February 3, 2019
Monday, February 4, 2019 UPDATE:
Greetings:
The world’s (okay, at least in our world) worst kept secret is now official.
Carson
CHERYL CARSON will start February 18th as news director for Sinclair Broadcasting’s WJLA-TV (ABC) in Washington, DC. She spent the last three years as ND for KING/KONG-TV (Tegna/NBC/Independent) and worked there for six. More on her Linkedin page.
She earlier was a news director in North Carolina, spent eleven years at KTTV (Fox) in Los Angeles as an EP, and has also worked in Las Vegas and Greenville, NC.
At WJLA, she replaces MITCH JACOB who left in November after four years as ND. In his resignation note to the staff, he expressed an interest in moving away from daily news for a while and to care for his ailing mother.
More on this and all the latest in our full newsletter this weekend.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
What’cha been doing tonight? Channel surfing while waiting for this newsletter to be posted?
Liar.
But I digress. THREE new news directors named this week, all first timer NDs who were either promoted within their current company or returning to a former station. That leaves, by my count, 29 stations looking for a new leader.
TWO of those openings are featured in one of our paid help wanted ads. And this week’s NEW ad is targeted for those of you who might be tired of covering car wrecks, fires and shootings. Both ads are below.
There are THREE obituaries this week, including a tragic story from Texas of a young newscast director who died while preparing that morning’s newscast.
In Names in the News, a new Managing Editor in Chicago, some management changes at an Atlanta station, and a new EP in Tucson. And we have good news from North Dakota, where a news director will also be the general manager of his station…that’s one of two GM moves this week.
Newly Named News Directors:
Linton
WPBF-TV, West Palm Beach, FL…STEPHANIE LINTON returns to this Hearst owned ABC affiliate as its next news director. This post on the station’s website says she began her career as a producer there, before moving on to jobs in Miami, Charlotte, and San Francisco, where she’s spent the last 3+ years as the Assistant ND at KGO-TV. At WPBF, Stephanie replaces TRAVIS SHERWIN who left in November to become EP of Hearst’s Washington based investigative unit after 2 years as ND here.
Foster
Spectrum News, Raleigh, NC…BRIDGET FOSTER will be the next news director for this cable news operation. She’s spent the last seven years as an EP for Spectrum’s Tampa operation, Bay News 9. Bridget’s also held news management positions in Indianapolis and Toledo, and has also worked in Tampa, Jacksonville, Tallahassee and Gainesville, FL.
Inderhees
WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL…JOE INDERHEES has been promoted to news director for this Tegna NBC/ABC duopoly. He’s been the Assistant ND, first joining the stations in 2016 as Content News Manager. Joe’s also worked in San Francisco, Miami, Toledo, and Parkersburg, WV. He replaces MEAGAN HARRIS who left in November after four years ND for a job with NBC in Dallas.
New News Director Openings:
No new openings this week, to the best of my knowledge.
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News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KXAS-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (relisted this week)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (new listing this week)
WFTS-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL (listed 1/13/19)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 12/30/18)
WKRN-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 12/23/18)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (new listing this week)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 1/13/19)
WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 1/20/19)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (relisted 12/30/18)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (listed 12/23/18)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (listed 1/6/19)
KDLT-TV, Sioux Falls, SD (listed 1/13/19)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (AM EP, relisted 12/16/18)
WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX (relisted 1/20/17)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (Dayside EP, relisted 11/25/18)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Special Projects EP, relisted 1/6/19)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (Dayside EP, relisted 1/13/19)
WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (relisted 1/20/19)
WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, MN (AM EP, listed 12/23/18)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 12/23/18)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (PM EP, relisted 12/9/18)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (AM EP, relisted 12/2/18)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, listed 1/6/19)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 12/30/18)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (TWO EP openings, relisted 1/27/19)
WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN (TWO openings, listed 12/30/18)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (PM EP, listed 1/27/19)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (relisted 12/9/18)
WCTV, Tallahassee, FL (relisted 12/30/18)
MANAGING EDITOR:
KXAS-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth (relisted 1/27/19)
OTHER NEWS MANAGEMENT OPENINGS:
Relisted 1/27/18:
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Senior Manager of Editorial Content)
Listed 1/13/19:
E.W. Scripps, Denver, CO (National Executive Producer)
Listed 12/9/18:
WTOC-TV, Savannah, GA (Digital Content Manager)
Obituaries:
Malcom M.
Sad news this week from KVII-TV in Amarillo (the ABC affiliate there) where the station’s morning newscast director, MALCOLM MONTGOMERY died Tuesday morning. He was 27 and apparently collapsed while preparing for that day’s morning newscast, which the station canceled. Click here to see how KVII reported his passing.
Meuche
STEVEN MEUCHE, who spent a long career at Michigan State University’s public stations WKAR-TV and radio, died late last month at the age of 74. He first joined WKAR as a producer and director and later served as GM for 15 years. He also held national roles on the NPR board where he helped discover a huge deficit.
ALVIN SNYDER died Monday at the age of 82. You may not know the name but he worked for CBS, WMAQ-TV in Chicago, worked in the Nixon White House and held several other public services roles….all outlined in this obituary.
Names in the News (and other items):
Stauffer
WMAQ-TV in Chicago filled its long vacant Managing Editor position by hiring LAUREN STAUFFER. VP/News FRANK WHITTAKER shared the news with the staff via this email. She most recently was an EP for WJLA-TV in Washington, DC…she first joined the station as a producer in 2013. Lauren earlier worked in Nashville and Sioux City, IA. She’s a Chicago native who still has family in the area.
A number of management changes at Meredith’s WGCL-TV (CBS) in Atlanta.
Assistant News Director RUDY MURRIETA is leaving (after today’s football game) to join his wife in Florida, where she’s taken a new job.
And speaking of that football game, KAREN ARAIZA signed on in an interim role to help with both the coverage of the game and to help with February sweeps. She most recently was an ND in Portland, ME, and has worked with WGCL ND STEVE DOERR in Philadelphia.
Hart
MARIAH HART joins KGUN-TV (Scripps/ABC) in Tucson as an executive producer. She’s spent most of her career in Central Illinois, most recently as Content Manager at WEEK-TV in Peoria.
General Manager News and Notes:
Walker
Veteran news director IKE WALKER assumes additional duties as he adds general manager to his role at Gray Television’s KVLY-TV in Fargo, ND. He’s been the news director there since 2012, was formerly a news director in Columbus, OH and Topeka, KS. Ike’s also worked in Tulsa and Savannah, GA.
ANDRÉS CHAPARRO has left Telemundo’s Denver station, KDEN-TV, after nine years at the station. He was promoted to general manager in 2015.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, February 3, 2019:
It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com
News 12 New Jersey 450 Raritan Center Parkway Edison, NJ 08837 (see ad above!)
News 12 The Bronx 930 Soundview Avenue Bronx, NY 10473 (see ad above!)
Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
WJLA-TV 1100 Wilson Blvd. , 6th Fl. Arlington, VA 22209
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KING-TV 1501 1st Ave. South, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98134
KIRO-TV 2807 Third Ave., Seattle WA 98121
KSTP-TV 3415 University Ave W Saint Paul, MN 55114
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46204
WHBQ-TV 485 S. Highland. Memphis, TN 38111
WLEX-TV P.O. Box 1457 Lexington, KY 40588-1457
WGBA-TV 1391 North Rd, Green Bay, WI 54313
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201
KGBT-TV 9201 West Expressway 83. Harlingen, TX 78552
WHNT-TV 200 Holmes Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35801
WHEC-TV 191 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
WGME-TV 81 Northport Drive. Portland, ME 04103
WAPT-TV 7616 Channel 16 Way Jackson, MS 39209
WFFT-TV 3707 Hillegas RD Ft. Wayne IN 46807
WCTI-TV 225 Glenburnie Dr. New Bern, NC 28560
KRNV-TV 1790 Vassar St. Reno, NV 89502
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KIII-TV 5002 South Padre Island Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78411
WTVA-TV P.O. Box 320 Tupelo, MS 38802
KMBT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KAAL-TV 1320 Salem Rd SW, Rochester, MN 55902
WOAY-TV P.O. BOX 3001 Oak Hill, WV 25901
KREX-TV 345 Hillcrest Drive Grand Junction, CO 81501
**: Spanish language station