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WJHG’s General Manager Ulysses Carlini, Jr. celebrates 50 years working in television
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – WJHG General Manager Ulysses Carlini, Jr. celebrated 50 years of working in television on Friday. His journey in the industry began by following in his father’s footsteps — a broadcast television pioneer in Nebraska. “My father was the owner/operator of a small television station in Nebraska. At the young…
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Television Academy Sets Date For 2025 Emmy Awards
Even though the Oscars have put a cap on awards season, it’s never too soon to get ready to do the whole thing all over again. The Television Academy is gearing up to hold the Primtime Emmys later this fall. This comes via Variety who also reports there have been a series of For Your…
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Montgomery County Resident Named CEO of Maryland Public Television (MPT)
Maryland Public Television (MPT) today announced that Montgomery County resident Steven J. Schupak, MPT’s current executive vice president and station manager, will become the sixth president and chief executive officer of the 55-year-old statewide TV network on July 1, succeeding retiring CEO Larry D. Unger. Schupak’s selection by MPT’s governing body, the Maryland Public Broadcasting…
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Maryland Public Television names new president and CEO
Maryland Public Television announced Friday Steven Schupak, the current executive vice president and station manager, as the incoming chief executive officer and president. Schupak, who has been with the network since 2003, will step into his new role on July 1 following the retirement of outgoing MPT CEO Larry D. Unger, according to a news…
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‘The College Tour’ television crew concludes filming at SFA University
The East Texas Food Bank Tyler Resource Center has served thousands of Smith County households in its first year of operation, providing more than 1,000,000 meals to those in need. “They’re a blessing to society and to Tyler as a whole,” said Tyler resident Odie Caples who “shops” at the pantry twice a month. “I…
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Gray Television Gets $500,000 FCC Penalty Thrown Out On Appeal
Gray Television convinced a federal appeals court to toss a fine of more than $500,000 the FCC imposed for exceeding a cap on how many stations it can own in the same area. The Federal Communications Commission properly found that Gray violated a rule—known as Note 11—against owning two top-four stations in the same market,…
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George Lucas’ Scrapped Star Wars Show Would’ve Cost BIllions of Dollars
In the world of Star Wars, one of the biggest “what ifs?” is Star Wars Underworld. That was the name given to a television show George Lucas and a team at Lucasfilm worked on for years before ultimately scrapping it. We’ve always heard that there were dozens of scripts written for the show, which would’ve…
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Lord Ivar Mountbatten on The Traitors and That Other Royal Television Event
Lord Ivar Mountbatten isn’t your average reality-television personality. One of the winners of the most recent season of the Peacock hit competition series The Traitors, Mountbatten is, in fact, a second cousin of King Charles II, a descendant of Queen Victoria, and a staple of British society—thanks in part to the notoriety that comes with…
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Syracuse football provides date, location and television details for spring game
Syracuse Orange head coach Fran Brown leads the Orange during the team walk from the bus into the Dome before taking on the Ohio Bobcats at the JMA Dome Saturday, August 31, 2024, in Syracuse, N.Y. (Scott Schild | [email protected])Scott Schild | [email protected] Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse football team will play its annual spring…
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Maryland Public Television announces new president and CEO
Maryland Public Television (MPT) named Steven J. Schupak the television network’s sixth president and chief executive office. Schupak is MPT’s current executive vice president and station manager and will succeed retiring CEO Larry D. Unger on July 1, 2025. Schupak was selected by MPT’s governing body, the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, after a nationwide search.…
