Simon Cowell Offered $144 Million to Stay With 'Idol'

EARLY salary figures from Simon Cowell's "American Idol" contract negotiations are leaking out and they're eye-popping.

Cowell, who reportedly made $36 million last year for judging the hit competition show, has been offered three or four times that amount -- between $100 million and $144 million per year -- by co-producers Fox and 19 Entertainment to stick with "Idol" when his contract expires next May, according to The Guardian, a London newpaper.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06302009/tv/enormous_money_176757.htm

Columbus' NBC Affiliate President Speaks on Tiered Affiliation Agreement

In Executive Session last week, NBC affiliate relations chief John Eck outlined the bold three-level plan by which affiliates could now partner with his network.

Affiliates can opt for the bronze level, a continuation of the current relationship, simply swapping distribution for ad inventory. Or, they can step up to the silver level and become partners in NBC's local and national Internet ventures. At gold, affiliates would also turn over their retransmission consent rights to the network, which would represent them in negotiations with cable and satellite and share in the revenue.

http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/06/30/daily.3/

Supreme Court Declines to Hear DVR Case

Hollywood studios and television networks lost their bid Monday for the Supreme Court to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record shows and watch them when they want, without commercials.

The justices decline to hear arguments on whether Cablevision Systems Corp.'s remote-storage DVR violates copyright laws.

http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2009/06/29/daily.10/

The Truth About Teen TV Viewing According to Nielsen

Nielsen is taking on the panic in traditional media that teens are too busy "texting, Twittering or LOL-ing" to pick up a newspaper or flip on the TV.

Nielsen's June 2009 How Teens Use Media report, presented today by Nic Covey, director of insights for the Nielsen Company, at the annual What Teens Want conference at the Time & Life Building in New York, states that American teens actually watch more TV than they ever have (with a 6 percent increase during the past five years) and spend half as much time browsing the Internet than the rest of America. That's only 11 hours and 32 minutes a month!

http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/nielsen-teens-are-all-web-and-no-tv-lies

New FCC Chairman Starts Right Away

Newly confirmed FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski released a statement thanking the president and Congress and praising his future colleagues, including giving a shout-out to the president's picks for the two open seats on the commission.

He was confirmed by unanimous consent Thursday evening and an FCC spokesperson said they expected the new chairman's first day at the commission would be Monday, June 29. The FCC's first public meeting is Thursday, July 2.

"I want to thank the members of the U.S. Senate for this enormous honor, first presented to me by President Obama to whom I am also deeply grateful," Genachowski said.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/306899-Genachowski_Expected_To_Start_Monday.php

WHIO Anchor Facing Wrongful Death Suit

WHIO-TV news anchor Natasha Williams is facing a wrongful death civil lawsuit filed by the mother of a Moraine man who was killed in March 2007 in Harrison Twp. after his car collided with Williams’ SUV.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/tv-anchor-faces-suit-in-fatal-crash-175315.html?cxtype=rss_local-news

NBC Sets Fall Premiere Dates

NBC has released its Fall premiere schedule. The network will kick things off September 14 with The Jay Leno Show as previously announced. The Biggest Loser will return Tuesday, September 15 with a two-hour installment. That Thursday will also mark the premieres of the network's new Thursday night comedy lineup with Saturday Night Live Weekend Update kicking things off at 8 p.m., followed by Parks and Recreation at 8:30 p.m., The Office at 9 p.m. and Community at 9:30 p.m. NBC is holding 30 Rock till October 15 in an effort to drive some viewers to Community.

Heroes will return September 21, with the new show Parenthood launching September 23, and Law & Order and Southland returning Fridays starting September 25.

Saturday Night Live will premiere September 26.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/295754-NBC_Sets_Fall_Premiere_Dates.php

USA Leads in Cable Ratings

With one week left before the second quarter ends, USA Network is drawing away from TNT in the primetime ratings race. According to Nielsen data, USA now enjoys a 3% lead among adults 18-49, and the latest batch of weekly ratings numbers sees the network all but sewing up the title.

USA blew out the competition in the week ended June 21, averaging 1.7 million adults 18-49, topping runner-up TNT by some 728,000 viewers. The NBC Universal cable powerhouse also put together another convincing victory among total viewers, drawing an average audience of 3.95 million in primetime while walking away with the week's biggest deliveries of adults 25-54 (1.87 million) and viewers 18-34 (745,000).


http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i0849a35b3cfeb85957715b6a48c76a2b

Time Warner and Comcast Partner for TV Everywhere

Time Warner and Comcast are pushing ahead with a plan to make big cable network shows available online to existing cable subscribers shortly after their first airing.

The industry giants unveiled Wednesday a set of guiding principles for what TW has dubbed TV Everywhere and announced a national technical trial of what Comcast will name its On Demand Online service starting with 5,000 customers in July.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i048f01beefa084a34d4077f22aec2576

Columbus NBC Station Wins Multiple Awards in "Best Of" Readers Poll

Columbus Monthly magazine’s “Best Of” issue is out, and NBC 4 (WCMH-TV) and nbc4i.com was No. 1 in various categories of its annual readers’ poll.

Cabot Rea is the winner of the Best TV Male Anchor award. This is the 5th consecutive year Rea has won this category.

Jym Ganahl remains the leader among television meteorologists. He is the recipient of the Best Weatherperson for a noteworthy 20th straight year!

http://www.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/nbc_4_nbc4i.com_voted_best_of_in_columbus/18300/

PBS Developing Digital Learning Library

PBS today announced the launch of the PBS Digital Learning Library, a PBS system-wide online repository of digital education assets from public broadcasting programs and services nationwide. The PBS Digital Learning Library will be a comprehensive source of "learning objects," including video, audio, images, games, and interactive simulations designed specifically for classroom use, delivered to teachers exclusively through local PBS stations. Services to deliver these resources to teachers and learners will be available in fall 2009.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/06/prweb2586424.htm

Cuts Coming to Lexington Local TV

Lexington's ABC affiliate is cutting some staff members and also will not renew the contracts of three news reporters, part of a wave of changes around Lexington's media driven by the rough economy.

WTVQ (Channel 36) plans to eliminate two full-time news producers once the employees' contracts end and has eliminated two part-timers and reclassified three positions from full-time to part-time.

The part-timers were a production person and a receptionist.

http://www.kentucky.com/101/story/846349.html

2 Lexington Stations Finally Make the Switch to Digital

The national transition to digital television finishes Friday with Lexington's final two stations — NBC affiliate WLEX-18 and Fox affiliate WDKY-56 — ending their analog transmissions.

WLEX will switch just before NBC's Today begins at 7 a.m. and will be discussing the shutoff during its local newscasts from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Telephone assistance for viewers will be available all day and throughout the weekend; call (859) 259-1818.

http://www.kentucky.com/263/story/827618.html

Dayton Station WPTD Expands Automation

Dayton, Ohio television station WPTD has augmented its existing NVerzion automation package to control 24/7 operations in connection with its origination of some 10 to 14 program streams. The automated functionality includes third-party router control, unattended overnight operations, VTR/video service interfacing, master control interfacing and a complete media database with an interface to the station's traffic operations.


http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/83044

Ville Voice Comments on the 2009 Metro Journalism Awards

Some of our favorite media types took home trophies at the 2009 Metro Journalism Awards presentation last night. We didn’t enter, because . . .

A - We Didn’t Want to Pay the Entry Fee
B - Our trophy shelf is full and there is no wall space.
C - If we won something, we would have felt obligated to attend the Awards ceremony.


http://thevillevoice.com/2009/06/26/and-the-journalism-winners-are/

CBS Unveils Premiere Dates

CBS announced the start dates for the network’s new and returning shows. While the network doesn’t have a large offering of traditional genre shows, they still have the funny “Big Bang Theory” returning for its third season.

http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/06/25/cbs-unveils-fall-premieres/

WOSU Interviews Prominent Blind/Deaf Man...For Radio

Today, I learned that WOSU has interviewed Bryan Grubb, a deaf-blind right activist and a motivational speaker from central Ohio, about deaf-blind rights. It was assumed that his interview would be telecast on WOSU-TV channel (Columbus, Ohio) sometime in the near future, with captions, of course. Instead, as Mr. Grubb learned today, his interview will be on RADIO.

http://underthehill.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/wosu-tv-interviewed-deaf-blind-man-for-radio-only/

What's The Digital Cliff?

As a TV viewer for 57 years, Larry Reddig was looking forward to the change to digital television with enthusiasm.

Reddig, who lives about 10 miles north of Newark, bought a 40-inch HDTV and set up a 60-foot antenna so that he would have a clear shot at all of his favorite Columbus stations.

What he didn't realize was that his hope of clear, worry-free TV viewing had gone off the digital cliff.

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/06/24/DIGITAL_CLIFF.ART_ART_06-24-09_A1_LPE97TK.html?sid=101

WCMH Gets New GM

Long-time WFLA-TV executive Dan Bradley was named vice president and general manager of WCMH-TV, an NBC affiliate of Media General in Columbus, Ohio.

The appointment is effective July 1.

Bradley worked at the Tampa station from 1979 through the 1990s before serving as Media General's vice president of news for the company's broadcast division from 2001 until April 2009.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jun/23/sp-biz-bits/

Ohio AP Inducts New Hall of Fame Class

OAPB-HALL OF FAME

Ohio AP Broadcasters induct new Hall of Fame class


COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Veteran Columbus reporter Carol Luper of WSYX-TV and Willard Parr, a broadcaster still on radio in southern Ohio after more than 50 years, have been inducted into the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

This year's class also includes TV reporter and anchor Dick Skelton, who died a little over a year ago. He retired in 2007 after 38 years with WFMJ-TV in Youngstown.

The new inductees were announced at the annual Ohio A-P Broadcasters awards luncheon in Columbus.

The Hall of Fame honors broadcast journalists who have served with exceptional distinction and honor and have worked in radio or TV news for at least 20 years at AP member stations in Ohio.

The OAPB also has honored the late morning anchor Heather Pick of WBNS-TV as the recipient of this year's Carl Day Outstanding Achievement Award for exceptional public service. Though she died last year following a battle with breast cancer, her memory continues to inspire work and contributions to fight the disease.


http://www.wlio.com/localNews.aspx?NewsID=11376

WKRC Intern Wins Top Student Sportscaster Award

Northern Kentucky University senior broadcast journalism major Will Chambers, has been recognized as one of the Top 20 Collegiate Sports Broadcasters in the country by Sportscasters Talent Agency of America (STAA).

http://www.kypost.com/content/sportsandscores/story/Student-Honored-Among-Nation-s-Top-Broadcasters/4FugR9161kWJWPS278lfnw.cspx

Digi Channels Enjoy Brave New Post-DTV World

For stations, getting calls from hundreds of viewers on and around June 12 spelled a nightmare. For digital channels such as Retro Television and This TV, hearing from the masses in the dawn of fully digital television hinted at how big the multicast business might get.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/295341-Digi_Channels_Enjoy_Brave_New_Post_DTV_World.php

Digi Channels Enjoy Brave New Post-DTV World

For stations, getting calls from hundreds of viewers on and around June 12 spelled a nightmare. For digital channels such as Retro Television and This TV, hearing from the masses in the dawn of fully digital television hinted at how big the multicast business might get.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/295341-Digi_Channels_Enjoy_Brave_New_Post_DTV_World.php

The Ville Voice Splits With the CW

The new owners of CW affiliate WBKI-TV, Iowa-based Fusion Communications, fired station manager and Louisville Live morning host Dan Spangler on Tuesday. Yesterday, they notified us, through Craig Hoffman, that they no longer want a ‘Ville Voice/Page One segment on the morning show.

Hoffman gave no specific reason for the change, mumbling something about the way new management always makes changes, that they’re adding some things and taking away some things, that it was nothing personal. That’s not exactly true

http://thevillevoice.com/2009/06/19/were-splitting-with-cw/

Cincy Works Through Tricky DTV Switch

While most markets had a fairly smooth switch to fully digital television last week, it took DMA #34 Cincinnati a little more time-and a lot more phone calls from perturbed viewers-to sort out its post-analog issues. With a high rate of over the air viewing and some topographical challenges, general managers in Cincinnati were prepared for problems, though perhaps not the degree of displacement that resulted last Friday.
WCPO VP/General Manager Bill Fee says the market's three phone banks (WCPO and WXIX shared one) logged 4,600 calls over the weekend. Compounding the issue was Newport's WKRC shifting from a UHF to VHF signal, and Scripps' WCPO's issues with its broadcast tower; the station is broadcasting in low power for the next few weeks until it moves its digital antenna-currently 100 feet below the top of the tower-in place of the analog antenna at the top.


http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/295339-Cincy_Works_Through_Tricky_DTV_Switch.php

Louisville CW Lets Go Station Manager

Dan Spangler, the WBKI station manager and host of the local morning show Louisville Live, was dismissed from both positions yesterday by the station’s new ownership group, Fusion Communications.

Spangler said that about 4:30 yesterday, he was told that he was being let go due to budgetary considerations and asked to leave immediately


http://thevillevoice.com/2009/06/17/cw-shafts-spangler-no-more-dan-show/

WNKY Shorts The Tonight Show

Tonight, June 1, 2009, at about 11:25 CT, during Conan O'Brien's interview with his first guest, Will Farrell, WNKY cut away from the interview in progress and ran about 5 minutes of commercials. This was NOT during an NBC break for the Tonight Show; in other words WNKY shorted us on the Tonight Show.

When WNKY's broadcast returned to the Tonight Show, it was in the middle of a segment; that is: no "welcome back" from O'Brien.

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/bowling-green-ky/TGE2QC6VI3IT3CCKQ

WHIO Digital Signal to Improve

The Analog shutoff is complete, but the work on DTV continues at WHIO-TV.

When Congress delayed the digital transition in February, WHIO-TV was forced to postpone work on improving its digital signal. Now, that work is finally underway.

First, tower climbers will remove the old Analog antenna atop the WHIO-TV transmitter on Germantown Street in Dayton. Then, the station's new Digital antenna will be hoisted into place. The work is expected to take about three weeks.

WHIO-TV signed on the first digital transmitter in Dayton in October 2001 and began broadcasting all newscasts in a 16:9 widescreen format on April 1, 2007 - the first Ohio station outside of Cleveland to switch to the new format. Until now, the station's digital signal has been transmitted from the side of the Germantown tower.

http://www.whiotv.com/money/19757030/detail.html

Dayton TV Legend Gets Road of His Own

The WDTN family and the Moraine city officials teamed up Friday to honor a local TV legend.

The road running in front of the WDTN studios was named longtime employee, Bob Phillips.

http://www.wdtn.com/dpp/news/WDTN_Local_TV_legend_gets_a_road_of_his_own

Columbus' DTV Switch No Big Deal

Television's Big Switch took place yesterday, but there was more talk around local TV station newsrooms about Chastity Bono's sex change than about the switch from analog to digital television.

Broadcast channels were scheduled to complete their conversion from analog to digital signals throughout the day, and officials at central Ohio stations said that calls from viewers were light.

TV sets that receive over-the-air broadcasts via old-fashioned antennas had to be converted by yesterday in order to receive digital broadcasts, or their owners would see little but static.

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2009/06/13/DTV_0613.ART_ART_06-13-09_A8_7CE5QGP.html?sid=101

Digital Convertor Boxes Draw Crowd in Cincinnati

Hundreds of people lined up outside the FreestoreFoodbank for a chance to receive a free digital TV converter box this morning, hours after Cincinnati TV stations switched from analog to digital signals.

Hundreds of people lined up outside the FreestoreFoodbank for a chance to receive a free digital TV converter box this morning, hours after Cincinnati TV stations switched from analog to digital signals.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090612/ENT/306120050/1175/Digital+converter+boxes+draw+a+crowd

WOSU's "Open Line" Interim Host Known for TV Work

The latest voice of Open Line, the call-in show on WOSU (820 AM) radio, might ring familiar to central Ohio listeners.

Charlene Brown was an anchorwoman and a reporter for WSYX-TV (Channel 6) from 1990 to 2002.

For the past four years, she has hosted the monthly Artzine program on WOSU-TV (Channel 34).

Brown has filled in behind the Open Line microphone since Fred Andrle, longtime host and executive producer of the show, was heard May 29 during his last segment.

http://dispatch.com/live/content/arts/stories/2009/06/12/1A_OPEN_LINE.ART_ART_06-12-09_D1_96E51LA.html?sid=101

Cincinnati's Channel 9 Signal to Get Boost on June 26

Reported by: John Matarese



Hundreds of viewers have been contacting us to say they cannot pick up Channel 9's Digital Signal with their new Converter Box, or new HDTV, even though they always received CH 9 fine on their old analog TV's. Or they suddenly can't find us or another Digital channel they had a week ago just fine.

http://www.kypost.com/news/local/story/HD-101-Why-Cant-You-Get-Ch-9-In-HD/Qyywc2oGqEmedDuNczngKg.cspx

WSYX Reporter Inducted into Hall of Fame: An Other Paper Take on the Honor

A fresh-faced Carol Luper humbly accepted induction into the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Hall of Fame Sunday. The award honors broadcast journalists who have served “with exceptional distinction and honor” for at least 20 years in radio or TV news at AP-member stations, according to the AP. Luper, a WSYX 6/Fox 28 reporter, has been in the biz almost 30 years.

http://www.theotherpaper.com/articles/2009/06/11/front/doc4a3106e8263cb578303942.txt

Evansville's Jimmy Mack Inducted into Indiana Hall of Fame

Entertainment defines Jim McDowell's life. The 86-year-old Far-Northside resident will be inducted into the Indiana Broadcast Association Hall of Fame on Oct. 1.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20090611/LOCAL1802/906110328/1195/LOCAL18/+Jimmy+Mack++joins+Hall+of+Fame

WKRC May Implement Furloughs

We get this from the Kiese blog, and it's more bad news in the job market...but better than the alternative...

WKRC-TV 12/Cincinnati is going to implement furloughs, by order of Newport Television, which is requiring them at all of its operations, including corporate.

http://ohkyintristatemedia.blogspot.com/2009/06/furloughs-to-hit-wkrc-tv-12.html

WWHO-TV Goes Green

The only television station in the region behind hundreds of green efforts and initiatives is now the first to take steps to make a greener, healthier work environment for its employees.

“We believe in the integration of an environmental philosophy here at The CW,” said Ellen Daly, WWHO-TV vice president/station manager. “This has been a major step in reducing our impact on the environment.”

http://www.wwhotv.com/dpp/project_green/WWHOTV_Green_Station_20090507

Crusade for Children Celebrated as a Success

Over the weekend, Kentuckians donated money to help children with special needs.

Our own Chris Allen, and WBKO, were among several stations statewide broadcasting parts of the telethon for the 56th annual WHAS Crusade for Children.

http://www.wbko.com/news/headlines/47227232.html

New Anchor News from WKYC and WBNS

http://ohiomedia.blogspot.com/2009/06/from-rest-of-broadcast-world.html

WBNS and ONN Take 23 Ohio AP Awards

WBNS-10TV and ONN took home 23 of the 40 awards given to large market television stations at this year's Ohio Associated Press annual luncheon held Sunday in Columbus.

10TV and ONN combined to sweep all three "Outstanding Operations" awards this year, placing first or second, respectively, in all.

Central Ohio's News Leader again led all stations/operations in the market, with 15 awards for journalistic excellence.


http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2009/06/08/story_ap_awards.html?sid=102

WHIO Wins 11 Ohio AP Awards

WHIO-TV is proud to have won eleven Ohio Associated Press Awards and a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

The awards were presented on Sunday, June 7, at the Ohio Associated Press Awards Luncheon at the Columbus Hilton at Easton.

WHIO-TV and our Storm Center 7 meteorologists took the top honors in weather including Best Weather Operation and Best Regularly Scheduled Weather.

http://www.whiotv.com/station/19693816/detail.html

Digital May Deliver for the CW

While some station execs and government wonks fret over the digital TV transition, others are starting to see opportunity.
The long-awaited -- and long-delayed -- move from analog to digital will serve as a great equalizer for TV stations that until now were second-class citizens in the over-the-air spectrum.

And that could mean wider audiences for the sources that provide programs for those stations -- including, most notably, the CW.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004574.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

Dayton Station Ranked #1 CBS Affiliate in Country

In nearly every measureable category, WHIO-TV is the number one rated CBS affiliate in the country. The CBS television network released national rankings for the month of May and perennial powerhouse WHIO attracted viewers like no other CBS affiliate in the country.

The Cox legacy station was rated number one during weekday mornings, primetime, late news, late night, and several other dayparts. WHIO-TV was also the number one rated CBS affiliate in the country overall, all dayparts, all seven days of the week.

http://www.whiotv.com/station/19668586/detail.html

WKEF/WRGT Adds Meteorologist

Sister stations WKEF-TV (ABC 22) and WRGT-TV (Fox 45) have added meteorologist Jeff Booth to their stable of weather experts.

Booth, originally from Columbus, comes home to Ohio after predicting the relentlessly perfect weather in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the morning show, “Sunrise on KGMB9.”

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/wkef-wrgt-adds-meterologist-to-staff-148652.html

WBKO's Dorothea Brumsey Sings with Orchestra Kentucky Star

WBKO's Dorothea Brumsey sings for Orchestra Kentucky Star. Paste the link in your browser for video.


http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/46587257.html

Anchor Changes Coming for WBNS-10TV in Columbus

Jeff Hogan will join John Fortney as news anchor for the weekend edition of 10TV News HD, the station announced Wednesday.

Hogan will join Fortney at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., WBNS-10TV president and general manager Tom Griesdorn announced.

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2009/06/03/story_anchor_changes.html?sid=102

Cincinnati Reporter Wins German Award

Cincinnati freelance TV reporter (and City Council Candidate) Laure Quinlivan has won a national journalism award from Germany’s RIAS (Radio in the American Sector) for her television news series “Cincinnati to Germany Connections” that aired on WLWT-TV in August 2008. She’ll be attending the RIAS award ceremony Sunday, June 7 at the Ritz Carleton in Berlin, Germany.

“The very lively and entertaining reports by Laure Quinlivan on the Sister Cities Cincinnati and Munich, show how Germans and Americans in both cities get to know each other and work together “said the official awards jury. “The TV reports were supported by the very good internet blog “Cincinnati to Germany Connections.”

RIAS judges included John Dancy, former NBC news correspondent; William Skane, former CBS producer; Dr. Melinda Crane, Berlin freelance journalist and Deutsche Welle news anchor; Claus Detjen, publicist; and Deiter Schroder, former publisher of Berlines Zeitung.

Quinlivan reported and produced 6-minute stories on Cincinnati’s Fairview German Language School, the University of Cincinnati’s “Summer in Munich” program and Cincinnati & Munich Parks exchanges. The reports aired on WLWT’s late newscasts. Quinlivan researched ideas and proposed the stories as a freelance project after being accepted as a RIAS fellow last year. RIAS, in partnership with RTNDF, pays the travel expenses of American journalists selected as fellows so they can produce stories for their American TV news stations following the two-week RIAS program.

WLWT-TV News Director Brennan Donnellon was pleased with the results. “Laure found exciting angles for these long form stories and provided extra material for versions we posted online,” said Donnellan. “We’re excited judges gave the stories an international award and you can still watch them on our web site.” http://www.wlwt.com/specialreports/index.html?rss=cin&psp=news

“The RIAS experience was incredible,” says Quinlivan. “We got to meet political and civic leaders in Germany, visit NATO headquarters, the World Bank and European Union. The best part for me was experiencing the German lifestyle – they’re way ahead of us when it comes to recycling, conservation and living “green,” says Quinlivan. After noting Germans of every age ride bikes in cities and the countryside, she plans to push for more bike paths in Cincinnati. She is an endorsed Democratic candidate for Cincinnati City Council, with an election in November.

Quinlivan worked 13 years for WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, where she won two Peabody Awards and 18 Emmys for investigative reporting. She is a Miami University graduate, and lives with her husband and two children in the Mt. Lookout neighborhood of Cincinnati. She entered the Cincinnati City Council race in March and looks forward to the citywide election in November. She is a member of IRE (Investigative Reporters & Editors), SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists), and NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences). She is also with the Mt. Lookout Community Council.

Two Cincinnati videographers worked with Quinlivan on “Cincinnati to Germany Connections” and share in the award honors.

WLWT’s Christopher Knight shot the Cincinnati footage and edited the series. He is a 1992 graduate of the University of Cincinnati’s E-Media program, and will be a RIAS fellow this summer. He lives with his family in the Green Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati.

Videographer Joyce Looby shot video with Quinlivan in Munich and Donaueschingen, Germany. She works for Michael Bambino Productions. She graduated from Miami University in 1979, and lives with her family in Oxford, Ohio.

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