Talking TV

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with meteorologist Jim Cantore from The Weather Channel about climate change, heightened competition in television weather and the critical role of empathy in telling weather's story to TV audiences.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp and Hank Price discuss the dangerous vulnerabilities facing multimedia journalists every day with MMJ Adam Mintzer, asking who bears responsibility for the problem — from news directors and GMs to station groups CEOs themselves.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp, Paige Albiniak and Michael Stahl discuss an eventful February for TV measurement with Nielsen's introduction of BBO homes and NBCUniversal's granular new metrics with iSpot.tv, plus how newsrooms' assignment desks are weaning off police scanners and toward a more collaborative role.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Jeff Rosica, CEO of Avid, about the company's decision to sit out major trade shows including NAB and IBC this year and how such shows may look dramatically different on the other side of the pandemic.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Madison Carter, a journalist with the Atticus investigative unit at WXIA Atlanta and Monika Diaz, content director at Tegna, about the work behind their new, three-part investigative series, A Different Cry, about rising suicide rates among Black youths.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Marcus Riley, senior director of content strategy and inclusive journalism at E.W. Scripps, about what inclusivity looks like on a newscast and how newsrooms can begin addressing it right from a story pitch.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp and Paige Albiniak look at the M&A prospects possible in 2022 with the FCC’s 39% ownership cap still in place and where things stand on a potential Tegna sale.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp learns the trade secrets of game show hosting from Pictionary host Jerry O'Connell, who says a tight syndication market demands a stellar product to survive.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Mike Garber, director of content for Sinclair's The National Desk, about the art of making local news content palatable and relevant to a national audience.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with technology consultant Shelly Palmer about this week's Omicron-battered CES, the salvageable elements of the in-person show and his dim view of NextGen TV's hope for momentum there, plus the implications for future large trade shows.