Nick Mantas is coming on board to Graham Media’s KPRC-TV in Houston from the group’s sister station KSAT in San Antonio. He leaves KSAT-TV on August 29th and joins KPRC 2 in Houston TV on September 2nd. He came to Texas from Lansing, Michigan where he was a reporter at WLNS 6 News. He got is start in Abilene at KTXS.
Changing its mind about keeping its name, the MSNBC news network said Monday it will become My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from NBC.
The TV network, which appeals to liberal audiences with a stable of personalities including Rachel Maddow, Ari Melber and Nicole Wallace, has been building its own separate news division from NBC News. It will also remove NBC’s peacock symbol from its logo as part of the change, which will take effect later this year.
A couple looks to move out of their Brooklyn rental and buy a home in New Jersey. She wants a historic colonial, but he’s not ready to let go of apartment living and wants a modern condo near the city. HGTV is just one of the networks we record and have available for clips.
ESPN will launch its streaming service on August 21st. It will cost $29.99 a month.
Michigan Television station WXMI-TV in the Grand Rapids TV market has become the lates Scripps station to roll out what is referred to as “Scripps Cast.” The neighborhood news model is something that about a dozen Scripps stations have rolled out over the last two years. The station group said the neighborhood news format was informed by research and gets away from the “live for the sake of being live” nature of news and, instead, focuses on quality, community-based journalism. This means viewers will see more journalists out newsgathering on the street, instead of sitting behind the anchor desk. Neighborhood news stories are also more frequently introduced by a reporter out in the field instead of by an anchor.
Sarah Al-Shaikh is joining KTRK-TV ABC 13 Houston television (ABC O&O) from KXAN Austin. She also worked at WLNS 6 in Lansing Michigan. She’s a Houston native.