Columbus Duopoly Looking for Anchor/Reporter

WSYX/WTTE is looking for an Anchor/Reporter. Could this person be replacing the recently departed Anthony Rothman, or is someone else on their way out?


http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J3F2226QMMTG8ND2PT5&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=115c830d4b1f4f1189f167c3c7264257-317942673-J5-5

Columbus Sports Reporters Having a Bad Week

It’s been a bad week for TV sports reporters in Columbus.



Last week it was announced that NBC 4’s Omar Ruiz had left the sports crew and returned to his native California.



The move seemed way too sudden to be amiable, as Ruiz’s presence was quickly removed from the station’s website (even the “Deep Thoughts” blog, for goodness sake.)

http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2010/01/20/front/doc4b57a8ddb3a0c857014994.txt

Columbus Media Joins Hope for Haiti Event

The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus, the City of Columbus and local media representatives will host a day-long fundraiser to benefit Haiti on Thursday, Jan. 21 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Ohio Historical Society parking lot off I-71.

Attendees will be able to drive up and donate at the Columbus Hope for Haiti event. Local television, radio, and Print personalities, along with government officials and the American Red Cross, will be on hand to accept cash and check donations all day at the fundraiser.

http://www.examiner.com/x-33933-Columbus-Wellness-Examiner~y2010m1d19-Columbus-leaders-media-and-Red-Cross-unite-for-Haiti-disaster-relief

WBNS Extends HD Footprint

Since February 2007, WBNS-TV, the Dispatch Broadcast Group-owned CBS affiliate in Columbus, OH, has broadcast its local newscasts in HD. But lately, the HD footprint around the building has gotten a little bigger.

http://broadcastengineering.com/hdtv/wbns-tv-extends-infrastructure-0119/

WBNS Rolls Out Central Ohio's First HD Newscast with Snell Kahuna

Snell today announced that the Dispatch Broadcast Group's CBS affiliate, WBNS-TV, has rolled out central Ohio's first HD newscast thanks to the company's Kahuna multiformat SD/HD production switcher. In addition, the Dispatch Broadcast Group has deployed a second Kahuna to power the recent HD upgrade for its 10TV Productions division and the Ohio News Network (ONN), a 24-hour news channel co-located at the WBNS studios in Columbus. By seamlessly incorporating SD sources into HD transmissions, the two Kahuna systems have given Dispatch a smooth and cost-effective path to native HD broadcasting.

http://hd.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=953755&afterinter=true

Job Openings at Dispatch Broadcast Group

Check out the job openings at the Dispatch Broadcast Group in Columbus, OH

http://wittpathinternships.blogspot.com/2010/01/dispatch-broadcast-group-job-openings.html

NBC 4 Airing "The Autism Puzzle"

NBC 4 (WCMH-TV) will air the fifth in a series of locally produced programs on the complex topic of Autism. The next edition of “The Autism Puzzle” will air Wednesday, January 27 at 7 p.m. on NBC 4.

Hosted by NBC 4’s Jerod Smalley and Ellie Merritt, the program looks at the Medical Home Model, a new concept in organizing care for autistic children, and how the American Academy of Pediatrics is working to increase awareness of this concept with families.

http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/nbc_4_presents_next_edition_of_the_autism_puzzle1/29758/

Public Media Outlets Look to Fill Infrastructure Gaps

In a recent presentation at WOSU in Columbus, Ohio, John Proffitt, who blogs about public media, painted a gloomy picture. In slide after slide, the stats mounted. New gadgets, new social media habits, new channels for distribution and consumption all added up to one conclusion: public TV stations are rapidly losing both value and relevance.

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/01/public-broadcasters-hustle-to-fill-infrastructure-gap007.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pbs%2Fmediashift-blog+%28mediashift-blog%29

Regional Sales Manager Position Open in Columbus

WSYX in Columbus is looking for a regional sales manager. Info here

http://aol.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J3G2447345LC30M1FFB&cbRecursionCnt=1&cbsid=99f1f1b88c3c4322815546ed6fba630f-316465139-JU-5

WWHO Signs Up for Rentrak

LIN TV signed up its CW affiliate in Columbus, Ohio for Rentrak’s local measurement service. WWHO-TV will be using Rentrak’s StationView Essentials service for detailed local metrics derived from set-top boxes.

http://www.televisionbroadcast.com/article/92620

New WSYX Promo Video

New ABC6 Promo featuring new main anchor Bob Kendrick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rltn2LE3So4

WBNS General Manager - Top Buckeye

When you run a station in a market full of Buckeyes, it helps to be one yourself. While WBNS Columbus has long been a ratings giant in the No. 34 DMA (see Market Eye: Bucking the Trend), President/General Manager Tom Griesdorn—Ohio State Class of 1972—extended the gap between the CBS affiliate and its competition in 2009. WBNS launched a weather channel on its digital tier over the summer, debuted a WBNS iPhone app earlier this month, and grabbed every local news race in November by a comfortable margin, doubling the nearest competitor in late news.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/441113-Tom_Griesdorn_Columbus_Top_Buckeye.php

Columbus Stations Weather Recession Well

Business is gaining momentum in Columbus, home of The Ohio State University, and WBNS is, too. The Dispatch Broadcasting station has long been a ratings giant in Columbus, but it has extended its lead over the rest of the pack. Thanks to private ownership based in Columbus and a well-established anchor crew, WBNS had a memorable November book. “We've won every news race before,” says President/General Manager Tom Griesdorn, “but not by this margin.”

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/441111-Market_Eye_Bucking_the_Trend.php