Local radio and television broadcasters continually develop and invest in new technologies that allow them to provide the news, entertainment and emergency information viewers and listeners rely on every day. Through innovation, local broadcasters keep communities safe, informed and entertained. With social media, over-the-air broadcasts, internet services, mobile applications and other emerging technologies, broadcast innovators are able to identify and create new opportunities to deliver these services to their communities.
WPTV West Palm Beach Captured the Parkland Student Movement Rising
Reporter Alex Hagan spent three months embedded with the Parkland students following the Valentine’s Day shooting at their school. The 22-minute documentary shows how Parkland High School kids accomplished more in three months than [...]
TEGNA Getting Into the Retail Business With DealBoss
The station group has expanded its consumer reporting franchise to include an online retail site. TEGNA has entered the retail business with DealBoss Leveraging the popularity of its consumer reporting, TEGNA now operates [...]
Sinclair Sends Its Drone Fleet into the Night Sky
Thanks to special permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Sinclair Broadcast Group stations are using their newsgathering drones to shoot footage after dark. Getting the FAA’s OK to fly drones at night has [...]
Raycom’s National Investigative Unit
"You should always have good strong watchdog journalism" says Andy Miller, the Executive Producer of Investigations at Raycom Media. In this InnoMinute, Andy and Raycom’s Director of Investigations, Lee Zurik, explain the power [...]
Leaving Was Never an Option
"Leaving was never an option," said Ray Thurber as he describe how he and his team at E.W. Scripps Company prepared for Hurricane Irma. "It was all about service and mission, and how [...]