Michael Malone
B&C deputy editor Michael Malone covers all aspects of local television. He grew up in the New York area watching Banana Splits, Sesame Street, and New York Mets broadcasts. Still residing in New York, he now watches everything from Treme to The Office to The Newsroom, along with those Mets broadcasts. He’s the father of a young boy and girl who enjoy The Backyardigans, along with repeated viewings of How to Train Your Dragon on the DVR. He joined B&C in 2005.
Title: Deputy Editor
Email: mmalone@nbmedia.com
Station to StationLink This | Email This | Comments (0) "Video-Bombing" Live Shots a News Director's Worst NightmareWe have a story out in our upcoming issue on “video-bombing” at the station level–people sneaking into a reporter’s live shot, and often ending up, along with the reporter, as a YouTube sensation. (For the record, I dislike the term “video-bombing”, as it makes me think of the tragedy at the Boston Marathon last month, but that’s what... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) WDRB Rides Former Print Guys to Strong Derby ShowingIt’s been almost a year since a pair of high profile newspaper columnists, Eric Crawford and Rick Bozich, departed the Louisville Courier-Journal for the TV world, landing at Fox affiliate WDRB Louisville. Two sports are followed above all else in Louisville; college basketball wrapped up in early April, while horse racing had its marquee event this past Saturday. While WDRB did not... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) Guest Post: Katie Young, Fineman PR, on Boston Bombings and the MediaI first learned of the bombings at the Boston Marathon from a tweet. The same is true for the explosion in Texas and the pursuit of the Boston bombers. In typical Gen-Y form, I consume news in non-traditional ways–regularly scanning my Twitter feed and going there first for news. For example, the ground shakes and I check Twitter to confirm if I just experienced an earthquake.... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (0) WSJ: Stations Stepping Up Mobile StrategiesThe Wall Street Journal has a story today about stations trying to beat Aereo and its ilk at their own game–getting station content into users’ handhelds through streaming and, to a lesser degree, through mobile TV. You can seemingly access the story without a subscription here. Writes the Journal: Stations are trying to keep up with a rapidly changing television... MoreLink This | Email This | Comments (1) Guest Commentary: Bill Fine, WCVB Boston Pres/GM, TVB ChairmanThis guest post comes from Bill Fine, GM at WCVB Boston. When Crisis Strikes Home, Viewers Turn To Hometown TV Stations The Boston Marathon is a major annual event, a spectacle all Bostonians know will always receive widespread local television coverage — typically uplifting stories of athletic endurance. We live for and love the third Monday in April. It is our own special... More |
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