In an exciting development, The Garden Island (Lihue, Hawaii) is launching its very own AI generated news broadcast named "TGI Today." TGI Today will broadcast every Monday and Thursday at Noon HST beginning on Aug. 29. The show will be found on thegardenisland.com, TGI's You Tube channel, and on their Facebook and Instagram social media platforms.
“I am extremely excited for our upcoming launch of TGI Today,” said Dennis Francis, president of Oahu Publications, Inc. “OPI takes great pleasure in being nimble, innovative and pioneering and I believe we are once again at the forefront of utilizing emerging technology to amplify the ways we present content to our readers and viewers.”
TGI Today is The Garden Island’s most recent innovative news experience, powered by artificial intelligence in collaboration with Caledo News. All news, opinions and analysis are based on the professional work of The Garden Island’s editorial team. Caledo’s AI platform generates captivating studio shows featuring dialogues and interviews between avatars.
According to Aaron Kotarek, OPI’s senior vice president of audience amd operations, “To be an early adopter of this type of burgeoning AI technology is particularly important to us. To my knowledge we are one of the very first publishers in the U.S. to create a local news broadcast solely utilizing AI and avatars. With increased speed and efficiency in mind, parlayed with the ability to reach new audiences, I am quite sure TGI Today will be of significant value to our viewers on Kauai.”
The Caledo AI platform converts TGI stories into video shows by seamlessly transforming its written news content into engaging, studio-quality video shows, presented by avatars with no studio, video equipment or hosts required.
Caledo will help The Garden Island to revolutionize how it produces and distributes news to the communities TGI serves. The creation of TGI Today aims to repackage news content into broadcasts to engage younger audiences, leverage AI to boost content, transform editorial content into captivating video experiences, and to provide lively host conversations and insightful interviews.
“Small daily newspapers across America just do not have the resources, bandwidth and required technology to produce live news broadcasts,” said Wyatt Haupt, Jr., TGI’s executive editor. “With Caledo’s platform and AI expertise, we have now created a novel news outlet at one point I didn’t think was possible for us — this is energizing.”
Both TGI and Caledo are looking forward to working together on TGI Today.
"We are delighted to partner with The Garden Island to support their growth and innovation," said Dina Shatner, CEO of Caledo News. "Caledo’s platform enables publishers to effortlessly create studio-quality news shows, based on existing editorial content. Thanks to our advanced AI technology, publishers can now unlock exciting new revenue streams on their website, app and social channels."
About Oahu Publications, Inc.:
Since its establishment in 2001, Oahu Publications Inc. has emerged as Hawaii’s largest media company. OPI’s flagship publication is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, established in 2010 when the Honolulu Star-Bulletin (est. 1882) and The Honolulu Advertiser (est.1856) merged after OPI purchased the Honolulu Advertiser from Gannett Corp. In addition to the Star-Advertiser, OPI owns and publishes most of Hawaii’s neighbor island newspapers as well as a diverse group of publications such as MidWeek and various specialty publications including island lifestyle and visitor magazines. OPI also offers advertisers a full spectrum of custom printing services, insert and direct-mail options along with digital media such as the Digital Billboard Network, Hawaii.com and OMG, a full-service marketing communications agency.
About Caledo News:
Caledo News is an AI-powered platform revolutionizing the online news industry. Caledo News enables publishers to effortlessly create studio-quality video shows from their existing editorial content. With Caledo News, publishers can unlock new revenue streams, explore innovative advertising opportunities and monetize their social channels. Caledo’s platform enhances content engagement and significantly increases the time users spend on publishers' websites. By thoroughly analyzing each news item, Caledo News maintains the highest standards of journalistic integrity, ensuring content safety and accuracy in every broadcast.
