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Harris out at WJRT, in talks with WNEM and WEYI

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Posted 29 Dec 2011 — by Michigan Media
Category Flint-Saginaw-Bay City

Bill HarrisLong-time news anchor Bill Harris is no longer employed by WJRT (Channel 12) in Flint. Harris is in “active discussions” with local news rivals WNEM (Channel 5) and WEYI (Channel 25).

Longtime WJRT (Channel 12) news anchor Bill Harris says he has worked his last day for ABC12.

Harris said today that his work on special projects for the station ended with this year’s Holiday Pops concert and said he is in active discussions with both WNEM (Channel 5) and WEYI (Channel 25) about joining one of those rival stations.

“My vision for what I want to do … didn’t mesh with (the work at) ABC12,” Harris said. “It is hurting me deeply (but) the marriage wasn’t perfect.

Flint Journal

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Meredith partners with WorldNow for station sites

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Posted 08 Apr 2011 — by Michigan Media
Category Flint-Saginaw-Bay City

Meredith, WorldNowMeredith is partnering with WorldNow for its 12 local broadcast web sites, including WNEM in Bay City. WorldNow plans to relaunch Meredith’s local web sites in June.

Meredith Local Media is partnering with web solutions outfit WorldNow to provide its 12 sites with “a suite of online services including web publishing, video, mobile, sales support and national editorial content,” the two companies said in a statement.

WorldNow had supplied web services for Meredith years ago, before the two parted ways.

“Meredith is very focused on expanding its digital footprint, and the WorldNow team offers robust products to support those priorities,” said Steve Schwaid, Meredith Local Media Group vice president of digital content. “Additionally, WorldNow has built strong social media applications which are very impressive.”

Michael Malone | Broadcasting & Cable

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Top TV ownership groups in Michigan

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Posted 30 Mar 2011 — by Michigan Media
Category Detroit, Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Lansing

TVNewsCheck and M.C. Alcamo & Co., Inc. assembled a list of the top 30 TV ownership groups in the United States. Out of the top 30 groups, 16 own and operate stations in Michigan. Here are the rankings:

Rank
Group
% TVHH
Michigan Stations
1 Ion Media 64.3 WPXD, WZPX
2 Univision 44
3 Trinity 41.2
4 CBS Television Stations 37.8 WWJ-TV, WKBD
5 Fox Television Stations 37.2 WJBK
6 NBCU Stations 35.8
7 Tribune Broadcasting 35.5 WXMI
8 ABC Owned Stations 22.5 WJRT*, WTVG*
9 Sinclair Broadcast Group 20 WSMH
10 Gannett Broadcasting 18.2 WZZM
11 Hearst Television 18
12 Entravision 17.4
13 Daystar Television 16.9 WUDT
14 Belo Corp. 14.5
15 Raycom Media 12.5 WTOL
16 Liberman Broadcasting 11.2
17 Local TV LLC 10.8
18 Cox Media Group 10.4
19 Scripps Television Group 9.8 WXYZ
20 Meredith Local Media 9.1 WNEM
21 Richard French Stations 9.1
22 Newport Television 8.8
23 Nexstar Broadcasting 8.6
24 LIN Media 8.5 WOOD-TV, WOTV, WXSP, WUPW
25 Media General 8.4
26 Post-Newsweek Stations 7.4 WDIV
27 WLNY 6.5
28 Gray Television 6.3 WILX, WNDU
29 Granite Broadcasting 5.6 WMYD
30 Young Broadcasting 5.4 WLNS
* Pending sale to SJL Broadcasting
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