TVB DEI Task Force

Positive Momentum in Ad Industry's Workplace Culture: The Myers Report Reveals Strong Support and Inclusion: https://lnkd.in/dXJJya3f?

Congrats to Mike Carr who has been named President/GM of KTRK Houston! https://lnkd.in/e3uSk_M5?

Hispanic Television Summit Focuses on How Latinos Are Reflected on Screens: https://lnkd.in/e4Py7-uS

The?CBS News & Stations?properties serving the Motor City and its surrounding communities are getting what one company representative calls “a slight structure change” as it welcomes Kennan C. Oliphant as VP of News who will also serve as Station Manager of?WWJ-62?and unaffiliated?WKBD-50. https://lnkd.in/gh3fSs4r?

US Black adults consume about 81 hours and 13 minutes of media (TV, radio, and internet via any device) per week. That’s almost 12 hours more than the general population, which consumes an average of 69 hours and 22 minutes weekly, according to Nielsen’s February 2024 report, “The Global Black Audience.” #TVBDEI https://lnkd.in/dt9qqdha

Tegna promoted Christopher Franklin to president and general manager of WATN and WLMT, its ABC and CW duopoly in Memphis, effective immediately. He has been serving as interim GM since earlier this year. He was most recently marketing director at WATN-WLMT, which he joined in 2020, responsible for building the stations’ brands in the market. https://lnkd.in/gfFEnCV5?

Most CEOs plan to increase their travel budgets this year, as the C-suite sees business travel as valuable not only for revenue generation but for employee morale. The Value of Business Travel Report showed that 62% of CEOs expect a year-over-year increase to their travel budgets. https://lnkd.in/gbG_bTqx

TEGNA NBC affiliate WXIA Atlanta today appointed Denisha J. Thomas news director. She will start her new role on July 22 and report to Carol Fowler, 11Alive’s director of content. Thomas is currently news director of Tegna’s WATN Memphis and has the distinction of being first Black woman to lead a newsroom in that city. https://lnkd.in/gsqMhfUH

While the largest firms have been pledging to recruit and train Black workers for over 40 years, there has been little increase in Black representation in managerial roles during this timeframe. The Harvard Business Review finds a negative correlation that indicates how commonly implementing practices are ineffective — and in some cases even harmful. https://lnkd.in/e-fSc8Wf

While the largest firms have been pledging to recruit and train Black workers for over 40 years, there has been little increase in Black representation in managerial roles during this timeframe. The Harvard Business Review finds a negative correlation that indicates how commonly implementing practices are ineffective — and in some cases even harmful. https://lnkd.in/e-fSc8Wf