The mayor's communications team, which also includes former KITV sports director Brandi Higa, draws on the experience of multiple former local broadcast journalists. Blangiardi, who spent $500,000 of his own money to fund a run for mayor, is the rare TV exec to have actually pulled it off. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, the Honolulu-Star Advertiser, Pacific Business News, Honolulu Civil Beat and other publications. HNNs parent company is Gray TV, a leading digital media and broadcasting company. This prompted several groups opposed to the merger such as Media Council Hawaii to file petitions with the Federal Communications Commission to end the arrangement. News Jennifer Hunt isan entrepreneur, business owner and real estate investor who has been living in Hawaii on and offsince 2010. You can find fiscal years 2011 through 2020 in the same database. As policy director for the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, she works on both national and state issues affecting the future of Hawaii. Its hard for me to fathom that something like this could happen. Ian Scheuring, HNNs digital executive producer, will start his new job producing digital content for the mayors team later this month. If he decides to enter the mayoral race, he will join what is expected to be a crowded field. This has come after a lot of soul-searching, Blangiardi told members of his staff. He was often called the Prince of the People for his efforts to preserve and strengthen the Hawaiian people). And I understand that, I respect it.. 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His portfolio and full background can be found at. Blangiardi has never held public office, but has served on numerous community boards, including the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. His portfolio and full background can be found at klworks.net. Celebrate Hawaiian holiday, Lei Day, at Nevada State Museum in Carson City. When you think about death and are faced with the very real possibility of losing the ones you love it changes how you think about your own life. News anchor Shawn Ching is leaving Hawaii News Now to spend more time with his wife and one-year-old son, he said in a letter posted on the TV stations website. [12] He worked as chief operating officer and managing director ofthe talent firm Brad Marks International in 1999, andwas hired that year by Telemundo to oversee its eight affiliates. The shared services agreement resulted in the termination of all but four members of KHNL's on-air staff and all of the technicians for KHNL's morning show when its newsroom merged with KGMB and the two began simulcasting newscasts on October 26, 2009. Download it here. Humber, who garnered three Edward R. Murrow Awards during his 19-year tenure with the station, had previously served as assistant news director and executive producer of the Sunrise morning show. Submit your coronavirus news tip. A graduate of Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale, Washington, she moved to Hawaii in 2018 when her father was transferred here by the U.S. Navy. Jamilyn Chapman is a 2021 graduate of Hawaii Pacific University, where she earned a bachelors degree in international studies and double minored in international business and Spanish. However, the FCC only recognizes the ownership of facility ID's and not intellectual units; the overall viewership of KFVE, while on channel 5, fell outside the criteria defined by the FCC that would have otherwise barred a duopoly between KHNL and KGMB if facility IDs were traded as well. I would never have asked them to stop during a song. (Screenshot of KITV video), During the recent Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, legendary musician Melveen Leed and kumu hula Iwalani Walsh Tseu were at a craft fair at the Prince Khi Plaza giving an impromptu performance when the general manager asked them via a vendor to stop performing because of safety concerns.. [citation needed] Those let go had been with the station between 20 and 30 years, while those employed as little as six months were allowed to retain their jobs. He is a graduate of Principia College in Illinois, where he also taught communications courses and served as coach of the schools mens college basketball team. 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Jensen Ahokovi is a graduate of Iolani School and currently studying economics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. And now, for fiscal year 2022, which began July 1, weve added new information for almost 50,000 state employees. My point is kind of the antithesis of the national rhetoric about fake news and whatever. Ryan Nobriga PeterBochneris a veteran computer industry journalist and editor. I have a high regard for the trustworthiness and the responsibility and the importance of local news and what it means, as a conduit to the people who live here. He has communication degrees from Florida State University and the University of Hawaii, was a Herbert J. Davenport Fellow in Business and Economic Reporting at the University of Missouri, reported from Japan as part of an International Press Institute journalist exchange program, and is a former Hawaii chapter president of the Society of Professional Journalists. Click here to see our full coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. But now that COVID-19 has impacted the states economy, which relies heavily on tourism, the new mayor says his priority is economic recovery. When not behind a camera, he might be found playing guitar in bands around town. Hawaii News Now is one of Hawaii Business Magazines Best Places to Work.. Kea, who has been the general manager for eight years, said he didnt realize at the time they were so upset and has wanted to apologize. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on the city and many other important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. Favella wrote in the letter that confirmation was received from revered kupuna Leed and Tseu that Kea asked them to stopperforming during a pop up craft fair gathering at the Prince Khi Plaza during the recent MerryMonarch festivities. Learn more here. Joe Kent grew up on the Big Island and attended the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Minnesota State University, where he obtained his degree in education. Jensen or his research has also appeared on Hawaii Public Radio, KITV4 News, KHON2 News, Hawaii News Now and ThinkTech Hawaii. A graduate of Kamehameha Schools, h. e holds advanced degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Hawaii. He previously worked in the television industry and helped consolidate KHNL and KGMB into Hawaii News Now. Following three years as anaward-winningcriminal justice reporter in Cheyenne, Wyoming, she signed on with the largest healthcare system in southwest Ohio as a writer and coordinator of its internal communications. Weekday morning and weekend shows are simulcast on the two stations, but are subject to preemption on one of the stations due to network obligations. 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