Posts Tagged ‘Chamraz’

February Sweeps Ratings: Who Won, Who Lost

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Unknowns

So many numbers, so little time.

Here’s a brief breakdown of the February sweeps ratings results.

The survey was conducted Feb. 4 through March 2, and big events during this period included the Super Bowl on CBS and the Oscars on ABC, with the Grammy Awards on CBS somewhere in the middle.

Its only worth mentioning because such events can inflate or otherwise impact a station’s late news ratings.

And a little thing called the presidential debates generated considerable attention.

The local news ratings cited here reflect broadcasts Monday through Friday. In parenthesis are increase or decrease compared to the November 2015 and what that figure represents in net loss or gain of viewers. A local rating point is the equivalent of 8,822 television households.

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Milwaukee Media Notes: Hicks Departure, Radio Arrivals

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hicks

Todd Hicks is reportedly the latest reporter to leave WTMJ-TV (Channel 4).

Hicks, who joined the station in 2012 and could not be reached for comment, is reportedly leaving to work in public relations for United Airlines.

Before joining WTMJ Hicks worked at WGBA in Green Bay and WSAW in Wausau.

According to his Facebook page he is “from the Pacific Northwest, but (has) lived all over the United States.” His station Twitter account has been deactivated.

Hicks joins at least seven other recently departed WTMJ employees in recent months. His departure  occurred during the November ratings sweeps period, during which stations rarely make on-air changes.

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Milwaukee Media Notes: New Faces Smile As Sweeps Approach

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fran

Milwaukee Media Notes is back by popular demand.

Well, actually stuff accumulates.

So, where were we before we were interrupted by the Milwaukee Film Festival?

(See my coverage of the fest for Milwaukee Magazine. It’s so good, you have to pay for it!)

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–Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

And WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) still hasn’t named a 10 p.m. anchor to replace Mike Jacobs.

The station’s lineups remain in flux. The latest tweak moves Courtny Gerrish from anchor to I-Team member with anchor Steve Chamraz and reporter Jermont Terry.

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