Posted 5:25 am Monday, October 26, 2009
What 'Total Team Coverage' Will Mean For You
By DANNY MOGLE
Assistant Managing Editor
Assistant Managing Editor
Welcome to total team coverage. East Texans have never seen anything like this.
The Tyler Morning Telegraph and KYTX CBS19 TV have joined forces to form a news partnership unequalled in the region.
What does this mean to you? Together we will have more people in more places and the ability to use the power of television, newspaper and Web sites to better cover the news that matters most to you.
You will be able to see the difference in the total team approach starting today.
NEWS PARTNERS
Learn more about our news partnership by watching KYTX CBS19 broadcasts at 5:30 a.m. and 5, 6 and 10 p.m. Leaders from both our news organizations will tell why they are excited and how the partnership -- with its unmatched combined resources -- will keep East Texans better informed.
BEHIND THE SCENES
What does it take to put out a newspaper or put a newscast on the air? Watch CBS19 newscasts on Tuesday for Amanda Kost's report and an all-access pass to the Tyler newspaper.
Tyler Morning Telegraph Business Editor Brian Pearson spent time at KYTX CBS19 and reports in Tuesday's newspaper what goes on behind the scenes.
HALLOWEEN TREATS
Tyler Morning Telegraph Food Editor Leigh Vickery will tell you how to whip up spooky treats for Halloween on CBS19's 5 p.m. newscast. Read more about her tips in the Food section of the newspaper on Wednesday.
STOCK MARKET CRASH
This year is the 80th anniversary of the stock market crash that launched the Great Depression. CBS19 News Anchor Chuck McDonald presents a special report on Wednesday. Pearson joins McDonald on the 6 p.m. newscast to discuss how the crash affected East Texas. Pearson continues the team coverage with a story in Thursday's newspaper.
EAST TEXAS HAUNTS
Some say there are places in East Texas that will scare you to death. KYTX CBS19's Wilton Johnson explores whether Danville Cemetery is haunted in a feature airing on the 10 p.m. newscast on Wednesday. Assistant News Editor Allyson Reynolds-Dixon will tell you why Jefferson is one of the most haunted places in Texas in Thursday's Tyler Morning Telegraph.
DO HEAVEN AND HELL EXIST?
CBS19's Anthony Austin poses the question, "Does Heaven Exist?" See how religious leaders respond during his report at 10 p.m. on Thursday.
Tyler Morning Telegraph Religion Editor Patrick Butler joins CBS19 for a discussion of the issue on Friday morning's newscast and writes on the topic "Does Hell Exist?" in the newspaper's Religion section on Saturday.
JOHN TYLER VS. ROBERT E. LEE
It is one of the biggest games of the year. Cross-town rivals John Tyler and Robert E. Lee square off in Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium on Friday.
Tyler Morning Telegraph sports reporters Harold Wilson and Chris Parry will preview the showdown in the newspaper on Friday and will join KYTX CBS19 Sports Director Eric Sullivan in pre-game newscasts at 5 and 6 p.m. CBS19 will bring game highlights during its 10 p.m. newscast on Friday. The Tyler Morning Telegraph continues the team coverage with stories on Saturday.
MORE TO COME
Keep watching KYTX CBS19 and reading the Tyler Morning Telegraph for continued team coverage.
