Dana Fulton has been named anchor and executive producer of the WKOW morning newscast. She was the morning meteorologist for the ABC affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin. “Dana has been a crucial member of our Wake Up Wisconsin team and her previous experience managing and anchoring the news made her the perfect choice to lead our…Read More
Brian Mastre will take over as main co-anchor of the WOWT evening newscasts Sunday through Thursday, beginning March 16. Mastre was the Omaha NBC affiliate’s investigative reporter and weekend co-anchor. He’ll take over for John Knicely, after his retirement. “Brian is a veteran reporter and anchor who has established a standard of professional journalism which…Read More
Big Ideas is ADWEEK’s series in which we talk to the industry’s top creative minds. If Amy Ferguson, partner and chief creative officer of Special New York, had a mantra for her creative style, it might be: “responsibly unhinged.” Ferguson jokingly coined the phrase when talking about her ambitions for the agency: creating work that…Read More
TikTok’s uncertain future isn’t stopping it from rolling out new ad products off the assembly line, with the platform unveiling Automotive Ads Wednesday. The company described its Automotive Ads as a performance ad solution that lets advertisers target high-intent users with their available inventory of vehicles. “With TikTok’s new Automotive Ads, dealers and manufacturers have…Read More
Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. has named Heather Gray interim general manager of its Raleigh, N.C. NBC affiliate WRAL and WRAZ-TV/Fox 50. She replaces Joel Davis, who was named gm of NBC’s WCAU in Philadelphia. Gray was the station manager and joined WRAL in 2017 as the creative services director. She quickly ascended through key leadership…Read More
Google is offering advertisers credits and free ad space to drive adoption of its AI-powered automated media buying tool, Demand Gen. ADWEEK spoke to five advertisers across media agencies and brands who said Google has been aggressively pushing Demand Gen over the past year. Launched in 2023, Demand Gen selects advertisers’ best-performing video and image…Read More
The entertainment news startup The Ankler has partnered with NAB Show to introduce a new series of programming, called its Business of Entertainment track, to the multi-day event. The convention, hosted by the National Association of Broadcasters, will be held April 5 through April 9 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. It serves as an…Read More
If the word “moist” makes your skin crawl, you’re not alone–that’s a common reaction based not only on how it sounds but also on its association with bodily functions. So using it once is bad enough, but saying it over and over is totally cringe. Any brand knows that, right? Dove, in fact, is completely…Read More
The tenured philosophy professor at Princeton might not even be half as effective a teacher as the adjunct at the community college.
The head of surgery might be relatively better at meetings and politics than they are at actually helping patients.
Having a lot of social media followers doesn’t mean you’re really good at making pizza.
Choose accordingly.
Live from New York, it’s SNL50’s brand partners. NBCUniversal’s SNL50 celebration over the weekend was a massive undertaking that included musical talents like Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter, former cast members such as Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and fan-favorite celebrity hosts such as Tom Hanks and Emma Stone–with everyone stuffing into Saturday Night Live’s…Read More
