MEDIA MOVES

March 28, 2012 by

TELEVISION

KLEW-TV

Anchor/Reporter Ronald Marasco has left KLEW and moved on to WOI TV in Des Moines, Iowa as the weekend Anchor/Reporter. Reporter Cindy Cha has left the station. A new Reporter/Fill-in Anchor is Veronica Miracle, a Washington State graduate. Matt Johnson has gone from Sports Reporter to weeknight Sports Anchor/Reporter.

KMVT-TV

Reporter Benito Baeza left for a position at a Twin Falls radio station. Andrew Reed, a producer, has been promoted to reporter.

KTVB-TV

New arrivals on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2012

Meet your IPC: Jamie Grey

March 28, 2012 by

What's the best story you have ever covered?                 An EF-5 tornado hit the town of Parkersburg, Iowa in 2008. Debris flew more than 100 miles to my part of our viewing area, and viewers were calling me finding all kinds of things from wedding dresses to newspapers to photos.  I was able to personally reunite a photo with its owners in Parkersburg. Nothing has compared to that moment.  They had been hurt in the storm, their house was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2012

Public multimedia journalism project focuses on Northwest

March 28, 2012 by

Idaho Public Television and Boise State Public Radio share Kunz, who splits his time between the two organizations shooting video, gathering and producing radio features, while also writing for the EarthFix website http://earthfix.opb.org/.

Idaho Public Television and the state’s largest public radio station, Boise State Public Radio, teamed up in 2011 to bring the unique journalism initiative to the state. EarthFix is a public media project that generates multimedia content focused on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2012

President’s Column – To vote or not? New election law forces Idaho journalists to decide

March 28, 2012 by

Fast-forward to 2012 in Idaho. This year, for the first time ever, Idahoans have to register their political party affiliation with the state. Only those who are registered Republicans will be allowed to vote in the GOP primary election, which, in this Republican-dominated state, is, in many parts of the state, where the decisions are made as to who will represent us in our state or local government. The Democratic Party is keeping its primary open; anyone can vote in it.

But under Idaho's new election law, sought by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2012

Annual Awards Banquet – An evening you won’t want to miss…

March 28, 2012 by

Those attending the event will have the choice of three entrees this year: grilled top sirloin with brandied peppercorn sauce accompanied by white cheddar mashed potatoes; pecan- and herb-crusted salmon with Champagne beurre blanc accompanied by roasted rosemary potatoes; or vegetarian butternut squash ravioli with fresh spinach and sun dried tomato sauce.

Cost to attend the banquet is $35 for members or $40 for non-members. For the first time, organizations and groups will have the opportunity to guarantee a reserved table by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2012

Who owns your Twitter account?

March 28, 2012 by

When the BBC’s chief political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg left her job for a competitor last summer, she did what many media folks currently do when they take a new job: She simply changed her Twitter username from one including BBC to one that includes her new employer, ITV. In that switch, she kept more than 60,000 followers, according to a Poynter Institute report. The BBC has a social media policy, but it doesn’t address ownership.

Boise attorney Lisa McGrath specializes in law related to new media, technology, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spring 2012

Fall Conference Follow-up

November 22, 2011 by

The Idaho Press Club's Fall Conference this year was a partnership with the Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association (UISAPA), and drew a crowd to the US Bank Building in Boise for training panels on covering breaking news by use of all the new multimedia platforms; using social media to break news and enrich reporting; and making use of public records to be the public's watchdog.   Photos include presenters Anna Johnson and Todd Dvorak from AP and Greg Hahn from the Idaho … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2011

MEDIA MOVES

November 22, 2011 by

TELEVISION

KBOI-TV

Chris Nettleton is the new Sports Director. He previously worked at stations in Minnesota, Tennessee and Iowa.  Stephanie Smith is the new morning news show co-anchor.  She came from KLEW.

 

Idaho Public Television

Greg Hahn, formerly an editor for the Idaho Statesman, is the new Producer/Reporter/Host for Idaho Reports.  Melanie Corry, Associate Producer for Dialogue, departs to work for the PBS station in Redding, Calif.

 

KNIN-TV

New arrivals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2011

Meet your IPC: Kelsey Jacobson

November 22, 2011 by

Name: Kelsey Jacobson

Press Club position: Board member of the IPC Southwest Chapter

Job: Senior Digital Media Producer for KTVB.COM.  I really like the new media side of journalism.  I love writing for the web, designing new web pages, graphics, and I really enjoy the social media aspect of it all.  With how fast everything changes in the new media world, it's hard to say where my career will take me!

Education: I graduated magna cum laude from the University of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2011

Judge orders records released, sets precedent for Idaho Public Records Law

November 22, 2011 by

By Betsy Russell

An Idaho judge has issued a significant court decision finding that the personnel records of former University of Idaho Professor Ernesto Bustamante – who took his own life after shooting to death graduate student Katy Benoit - must be released under the Idaho Public Records Law.

The Idaho Press Club joined with media organizations across the state, including the Lewiston  Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Idaho Statesman, The Spokesman-

Review,  The Associated Press and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2011

More news, more crews as Boise area TV market continues to evolve

November 22, 2011 by

By Don Day

BOISE - Leaves weren’t the only things changing across the Treasure Valley landscape this fall -- the local television landscape was undergoing a dramatic shift of its own.

The month of September saw an unprecedented number of changes to each of the local stations that produce news – with changes to nearly every station’s lineup.

Local television has seen a major expansion of its available news product over the last 12 years or so. On any given weekday in 1999 just three channels presented a total … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2011

National NPR reporting collaboration covers state news, impact in Idaho

November 22, 2011 by

By Sadie Babits

Idaho's Boise State Public Radio is at the center of a national initiative to expand and improve reporting on state government and how it affects people and communities – through both broadcast and online reporting.

Two new full-time reporters have been hired and started in mid-September as part of  StateImpact Idaho. It's one of eight StateImpact projects launched in collaboration with National Public Radio; the others are in Florida, Indiana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall 2011

MEDIA MOVES

August 20, 2011 by

TELEVISION Treasure Valley market

KBOI-TV

Adam Balinski, who comes from BYU, is a new weekend reporter. New morning reporter  Eric Avanier arrived from North Carolina.   Michael Calcagno left to return to family in Portland.

KIVI-TV 

Marie McGlynn-Peach is the new General Manager. Former general manager Bob Rosenthal is now director of  sales for Citadel.

Idaho Falls/ Pocatello Market

KPVI-TV

Diana Nguyen, a new reporter, arrived from   San … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2011

Meet your IPC: John Hecht

August 20, 2011 by


Name: John Hecht

Press Club board position:  At-large rep, Idaho Press Club state board

Current occupation: Recently retired.

Last job: For the previous 15 years, I was a "natural resources technical writer/editor" at the Pacific Northwest Regional Office of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (just across the street from the Statesman), with collateral duties managing the Planning Library.  I primarily translated and edited government reports into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Summer 2011
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