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NBC Chicago thinks it’s hip as hell in this news promo
Along with a super casual — but super short — promo for its 10 p.m. news, WMAQ, the NBC O&O Chicago has an extended version that’s even more hipster. “Straight up and relevant to you. We’re all...
View ArticleDallas station uses augmented reality to explain Geminid meteor shower
WFAA, the Tegna owned ABC affiliate in Dallas, used augmented reality to illustrate the scientific concepts behind the Geminid meteor shower. The segment, which aired earlier this week, originated from...
View ArticleHow Chicago TV covered police train accident tragedy
In addition to making national headlines, the death of two Chicago police officers hit and killed by a train while chasing a suspect received significant local news coverage on ABC 7 Eyewitness News,...
View ArticleFlorida station updates open to stay ‘strong’ during Hurricane Michael recovery
A Panama City station that serves an area hit hard by Hurricane Michael has updated its open to include imagery of the damage and recovery in the region — as well as a locally themed hashtag. WMBB,...
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Dallas viewers see odd placeholder text with new ‘Today’ graphics
The switch to a new, widescreen ticker during “Today” caught at least one NBC affiliate a bit off guard Monday morning. KXAS, the Dallas based NBC O&O station inadvertently ran placeholder text in...
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News 12 Brooklyn debuts flexible new set
News 12 Networks‘ News 12 Brooklyn, one of the regional news networks owned by Altice USA, has unveiled its new home, as part of a sweeping projects across its sister stations. The design, from Jame...
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The Facebook ‘aging challenge’: TV station logo edition
A popular “Facebook challenge” that’s been circulating as a new year starts has been for users to post his or her first profile photo side-by-side with the current one. The idea is to show how a...
View ArticleABC 7 Chicago forecasters have fun frolicking in the snow in promo
WLS, the ABC O&O in Chicago, is airing a fun promo for its winter weather coverage. In the spot, the station’s meteorologists Tracy Butler, Larry Mowry, Cheryl Scott and Phil Schwarz are followed...
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Chicago Univision debuts new morning newscast
WGBO, Chicago’s Univision O&O, debuted “Primera Hora,” a new Spanish language morning newscast, as planned Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. When will @UniChicago's newest newscast air?...
View ArticleKansas City Fox promos its new set
WDAF, the Fox affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri has a debuted a new set and is promoting the new look in a lively promo. NewscastStudio will be visiting the set in the coming weeks and will have a...
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‘Frozen’… err …‘Windy City Live’ tries to bring some fun to a city stuck in a...
“Windy City Live,” the locally produced lifestyle program from ABC O&O WLS in Chicago tried to have some fun with the unusually cold weather blanketing the city on its Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019...
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Sinclair group graphics package rolls out to more stations
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s redesigned group graphics package has started appearing on additional stations. The package, which debuted in the fall of 2018 on WBFF in Baltimore when the station unveiled...
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Chicago station’s ticker ‘freezes’ and experiences ‘shrinkage’
Is it so cold in Chicago that one of its TV station’s tickers “froze” and experienced, in the wise words of George Constanza, “shrinkage”? Of course, this is a bit of play on words, but during a live...
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Atlanta’s 11Alive sets up shop at Super Bowl Live
WXIA, the Atlanta NBC affiliate, is offering extended coverage of Super Bowl LIII from a temporary setup in Centennial Olympic Park, which is part of the “Super Bowl Live” experience. Atlanta station...
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CBS’s local Atlanta station is going big with Super Bowl coverage
WGCL’s CBS 46 in Atlanta has followed its network’s lead and is offering extended coverage of the Super Bowl coming to its hometown. Like other CBS stations, the affiliated station can use the official...
View ArticleD.C. forecaster hits the street to showcase polar vortex in AR
WJLA chief meteorologist Bill Kelly shot an augmented reality segment showcasing temperature fluctuations and demonstration how air currents form a polar vortex using augmented reality. The segment was...
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Houston station, whose old building was damaged by flood, teases new facility
KHOU, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Houston, Texas, is taking viewers on a tour of its new facility. The station, which was forced to evacuate its Allen Parkway studios during Hurricane Harvey, announced...
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Madison CBS debuts new logo, set
WISC, the CBS affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin used Super Bowl Sunday as the perfect moment to unveil a station transformation including new branding, set design and motion graphics. Rebranded as News 3...
View ArticleColumbus CBS affiliate rolls out new image campaign for Super Bowl
WBNS, the CBS affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, which brands on air at “10TV” and “10TV News,” has released a new image campaign featuring Stephen Arnold Music’s “Everywhere I Go” syndicated package. The...
View ArticleNashville forecaster fills map with nasty comments she got for breaking in...
WZTV meteorologist Katy Morgan was verbally attacked online after she broke into “The Masked Singer” (how dare they!) for severe weather coverage in the Nashville market — and Morgan decided to put her...
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