KARK-TV Channel 4
The Count & The Amount (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Problems with the 2020 census have led some local governments to be dubious about the results. read more >
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Memphis Native Crosses Back to Arkansas TV
Memphis born and raised, newscaster Jeané Franseen is no stranger to Arkansas, but it has taken her a little while to learn the tricks of navigating Little Rock. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Media Comings, Goings, and a Colleague’s Death
Paul Greenberg died on April 6 and was remembered as a sophisticated writer and thinker. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Little Rock TV Stations Fill Anchor Spots
KTHV, Little Rock’s CBS affiliate, has “huge shoes to fill” after losing two-decade favorite Dawn Scott to the Janet Jones Co., a Little Rock real estate firm. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
KARK’s Ketz, Nolan Leaving Little Rock
Little Rock media couple Ashley Ketz and Aaron Nolan of KARK are moving to Chicago. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Industries Attempt to Divine The Post-Pandemic Future
Some, like the hospitality industry, are bracing for a long, slow return to pre-COVID vitality. Others, like the energy sector, see a quicker recovery after the early swoon. Some trends seem baked into expectations, like reliance on home-based employees and the technology they use. read more >
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Elise Mitchell Makes News With New Year’s Greeting
“New year, new beginnings,” writes northwest Arkansas PR entrepreneur Elise Mitchell, who led a parade of new year’s greetings, big and small, funny and poignant, posted by Arkansas marketing, media and political figures. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Reporters on Covering Disasters, Staying Human
Plunging into disaster zones and telling the story is a job as old as journalism, but it’s perilous in body and spirit, so reporters should tread carefully. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Woo Pigs: Flirty Hogs Have a TV Teammate
D.J. Williams, the former star tight end for the Arkansas Razorbacks now at KARK-TV in Little Rock, found himself on opposing teams as the football season wound down, torn between his “Razorback family” and Channel 4’s news audience. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Little Rock’s Jessica Dean Has a New Home at CNN
In Jessica Dean’s first week as a Washington correspondent, CNN threw her to the wolves. Or at least to the Wolf. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Nielsen, Meet Sorenson: TV Ratings Tools Grow
Nielsen is a fabled name in television ratings history, but in smaller markets like Arkansas, it has long been the technological equivalent of a handwritten letter in the Snapchat age. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Reporter Marci Manley Turns to PR; It’s Not Shocking News
After nearly a decade in TV news, including three years as a top investigative reporter at KARK/Fox 16 in Little Rock, Marci Manley left her first love, journalism, for a state public relations job that better suits her marriage and family plans. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Wrong About Head Hog, Then Getting It Right
KARK News Director Austin Kellerman had to 'fess up after messing up when his Pig Trail Nation brand jumped the gun, reporting on Nov. 30 that the University of Arkansas would name the University of Tulsa’s Derrick Gragg as athletic director to replace Jeff Long. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
HuffPost Listens, and Violence Echoes
HuffPost came to Little Rock ready to listen, and the city gave the New York-based website an earful. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Mocking the Media at Its Heroic Hour
A hurricane had devastated his hometown, other powerful storms were brewing in the Atlantic, and Bill Bishop was fed up with hot air. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Before Signing Off, Doug Krile Reflects on Varied Broadcasting Career
Former anchor Doug Krile is retiring next month after seven years as executive director, determined to travel and fully recuperate from a colon cancer struggle that began two years ago. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Mike Vaughn Moves Up Without Moving Out
As a new senior vice president and regional manager for Nexstar, Mike Vaughn is going from running three TV stations in one market to handling 30 in 14. But he isn’t going anywhere geographically. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Beth Ward Haynie: ‘She Exuded Love’
Known simply as Beth Ward through her 37-year career at KARK-TV and KTHV-TV in Little Rock, members of Haynie's media family pay their respects. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Drier Climate Lures KARK Meteorologist Kira Miner Away from Little Rock
KARK-TV weather watcher Kira Miner is trading AR for AZ, leaving the Little Rock NBC affiliate to become the morning meteorologist at KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona, a somewhat smaller market. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
KARK Channel 4 Wins Local ‘Cage Night’ Election Battle
Riding the wave of NBC’s national election coverage, Little Rock’s KARK won the local ratings battle as Donald J. Trump won the political war. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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