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

WFIE GM Happy Leno's Back to Late Night

After watching its affiliates' late news ratings tank since the September debut of "The Jay Leno Show," NBC finally has capitulated to the stations' demands and announced that the show will move from that slot soon.

Network officials announced Sunday that Leno's last show will be Feb. 11.

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jan/14/affiliates-thrilled-nbc-moving-leno-to-later/

Dayton's Carl Day Out of Hospital After Heart Attack

Carl Day, the local TV personality known for his bouts with cancer, was released on Friday, Jan. 15, from Kettering Medical Center after treatment for a heart attack.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/carl-day-released-from-hospital-day-after-heart-attack-495149.html?cxtype=rss_local-news

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

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/

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

WEVV Resolves Basketball Conflict

It's nice to see other stations step up to the plate when sporting (and other) events of local interest get bumped elsewhere. WEVV-My44 is doing so this coming weekend with the SEC basketball games on Saturday.




Here's the official press release from the station:

http://jakesdtvblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/wevv-my44-to-air-sec-basketball.html

Why Dale Huffman Loves Dayton

With the surprise exit of NCR Corp. and the shuttering of most GM projects here — the Dayton skyline looms a shade or two darker at the conclusion of 2009.

Even though it won’t be remembered as our city’s most lighthearted year, it is time to share my annual list of reasons why I love my hometown of Dayton, Ohio.

I hope you agree with me that we do have things to be thankful for.

In no specific order are 16 positive things we can count on as we head down the paths of 2010. As always, we will greet familiar adventures, and explore the challenges destined to surprise us.

http://fortheloveofdayton.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/dale-huffmans-list-16-reasons-why-i-love-dayton/

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

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/

Springer vs. Cunningham - Were You Surprised?

Score Round One for Jerry Springer. That’s my take on the “Jerry & Bill Show,” the pilot for a weekly debate show starring Springer and 700 WLW-AM’s Bill Cunningham that aired Sunday night on WXIX-TV (Ch 19).

I’m still stunned from hearing conservative Cunningham declare that there “aren’t any dirt poor” people in the the United States. And that all the poor people in this country are overweight. He said: “We have fat poor people.”

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/2010/01/11/did-you-watch-springer-and-cunningham/

More Weather Shakeups in Cincinnati

Valerie Abati will move to weekends, and Eric Green move to Albuquerque, after Kevin Robinson arrives today at WLWT-TV from the Weather Channel. Robinson, 30, a 1997 Princeton High School graduate, replaces chief meteorologist Derek Beasley, who quit in August to become chief forecaster for a Mobile station. Robinson will debut here on the 5, 6 & 11 p.m. newscasts by the end of the week, once he’s comfortable with the technology, says GM Richard Dyer.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/2010/01/11/ch-5-news-valerie-abati-to-weekends-eric-green-leaving/

We just received late breaking word that Eric Green is leaving WLWT-TV 5 and heading west.

Green becomes the new morning meteorologist for KOAT-TV 7 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A source which asked not to be identified tells us his last day will be January 13th (as in, Wednesday). We're not sure when Green will be allowed to work for KOAT.

Ah, but KOAT is a Hearst station...just like WLWT. So there may not be a non-compete involved here, with Green moving within the Hearst group.

http://ohkyintristatemedia.blogspot.com/2010/01/this-just-in-green-headed-out-wlwt-door.html

Leno at 10 Ends on the 11th

NBCU Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin tells TV critics in Los Angeles that the low-rated primetime hour will end the night before NBC's telecast of the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. Primetime Leno "did not meet affiliates' needs," he says. Replacing Leno after the Olympics will be a mix of original shows, repeats, extended Dateline and shows pulled from cable nets Bravo and USA, he says.

http://www.tvnewscheck.com/articles/2010/01/10/daily.1/

Why Andrews is Out at 11 on WKRC

So why did WKRC-TV remove Kit Andrews from Channel 12's 11 p.m. news last week after 19 years?

The official word from Local 12 was that she "expressed an interest in ... a lifestyle change."

But Channel 12 also was looking for a ratings boost by promoting Cammy Dierking to main co-anchor with Rob Braun.

Clyde Gray and Carol Williams on WCPO-TV (Channel 9) have been closing the gap at 11 p.m.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100110/ENT11/1100332/1175/ENT/Andrews+wanted+off+evening+news+

WDTN's Howard One of Layoff Casualties

Sharon Howard, the executive director of community and public relations at WDTN-TV, is among four people who have lost their jobs in a work force reduction at the station, Dayton’s NBC network affiliate.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/wdtns-sharon-howard-loses-job-in-work-force-reduction-484023.html

WDTN Lays off 4

The economy has led to WDTN-TV Channel 2 laying off four of its employees, officials at the station confirmed Friday.

Four employees at the station were let go Thursday, a station official said. The workforce reductions were made because of the economy, and the station would not say who specifically was let go.

http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/01/04/daily39.html

Dayton Broadcasting Legend Returns to Local TV

Carl Day, a veteran Dayton television anchor, has come out of retirement and has returned to television just in time for his 72nd birthday.

Day will be doing special commentary pieces on WRGT-TV,Channel 45 and WKET-TV, Channel 22 newscasts twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/retired-local-tv-anchor-carl-day-back-on-the-air-483192.html

Jerry vs. Willie is ON

You could call it Jerry vs. Willie…. or Willie vs. Willie? You can see that Bill Cunningham-Jerry Springer pilot for a possible weekly debate show at 10:30 p.m. Sunday on WXIX-TV (Ch 19). It will air at the same time Cunningham does his national radio show (10-midnight) on 700 WLW.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/tv/2010/01/08/jerry-vs-willie-sunday-on-fox-19/

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