B+C Pushing Back Best Local Programming Awards

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Last month, B+C asked for nominations for the best local broadcast programming around the nation, including best morning, early evening and late newscast, as well as the top non-news program, such as a local lifestyle show.

Local news outlets have been particularly vital to their viewers in covering the coronavirus pandemic. But B+C has decided that, with no newsroom operating at 100% right now amidst shelter-at-home orders--and many working alongside their competitors to better inform viewers--this isn’t the right time to salute the best local newscasts.

We do plan to pick the best in local broadcast programming, but the nomination process will happen after our nation emerges from this crisis. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.