Talking TV

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Talking TV episodes

November 03, 2023 Improving TV News’ Leaders At The Kneeland Project
The Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism just marked its 25th year of training newsroom leaders to be more ethical, empathetic and inclusive in their management. Joan Barrett, president and GM of WCNC, and Anzio Williams, SVP of
diversity, equity and inclusion at NBCUniversal Local, both Kneeland board members, explain its unique value.
26 min
October 20, 2023 Is ‘Daily Blast Live’ The New Model For Syndies?
Daily Blast Live, a Tegna-produced topical talker shot in Denver,
may be heralding a new wave of cheaper, functional syndicated daytime shows. Its producer, Burt Dubrow and Tegna’s Brian Weiss, VP of entertainment programming and multicast networks, make the case.
31 min
October 13, 2023 Tackling Journalism’s Mental Health Crisis
CBC journalist Dave Seglins has become a leading voice for addressing the profound stressors impacting journalists’ mental health. He explains why the whole industry needs to lean into the problem.
28 min
October 06, 2023 Gray’s Peachtree Sports Makes A Statewide Play For Sports Fans
Peachtree Sports launched out of Gray Television’s WANF and WPCH Atlanta in early October with a programming slate of eclectic Georgia sports and a trajectory aimed at statewide distribution. Erik Schrader, the stations’ VP and GM, explains why he
sees a viable market there.
19 min
September 22, 2023 How One TV Reporter Goes Niche For Win On TikTok, Instagram
Julie Baker, a reporter at KXRM Colorado Springs, has landed strongly with users on TikTok and Instagram for her weird, funny, antic-y videos. Social platforms reward such a niche, she says, with the side benefit of letting her real self break through the TV reporter artifice.
16 min
September 15, 2023 How Scripps Is Helping Reporters Be Better Storytellers
Chris Nagus, senior director of storytelling and content strategy at E.W. Scripps, explains how he works closely with reporters across the group’s stations to hone their journalistic chops and storytelling skills to make for stronger newscasts.
26 min
September 08, 2023 How The BBC Is Grappling With Generative AI
Laura Ellis, head of technology forecasting at the BBC, say the time is nigh for news organizations to confront the manifold opportunities — and dangers — that generative AI has ushered in.
29 min
August 25, 2023 Tapping The Authenticity Of Black Experience In ‘Johnson’
David Hudson, head of original programming for Scripps Networks, explains the originality and authenticity powering Bounce’s breakout hit series Johnson and what he’s looking for in a potential hit against the intense competition coming from streamers.
27 min
August 18, 2023 How News Content Authentication Is Battling AI
Pia Blumenthal, design manager for the AContent Authenticity Initiative at Adobe and co-chair of the UX Task Force at the Coalition for Content, Provenance and Authenticity, is on the front lines against news disinformation. She explains how the proliferation of generative AI is making that job a lot harder.
26 min
August 11, 2023 Ticker News Chases A Purely FAST News Model
Ahron Young, CEO of Ticker News and its primary anchor, explains why he turned solely to FAST channel terrain for what he’s positioning as a global news service.
26 min

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Talking TV is a podcast that covers the business of television broadcasting, an evolving industry serving audiences over the air, on cable, online, on mobile and on over-the-top TV platforms.