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Sophia Stamas leaves CBS Austin

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Mike McGuff

Sophia Stamas has left her position as morning traffic anchor and Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) at CBS Austin KEYE. Stamas joined the station in August 2015 as a Special Projects and Investigative Producer. A proud native Austinite, Stamas spent her entire life in Texas, never calling another state home. During her time at CBS Austin, Stamas earned a Lone Star Emmy Award for an investigative report exposing excessive foreign travel spending by a state agency.
Paramount Execs’ Positives Include CBS, Paramount+

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

What would happen if the FCC were to stymie the broadcast networks’ ability to garner as much reverse compensation from affiliates as they do currently? That was a question posed to Paramount’s George Cheeks — a member of the company’s office of the CEO, and president-CEO of CBS — during the company’s first quarter earnings call with analysts. The analyst who asked the question noted that reverse comp is about a $1 billion source of revenue for the company.
Scripps Has Its Eye On Dereg & vMVPD Carriage

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

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D.C. Memo: Battle Shifts to House after Senate Kills Biden FCC's Wi-Fi Hotspots

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Ted Hearn

Senate: In a 50-38 party line vote, the Senate yesterday gave final approval to killing the Biden FCC’sWi-Fi hotspots program financed with E-Rate money held in the $8.6 billion Universal Service Fund. The action now shifts to the House, where Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) in February introduced a Congression Review Act resolution identical to the one sponsored by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Better-Than-Expected Political For Gray Media

6 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

This may be an off year for political advertising among TV broadcasters, but Gray Media is seeing much more action on that front than it had expected. At the same time, the company is contemplating potential asset transactions as deregulation becomes more likely. And it’s “actively pursuing” different types of deals. Those were but two takeaways from Gray’s discussion with analysts Thursday about its first quarter earnings report.
Katie Jeffries to Leave First Coast News After 13 Years

6 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Kevin Eck

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. First Coast News morning anchor Katie Jeffries announced Thursday that she would be leaving Jacksonville, Florida NBC and ABC affiliate. “It is time you all know. My time at First Coast News is coming to a close,” Jeffries wrote on social media. “For 16 years, I have had the privilege of telling people’s stories as a journalist.
Tegna In No Hurry To M&A

6 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

Tegna does not seem inclined to wade into the M&A waters until a Republican controlled FCC deregulates broadcast ownership rules. And the company expects continued softness in advertising revenue during the second quarter now in progress, which is partially tied to economic headwinds. Those were two messages delivered during Tegna’s first quarter earnings call with analysts Thursday morning.
Syracuse TV Icon Mike Price Dies at 87

6 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Kevin Eck

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Legendary Central New York anchor Mike Price has died. He was 87. Price retired from Syracuse ABC affiliate WSYR on July 9, 2008, after a 46-year career at the station. He joined what was then WNYS-TV, as a staff announcer on September 2, 1962, a week before the station signed on for the first time.
Despite Uncertainty, Sinclair Sees Reasons To Be Optimistic Going Forward

1 week ago | tvnewscheck.com | Janet Stilson

While Sinclair expects to lead its publicly traded peers with core advertising results in the quarter recently ended, its experiencing uncertainty in some of the top ad categories. President Trump’s stiff tariffs are a big reason for that lack of visibility. But the likely confirmation of a third Republican FCC commissioner in the near term could lead to ownership regulatory changes that may grease the wheels on the company’s dealmaking deeper into 2025.
Jim De La Vega to Retire from Fresno Station for Medical Reasons

1 week ago | tvnewscheck.com | Kevin Eck

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Jim De La Vega has announced his decision to retire from Fresno Fox affiliate KMPH for medical reasons. De La Vega has been part of the morning show for about 17 years. He said he’s had an issue with his blood pressure and felt it was necessary to retire to focus on his health. He changed his mind about coming back after talking with his doctors and decided to medically retire.