EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER | KUTV, KMYU, KJZZ ISSUE 7 Employee Newsletter
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EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER | KUTV, KMYU, KJZZ ISSUE 7 Employee Newsletter KENT’S CORNER Welcome to spring everyone! President and the alleged abuse It’s nice to have the Olympics in has been stellar. Far better than our rear-view mirror and on to the any of our competitors. most exciting sports event in the These big stories define us and March 2018 U.S. March Madness! our coverage is certainly defining We did get some wins in our our alert, empower, protect February ratings performance strategy. with a #1 finish in the 5 pm and Thanks to engineering for 6pm news, #1 in Entertainment keeping us on the air despite our Tonight, and 5 out of the top 6 faulty switcher. Glad we have a prime with CBS network shows, new one on the way! NOTES FROM HR excluding Olympics. The days Welcome to all the new Referring a friend is easy! If your that we were not up against employees, we are closer to being referral is hired and successfully Olympics our news ratings faired fully staffed now, and it is making completes their introductory period, very well! a difference in our operations. you will receive a referral bonus! Our sales departments for all Everyone has worked hard all Go to the referral site at three stations are performing well quarter and I thank all of you for sinclair.employeereferrals.com to and making a run at first quarter your efforts to make our place a refer a friend. budget. They are all focused on great place to work. NEW EMPLOYEES new business development with a Two Goals to stay focused on: Say hi to the new big seminar in April. • Being the top provider of local employees in March: Congratulations to our hard- content on all screens Luigi Ampig ................. Credit Specialist working news department on • Being the most trusted source Shawn Anderson.......... Credit Specialist owning the big story from Eureka. of marketing services to our John Chisum .................. Master Control None of our competition has even clients been close in providing thorough Just a reminder, if you plan on coverage of this tragic story. Also, going to Lagoon Day please RSVP the coverage of the MTC to Sue Odette. EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER | KUTV, KMYU, KJZZ | ISSUE 7 2 DEPARTMENT UPDATES SALES The month of March is the best combined CMS finished at 101% Darren Shapiro from our month of the year so far for our for the month of March. This put Corporate headquarters coming collective sales effort. KUTV Salt Lake City near the top for all to Salt Lake City to help us with a finished at the top of the charts the SBG markets. new sales opportunity for our for March Madness of all the Our new Local Sales Manager, market. All eighteen Marketing Sinclair CBS affiliates. Our Valerie Koonce, is off and running Consultants have put in over 200 National sales effort led by and bringing a creative positive hours working on making this “Shannon the Cannon” was experience to the overall sales event successful! simply outstanding with our structure. On April 4th, we have TRAFFIC Team Sinc rocked the stair climb! The team who donated or purchased candy bars). consisted of: Cory Stivers, Sandy Dringman, Richard Richard climbed the stairs the most times with a Baker, Nichole Whitaker, Patrick and Jennifer total of ten, and Sandy Fitzgibbon. was second with seven The total amount climbs. The dragon got a raised for the Outclimb lot of attention from Cancer Challenge was other event participants, $920. It included $100 but unfortunately did worth of sales from our not win the costume contest. It was filmed by an chocolate bars (a big event volunteer for the Outclimb Challenge’s thank you to everyone Facebook page. HUMAN RESOURCES PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS The Performance Review Employees will be able to use system changes April 1st when the the module to create their talent Talent Management module goes profile, add career interests, set live. All annual performance goals with their managers, and reviews will be conducted complete performance reviews. through The Bridge. This means Instructions for use will come no more Excel forms and from HR and from your everything will be automated! immediate supervisor. EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER | KUTV, KMYU, KJZZ | ISSUE 7 3 DEPARTMENT UPDATES NEWS This period was good for the looking for opportunities to take This movement is excellent in news department despite having advantage of grabbing the creating the path where we want to go against the Olympics. attention of customers. to go. In head to head non-Olympic We also have begun stepping Finally, I think everyone is days we performed very well in up in our creativity. This has come thankful for a tremendous the ratings. And during the in the form of producers and weather team who really helped Games we still found areas of directors working together to over the past month and longer. growth! Additionally, we create showcasing opportunities. Lindsay, Jill, Chase and Matt all continued a resurgence with our A huge shout out to Matt pitched in during a time of great digital platforms. Gephardt, Michelle Poe, Cindy St. sadness for Sterling. Their One of the reasons has been an Clair, Richard Archuleta, and support along with the rest of the uptick in our Facebook lives, Craig Hart for showing courage newsroom helped Sterling in where all field crews are regularly and innovation in storytelling. ways well beyond measurement. CREDIT HUB We would like to announce our two new employees and ask you to help us in credit give them a warm welcome to KUTV. Luigi Ampig who is collector for Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Toledo and Steubenville, Ohio and Shawn Anderson who has, Austin, Texas, Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska and Oklahoma City, Tulsa out of Oklahoma. Both come with great amount of experiences and we are lucky to have them. ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS The new Ross Video Acuity Modifications to correct the when operations begin from new switcher for PCR has arrived as heating issues on the 2nd floor transmission facilities. well as a more capable back-up are now completed. It is anticipated construction of switcher. Commissioning of the Master Control welcomes back the new antenna and installation new switcher is scheduled for May John Chisum as overnight of new transmitters will begin 21-24. Training on the new operator. sometime in early June. The new switcher is scheduled to take transmitters at the site will all be place May 24-29, with the on-air FCC SPECTRUM REPACK UPDATE capable of supporting the new debut scheduled for May 27th at The Salt Lake City stations ATSC3.0 broadcast format and 5pm. The back-up switcher assigned new channels will likely the launch of ATSC3.0 in this should be available for use by the transition to their new channels market is TBD. end of March. near the end of August or the beginning of September. KJZZ, NEED HELP? KUCW, KUED and KBYU will be Computer, Phone, taking advantage of the repack or Printer Problems? timing to increase their power Dial x1380 output to match the higher power outputs of KUTV, KSL and KTVX EMPLOYEE NEWSLETTER | KUTV, KMYU, KJZZ | ISSUE 7 4 EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH MARLENE MENDOZA, SALES MORGAN SAXTON, NEWS “I’m new to the station and Marlene has been The web team has been emphasizing to reporters the importance a saint.” Marlene has been patient, kind, and of providing them with pictures from the scene of breaking and helpful through the headaches that come with developing stories so that they can not only get stories online training a Utah newbie and producer. She’s ASAP, but make them as appealing as possible. Morgan has been gone above and beyond helping the station’s doing this consistently and with great effect. Her good work has newest morning producer. impacted KUTV’s social media and website in a very measurable and positive way. RICK HOUSLEY, ENGINEERING TRACY MANGUM, SALES Rick designed and implemented a fail-safe Tracy is always positive. He works very hard and he is dedicated system for our feed to Comcast, helping to to his job. He has empathy for his colleagues and has been guarantee proper delivery of our signal to working diligently on the KUTV Health and Fitness expo, a Comcast customers. difficult assignment. No matter what happens, he is professional and assertive. He loves his job and we can all tell! Thank you for your employee of the month nominations! Please continue to send in your nominations at: kutv2productions.com/eotm. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES There are many ways to get out in the community. If you’re looking to do some good, here are a few upcoming opportunities where you can help! Grab your friends, family, and co-workers and sign up for any of these projects (and get ready for a KUTV service project that will help feed hungry kids). Ronald McDonald House Gala South Kearns Free PreK Comcast Cares Day Mobile Food Pantry Grand America Hotel Celebrate National Volunteer Copperview Elementary South Salt Lake Saturday April 28 Week by advocating for South Saturday April 21, 8:00a - 12:00p Tuesday, May 15, 2:30-4:30p The Ronald McDonald House Kearns Elementary free Join in sprucing up Copperview United Way of Salt Lake has could use help for their annual preschool program. South Kearns Elementary by cleaning windows, partnered with the Utah Food gala. Volunteers can help with set has a free preschool program and pulling weeds, planting flowers, Bank to bring food directly to the up, clean up, guest registration, needs volunteers to hang organizing classrooms, and more! students of Woodrow Wilson auctions, and more! informational flyers on doors to Breakfast and lunch will be Elementary.