Talking TV

Tegna’s Verify investigative team has won a following of 100,000 and growing on TikTok, where a younger demographic has been drawn to its simple reportorial mission and authentic voice. TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Verify’s Ariane Datil and Casey Decker about the dos and don’ts of making TikTok work for news.

Fox Weather celebrates its first anniversary this week, and TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with meteorologist Amy Freeze about a year that saw $15 billion in storm damage across the U.S., lessons she and her colleagues have learned in covering major weather events and how climate has become an important part of the reporting narrative.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp speaks with talk show host Tamron Hall about how her show is hitting a post-pandemic groove and her work with the NAB Leadership Foundation as its newly named industry ambassador.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Paul McGonagle, VP and news director of Fox-owned WTTG Washington, about two new shows that will bring the station up to over 80 hours of original weekly programming, how they manage that volume and hacks for hiring quality people in a tough market.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Patrice Courtaban, EVP of global growth and development for TV5Monde and CEO of TV5Monde U.S. about the multinational broadcaster’s growth plans in the francophone and Francophile U.S. market and beyond, and how streaming is helping broaden its reach.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with talent coach and consultant Barry Nash about recent research to pinpoint what viewers are looking for in TV anchors and how the best coaching is collaborative in nature.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Entertainment Tonight Executive Producer Erin Johnson on the eve of the show’s 42nd season about its longevity and how a rethink of its social and digital presence transformed ET into something much more than just a TV show.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Joe Murphy of Deep Brain AI, a technology company that’s creating digital copies of TV news anchors for outlets in China and South Korea, about how the tech works, the ethical issues around it and the likelihood that we’ll be seeing digital anchors on U.S. screens.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Erin Kennedy and Megan Glaros, who followed their layoffs as an anchor and meteorologist, respectively, at Chicago’s WBBM with the video podcast Broken News. Their show pulls back the curtain on local TV to reveal the sexism, punishing schedules and career unsustainability they encountered and its aftershocks in their lives.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Carol Fowler, director of content at Tegna-owned NBC affiliate KDSK and Art Holliday, its news director, about the station’s 75-year milestone, how it’s evolving its reporting approach to crime coverage amid a dramatic surge and how the station is creatively navigating the staffing crisis facing the entire industry.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp and Michael Stahl discuss Stahl’s bombshell reporting on News 12’s New York area hyperlocal news channels , where multiple sources allege systemic abuse and a damaged, diluted news product.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for ABC and co-host of Hearst Media Production Group’s Hearts of Heroes , along with fellow host Sheldon Yellen, about broadcast’s role in disaster preparedness and the frontline workers whose stories they tell in the show.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with veteran New York broadcaster Ernie Anastos, who is returning to television this fall with Positively America with Ernie Anastos , a new syndicated offering through which he plans to share accumulated wisdom and compelling conversations.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Geraldine Moriba, SVP of news and entertainment for TheGrio, about the company’s launch of a new podcast network and its ambitions for more news, context and analysis as it aims to build a big tent for Black audiences across multiple platforms.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Erika Dilday, executive producer of PBS’s POV documentary series as the show enters its 35thseason, looking at what makes potent documentaries work and how local TV stations can make successful forays into the space by drawing on their strong community ties.

Dr. Mark Fratrik, BIA Advisory Services’ longtime SVP and chief economist, is retiring at the end of June. He talks with TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp about retrans’ slowdown, OTT’s rise and the need for broadcasters to keep their eyes on competitors coming from all directions.

Two J-school seniors on the cusp of graduation and entry into the local TV news job market share their thoughts on the industry, its future and their place in it in a conversation with TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp and the Broadcast Education Association’s Executive Director Heather Birks.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Bonita Sostre, a coordinating producer with CBS News and president of the New York Association of Black Journalists, about its upcoming Juneteenth gala, how local news can share stories of the U.S.’s newest federal holiday and work NYABJ is doing to bring budding young journalists into the profession.

TVNewsCheck ’s Michael Depp talks with Sussy Ruiz, editor in chief of the newly-launched The Weather Channel en Español, about the streaming- and digital-only channel’s value proposition to Spanish-speaking viewers, its ambitions to widen its coverage radar further south of the border and how understanding the cultures of its target audience will be crucial to its success.

TVNewsCheck 's Michael Depp talks with Todd Krizelman, CEO and co-founder of MediaRadar, about AVOD's $369 million quarter, which brands and categories are dominating the space so far and the likely trajectory for AVOD spending this year.

TVNewsCheck 's Michael Depp talks with Mo Rocca, host of Innovation Nation , which has just celebrated its 200th episode, on the syndicated show's enduring, omni-generational appeal; the state of E/I programming; and the competition the space is getting from YouTubers.

TVNewsCheck 's Michael Depp talks with NBCUniversal's Josh Feldman, CMO, and Collette Winn, VP of commercial innovation, about new ad types from the company that envelop consumers more than ever before and venture deep into the metaverse with iterations for both national and local advertisers.

TVNewsCheck 's Michael Depp talks with Kym Grinnage, regional VP for Gray Television and GM of its WWBT Richmond, Va., about spot TV's resurgence, OTT growth and how he's reconciling widening programming needs with a newsroom still exhausted and recovering from the pandemic.

TVNewsCheck 's Michael Depp talks with Robert Rose, independent producer, host and distributor of AIM TV's Raw Travel , about how there's still a market for well-made syndicated programming if it showcases good storytelling and keeps production costs in line.

TVNewsCheck 's Michael Depp talks with Alan Miller, founder and CEO of the News Literacy Project, about the work his organization is doing to promote the survival skill of discerning, critical news consumption.