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Guide to the new 4Warn weather app for iOS and Android
Read full article: Guide to the new 4Warn weather app for iOS and AndroidLocal 4′s 4 Warn Weather app is equipped with cutting-edge features designed to keep you ahead of the storm. With its intuitive interface and comprehensive weather tools, the app is your new go-to daily weather resource.
Watch: Local 4 team welcomes Bernie Smilovitz back after sudden passing of his wife
Read full article: Watch: Local 4 team welcomes Bernie Smilovitz back after sudden passing of his wifeLongtime Local 4 sports anchor Bernie Smilovitz returned to the sports desk this week after the tragic sudden passing of his wife, Donna.
Advertise with WDIV Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit
Read full article: Advertise with WDIV Local 4 and ClickOnDetroitWith a powerful partnership that is the source for news and information in the metro Detroit area, ClickOnDetroit.com and WDIV-TV Local 4, have developed a cutting-edge presence that delivers breaking local news and information 24 hours a day.
WDIV named ‘Station of the Year’ by Michigan Association of Broadcasters 7th year in a row
Read full article: WDIV named ‘Station of the Year’ by Michigan Association of Broadcasters 7th year in a rowWDIV-TV Local 4, a Graham Media Group station, announced today that they received the honor of Michigan Association of Broadcasters’ Station of the Year for the seventh year in a row. The station won for broadcasting excellence in 17 categories from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters - 14 best and 12 merit awards for Market 1. “The people of WDIV-Local 4 and ClickOnDetroit produce powerful content in news, community affairs, digital, and marketing. I couldn’t be prouder to work alongside this team especially in this challenging year when local news has been so important to our community,” said Vice-President and General Manager Marla Drutz. The 2020 awards were announced online this week by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
WDIV anchor Evrod Cassimy and wife welcome their third child
Read full article: WDIV anchor Evrod Cassimy and wife welcome their third childLocal 4 News Today morning anchor Evrod Cassimy and his wife with their newborn daughter. DETROIT – Local 4 News Today morning anchor Evrod Cassimy and his wife Danielle have welcomed their third child together. The couple’s daughter, Chloe Marie Cassimy, was born Monday, March 8 on International Women’s Day. The couple is thrilled to finally welcome a baby girl into the family. Congratulations to the Cassimy family!
ENG Photojournalist
Read full article: ENG PhotojournalistWDIV is adding another talented dynamic storyteller to our team where Emmys, Peabodys and Edward R. Murrows are the norm. This passionate storyteller will be technically astute with GoPros, DSLRs, FTP, Mobile, excellent production and nonlinear editing. Video editing skills are a must. Our photojournalist master multitasking and thrive in a fast-paced newsroom. AdThe right photojournalist must conduct themselves in an extremely professional manner because they may be asked to work with highly sensitive topics as a part of our special projects department.
Education Town Hall: Submit your questions here
Read full article: Education Town Hall: Submit your questions hereDETROIT Local 4 is hosting a virtual town hall on education and the return-to-school amid the coronavirus pandemic. The town hall event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. on ClickOnDetroit. You can submit a question for the town hall by filling out the form below: Become an Insider Introducing WDIV Insider: A new way for loyal Local 4 fans to gain access and customize your ClickOnDetroit news experience. This new and free membership is our way of saying thank you and your way of getting in on the news action. Learn more about WDIV Insider - and sign up here!
Devin Scillians 20th childrens book, Memoirs of a Tortoise, to be released this month
Read full article: Devin Scillians 20th childrens book, Memoirs of a Tortoise, to be released this monthIts something Ive longed to do since I was in high school, and now this month, my 20th book is being released by Sleeping Bear Press. Its the most recent addition to the series of memoirs that have been the result of a collaboration between me and the amazing illustrator Tim Bowers. The first of the series was a book called Memoirs of a Goldfish, which was published in 2010. And its led to a continuing partnerships on several other memoirs Memoirs of a Hamster, Memoirs of a Parrot and Memoirs of an Elf followed, and now theyre joined by Tortoise (which I should note it quite different from the comedies of the previous books). Well, heres one possibilityREAD MORE: Ann Arbor publisher released new childrens book by Devin Scillian
Grant Hermes makes debut as morning weekend anchor for Local 4 News
Read full article: Grant Hermes makes debut as morning weekend anchor for Local 4 NewsDETROIT – Today was Grant Hermes first day as a weekend morning news anchor for Local 4 News. He will join co-anchor Priya Mann and meteorologist Andrew Humphrey and continue to report for various other newscasts during the week. We captured a few highlights from this morning’s newscast. Hermes joined WDIV-Local 4 in April after five years at KWTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma where he was morning anchor and reporter. You can watch the newscast in the video player above.
Friday the 13th: Is that a bad thing? A good thing? Doesn’t matter?
Read full article: Friday the 13th: Is that a bad thing? A good thing? Doesn’t matter?Paul Gross: Yep, it’s Friday the 13th. Is that a bad thing for you? Doesn’t matter? A good thing? I fall into the “doesn’t matter” category. I guess this scientist is dubious about all superstitions. I’ve walked under many ladders, with no adverse repercussions. I’ve also broken a small mirror, and I don’t think anything bad happened to me. As for Friday the 13th? Same thing…I don’t remember having any bad luck just because it was the 13th day of the month and, coincidentally, it fell on a Friday.
Online Public Inspection File
Read full article: Online Public Inspection FileTo access the online public inspection file, click here. Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's FCC public inspection file should contact the station using the following phone number, or by sending an email using the address below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888‐225‐5322, 888‐835‐5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov. Contacts:Kathy Salazar at ksalazar@wdiv.com or call 313-222-0462. WDIV-TV550 W. LafayetteDetroit, MI, 48226
Part-time Associate Producer -- Weather
Read full article: Part-time Associate Producer -- WeatherWDIV/Local 4 is looking for an Associate Producer for our weather department who will work closely, and side-by-side with our award winning Local 4Casters team. If you like all types of weather, forecasting and creating great weather stories we have that. On air and online we are aggressive in severe weather and want to tell the best weather story in our producing. Use a variety of current technologies to construct graphics conveying weather forecasts and stories to audiences on multiple platforms. Organize and plan coverage of on-air and online weather information.
Michigan woman describes life with kids in Albania after deportation
Read full article: Michigan woman describes life with kids in Albania after deportationWATCH IN FULL: Un-Wanted: The Deportation of an Immigrant Michigan Family's American DreamMikie, a 10th grader, tells his father that he is traumatized. A star pupil in her school near her Sterling Heights, Michigan home, she is not a top student in Albania. She tells her father she feels lost and misses him, her grandmother and her friends back in the United States. She is a woman learning to live a new normal -- life without her husband. The children are learning to live a new normal -- life as Albanians -- giving up their birthright to their own homeland because of the DNA of their parents.
Graham Digital Internship Program
Read full article: Graham Digital Internship ProgramThe Graham Digital Internship Program is a paid program intended to augment the educational development of those studying for careers in digital media and broadcasting. The program provides structured opportunities coupled with appropriate supervision, evaluation and feedback for students enrolled in institutions of higher learning to gain experience in the day-to-day operations of the Graham Digital team. The Graham Digital WebHub team, based in Detroit, supports and creates content for 7 news media websites across the country including ClickOnDetroit.com, Click2Houston.com, ClickOrlando.com, News4Jax.com (Jacksonville), KSAT.com (San Antonio), WSLS.com (Roanoke) and Local10.com (Miami). The internship program offers students an exciting, ever-changing experience with a dose of independent project time to allow students a chance to develop content and projects that may interest them, as well as the community. • Summer - May through mid-August• Fall - September-December• Winter - January-AprilDOWNLOAD: Internship ApplicationTo apply please send resume via email to:Mike Katona, Digital Products Managermkatona@grahamdigital.com
New podcast shares stories of ‘Mismatch’
Read full article: New podcast shares stories of ‘Mismatch’(GMG) – Graham Media Group launched a new podcast Thursday featuring "stories of the incompatible." "Mismatch" is produced in partnership with WDIV-TV, one of Graham Media Group's seven TV stations. The new podcast, released Thursday, is part of Graham Media Group's launch of its podcast division, which will offer compelling and original audio content across popular podcast services. "More often than not, interesting stories feature a mismatch," Weber said. Emily Barr, the president and CEO of Graham Media Group, said "Mismatch" and GMG's new podcast division build on the company's reputation for compelling storytelling.
Careers at Graham Media Group
Read full article: Careers at Graham Media GroupGraham Media Group stations, each in a top-70 market, share a common tradition of journalistic excellence and a common dedication to local news and informational programming. They offer the traditional "foot in the door" opportunities that can lead to more advanced positions at Graham Media Group's stations and elsewhere in the television industry. All Graham Media Group's stations broadcast several hours of news every day. These people fill approximately seventy-five percent of the positions at a Graham Media Group's station. Most of the anchors and reporters employed by the Graham Media Group's stations are experienced journalists who gained their experience in smaller markets.
Karen Drew: Returning to work after learning valuable life lessons
Read full article: Karen Drew: Returning to work after learning valuable life lessonsWell, after nearly five months off the air I am coming back to work! I can't put into words how excited I am to not only be back on the air but to be able physically to walk into Local Four on my own without assistance and perform my job.