October 20, 2019
Greetings:
We have TWO newly named news directors to introduce to you this week, ONE who takes the job we reported last week that had been filled. And…to my knowledge…there are NO new openings.
That leaves, by our count, 24 stations looking for a new news director.
There’s ONE paid help wanted ad for an EP job in Birmingham.
There’s new information in our TWO obituaries about the deaths of two veteran newsmen who both had worked in multiple markets.
Our only item in Names in the News is a correction to an item from last week’s report.
In our news about general managers section, there are THREE items, including the retirement of a longtime Los Angeles GM who’s run TWO different operations there.
Read on for all the details on those stories and others.
Newly Named News Directors:
Campbell
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN…this Tegna station has hired JEREMY CAMPBELL as its next news director. He’s been an investigative reporter for the company’s Atlanta station, WXIA-TV. More in this story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jeremy’s also worked in Tampa, Birmingham, Lafayette, LA, and began his career as a creative services producer in New Orleans. At WBIR, he replaces TAZ PAINTER who left this NBC affiliate in August.
Eure
KXXV-TV, Waco, TX…we now have a name to add to last week’s story that this Scripps owned ABC affiliate had filled its open news director position. JOSH EURE will be the next ND here. His complete background is detailed on his Linkedin page. Josh replaces CHARLIE HALDEMAN who left last summer and is now the Senior Manager of Digital Content for KTRK-TV, the ABC owned station in Houston.
New News Director Opening:
To my knowledge, there are no news director openings this week, If you know of one we haven’t reported, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com
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News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 9/8/19)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 9/8/19)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 9/8/19)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (new listing this week)
KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO (listed 9/15/19)
KXMA-TV, Bismarck, ND (new listing this week)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (new listing this week)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Special Projects EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (Dayside EP, listed 8/18/19)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP, relisted this week)
KTVI/KPLR-TV, St. Louis, MMO (new listing this week)
WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (new listing this week)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (new listing this week)
KFMB-TV, San Diego, CA (AM EP, listed 9/29/19)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (new listing this week)
WVIT-TV, Hartford, CT (Dayside EP, listing modified 9/15/19)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 9/29/19)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WPBF-TV, West Palm Beach, FL (AM EP, listed 10/13/19)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (Digital EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 10/13/19, see ad above!)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (PM EP, relisted 8/18/19)
WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 10/6/19)
WNEM-TV, Saginaw, MI (AM EP, listed 9/8/19)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (8/18/19)
WFXG-TV, Augusta, GA (relisted this week)
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital Executive Producer, relisted 9/1/19)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (listed 10/13/19)
WVNS-TV, Beckley, WV (listed 9/15/19)
MANAGING EDITOR:
KNSD-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 10/13/19)
Other News Management Openings:
Listed 10/13/19:
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Content Manager)
Listed 9/15/19:
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Editorial Director)
Relisted 8/25/19:
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO (Investigative Producer)
Obituaries:
Myers
Our update earlier this week brought you news that CHRIS MYERS, deputy Los Angeles Bureau Chief for CBS News, had died He was 54. I’m told Chris cut his finger cooking dinner, developed an infection and died a few days later. CBS remembered him in this post on the CBS News website. He’d worked in the bureau for the last two years, and had held a number of jobs at stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Indianapolis, Memphis, and Paducah, KY.
White
Funeral services for KEN WHITE will be held next Tuesday in Hermitage, PA. We told you last week that Ken had lost his battle with cancer. He was 63. More details in this obituary. Ken most recently was the news director for WVVA-TV in Bluefield, WV but stepped down in August for health reasons. He’d also been an ND in Charlotte, Charleston/Huntington, WV, and Shreveport.
Names in the News (and other items):
Last week’s report about CANDI LASTER‘s promotion at KSHB-TV in Kansas City incorrectly reported the daypart in which she will be working. Candi will be the nightside EP for this Scripps owned NBC affiliate, not mornings. Apologies.
General Manager News and Notes:
Corsini
Veteran Los Angeles TV executive DON CORSINI will retire at end of the year as General Manager of Nexstar’s newly acquired KTLA-TV. He’s run that station for the last ten years, and previously had been GM for KCBS/KCAL-TV and held several other jobs in Los Angeles. Many more details in this story from Deadline.com.
MARC JAROMIN returns to his hometown of Buffalo and WKBW-TV (ABC) as General Manager. He had been sales manager under different ownership years ago. More on Marc…and what he’s been doing since leaving…in this news release.
JOHN HANNON will be the next general manager for KXLN-TV, the Univision station in Houston.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, October 20, 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
KTTV 1999 South Bundy Drive Los Angeles CA 90025
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KCPQ-TV 1813 Westlake Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112
WDAF-TV 3030 Summit St, Kansas City, MO 64108
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr, Columbus, OH 43215
WFRV-TV 1181 E Mason Street Green Bay, WI 54301
WDBJ-TV 2807 Hershberger Rd NW, Roanoke, VA 24017
KGAN-TV 600 Old Marion Rd NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
WMBF-TV 918 Frontage Rd E, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
WWAY-TV 1224 Magnolia Village Way, Leland, NC 28451
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
WJFW-TV 3217 County Rd G Rhinelander, WI 54501
KDRV-TV 1090 Knutson Ave, Medford, OR 97504
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
WVVA-TV 3052 Big Laurel Highway Bluefield WV 24701
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Dr, Carterville, IL 62918
KAEF-TV 540 E St Eureka, California 95501
**: Spanish language station