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April 28, 2024

Greetings:

We’re a little late due to our attendance at an enjoyable Indiana Pacers-Milwaukee Bucks playoff game, won by the home team.

ONE opening and ONE newly named ND (both the same person!) mean our list of openings stays at 37. And we have ONE new paid help want ad for an assistant ND job in what sounds like a nice place to live

No GM changes this week.

There’s ONE obituary for a San Antonio photographer who died suddenly of natural causes.

Our Names in the News section has details on all the Peabody Award nominees. a new regional VP of News and Content for THREE Florida Telemundo stations, a new Assistant ND in Denver, and more!

There’s just one week left to take advantage of a discount for new memberships and renewals to Investigative Reporters & Editors. Click on the graphic below (or the link in the previous sentence) for more.

Finally, apologies to WLS-TV General Manager JOHN IDLER whose name i misspelled in some editions of last week’s newsletter. (Honestly, it was spell check. I’m sure.)

Newly Named News Directors:

Cox

WBMA-TV, Birmingham, AL…meteorologist turned ND JEFF COX gets his second ND gig as he moves from one Sinclair station to this sister Sinclair ABC affiliate. Jeff’s been the ND for Sinclair’s WGXA-TV (ABC/FOX) since 2021, but had been the chief meteorologist there for almost 12 years before that. More on his unusual career path here. He replaces JEFF HOUSTON who moved to the company’s WATE-TV in Knoxville late last year.

SciLine briefing: Climate change and agriculture

Pests, pathogens, and pollinators

Monday, April 29 (3-4 p.m. EDT) – Zoom

SciLine’s next briefing will cover how climate change is affecting U.S. agricultural production through mechanisms beyond heat and drought. Topics will include the links between climate change and growing pest populations, damaging crop pathogens, and pollinator declines. Three scientists will make brief presentations and then take questions on the record. SciLine Director Rick Weiss will moderate the briefing.

Panelists:

REGISTER TODAY

More from SciLine:

Interview an expert (15-minute slots on Zoom):

Upcoming training:

Upcoming briefing:

SciLine, a philanthropically funded, free service for reporters, also runs a free expert matching service that connects reporters rapidly to scientist-sources on deadline.

New News Director Openings:

WGXA-TV, Macon, GA…if you were paying attention above 🙂 you learned that JEFF COX has left this Sinclair owned FOX/ABC affiliate to become ND for Sinclair’s WBMA-TV (ABC) in Birmingham.

Paid Help Wanted Ad:

Assistant News Director, WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN & VA:

The mountains are calling…and so is an awesome opportunity!

News 5 WCYB (NBC) located in the beautiful Appalachian Highlands region of Southwest Virginia/Northeast Tennessee is seeking a “rock star” Assistant News Director to join our news management team.

Your singing voice is less important to us than your ability to help mentor, coach, and inspire. If creating unique, point-of-difference content on all platforms and rising above the “sea of sameness” is your passion, we want to hear from you.

If you’re a music lover, don’t fret! You can spend your free time checking out the incredible exhibits and performances at the nearby Birthplace of Country Music Museum, travel Virginia’s famous “Crooked Road’ and visit the Carter Family Fold to learn about and appreciate the rich musical history that’s helped put our region on the map.

For those who live “life in the fast lane,” you’ll want to experience the world’s fastest half-mile at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The amazing scenery here will provide the perfect setting to enjoy “leaf season” with breathtaking colors in full bloom, hiking, fishing, and cruising along area lakes. If you like to roll the dice on new opportunities, we bet you will also enjoy checking out the Hard Rock Casino Bristol.

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 4/14/24)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 4/21/24)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (relisted 4/28/24)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (listed 4/21/24)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 4/14/24)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (relisted 3/24/24)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (relished 4/14/24)
WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN & VA (listed 4/28/24, see ad above!)
KWEX-TV, Midland, TX (listed 4/7/24)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WPIX-TV, New York, NY (listed 4/21/24)
KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (relisted 4/14/24)
WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA (Philadelphia market, listed 4/7/24)
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 3/15/24)
WDCA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 3/15/24)
KAZT-TV, Phoenix, AZ, (2 openings, EP & DIgital EP. listed 4/7/24)
KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 3/15/24)
WSNN-TV, Sarasota, FL (listed 4/14/24)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 3/3/24)
WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (AM EP, relisted 3/15/24)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 3/15/24)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 4/7/24)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (Digital EP, listing modified 4/21/24)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (listed 4/14/24)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (AM EP, relisted 3/15/24)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 2/25/24)
KSWB/KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 3/15/24)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM EP, relisted 3/15/24)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 3/15/24)
WTNH-TV, Hartford, CT (listed 3/3/24)
WLWT-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 4/7/24)
WSPA/WYCW-TV, Spartanburg, SC (listed 4/14/24)
WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA (listed 4/7/24)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 4/28/24)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, (relisted 3/15/24)
WXII-TV, Winston-Salem, NC (Weekend EP, listing revised 4/7/24)
WLKY-TV, Louisville, KY (PM EP, listed 4/7/24)
KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, NM (Nightside EP, listed 4/21/24)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/15/24)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Senior EP, listed 3/10/24)
KVEO/KGBT-TV, Harlingen, TX (listed 3/3/24)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Digital EP, relisted 4/28/24)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 4/14/24)
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital EP, relisted 4/21/24)
WKBT-TV, LaCrosse/Eau Claire, WI (listed 4/7/24)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 4/28/24)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 3/17/24)
WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 3/17/24)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 4/28/24:

KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (Digital Director)

Listed 3/17/24:

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (Director of Special Projects)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (Digital Director)

Relisted 3/17/24:

WATN-TV, Memphis, TN (Director of Digital Content)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Director of Digital Content)

Listed 3/10/24:

KXXV/KRHD-TV. Waco/Bryan, TX

Listed 3/3/24:

WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH (News Operations Manager)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituary:

 ‘Joe’ A.

Our sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of KSAT-TV (San Antonio) photographer JOSE “JOE” ARREDONDO who died in his sleep of natural causes on Saturday, April 20th. He was just 49 years old. Joe was a five year veteran of this Graham Media Group owned ABC affiliate which remembered him in this story.

Names in the News (and other stuff):

Congratulations to the local stations (and others, obviously) who received nominations for the Peabody Awards this week. I’m loathe to single them out as I usually manage to miss one or two, but you can find all the honorees by clicking on this list.

MIGUELANGEL LÓPEZ has been promoted to Regional Vice President of News and Content for THREE Florida Telemundo stations. Details in this story from Media Moves.

Price

Newly on the job KDVR/KWGN-TV (FOX/CW) News Director SEAN McNAMARA wasted little time filling his open assistant news director position. Sean hired KATHERINE PRICE who was director of local OTT for Scripps, based in Denver. Here’s Sean’s note to the staff. It’s a return to Nexstar for Katherine, who was the Assistant News director for WISH-TV here in Indianapolis when Nexstar owned that station.

Quick hits:

Long ago KAIT-TV (Jonesboro, AR) news director anchor DONNA MALONE, who left the station in 1989 for public relations, has been hired as Director of Communications for the city of Jonesboro.

The efforts to build a memorial in Washington for journalists killed on the job got a boost this week with support from former Presidential press secretaries from both parties.

Picken

And former seven time news director SCOTT PICKEN celebrates his fifth year of ‘life after news’, owning his own State Farm agency. Scott tells me he has also published his first book, under his pen name Troy Wilson, called ‘Fake News, a Novel’. Scott says it’s a journalism-political thriller that has received dozens of five-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads.

General Manager News and Notes:

No changes again this week to the best of my knowledge. Please let me know if you know of something I’ve missed.

Our List of Open News Director jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, April 28, 2024:

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 Bronx/Brooklyn, 930 Soundview Ave. Bronx, NY 10473
WFLD-TV 205 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60601
WLS-TV 190 N State St. Chicago, IL, 60601
WFXT-TV 25 Fox Dr. Dedham, MA 02026
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, GA 30324
WRC-TV 4001 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016
KTVI/KPLR-TV 2250 Ball Drive St. Louis, MO 63146
WZTV 631 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228
KUTV 299 South Main Street, #150 Salt Lake City, UT 84111
WDAF-TV 3030 Summit Kansas City, MO 64108
WTIC-TV 285 Broad Street Hartford, CT 06115
WOLF-TV 1181 Highway 315 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 (News Manager)
WHAS-TV 520 W. Chestnut St. Louisville, KY 40202
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WZDX-TV 1309 N. Memorial Parkway Huntsville, AL 35801
WTOC-TV 1511 Chatham Center Dr. Savannah, GA 31405
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KFSM-TV 5101 S. 48th St. Springdale, AR 72762
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
KYTX-TV 2211 ESE Loop 323. Tyler, TX 75701
KNDU/KNDO-TV 216 W. Yakima Ave. Yakima, WA 98902
WGXA-TV 599 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Macon, GA 31201
KHSL-TV 3460 Silverbell Rd. Chico, CA 95973
KDRV-TV 1090 Knutson Ave. Medford, OR 97504A
KXMB-TV 1811 N 15th St. Bismarck, ND 58501
KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX. 79761
KIFI-TV 1915 N. Yellowstone Hwy. Idaho Falls, ID 83401
WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850
WDTV 5 Television Dr. Bridgeport, WV 26330
WTVY-TV 285 North Foster St., Dothan, AL 36303
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N. Twin Falls, ID 83301
KGWN-TV, 2923 E. Lincolnway. Cheyenne, WY 82001
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KQTV 4000 Faraon St. Joseph, MO 64506

**: Spanish language station