by Ross | Jul 6, 2023 | Training
In June, the coaching team of Beth Johnson and Ross Becker from Top News Talent spent a week “nose to nose” with the news team from KAAL-TV ABC 6 in Rochester, Minnesota. It’s a young team with veterans on the anchor desk. News Director Brianna...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 23, 2023 | Training
Two new studies confirm what nearly every TV news journalist has known for a while. Burnout is exceptionally high. The hope is corporate broadcasting leaders will read the study headlines and let this concept truly absorb: Newsroom structure must change. This...
by Beth Johnson | Jan 18, 2023 | Training
Journalists want more mental health support. Stations need to start to take this need more seriously. But this is a huge issue, and hard to know where to start. Some ideas:Set up one on one meetings with your staff and make them routine. Managers meet with their...
by Beth Johnson | Nov 30, 2022 | Training
The most obvious takeaway is while it can be hard to wrap your head around how, if you take the plunge and hire remotely, the level of experienced journalists you get access to is remarkable. Think of experienced journalists, who you usually never would be able...
by Ross | Sep 26, 2022 | Training
I went to visit my client, Ilya Neyman, at KCBS/KCAL as he was settling in. Ilya is the new Weather Producer for the stations. It is a new position, created to enhance the weather product in the #2 market in the nation. Ilya has been an instructor of meteorology and...
by Ross | Aug 24, 2022 | Training
Top News Talent is proud to announce that our client, Ilya Neyman, is joining the news team in the #2 market at KCBS in Los Angeles. He is creating a new position for KCBS as a weather producer. Ilya is sealed meteorologist, who knows so much about weather, he’s...
by Steve Kraycik | Aug 12, 2022 | Career Managing
Let’s talk for a minute about your journalism career management. Who are you getting advice from and bouncing ideas off—co-workers? Friends? Family? Are you just going it alone for now? In this rapidly-changing media world, it’s critical for you to have expert advice...
by admin | Aug 2, 2022 | Mental Health, Training
Author Matthew Nordin, MSW, LSWAIC, MHP Let’s admit it. There are still some managers in TV news who don’t think “the troops” should feel as entitled to take time off for depression as the flu. And I’ll admit it. I’ve heard horror stories of, for example, an MMJ...
by Steve Kraycik | Jul 21, 2022 | Career Managing
As a TV news professional, do you ever wonder “what in the world is happening to TV news?!” I do… every day. Working in the industry right now can feel a lot like survival camp– somebody dropped you off in the middle of the woods with a flashlight and a pocket...
by Beth Johnson | Jun 17, 2022 | Career Managing
It’s been a year since I last started posting on LinkedIn about the producer crisis as part of the Great Resignation. Honestly, I have dedicated the last 10 years as an agent for producers and managers to help producers’ needs be heard. Consulting groups and...
