Joe Little – VJ at KGTV
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckaTQ2RPsmQ[/youtube] A few years ago, we trained a group of journalists at KGTV, a McGraw/Hill station in San Diego to work as VJs. Joe Little is still at it and going strong! The group then
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Read moreBack To You, Joe
Well, naturally, the day after I post on TVspy that one of the prime differentiators between VJ and OMB is that we don’t do stand-ups, KGTV/10 VJ Joe Little sends me a link to a Youtube posting that proves...
Read moreTwo Pieces from KGTV Bootcamp
The KGTV bootcamp is proceeding extremely well. So well in fact that I am already posting two of the ‘training’ pieces, done on the fourth day of training. Looks like everyone has done a great job, but as I...
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…now we’ve reached critical mass…. This week, we returned to KGTV for the fourth VJ (or as they call it here), DC (for Digital Correspondent) bootcamp. There are 10 journalists, camerapeople, editors, producers as well as one assignment editor...
Read moreKGTV is Number 1
numbers through the roof…. KGTV, the VJ (or DC) driven station in San Diego has moved way up in the ratings as of the critical May sweeps period. Some newscasts have shown increases of almost 30%. There has been...
Read moreKGTV VJs – How Does it Work?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujY4i8tP_p4] KGTV tells their story better than I could Here is a look at how VJs work in local news. It is produced by KGTV, where we will be next month to do another round of training. Ed Quinn...
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3rhfS_P50o] Does this answer your question? The “VJ” question ultimately comes down to one of quality. Recently at RTNDA, news directors raised this question. Gary Brown, ND from KTGV aired this piece. That was pretty much the end of...
Read moreVJ Stations Here to Stay
It’s over! We win! …..and photo by PF Bentley When I started the whole VJ thing some 18 years ago, most people thought I was out of my mind. Technology has caught up with the concept. And now, so...
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