Tag: Knoxville

Tom Taylor's NOW Newsletter: “The longest active winning streak in Nielsen’s continuous-measurement markets comes to an end.”

  Cumulus country WIVK Knoxville/107.7 was just defeated by Midwest’s “Classic Rock 103.5” WIMZ, with total-week age 12+ AQH share. Ratings-watcher Chris Huff knows this is radio history. He tells this NOW Newsletter that “The last time WIVK was not the #1 station in Knoxville, Jimmy Carter was president, and it was the April-May book…

WVLT Names News Director

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. WVLT-TV announced Friday that Marybeth Jacoby has been named News Director of its CBS, CW, and MyNetwork network affiliated television stations and various digital platforms and products in Knoxville, Tennessee. Jacoby is an award-winning, seasoned news veteran with 20 years of experience. Prior to joining WVLT, Jacoby served as News Director at WLTX…

KAMA April Luncheon - From Friending to Firing

Facebook claims over 1 billion active users, and many of them work for you. This program provides practical advice for handling situations involving social media in the workplace. About Our Speaker: Chris W. McCarty, a shareholder in the Lewis Thomason Knoxville office, practices in the areas of employment law, education law and civil litigation. Mr.…

Tennessean to shift printing operations to Knoxville, continues investment in Nashville

Tennessean print readers will continue to receive their newspaper without interruption after the transition occurs. Amid ongoing transformation within the news industry, printing operations at The Tennessean will shift to a regional facility in Knoxville owned by its parent company, officials announced Wednesday.  The move, timed with The Tennessean’s move next year from its historic…

Radio Host Defends ‘F**k’ Tweet At 98-Year-Old Nun And Team Chaplain

“I don’t regret the joke,” Cody McClure said of his message about Sister Jean of Loyola University Chicago.   Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, the 98-year-old nun and team chaplain of NCAA Tournament upstart Loyola University Chicago, has become the darling of March Madness.     But WKGN-AM radio host Cody McClure in Knoxville, Tennessee, figured some irreverence…