Headline Humboldt is a public affairs program summing up the news of the week. KEET-TV is dedicated to providing a platform for people in our community to express their concerns to any number of topics; that is why each episode centers around an in-depth interview with an area newsmaker or public official. Topics will include politics, economics, arts, health care, and issues of equity, among others.
Headline Humboldt airs every Friday at 7 p.m. on KEET-HD with a simulaneous showing on our YouTube channel. Previously aired episodes can be viewed on-demand via our website, or using the PBS Video App.
Music: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
KEET-TV seeks journalists and storytellers to join the Headline Humboldt team
Are you a journalist with mad chops who loves to dig in and hunt for the truth? Are you looking for some extra cash to fund your bad habits? Need an outlet for all the questions you want to ask, and the answers you collect along the way?
Search no more. KEET-TV is looking to partner with Humboldt County journalists by offering competitive freelance pay for completed packages, newsmaker interviews, and television-worthy b-roll. You may even get an opportunity to appear live on Headline Humboldt and chat with James Faulk about your stories, and what you’ve learned.
To pitch ideas, contact Headline Humboldt Managing Editor James Faulk and make your best case. We want contributions that impact local lives in measurable ways, stories that outline just how strange and remarkable this community has become, and news that will enlighten and surprise our viewers.
After two decades in the news business, we understand what the work entails. As a result, our rates are fair and meant to attract ongoing contributors. We offer the following:
All stories must be pitched to KEET-TV for approval prior to work being done. Once your story is approved, we’ll supply technical specifications on preferred video and audio formats. KEET-TV will supply the invoice paperwork for the creators to file for payment.
IMPORTANT: Agreement must be signed before work begins.
To make a pitch and get started:
Contact James Faulk
(707) 572-6117
Award-winning journalist James Faulk has worked for decades in the Humboldt County news business, starting out as a morning news reader for KINS morning news cut-ins, then spending a decade at the Eureka Times-Standard where he covered every beat and ended his time there as city editor.
After a knee injury, Faulk became addicted to opioid pain medication and lost everything, ending up homeless and alone. Since that time, with the support of his wife Amy, he's rebuilt his life and career and now deploys that experience to broaden his coverage of local issues and provide increased understanding for those suffering with substance use disorder.
Faulk ultimately conceived, and with Producer Laura Montagna, developed the lauded local documentary, Addicts Among Us.