Check Out This Old TVQ Promo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI4-sdEeO90&feature=related

WKYT's Tribute to "Press Your Luck"

MoJoe loves game shows. MoJoe really likes "Press Your Luck."

And apparently, so do the promo-meisters at WKYT, the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky. They aired a brilliant spot right before and after Sunday's Super Bowl that used the classic CBS quiz show to tout the station's mega doppler radar.

http://www.thewrap.com/?q=ind-column/kentucky-stations-awesome-tribute-press-your-luck-video-14023

Good Spot, Bad Headline from WLKY

Big News! It looks like it's actually going to snow 2-4 inches by morning.

Now, that'll make for a good weekend of TV watching, and of course there's the big game on Sunday. So the promo dept. over at WLKY put the two concepts of football and weather coverage together in the spot featured below.

No one could be happier with the forecast than the CBS affiliate.


http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/84672/Good_Spot__Bad_Taste_at_WLKY

WTVQ Investigative Promo on You Tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOC36i1r6GI&feature=related

For Louisville Local TV, Sweeps Still Important

Trust me, the local TV stations are still going to be pulling out their big guns for the TV ratings sweeps this month, but no matter what happens it's not going to mean much to the stations' bottom line.

There are plenty of reasons. First, there's no valid comparisons to last February, when the country's TV viewers were all worked up over the digital transition, and Nielsen put off the ratings period to March.

http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/84604/Sweeps_Are_All_About_Bragging_Rights

Gray Stations WKYT, WBKO, and WSAZ Help UK Raise Money for Haiti

Gray Television, Inc. ("Gray," "we" or "us") (NYSE: GTN) assists the University of Kentucky men's basketball team make a slam dunk in its effort to help victims of January's devastating earthquake in Haiti. The effort even scored a high-five for the team from President Barack Obama.

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/CL48257.htm

WLEX's Perino Named Sportscaster of the Year

Alexandria native Mary Jo Perino could not believe the latest bit of recognition she received for her work as a sportscaster at WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky.

Perino, the daughter of John and Sandy Perino of Alexandria, was recently named the sportscaster of the year for the state of Kentucky by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association.

http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/71800/

Morning Talk Show Host Job Opening at WNKY

http://www.wnky.net/about/jobs/82928787.html

General Assignment Reporter Search for WLEX

http://aol.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?job_did=J3H55D6B254G7YVGW66

Former WBKI Station Manager Sues Former Employers

Former WBKI station manager and morning show co-host Dan Spangler has filed a lawsuit in Jefferson Circuit Court against the owners of the station, claiming he was wrongfully terminated last June.

http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/84267/Spangler_Sues_Station__Charges_Religious_Discrimination

Kentucky Native Hits "The Deep End"

The hot new attorney at one of Los Angeles' most prestigious law firms hails from Winchester.

Well, the attorney doesn't. Dylan Hewitt grew up in a working-class New England family and went to Yale and Columbia universities. But Matt Long, the actor who plays Dylan on ABC's new drama, The Deep End, hails from the home of Ale-8-One.

http://www.kentucky.com/712/story/1102913.html

KET Says Experience Counts in New Director

In choosing its new executive director, the leaders of Kentucky Educational Television decided against a national search and promoted an internal executive who dropped out of college before joining the network for a nearly 25-year career.

It's an educational background that might seem surprising, but it is not unprecedented, national observers say, and also comes at a time when many state networks are promoting staffers to save the costs and time-consuming nature of searches.

http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/1099661.html?storylink=omni_popular

KET to Broadcast "Thoroughbred" in March

Public television station KET will present “Thoroughbred,” directed by Academy Award winner Paul Wagner, on March 8 at 8 p.m. EST.

The film spans the globe highlighting Thoroughbred horses and those associated with them. The film explores the life of backstretch workers at Aqueduct, breeding at Three Chimneys Farm, the Dubai operation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the Keeneland September yearling sale, and culminates with the 2009 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1).

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2010/January/15/KET-to-broadcast-Thoroughbred-on-March-8.aspx

Host of "The Francene Show" Dies at 43

Francene Cucinello, the host of “Francene Show” passed away Friday. She suffered a heart attack on Monday, January 11th followed by a brain aneurysm on Wednesday. Francene passed away at 3:15 p.m. Friday (January 15) at Norton Hospital. She was 43.

http://www.whas11.com/news/local/Francene-Cucinello-host-of-Francene-Show-on-WHAS-dies-81765067.html

Why Did WKTY Change Its Weather Maps?

Our goal in redesigning our weather maps was to make the weather as clear and easy to understand as possible. To accomplish this, we felt it was important to make the details and differences among weather systems as prominent as possible.

http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/81516027.html

Julie Tam Leaving Fox 41

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE… I’m 
leaving WDRB-TV FOX 41 in early 2010, after more than 4 years as a news
reporter and anchor here. Early on, I fell in love with Louisville and
the surrounding towns throughout Ke…ntucky and Southern Indiana, where
I’ve traveled to cover news and on my own time for pleasure. It’s a
beautiful and convenient place to live. I love our house and our
exquisite neighborhood. Now it’s time to move on.

http://thevillevoice.com/2010/01/13/julie-tam-says-shes-leaving-fox-41/

Lexington Reporters Take on The Leno-O'Brien Debacle

When NBC announced early last year that it would retain Jay Leno for a prime-time show after he left The Tonight Show, his successor, Conan O'Brien, did the only thing he could: congratulate his predecessor on his new deal.

But O'Brien had to sense trouble, and now he's got it.

http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/139866321

Evansville Anchor and Producer Heads to Louisville

There isn't much news to bring you this week because not much happens in local TV over the holidays, but I do have a couple of items to pass along, so let's get right to it.

First up this week, our loss is Louisville's gain as WEHT-News25 bids farewell to two team members: Daybreak anchor Jon Chrisos and newscast producer Ryan Nash are leaving the station for new positions at WAVE-3, the Raycom Media-owned NBC affiliate in Louisville, Ky.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jan/07/local-tv-station-bids-farewell-to-anchor/

WHAS-AM's Jim Strader vs KY Dept of Fish & Wildlife

I never thought of Jim Strader as an investigative reporter. The outdoors enthusiast seemed to have figured out a way to make a nice living from his outdoors expertise -- radio show, annual expo, newspaper column, etc.

http://www.louisvillemojo.com/blogs/Louisville_Blogs/83921/Strader_Stands_Up_for_Journalism

WLKY Scores Big With the Battle of the Bluegrass

Louisville CBS affiliate WLKY-TV scored big ratings with last Saturday’s men’s basketball game between the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky.

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2010/01/04/daily23.html