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CW Picks Up Five New Dramas
CW Picks Up Five New Dramas
Ahead of its upfront presentation to Madison Avenue today, the young- and female-skewing network announced it would launch its 2012-13 fall season in October, moving Supernatural out of Friday purgatory to Wednesdays to pair with its Stephen Amell starrer, Arrow.[…]
Created on: Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 8:12 AM
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Berkshire Buying Media General Papers
Berkshire Buying Media General Papers
The $142 million deal “accelerates the timing of our strategy to focus on our broadcast television business and its future growth opportunities, including digital content and mobile DTV,” said Media General CEO Marshall Morton
Created on: Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 7:23 AM
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Media Access Project Exits Stage Left
Media Access Project Exits Stage Left
From a somewhat ragtag, shoestring operation born in the 1970s, MAP put itself on the map. It’s now gone, but it will not soon be forgotten.
Created on: Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 6:35 AM
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Doug Mouton Is WWL's New Sports Director
Doug Mouton Is WWL's New Sports Director
The Belo-owned New Orleans CBS affiliate announced that Mouton will move from North Shore bureau chief to sports director, succeeding Jim Henderson who retired in January.
Created on: Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 6:02 AM
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Providence Old Media Slow On New Media
Providence Old Media Slow On New Media
In Rhode Island's capital, the traditional media outlets are mired in what one expert calls "an analog mindset," but a number of small independent startups are willing and eager to fill in the gaps in digital coverage left by the[…]
Created on: Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 5:36 AM
Thursday, May 17, 2012 | 5:36 AM
NATAS on Twitter
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EmmySFTV: NATAS Movie Review: The Avengers "The Avengers is the apotheosis of a summer blockbuster film." http://t.co/rkUpLLbb #avengers @avengers
EmmySFTV: NATAS Movie Review: The Avengers "The Avengers is the apotheosis of a summer blockbuster film." http://t.co/rkUpLLbb #avengers @avengers
EmmySFTV: NATAS Movie Review: The Avengers "The Avengers[…]
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EmmySFTV: Congratulations to All 2012 Emmy® Nominees http://t.co/danGt5BD @CBSSF @RichLieberman @kgo @KHONnews @CBSSacramento @CSNAuthentic #emmysf
EmmySFTV: Congratulations to All 2012 Emmy® Nominees http://t.co/danGt5BD @CBSSF @RichLieberman @kgo @KHONnews @CBSSacramento @CSNAuthentic #emmysf
EmmySFTV: Congratulations to All 2012 Emmy® Nominees http://t.co/danGt5BD[…]
Created on: 10 May 2012 | 12:49 pm
10 May 2012 | 12:49 pm
Forum Posts
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SEE BELVA DAVIS IN PERSON The Bay Area`s First Black Female TV Reporter May 17th
SEE BELVA DAVIS IN PERSON The Bay Area`s First Black Female TV Reporter May 17th
BELVA DAVIS, The Bay Area's First Black Female TV Reporter[…]
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MEET THE MEDIA PROS - CBSSF 855 Battery St SF - Sat May 12 9:00 – 11:30am
MEET THE MEDIA PROS - CBSSF 855 Battery St SF - Sat May 12 9:00 – 11:30am
MEET THE MEDIA PROS AT THE CBS STUDIOS SAN FRANCISCO[…]
Created on: 9 May 2012 | 12:17 pm
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In November, 2001, Kevin O'Brien was named President of the Meredith Broadcasting Group. In that new role, he directs the operations of Meredith's 12 television stations - including six in Top 30 markets - that reach 10% of America's television households. Prior to that appointment, Kevin was Executive Vice President of the Cox Television Independent Group and Vice President and General Manager of KTVU, the San Francisco Bay Area FOX television affiliate. He had been at KTVU since January, 1986. Prior to joining Cox Enterprises and KTVU, Kevin spent 18 years of his career with Metromedia Television stations. He was Vice President and General Manager of WNYW/New York; Vice President and General Manager of WTTG/Washington, DC; Vice President and General Manager of WXIX/Cincinnati; Vice President and General Sales Manager of WTCN/Minneapolis; Senior Account Executive for WNYW/New York; Sales Manager of KMBC/Kansas City; National Account Executive/Metro Television Sales in New York and Account Executive with KMBC/Kansas City. |
Currently, he is a trustee for the View Park Preparatory, a school for disadvantaged children in South Central Los Angeles; a trustee of St. Anne's Home for the Aged; a trustee of Dominican College, St. Mary's Medical Center and Mercy Services Corporation. He is also a member of the Olympic Club's Winged O' Foundation, a member of the Lakeview Club, and is on the New Oakland Committee. He has served as Chairman of the California Broadcasters Association as well as the Chairman of the Fox Affiliates' Board of Governors. He was the first President of the Fox Children's Network, Chairman of ALTV (Association of Local Television Stations,) and a member of the Board of IRTF (International Radio and Television Foundation). For two years, Kevin served as an adjunct professor teaching communications at the University of Cincinnati. Between the years of 1965-67, he served with the 18th Army Airborne Corps as an officer with the Army Security Agency. He received a BA degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and an MBA in marketing from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
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