Veteran reporter and weather guru Ben Gutierrez has joined the KGMB9 news team. This is great for Hawaii, great for KGMB9, and great for Ben, who in my estimation was easily among the best people in the local television news space. And I’m not alone. I reported on Ben’s departure from KITV in December, and [...]
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TV News Goes Interactive at KGMB9
April 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Hawaii, Media, People, Technology, Television
KGMB9, the local CBS affiliate, launched a bold (and technologically tricky) initiative tonight during its 5 p.m. newscast. Called ‘i9News,’ it carved out a significant portion of the half-hour broadcast to share feedback from viewers. Sure, any newscast worth its salt pimps its e-mail address these days, and “picture of the day” submissions are a [...]
