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• KOAA Television, Colorado Springs/Pueblo Career Opportunity - Content Producer

  April 16, 2013 11:49 AM

  Category: News Position/Title: Content Producer Details: KOAA Television, the Cordillera-owned, consistent #1 NBC affiliate in Colorado Springs/Pueblo, CO seeks a Full time Content Producer to produce on-air newscasts and create online content for KOAA.com. We are looking for a true producer, not a show stacker; an aggressive individual with the... more »

• Digital Media Marketing Director Career Opportunity at KOAA Television, Colorado Springs

  March 21, 2013 11:25 AM

  KOAA and KOAA.com, the Cordillera owned #1 NBC affiliate in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO, is seeking a Digital Media Marketing Director . KOAA/#1 NBC has immediate opening for progressive, multi-platform savvy marketing director. Responsible for planning, development and implementation of all of the organization's marketing strategies, marketing communications, and public relations... more »

• Oscars expand social media outreach for 85th show

  February 23, 2013 7:26 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is encouraging celebrities to tweet during the Oscars. The film organization has expanded its digital outreach for the 85th Academy Awards with a new feature that allows stars to snap photos backstage during Sunday's ceremony and instantly post... more »

• Television Photojournalist Opening at KOAA 5

  January 25, 2013 1:11 PM

  KOAA and KOAA.com, the Cordillera owned #1 NBC affiliate in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO, is seeking a Photojournalist. Candidate will gather facts, interviews and b-roll for stories as needed, both alone, and with a reporter. Post news and breaking news from the field to our social media platforms. There is a... more »

• Colorado Springs Motion Graphic Artist Career at KOAA TV

  December 12, 2012 5:59 PM

  KOAA's busy Marketing Department is searching for a creative and talented motion graphics artist. Ideal candidate will have professional experience creating motion graphic elements, 3D animation, keying and compositing in After Effects, and logo design. This is not an entry level position and candidate must have motion graphics experience.... more »

• Inventor of TV Remote control dies

  May 23, 2012 5:12 AM

  The inventor of the TV remote has died at age 96. Eugene Polley, died of natural causes on Sunday. His family says he passed away in a suburban Chicago hospital. Polley's Flash-Matic pointed a beam of light at photo cells in the corners of the television screen. Each... more »

• Recycle event scheduled for May 12

  April 25, 2012 1:43 PM

  Residents of Pueblo County can get rid of unwanted hard-to-recycle items on Saturday May 12. The event happens at the Colorado State Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enter the fairgrounds at Gate 3 on Mesa Avenue. Items will only be accepted from homes--no business waste will... more »

• "Rabbit ears" make a comeback Play Video

  March 1, 2012 5:21 AM

  They were long thought to be a thing of the past, but rooftop antennas are making a comeback thanks to high cable and satellite prices and online programming options. Years ago, the rooftop antenna was the only way to get a television signal and with them came the "rabbit... more »

• Colorado Springs Multi Media Journalist Career Opportunity at KOAA TV

  September 21, 2011 8:16 PM

  Want to be a true enterprise journalist at a station that supports true comprehensive storytelling, in one of the top 5 places to live in the country and at a #1 News Station? Well then apply today at KOAA/NBC Colorado Springs, Pueblo for a Reporter/Multi Media Journalist opening. This reporter... more »

• Accurate & Balanced Coverage from News First 5

  January 28, 2011 11:13 AM

  Unless you can trust it, rely on it and plan from it, the work we do at News First 5 is of no value. Therefore, accurate information that's been well-sourced and double-checked and balanced coverage that represents all sides of a story are our two highest priorities every day,... more »

• Woman with a gun reported inside Charlotte TV station

  December 21, 2010 5:56 PM

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A woman with a gun is inside the Charlotte ABC affiliate WSOC-TV, and employees of the station have been evacuated. Charlotte police say there was a woman who appeared to have a gun but provided no other details. WCNC-TV reports that the woman was spotted... more »

• Loud commercial bill signed into law

  December 15, 2010 6:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has signed legislation to prevent advertisers from abruptly raising the volume of TV commercials louder than regular programming. The law signed by Obama on Wednesday requires the Federal Communications Commission to adopt industry standards coordinating ad decibel levels to those of the regular... more »

• Broadcast audience aging faster than population

  August 16, 2010 10:00 AM

  The TV audience for networks like NBC, ABC, Fox and CBS is getting older. And executives who for years essentially stopped caring about viewers over 50 are thinking differently. The median age for viewers at those networks and CBS is now 51. The broadcasters' audience has aged at... more »

• TV viewing last week lowest in two decades

  July 7, 2010 5:28 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The biggest television networks have a new record they'd probably like to forget. Together CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox had the smallest number of viewers in prime-time last week in two decades of record-keeping by the Nielsen Co. You'd probably have to go back to... more »

• Cablevision wants to buy Bresnan

  June 15, 2010 12:12 PM

  Cablevision says it has agreed to pay $1.37 billion for mid-sized cable television provider Bresnan Communications, a move that will help the New York cable company expand into western states. The company's move follows an auction that involved bids from some of the nation's largest cable companies. Bresnan's owners... more »

• DirecTV plans more 3-D TV channels

  May 8, 2010 11:09 AM

  In the race for supremacy in 3-D television, DirecTV, wants to be king. DirecTV's exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket package of out-of-market football games has been a hit. Now the company has eyes on creating what it hopes to be its next competitive edge: extensive 3-D programming including movies, documentaries... more »

• Conan O'Brien to make TBS his new late-night home

  April 12, 2010 12:49 PM

  Conan O'Brien is headed to TBS to host a late-night talk show expected to debut in November. The network said Monday that the program will air Mondays through Thursdays at 11 p.m. Eastern, shifting TBS' "Lopez Tonight," starring George Lopez, to midnight. Monday's surprise announcement comes the same day O'Brien... more »

• Pueblo's famous slopper gets national attention

  April 12, 2010 12:26 PM

  Here's what I'm working on today: Over the next few days the Travel Channel will be filming an episode of Food Wars in Pueblo. The show will focus on Pueblo's famous slopper. For those of you not from around here, that's a hamburger smothered in green chile. The show pits... more »

• O'Donnell looking to come back to daytime TV

  March 23, 2010 11:19 AM

  Rosie O'Donnell says she's looking to come back to daytime TV with a show that will be about "laughter and love in the afternoon." O'Donnell says the time is right for her return. She's looking to start a show next year, after daytime's dominant personality, Oprah Winfrey, ends her own.... more »

• What's on KOAA-TV, News First 5 - Wednesday

  March 10, 2010 6:32 PM

  TONIGHT on KOAA-TV, News First 5 Wednesday, April 13 5 pm News First 5 5:30 pm NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams 6 pm News First 5 6:30 pm The Insider 7 pm Minute to Win It All-New Two friends compete for the... more »

• What's on KOAA-TV, News First 5 - Tuesday

  March 10, 2010 6:25 PM

  TONIGHT on KOAA-TV, News First 5 Tuesday, April 12 5 pm News First 5 5:30 pm NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams 6 pm News First 5 6:30 pm The Insider 7 pm The Biggest Loser All-New The nine remaining contestants travel to... more »

• What's on KOAA-TV, News First 5 - Monday

  March 10, 2010 5:55 PM

  TONIGHT on KOAA-TV, News First 5 Monday, April 11 5 pm News First 5 5:30 pm NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams 6 pm News First 5 6:30 pm The Insider 7pm Chuck All-New Sarah and Chuck's new assignment sends Chuck on... more »

• What's on KOAA-TV, News First 5 - Friday

  March 10, 2010 5:41 PM

  TONIGHT on KOAA-TV, News First 5 Friday, April 8 5 pm News First 5 5:30 pm NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams 6 pm News First 5 6:30 pm Extra! 7 pm Who Do You Think You Are? All-New Ashley... more »

• What's On KOAA-TV, News First 5 - Thursday

  March 10, 2010 5:31 PM

  TONIGHT on KOAA-TV, News First 5 Thursday, April 14 5 pm News First 5 5:30 pm NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams 6 pm News First 5 6:30 pm The Insider 7 pm Community All-New Spring electives begin, and as Troy and Britta... more »

• Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs

  March 9, 2010 10:26 AM

  Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week. This inaugurates what all TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room. Samsung Electronics Co. is announcing Tuesday that it is selling two 3-D sets, combined with the required glasses and 3-D... more »

• U.S. commander apologizes on Afghan TV

  February 23, 2010 2:58 PM

  The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan went on national television Tuesday to apologize for a deadly air strike, an extraordinary attempt to regain Afghans' trust while a mass offensive continues against the Taliban in the south. Two U.S. Marine battalions, accompanied by Afghan troops, pushing from... more »

• Ah, the good-old days: The best Super Bowl ads

  February 7, 2010 10:51 AM

  The best Super Bowl commercials tend to reflect happier times, when people liked their American cars and privatized health care, nobody was worried about the fate of the world's polar bears and high fructose corn syrup was practically a food group. We should be so lucky in Super Bowl... more »

• Pueblo's YWCA receives Daniels grant

  November 30, 2009 5:37 PM

  Pueblo's shelter for battered women and children received an early Christmas present Monday--a check for $35,000. The YWCA of Pueblo received a $35,000 Daniels Fund grant to support the Family Crisis Shelter. The grant will allow the YWCA to provide crisis intervention and emergency shelter to an estimated 350 women... more »

• Kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

  November 23, 2009 11:21 AM

  Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.... more »

• Student beating may be tied to Facebook, 'South Park'

  November 23, 2009 11:08 AM

  Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Richard Erickson says the boy, who is redheaded, was kicked and hit in two... more »

• Poll finds dinnertime tradition lives even in digital age

  November 12, 2009 8:37 AM

  A new survey suggests the tradition of a family dinnertime survives in America, though with a side order of modern distractions. An Associated Press-iVillage Food poll on dinnertime habits finds that 60 percent of those surveyed who live with their families say they sat down to a family dinner at... more »

• Brad Sowder

  October 22, 2009 11:26 AM

  Brad Sowder First Alert 5 Meteorologist Email Brad Friend Brad on Facebook Started at News First 5: October 2009 Hometown: Roanoke, Virginia Previous Station: KJCT News 8-TV, Grand Junction, Colorado Education: Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, University of North Carolina at Asheville ... more »

• After year without, family finds middle ground

  October 19, 2009 10:02 AM

  Colin Beavan sat under the light of a single bulb, freaking out. Along with his wife and young daughter, he had just spent a year trying to reduce their net environmental impact to almost zero. With a flip of a switch, they had cut their Manhattan apartment off from... more »

• You can have your HDTV and be green, too

  October 6, 2009 10:20 AM

  You can buy an electric car, use recycled plastic and paper, wash your hair with biodegradable shampoo and refrain from burning garbage. But how can a high-definition TV fit into a green lifestyle? "Every electronic good has an environmental impact," said Casey Harrell of Greenpeace International. "Some of the biggest... more »

• Is plasma starting to fade out

  September 28, 2009 10:59 AM

  Plasma televisions, while still the finest made in the eyes of purists, are rapidly losing ground to LCD-based models, say analysts and industry observers. That's because Liquid Crystal Display TVs have plunged in price and innovated their way to near-parity with plasma in terms of image quality. "If you're... more »