Director's Cut Blog with Frank Macek

 By Frank Macek WKYC Studios is proud to announce that veteran broadcast executive Julie Flynn has been named news director, effective Monday, August 4. Flynn will oversee WKYC’s news operation across all platforms, including television, streaming, and digital. Julie Flynn A Cleveland native, Flynn is no stranger to Northeast Ohio viewers. She has spent most of her career serving this community and has been part of WKYC’s leadership team since 2023 as assistant news director. Before that, she guided innovation efforts at the station, including the successful launch of the WKYC+ streaming app. Flynn’s newsroom leadership experience also includes a four-year stint as news director at WZZM 13, TEGNA’s ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 2018 to 2022. Her local roots run deep. Flynn previously spent over 15 years in the Cleveland market, including time as WKYC’s 11 p.m. executive producer from 2013 to 2017, where she also helped shape “Donovan Live.” She began her career at W...

By Frank Macek It's time for another "behind the scenes" look at what's happening inside the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center as we get ready to wrap up 2013. The November sweeps period was a solid one for WKYC-TV/3 as Channel 3 News at 6 & 11 PM won the conveted 25-54 age demographic (NSI overnights. Nov 2013. A25-54). According to WKYC President/General Manager Brooke Spectorsky, "While we were extremely fortunate to have Dr. Phil land the Michelle Knight interview, our numbers even without those nights still won the time period. Other top rated stories included an expose of local doctors and medical professionals who had been suspended and/or stripped of their licenses and an investigation into tanker cars carrying toxic chemicals through local neighborhoods." Under the leadership of WKYC News Director Brennan Donnellan, Channel 3 News is putting a strong emphasis on investigative and enterprise reporting which viewers have responded positively...