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WXYZ Gets 100 Most-Wanted Fugitives Off The Streets

WXYZ, the Scripps ABC affiliate marked the 100th capture of Detroit’s Most Wanted fugitives last week to honor the law enforcement agencies across Metro Detroit that are working to keep the community safe.

Two Hearst Stations’ Specials Focus On Unity

WBAL, Hearst’s NBC affiliate, will broadcast a one-hour primetime special focusing on many of the issues facing Baltimore.

KDVR-KWGN Campaign Supports Police And Their Families

KDVR and KWGN, respectively, began a month-long campaign which supports law enforcement officers and their families. This is the second year for the Support the Shield campaign which raised more than $680,000 from across Colorado.

WCVB Airing Special On Human Trafficking

ABC affiliate WCVB is airing a half-hour special examining the underground world of human trafficking in Massachusetts, the dire situations that victims encounter, how local survivors escaped that life, and how they’re helping others.

WVTM Raises $169,000 For Tornado Relief

WVTM, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Ala., raised $169,000 in a one-day telethon to help tornado victims in the state.

WIAT Helps Tornado Victims Recover

WIAT, CBS affiliate, along with other Nexstar stations throughout the state, partnered with the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Salvation Army of Greater Birmingham, to help tornado victims begin to rebuild and recover, as part of Together in Alabama.

WAAY Devotes A Day To Help Tornado Victims

WAAY, the ABC affiliate, devoted its resources to informing viewers how they can help? tornado victims in Lee County where a deadly E-4 tornado touched down.

Gray’s Fargo Stations Help Make-A-Wish Families

Thanks to KVLY and KXJB, Gray’s NBC and CBS affiliates, Make-A-Wish of North Dakota has more than 500,000 airline miles to help make sick kids’ wishes come true.

Scripps Employees Donate 80,000 New Books

E.W. Scripps employees presented more than 80,000 new books to children across the country, National Reading Day, as part of the Scripps Howard Foundation’s annual “If you give a child a book …” childhood literacy campaign.

WPVI Distributes Thousands of Smoke Alarms

ABC-owned WPVI distributed 10,000 smoke alarms to local families in need through its “Operation 6abc: Save a Life” program.

WDIV Helps Federal Workers During Shutdown

WDIV dedicated its news coverage to helping the estimated 6,000 Michigan families affected by the federal government shutdown.

WCAU and WWSI Air Live Interactive Broadcast Against Cancer

NBC-owned WCAU and Telemundo’s WWSI Philadelphia aired “Progress and Promise Against Cancer Day” live. More than 20 physicians and scientists from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) discussed cancer research, prevention, treatment, and early detection.

WFIE Airs Special on Sexual Violence

Raycom’s NBC affiliate WFIE Evansville, Ind., produced and aired “Choosing to Survive,” an hour-long special on sexual violence, on October 18 in primetime.

KCRA and Hearst Raise $1.7 Million For Wildfire Victims

Hearst’s NBC affiliate KCRA and MyNetworkTV affiliate KQCA-TV Sacramento raised $1.25 million on November 12 to support the Camp Fire wildfire relief efforts. Hearst Corp. donated an additional $500,000.

WXIN Helps Erase Nearly $1.5 million in Medical Debt

Tribune’s Fox affiliate WXIN-TV Indianapolis announced on October 29 that they donated $15,000 to the non-profit RIP Medical Debt to erase nearly $1.5 million in debt for local people.

WCVB Fundraiser Helps Gas Explosion Victims

WCVB, the Hearst ABC affiliate in Boston, raised more than $350,000 to help those still struggling in the aftermath of a gas line disaster in September that caused explosions and more than 80 individual fires in Massachusetts.

2,321 Turkeys Set Record For WAPT

WAPT, Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Jackson, Miss., collected 2,321 whole turkeys and more than $2,260 in cash donations during its annual Turkey Drive.

WPVI Continues 33-Year-Old Holiday Food Drive Tradition

WPVI, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia, has rallied the community to raise canned foods, funds and awareness to help fight hunger around the region.

KNTV-KSTS Holding Wildfire Relief Fundraiser Today

KNTV and KSTS, the NBC-owned and Telemundo affiliates, respectively, serving San Francisco, are hosting an all-day fundraiser to assist relief and recovery operations for people affected by the devastating wildfires in Northern and Southern California.

WDTN Kicks Off 37th Annual ‘Food For Friends’ Campaign

WDTN, Nexstar’s NBC affiliate in Dayton, Ohio, with corporate partner Kroger, began its 37th annual Food for Friends campaign this week, an initiative to help stock neighborhood food banks.

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