Monday Memo – January 23, 2017
MONDAY MEMO
TO: ALL STAFF
FROM: KATHLEEN
DATE: 23 JANUARY 2017
NEWS FEATURE DRIVES WEB NUMBERS
- Emily Lampa’s special investigative series on Joe Carlini accounted for approximately 30% of all unique visitors and 12% of all page views for the three days between 17 January and the 20th. These are impressive numbers for one series to drive that type of traffic on our website. Great job by Emily and the Newsroom Team!
FREE CALENDARS
- Reminder: there are still a few free 2017 calendars on the bulletin board at the Employee entrance. If you want one (or more), please take it/them. Will be tossing them in a few days if no one takes them home!
MEET KYLEIGH PANETTA
Kyleigh Panetta, Producer, joined our News Team last Monday. Proficient in Spanish, she holds a Bachelor of Arts Communication from Manhattan College in Bronx, NY, and, prior to graduation, completed a semester in Madrid, Spain. Kyleigh served internships at NBC Universal in NYC, WVIT in Hartford, CT, WABC 7 in NYC and Time Warner Cable in NYC. Please join me in welcoming her to our Team.
MEET AARON MUSHRUSH
Aaron Mushrush joined our Team last week as our Weekend Director/Studio Tech/ Editor. He comes to us most recently from King Marketing Company in Georgetown, DE, where he was employed as Account Executive/Director of Marketing. Prior to that, he was employed in similar capacities for the Delaware Distilling Company in Rehoboth Beach, DE, and Avalanche Industries in Selbyville, DE. Aaron is a Graduate of Sussex Technical High School in Georgetown and holds an Associate Degree in Communications from Delaware Technical & Community College. Please join me in welcoming him to our Team
STATION VISITORS
Last Wednesday, Lenita Wesson hosted students from Prince Street Elementary School’s CAT Club (Communications Arts and Technology). The students received a tour of the Station and watched the 12:30 Newscast. Lenita had recently visited their class to talk about the media business and they wanted to come to visit and see for themselves!
FEBRUARY SWEEPS REMINDER
- The February Sweeps period begins a week from this Thursday. For new employees, this is your reminder that “employee(s) or any member of their households may not participate in providing viewership information to Nielsen because of the possibility of conscious or unconscious bias in the reporting of their media behavior”. We take this mandate very seriously and, should you receive any viewership reporting forms, you need to return them to Nielsen with a note explaining that, as a broadcaster, you cannot participate in their survey. In advance, thanks for your attention to this requirement.
STATION FREEBIE!
- The winner of last week’s Station Freebie of the Crime Watch Daily Flashlight/Gadget was Chantel Carroll. This week’s Station Freebie is a 7-disc set of “Criminal Minds”, season 4. You can sign up for your chance to win on the bulletin board at the employee entrance. Per usual procedure, we will draw for a winner Friday morning and the announcement made in the next Monday Memo.
SPECIALS ON 47 ABC THIS WEEK INCLUDE
- Thursday at 8 = season premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy”
- Thursday at 9 = season premiere of “Scandal”
- Thursday at 10 = season premiere of “How to Get Away with Murder”
- Sunday at 10 = season finale of “Conviction”
SPECIALS ON DELMARVA’S CW3 INCLUDE
- Tuesday at 9 = season premiere “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow”
- Wednesday at 9 = season finale of “Frequency”
- Thursday at 8 = season premiere of “Supernatural”
- Thursday at 9 = premiere of “Riverdale”
BIG DEALS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:
- Monday = Hometown Diner in Milford ($20 voucher for $10)
- Tuesday = Reign Restaurant in Salisbury ($20 voucher for $10)
- Wednesday = El Coqui in Frankford, DE ($20 voucher for $10)
- Thursday = PNR Auto in Salisbury ($135 voucher for $68)
- Friday = Pappa Grande in Rehoboth/Lewes ($20 voucher for $10)
JANUARY IS
- Book Blitz Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
SPECIAL DAYS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:
- Today is “National Pie Day”
- Tomorrow is “National Compliment Day”
- Thursday is “Spouse’s Day”
- Friday is “National Preschool Fitness Day”
- Saturday is Chinese New Year
WE CURRENTLY HAVE SEVEN IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:
- Studio Tech (part time; 1 opening): See Josh Lynch
- MCO (part time/ fill in): see Ken Evans
- Account Executive (full time): See Teri Monahan
- MMJ/Producer (full time): See Sarah Truitt
- Photographer (full time): See Josh Lynch
- Meteorologist/Web Producer (full time): See Sarah Truitt
- Sports Photographer (part time): See Sarah Truitt
In-house candidates are encouraged to contact the respective Supervisor at their earliest convenience. If you know of someone who has the necessary qualifications and would be a good addition to our Team, please share the information about these openings with them. Brief job descriptions are posted on both bulletin boards and applications and more information can be found on our website. Marquee Broadcasting, Inc., along with its holdings, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Make it a great week!
