Monday Memo – February 20, 2017
MONDAY MEMO
TO: ALL STAFF
FROM: KATHLEEN
DATE: 20 FEBRUARY 2017
MEET OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEE
• Robert Minger joined our Engineering Team as a part time Master Control Operator on Friday. Robert has held a variety of jobs including UPS and Country Club Chef. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Telecommunications Management from Bowling Green State University and is a licensed substitute teacher. He currently serves as a volunteer basketball coach at Parkside High School. Please join me in welcoming him to our Team.
STATION VISITORS
Friday of a week ago, Boy Scout Troop 478 visited our Station. Chief Meteorologist Travis Michels hosted the tour where the Scouts learned all about the behind-the-scenes happenings of a television station.
FEBRUARY SWEEPS REMINDER
• This is the last full week of the February Sweeps period. For new employees, this is your reminder that Station “employee(s), or any member of their household(s), 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.
AROUND THE STATION
• Great news! Carriage on Mediacom of all of our WGDV stations will begin on Thursday of this week as follows:
o 107 = WGDV Azteca
o 108 = WGDV D2 Bounce
o 109 =WGDV D4 Escape
o 110 = WGDV D5 LAFF
o 125 = WGDV D3 H&I
• More great news!! We have picked up a partnership with the Ravens and will have live game coverage in August where we will carry 3 or 4 pre-season games. The balance of our partnership will involve the carriage of Ravens produced half hour specials each week. The deal does NOT include season games. More information to follow!
SPECIALS THIS WEEK ON 47 ABC INCLUDE
• Thursday and Friday in the 5:30 News Hour, Lenita Wesson brings us a 2-part series on Harriet Tubman where she visits landmarks of the local slave trade
• Thursday at 9 = the 2-hour season finale of “How to Get Away with Murder”
• Friday at 10 = “20/20”: Shark Tank investors cross the $100 million mark
• Sunday is our big “Oscars Day”
o 2PM = “Barbara Walters’ Top Oscar Interviews of All Time”
o 3PM = “The Academy Awards Nominees: Before They Were Famous”
o 5PM = “The Road to Gold: A Year at the Movies”
o 7PM = “Oscars Opening Ceremony: Live from the Red Carpet”
o 8:30PM = “The Oscars”
o 12:05 AM = “Oscars After-Party Live”
STATION FREEBIE!
• The winners of this week’s Station Freebies are Austin Johnson and Jordan Wharton. They each received a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee mug. This week’s Station Freebie is a box set of “Criminal Minds”. 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.
OUT IN THE COMMUNITY
• Last week, Sarah Truitt served as judge for the AP contest for the Arkansas-Oklahoma chapter.
• Thursday night of last week, Terri Mahoney (second from left) received an award from the Rehoboth-Dewey Chamber of Commerce in recognition for her 20 years of service to the organization.
• This Thursday at 10AM, Ken Evans and I will set up for the UMES Job Fair. Ken will man the Job Fair until Phil Bankert and/or Teri Monahan relieve(s) him at 2PM.
• Saturday afternoon, Greg LaFrance and I will be guests of Salisbury University President Janet Dudley-Eshbach to watch the SU championship men’s lacrosse team in action against Gettysburg College from the President’s Suite.
BIG DEALS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:
• Monday = Serendipity in Long Neck ($20 voucher for $10)
• Wednesday = Blue Coast Seafood in Bethany ($20 voucher for $10)
• Friday = Reign Restaurant in Salisbury ($20 voucher for $10)
FEBRUARY IS
• “Spay/Neuter Awareness Month” (and)
• “Wise Health Care Consumer Month”
SPECIAL DAYS THIS WEEK INCLUDE:
• Today is the 55th Anniversary of Friendship 7 with the first American, John Glenn, to orbit the earth (and)
• Today is Presidents’ Day
• Wednesday is “Inconvenience Yourself Day”
• Thursday is “National Chili Day”
WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE IMMEDIATE OPENINGS:
• MCO (part time/ fill in): see Ken Evans
• Account Executive (full time): See Teri Monahan
• Sports Photographer (part time): See Sarah Truitt
• Sports Reporter (part time): See Sarah Truitt
• News Editor/Studio Technician (part time): See Josh Lynch
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!
