Aug 26 Commentary Strange Fruit: Toxic Black Fatherhood On TV Was your dad an Uncle Phil, or a Dr. Huxtable? Writer Kieran Scarlett says cruel and impatient TV dads reflect reality for many black sons. By Laura Ellis Aug 26 Commentary Strange Fruit: Toxic Black Fatherhood On TV Laura Ellis
Dec 30 Commentary Strange Fruit: ‘Black Elitism’ And Anti-Blackness On TV All our faves are problematic — yep, even ours. Jenn M. Jackson says 'This Is Us' paints a picture of blackness that is patriarchal, elitist, class-oriented, and anti-Black. By Laura Ellis Dec 30 Commentary Strange Fruit: 'Black Elitism' And Anti-Blackness On TV Laura Ellis
Sep 2 Commentary Strange Fruit: How ‘Open TV’ Is Changing Who Gets To Make Television It started as part of a research project. Now it's a successful entertainment platform for queer and intersectional television. By Laura Ellis Sep 2 Commentary Strange Fruit: How 'Open TV' Is Changing Who Gets To Make Television Laura Ellis
Jan 22 Local News Former WLKY Reporter Starts New Job in Florida, Says Political Coverage Is “Hard Sell” on TV News Andy Alcock, formerly of WLKY in Louisville, will begin work at WCTV in Tallahassee, Florida this week. Alcock worked at WLKY for 14 years. In the last few years, he became one of the most frequently-seen TV reporters around City Hall, and, despite occasional stints anchoring or covering other topics, was described as the station’s […] By Gabe Bullard Jan 22 Local News Former WLKY Reporter Starts New Job in Florida, Says Political Coverage Is “Hard Sell” on TV News Gabe Bullard
Aug 22 Local News New Morning Show Debuts With Portions of Paid Content A new morning television show will launch in Louisville today. “Great Day Live” will air for one hour every weekday morning on WHAS11. The show is focused on lifestyle stories and entertainment features akin to Good Morning America or Regis and Kelly, which it replaces in the lineup. But airtime on the program can be […] By Gabe Bullard Aug 22 Local News New Morning Show Debuts With Portions of Paid Content Gabe Bullard
Jul 15 Local News Study Finds Increases TV News Profits, Content and Employment The profits, jobs and amount of local television news are all up according to a new study (part one, part two) from Hofstra University. The report concludes that 2010 was a turnaround year for TV news, with the number of employees at affiliates increasing nearly three percent to 26,500. That’s still about a thousand below […] By Gabe Bullard Jul 15 Local News Study Finds Increases TV News Profits, Content and Employment Gabe Bullard
Feb 25 Politics The Tea Party Goes to Late Night: Rand Paul Meets Letterman Paul was promoting his new book "The Tea Party Goes to Washington." Letterman asked the Senator about the Tea Party platform, and the conversation centered largely around tax cuts for wealthy Americans. It started with Letterman making a joke about Paul's decision to wear jeans with a tie and blazer and ended with a brief discussion of education funding and the protests in Wisconsin. You can watch the whole clip online. By Gabe Bullard Feb 25 Politics The Tea Party Goes to Late Night: Rand Paul Meets Letterman Gabe Bullard
Dec 20 Local News Haygood Confident WLKY Will Remain On DirectTV WLKY's parent company Hearst is currently in talks with DirectTV over how much the service provider should pay the station to rebroadcast local content. WLKY general manager Glenn Haygood says the procedure is fairly routine, and he's confident an agreement will be reached soon. By Gabe Bullard Dec 20 Local News Haygood Confident WLKY Will Remain On DirectTV Gabe Bullard
Sep 30 Local News KET-1 Going Entirely HD Kentucky Educational Television's main channel will broadcast exclusively in HD starting Thursday, completing its digital transition. By Gabe Bullard Sep 30 Local News KET-1 Going Entirely HD Gabe Bullard
Jun 8 Local News Help Available For DTV Stragglers About 2.4% of Louisville households are not prepared for this week's digital TV transition. By Gabe Bullard Jun 8 Local News Help Available For DTV Stragglers Gabe Bullard
May 24 Arts and Culture Local Station Airs Play by U of L Professor A new play about soldiers that debuted at The University of Louisville will air tomorrow morning on the CW-Louisville television station. WFPL’s Elizabeth Kramer has more. “Soldiers Circle” was staged in March. During the run, management at the CW-Louisville television station decided to film it for a Memorial Day airing. The play tells the stories […] By Elizabeth Kramer May 24 Arts and Culture Local Station Airs Play by U of L Professor Elizabeth Kramer
Mar 10 Local News WBKI TV For Sale Louisville's CW affiliate television station is on the auction block. By Gabe Bullard Mar 10 Local News WBKI TV For Sale Gabe Bullard
Feb 16 Local News Not All Stations Delaying DTV Transition Not all area television stations will observe the federal government’s four month delay in the digital television transition. By Gabe Bullard Feb 16 Local News Not All Stations Delaying DTV Transition Gabe Bullard
Oct 2 State of Affairs TV's Most Memorable Moments Carol Burnett descending the staircase in a window treatment. Luke & Laura's wedding. Radar telling the 4077 that Henry Blake didn't make it home. Moments like these are cultural touchstones that leave everyone talking about them - and those who missed them wishing they'd tuned in. And it's through the lens of television that so many of us experienced important pieces of history like the OJ Simpson verdict, the Challenger explosion, and September 11. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Oct 2 State of Affairs TV's Most Memorable Moments Laura Ellis
Sep 1 Local News Stations To Test DTV Signal On Wednesday, Louisville’s commercial TV stations will broadcast a test to let analog television viewers know they need to update their technology. By Gabe Bullard Sep 1 Local News Stations To Test DTV Signal Gabe Bullard