Rick Gevers & Associates

September 11, 2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 UPDATE:

Greetings:

A veteran CBS employee returns to his former station for his first news director’s job.

Keenan

SCOTT KEENAN, a 28 year employee of CBS, has been named Vice President/News Director for KTVT/KTXA-TV (independent), the network’s duopoly in Dallas/Ft. Worth. He’s been the Southwest Bureau Chief for CBS News and was the Assistant news director at KTVT from 2004-2006. He’s also worked for CBS’s WBBM-TV and the CBS bureau in Chicago, where he also once toiled for WGN-TV. Details here.

Scott replaces LAURIE PASSMAN who moved to a new role as Director of Special Content for the stations. Laurie moved into her new role earlier this year after four years as ND.

We’ll expect to have another UPDATE tomorrow, a new job for a veteran ND.

We’re t-minus ONE day to RTDNA here in Indianapolis. Look forward to seeing (I hope) a lot of you here.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

The short week leads to a short list of news management changes.

Just ONE new opening, and we’ve removed THREE jobs from our list of open jobs for reasons I explain in the “Newly Named News Directors” section just below.

With those changes, our list drops to just 19 open ND jobs. ONE of those 19 jobs is featured in a Paid Help Wanted ad, along with an ad for a Senior Producer position at AccuWeather.

ONE obituary for the founder of en eponymous school that trained many broadcasters in Detroit and the region.

And there’s ONE GM change this week….the retirement of a Los Angeles GM.

Just ONE item in Names in the News (and other stuff). It’s about an interesting program from Scripps.

We’re less than a week from the RTDNA conference here in Indy. I hope to see many of you at the conference.

Newly Named News Director:

KAGS-TV, Bryan, TX…we’ve removed this Tegna station from our list of open ND jobs. I am told the station will no longer have a news director, but they have posted a new opening for an assistant news director. ERIN WENCL had been the ND here, leaving in July after three years for an ND job in Washington State.

And we have removed two other jobs from our list, those from KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City and KBMT-TV in Beaumont, TX. Due to editing errors, those jobs were not removed from the list when they were filled.

New News Director Opening:

Moye

KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR…this News Press and Gazette NBC affiliate is looking for a new news director, as you can see in the Paid Help Wanted Ad below. NIC MOYE has been the news director there since 2016. Nic was also an ND for another Bend station as well as for WLNE-TV in Providence, RI, from 2013-2016.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR:

NewsChannel 21, the legacy station in Bend, Oregon and the dominant news leader in Central Oregon has an exciting opportunity for someone to lead our news team as News Director. Consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in America, Bend is a year-round tourist destination with plenty of recreational activities, nearby ski resort, numerous golf courses and world-famous breweries. We are family owned by News Press & Gazette, a diversified company committed to its people and properties.

The News Director will oversee and provide strategic direction to the station’s news operation consisting of broadcast and digital platforms. We are looking for a strong mentor and developer of staff that considers coaching a priority.

The ability to maximize resources, develop/manage departmental budget and make contributions on a larger scale as a member of the management team are some of the keys to success at the number one news station in Central Oregon.

The ideal candidate will be a visionary coach, and an effective communicator with a passion for the news business. We are bold and creative yet remain steadfast in our commitment to maintaining the principles that have earned our community’s trust.

Candidates must have a degree in Journalism, Broadcasting, Communications, or related field. In addition, a minimum of four years of newsroom or related managerial experience is a must.

Please apply online at KTVZ.com.

Senior Producer, Live Broadcast, AccuWeather, State College, PA:

The Senior Producer, Live Broadcast for AccuWeather will be producing compelling live video segments for the national and award-winning AccuWeather Television Network on a daily and as-needed schedule. T

he Senior Producer, Live Broadcast will put together the rundown for each individual segment and work with a team of on-air broadcasters, director, graphics, studio crew and video editors to develop innovative and engaging content. The weather and the news require 24/7/365 coverage and the live broadcast producer will be required to work differing hours, depending on the severity of the weather situation or breaking news story.

AccuWeather is looking for someone who has a strong entrepreneurial spirit, a BA or BS in Journalism, Communications or Meteorology and has demonstrated at least 5 years of experience in a dynamic, live news production environment at a television station or broadcast network.

This mid-level position will work at AccuWeather’s Headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania.

Check out the link to the full posting and apply by clicking here:

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 7/31/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (listed 7/31/22)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 8/28/22)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 9/11/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 8/14/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 7/17/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 8/14/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 7/31/22)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 8/28/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WPRI-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 7/17/22)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 8/28/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (listed 8/14/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 9/11/22)
KAGS-TV, Bryan, TX (listed 9/11/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 9/5/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 8/28/22)
KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT (listed 8/28/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
KTVT-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (AM EP, listed 7/10/22)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (AM EP, listing revised 7/31/22)
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/17/22)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 8/28/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (MSJ EP, relisted 9/11/22)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 8/28/22)
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (relisted 7/17/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (AM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (AM EP, relisted 9/11/22)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, listed 9/11/22)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 9/5/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 8/28/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (relisted 8/28/22)
WCNC-TV, Raleigh, NC (listed 9/11/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Weekend EP, revised 7/24/22)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 7/17/22)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 9/5/22)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 8/28/22)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 8/28/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Special Projects EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 8/28/22)
KTNV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 8/28/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (AM EP, listed 8/28/22)
WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, revised 7/24/22)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 9/11/22)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (listed 7/24/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (relisted 8/28/22)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, relisted 8/28/22)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point NC (relisted 8/28/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (relisted 9/11/22)
WINK-TV, Fort Myers, FL (2 openings, listed 7/10/22)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 8/28/22)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (AM EP, relisted 7/24/22)
KMTV, Omaha, NE (listed 7/17/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (AM EP, listing revised 8/14/22)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (two openings, AM & PM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (2 openings, one a Digital EP, revised 7/24/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 9/5/22)
WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 9/5/22)
WGMB/WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 8/14/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (relisted 7/24/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 7/17/22)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 8/28/22)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (PM EP, listed 7/17/22)
KBZK-TV, Boseman, MT (listed 7/17/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA(listed 8/28/22)
Florida 24 Network (based at WFTS-TV in Tampa. listed 9/5/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/28/22)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 7/17/22)
WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 9/5/22)
News Center Maine, Portland/Bangor (listed 8/28/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 9/12/22:

WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 9/5/22:

AccuWeather, State College, PA (Sr. Producer, Live Broadcast, see ad above!)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (Director of Digital Content)
WVLA/WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 9/5/22:

WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 8/28/22:

KTNV, Las Vegas, NV (Digital Director)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (Digital Content Manager)
KLFY-TV, Lafayette, LA (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 8/14/22:

WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA (Digital Content Manager)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Director)

Relisted 8/14/22:

KVEO/KGBT-TV, Rio Grande Valley, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 7/31/22:

Listed 7/24/22:

WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Manager)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Director of Digital Media)

Relisted 7/24/22:

Spectrum News NY1 (Senior Producer & Senior Producer-Politics)
Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Supervising Producer, Documentary Journalism Center)

Obituary:

Howard

SPECS HOWARD, founder of the eponymous Specs Howard School of Media Arts in Detroit, died Saturday, September 3rd, at the age of 96. Founded more than 50 years ago, the school launched the career of dozens of broadcasters in the area. More details in this obituary from The Detroit Free-Press.

Names in the News:

We’re a little tardy in reporting a new hire for an interesting project from Scripps that has backing from Google. The company has hired JIM IOVINO, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, to lead the new Scripps Journalism Journey Initiative, designed to train print journalists to do video reporting. Details on Iovino’s hire here and the original story on the initiative is here.

General Manager News and Notes:

Lamb

BILL LAMB is retiring as General Manager for Fox’s KTTV/KCOP-TV in Los Angeles. He’s been there for five years following a 17 year run as GM for Block Communications’s WDRB-TV (FOX) in Louisville. His 50 year career included stops in a wide vairety of markets, as you will learn in this article from Broadcasting and Cable.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 11, 2022:

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 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KTVT/KTVA-TV 5233 Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX 76103
KPNX-TV 200 East Van Buren Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WBRZ-TV 1650 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
WKBT-TV 141 South 6th Street La Crosse, WI 54601
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KTVE/KARD-TV 200 Pavilion Rd. West Monroe, LA 71292
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KTVZ-TV 62990 O.B. Riley Rd. Bend OR 97703 (see ad above!)
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KIEM/KVIQ-TV 5650 South Broadway, Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501

**: Spanish language station

September 5, 2022

Greetings:

I hope your holiday weekend was pleasant.

At you might expect, not many changes in the ND ranks this week, with just ONE new opening, that in a top 12 market. and ONE job filled.

With those changes, there are still 19 open ND jobs on our list. While none of those open jobs are featured in Paid Help Wanted ads, we do have ONE ad this week for a Senior Producer position at AccuWeather.

ONE obituary, of a long-ago Minneapolis ND who will be much better remembered for his decades anchoring for THREE different stations in St. Louis.

And there’s ONE GM change this week.

In Names in the News, honors for a few news managers, a new job for a former ND also better known for his Miami and Orlando anchoring roles….and we’ll provide links to TWO articles we think you’ll like.

We’re less than two weeks away from this years RTDNA conference, held here in Indianapolis. Hope to see many of you here.

Newly Named News Director:

Movesian

WEYI-TV, Flint/Saginaw/Bay City, MI…KARIN (cq) MOVESIAN returns to the market, this time as ND for this Sinclair owned NBC affiliate. Earlier in her career she was the ND for WNEM-TV (CBS) there. Karin’s also been ND in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Las Vegas. At WEYI, she replaces NEILLE-ANN GIFFUNE who left in July after three years as ND. She now works as a recruiter for Nexstar.

New News Director Opening:

Davilas

KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ…Wednesday’s UPDATE told you GEORGE DAVILAS is leaving this Tegna owned (at least now) NBC affiliate. He’s not responded to emails and his station bio, which I linked to on Wednesday, has (surprise!) been removed (but we have it here.) His background is more program related than newsroom. He was ND here for 6+ years.

Paid Help Wanted Ad:

Senior Producer, Live Broadcast, AccuWeather, State College, PA:

The Senior Producer, Live Broadcast for AccuWeather will be producing compelling live video segments for the national and award-winning AccuWeather Television Network on a daily and as-needed schedule. T

he Senior Producer, Live Broadcast will put together the rundown for each individual segment and work with a team of on-air broadcasters, director, graphics, studio crew and video editors to develop innovative and engaging content. The weather and the news require 24/7/365 coverage and the live broadcast producer will be required to work differing hours, depending on the severity of the weather situation or breaking news story.

AccuWeather is looking for someone who has a strong entrepreneurial spirit, a BA or BS in Journalism, Communications or Meteorology and has demonstrated at least 5 years of experience in a dynamic, live news production environment at a television station or broadcast network.

This mid-level position will work at AccuWeather’s Headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania.

Check out the link to the full posting and apply by clicking here:

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 7/31/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (listed 7/31/22)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 8/28/22)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (listed 7/10/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 8/14/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 7/17/22)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (listed 7/10/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 8/14/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 7/31/22)
WTLV/WJXX, Jacksonville, FL (listed 8/21/22)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 8/28/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WPRI-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 7/17/22)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 8/28/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (listed 8/14/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 9/5/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 8/28/22)
KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT (listed 8/28/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
KTVT-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (AM EP, listed 7/10/22)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (AM EP, listing revised 7/31/22)
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/17/22)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 8/28/22)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 8/28/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (MSP EP, listed 7/10/22)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 8/28/22)
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (relisted 7/17/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (AM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 8/14/22)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 9/5/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 8/28/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (relisted 8/28/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Weekend EP, revised 7/24/22)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 7/17/22)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 9/5/22)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 8/28/22)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 8/28/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Special Projects EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 8/28/22)
KTNV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 8/28/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (AM EP, listed 8/28/22)
WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, revised 7/24/22)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 7/10/22)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (listed 7/24/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (relisted 8/28/22)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, relisted 8/28/22)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point NC (relisted 8/28/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/10/22)
WINK-TV, Fort Myers, FL (2 openings, listed 7/10/22)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 8/28/22)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (AM EP, relisted 7/24/22)
KMTV, Omaha, NE (listed 7/17/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (AM EP, listing revised 8/14/22)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (two openings, AM & PM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (2 openings, one a Digital EP, revised 7/24/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 9/5/22)
WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 9/5/22)
WGMB/WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 8/14/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (relisted 7/24/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 7/17/22)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 8/28/22)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (PM EP, listed 7/17/22)
KBZK-TV, Boseman, MT (listed 7/17/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA(listed 8/28/22)
Florida 24 Network (based at WFTS-TV in Tampa. listed 9/5/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/28/22)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 7/17/22)
WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 9/5/22)
News Center Maine, Portland/Bangor (listed 8/28/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 9/5/22:

AccuWeather, State College, PA (Sr. Producer, Live Broadcast, see ad above!)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (Director of Digital Content)
WVLA/WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 9/5/22:

WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 8/28/22:

KTNV, Las Vegas, NV (Digital Director)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (Digital Content Manager)
KLFY-TV, Lafayette, LA (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 8/14/22:

WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA (Digital Content Manager)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Director)

Relisted 8/14/22:

KVEO/KGBT-TV, Rio Grande Valley, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 7/31/22:

Listed 7/24/22:

WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Manager)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Director of Digital Media)

Relisted 7/24/22:

Spectrum News NY1 (Senior Producer & Senior Producer-Politics)
Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Supervising Producer, Documentary Journalism Center)

Listed 7/10/22:

WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Director)

Listed 7/10/22:

WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (Director of Digital Content)

Obituary:

Ford

While he was once a news director in Minneapolis, DICK FORD is better known as an anchor for three stations in St. Louis. Dick was 88 when he died Tuesday. He worked at (then) KMOX-TV, later at (then) KSD-TV, and finished his career at KTVI-TV. Here are stories from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KSDK, and KTVI. I had the pleasure of working with Dick at KSD, and he was a true gentleman. He also worked in Pittsburgh and Charleston WV.

Names in the News:

We ran across a few articles we think you might find interesting.

Broadcasting & Cable looks at what stations will do to fill the time slot vacated by the end of the ELLEN DeGENERES. Spoiler Alert: N-E-W-S.

Gray Television is raising the minimum wage for all employees to $18/hour.

Rondinaro

Former Miami and Orlando anchor STEVE RONDINARO (as he told me) can’t quite get the hang of retirement. Steve, who spent a short time as ND for a station he owned in Boone, NC, is now an adjunct at Coastal Carolina University. Here’s part of a note he sent me. He also anchored in Wilmington, NC, and spent eleven years in a marketing/PR role at the French Lick Resort and Casino here in Indiana.

McGinley

And honors for two news managers:

WKMG-TV (Graham Media/CBS/Orlando) ND ALLISON McGINLEY  has been named to the Hall of Fame at her alma mater, University of Central Florida. Allison is also about to conclude her term as Chair of RTDNA. She’s been ND at WKMG since 2015 and has worked there for 28 years.

McCrary

Old friend JON McCRARY, a 27 year veteran of WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, MI, where he is the Assistant News Director for this Sinclair owned CBS affiliate, has been honored with entry into the NATAS-Michigan Chapter Silver Circle. Jon ran the assignment desk for me when we worked at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids in 1994. He’s also worked in Cedar Rapids.

General Manager News and Notes:

Lane

Graham Media stayed within the family to fill the GM opening at Houston’s KPRC-TV (NBC) by transferring PHIL LANE from its San Antonio station, KSAT-TV (ABC). He’s been the GM there since 2011 and has also been a GM in several other markets, as you’ll learn here. Phil replaces JERRY MARTIN who is retiring after 11 years as GM there.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Monday, September 5, 2022:

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 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KTVT/KTVA-TV 5233 Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX 76103
KPNX-TV 200 East Van Buren Street Phoenix, AZ 85004
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
KAGS-TV 2800 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77802
WBRZ-TV 1650 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
WKBT-TV 141 South 6th Street La Crosse, WI 54601
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KTVE/KARD-TV 200 Pavilion Rd. West Monroe, LA 71292
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KIEM/KVIQ-TV 5650 South Broadway, Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501

**: Spanish language station

August 29, 2022

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 UPDATE:

Greetings:

A news director change in the Valley of the Sun tops today’s UPDATE.

Davilas

KPNX-TV (Phoenix/Tegna/NBC0 ND GEORGE DAVILAS sent a note to staff last Friday saying he was leaving. I’ve reached out to him twice via email without response. His Twitter account (@davilas12news) has been deleted and his Linkedin page lists only the KPNX ND job, but does show a master’s degree AND a law degree from Syracuse. Here’s a link to his KPNX bio page (for as long as it exists). We’ll let you know if/when we get more details.

He’s been the news director at KPNX since June, 2016.

A reminder that due to holiday travel our full newsletter will likely come your way on Monday, Labor Day.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

Friday, the stock market went down over three precent.

This week, our list of open ND jobs dropped by 8.7%.

I do not know why I compare the two. But after 26 years of 52 newsletters a year (you do the math), it’s hard to find a new angle.

But that means there are only 21 open ND jobs on our list, a number which was well over 40 not that long ago. TWO of those jobs are featured in Paid Help Wanted ads below.

Read on to learn more about the THREE new NDs named this week, one a veteran and two getting their first ND jobs. And…as far as I know…NO new openings this week.

We also have the obituary of a former Arizona ND who also worked in Washington and Milwaukee, and for CBS.

No GM news this week. Please let me know if I missed something.

In Names in the News, lots of news managers on the move…and we’ll tell you about a column many will agree with: It’s called Sympathy for the News Director and it’s written by a veteran broadcast group CEO.

And we welcome Digichief as an advertiser. Click on their ad just below to learn more about their content management services.

(And I’m still sticking pins in my Constant Contact voodoo doll.)

Have a great week. Due to the holiday and travel, we’ll most likely see you next Monday with our next full newsletter.

Newly Named News Directors:

Bauer

KTVX/KUCW-TV, Salt Lake City, UT…Wednesday’s UPDATE told you that NANCY BAUER was joining this Nexstar owned ABC/CW affiliate. Here’s the email from GM MARK DANIELSON. Nancy most recently was ND for KTNV in Las Vegas, has been an ND for two o-and-o’s in Los Angeles and one in San Diego, as well as in Bakersfield and for a LA County cable operation. She replaces TODD REED who went to KGTV in San Diego but left after four months.

Powell

WPTA/WISE-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN…TOM POWELL has been promoted to ND at this Gray owned ABC/NBC/CW operation. He’s been the assistant ND (and an anchor). Learn more about Tom and his background here. He’s also worked in Memphis and Sioux Falls and replaces JONATHAN SHELLEY who left the station(s) last month after six years as news director.

Jarchow

WSMY-TV, Lansing, MI…MATT JARCHOW moves within Scripps to become news director for this FOX affiliate. He’s been the Assistant ND for WGBA-TV in Green Bay for the last nine months. He started there as an MMJ in 2017, rose to EP, then AND. He’s also worked for two Spectrum operations in update New York. Matt replaces JESSIE WILLIAMS who was promoted to ND for KTNV in Las Vegas.

New News Director Openings:

To my knowledge, there are no news director openings this week.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA:

WBRZ has an incredible opportunity for a charismatic newsroom leader, show doctor and content innovator to lead our breaking and investigative journalism team as DIRECTOR OF NEWS.

Executive news leadership positions at WBRZ are rare. The family-owned television station makes the rules and breaks them.

Like any other news station, the news director at WBRZ oversees the journalism operation but must be willing to get their hands dirty, try new things and use research to drive coverage and viewership growth. WBRZ is renowned for its dogged investigative journalism. A knack for navigating complex stories, creativity and a passion for coaching is a necessity.

Newsroom management experience is required.

Equally important is understanding the audience and knowing how to manage expectations. A producing background is ideal. Knowledge of managing a budget, resources and mentoring a larger staff are crucial. Email cover letter and resumes to Trey Schmaltz; trey@wbrz.com.

News Director, WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI:

News 8 Now/WKBT-TV has a rare opening for a News Director to lead our team in one of Wisconsin’s best cities to live in. La Crosse is a university town, a regional health care center and city with a rich history. La Crosse is home to three institutions of higher learning. La Crosse is also home to top rated Gunderson Health System as well as having a Mayo Clinic Health System hospital and regional clinics.

News Director openings at WKBT-TV are rare. We’ve only had two in 30 years! We are looking for someone to break the mold and connect with local audiences in a new way. We produce 20+ hours of television news a week and embrace coverage through our app, social, web site and streaming video channels resulting in a digital leadership position in the market. The right candidate will have a proven track record of audience growth and will understand how to build emerging platforms.

We are committed to quality journalism. We are proud of being honored as the Small Market Television Station of the Year from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association eight times.

In this role, you’ll be asked to set and execute a strategy for audience growth with a content editorial team. You’ll lead efforts to build and retain a top-notch staff. You’ll need to be aggressive moving resources to meet the demand of a shifting local news marketplace. You’ll be asked to make critical editorial decisions with a deep understanding of journalism ethics.

Apply at https://morganmurphymedia.com/

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 7/31/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (listed 7/31/22)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 8/28/22)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (listed 7/10/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 8/14/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 7/17/22)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (listed 7/10/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 8/14/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 7/31/22)
WTLV/WJXX, Jacksonville, FL (listed 8/21/22)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 8/28/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WPRI-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 7/17/22)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 8/28/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (listed 8/14/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 8/28/22)
KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT (listed 8/28/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
KTVT-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (AM EP, listed 7/10/22)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (AM EP, listing revised 7/31/22)
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/17/22)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 8/28/22)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 8/28/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (MSP EP, listed 7/10/22)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 8/28/22)
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (relisted 7/17/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (AM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 8/14/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 8/28/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (relisted 8/28/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Weekend EP, revised 7/24/22)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 7/17/22)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 8/28/22)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 8/28/22)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/3/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Special Projects EP. relisted 7/17/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 8/28/22)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 8/28/22)
KTNV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 8/28/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (AM EP, listed 8/28/22)
WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, revised 7/24/22)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 7/10/22)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (listed 7/24/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (relisted 8/28/22)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, relisted 8/28/22)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point NC (relisted 8/28/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/10/22)
WINK-TV, Fort Myers, FL (2 openings, listed 7/10/22)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 8/28/22)
WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (AM EP, relisted 7/24/22)
KMTV, Omaha, NE (listed 7/17/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (AM EP, listing revised 8/14/22)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (two openings, AM & PM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (2 openings, one a Digital EP, revised 7/24/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 6/5/22)
WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
WGMB/WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 8/14/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (relisted 7/24/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 7/17/22)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 8/28/22)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (PM EP, listed 7/17/22)
KBZK-TV, Boseman, MT (listed 7/17/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA(listed 8/28/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/28/22)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 7/17/22)
News Center Maine, Portland/Bangor (listed 8/28/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 8/28/22:

KTNV, Las Vegas, NV (Digital Director)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (Digital Content Manager)
KLFY-TV, Lafayette, LA (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 8/14/22:

WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA (Digital Content Manager)
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI (Digital Content Director)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Director)

Relisted 8/14/22:

KVEO/KGBT-TV, Rio Grande Valley, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 7/31/22:

Listed 7/24/22:

WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Manager)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Director of Digital Media)

Relisted 7/24/22:

Spectrum News NY1 (Senior Producer & Senior Producer-Politics)
Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Supervising Producer, Documentary Journalism Center)

Listed 7/10/22:

WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Director)

Listed 7/10/22:

WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (Director of Digital Content)
KSEE/KGPE-TV, Fresno, CA (Digital News Manager)

Listed 7/3/22:

WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Digital Content Manager)

Obituary:

Hanner

Sorry to report the passing of one-time news director and long time newsman MARK HANNER. This obituary says he died in March though it was only posted yesterday. He was 60 and died of pancreatic cancer. Mark was a news director in Yuma, AZ, worked for CBS and in Washington and Milwaukee, as you’ll learn in the detailed obituary linked above.

Names in the News:

Barr

Recently retired Graham Media President and CEO EMILY BARR has written a column for TvNewsCheck that will resonate with many of our readers: It’s titled:

Sympathy for the News Director

You can read it here:

Lots of news managers named this week.

We’ll start at KRON-TV in San Francisco, where SOPHIA SILLETTO returns to this Nexstar owned My Network affiliate as the Assistant ND. She’s a former EP there.

Martin

SHAWN MARTIN has been promoted to Assistant ND for Scripps’ KNXV-TV (ABC) in Phoenix. A 12 year veteran of the station, he most recently has been EP of investigations there.

Other Scripps promotions:

A reporter at WFTS-TV in Tampa, SARAH HOLLENBECK, moves to a new job as Manager of Real Time Depth.

At KMGH-TV in Denver, KIRSTEN BOYD moves from Assistant News Director to Managing Editor.

DAVID WONSER will be the Director of Digital Media for WRTV here in Indianapolis.

JEFF RAYMOND was named Assistant ND at KIVI-TV in Boise.

General Manager News and Notes:

No GM news this week, as far as I know. Please let me know if I’ve missed something.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, August 28, 2022:

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 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KTVT/KTVA-TV 5233 Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX 76103
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
KTVX-TV 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WEYI/WSMH-TV, 3463 W. Pierson Road. Flint, MI 48504
KAGS-TV 2800 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77802
WBRZ-TV 1650 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (see ad above!)
WKBT-TV 141 South 6th Street La Crosse, WI 54601 (see ad above!)
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KTVE/KARD-TV 200 Pavilion Rd. West Monroe, LA 71292
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KIEM/KVIQ-TV 5650 South Broadway, Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501

**: Spanish language station

August 22, 2022

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 UPDATE:

Greetings:

A veteran news director gets her next job.

Bauer

NANCY BAUER heads to Nexstar’s KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City as that ABC affiliate’s next ND. Until June, she was the ND for Scripps’ KTNV-TV (also ABC) in Las Vegas. Nancy joined KTNV from Scripps’ KERO-TV in Bakersfield where she worked for two years. She spent 20 years as an ND in Los Angeles for two different o-and-o’s and nine months as an ND in San Diego. She also spent almost three years running a cable news operation in LA county.

In Salt Lake City, she replaces TODD REED who left in February to become ND for Scripps’ KGTV (ABC) in San Diego, where he left after four months.

And thanks to the eagle eyed readers who pointed out that (again, without the permission of station owners OR the FCC) I relocated a station in last week’s full edition. KPTM-TV is, of course, in Omaha, not Rochester, NY as I wrote.

See you this weekend.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

If you see more typos this week than usual, that’s because my favorite punching bag, Constant Contact, has once again “improved’ its product and made it much worse from the user (me!) standpoint.

But don’t let that distract you from the SIX new ND’s named with TWO new openings, resulting in a drop to just 22 openings. THREE of those openings are advertised in Paid Help Wanted Ads below.

A reminder that the pre-registation deadline for the annual RTDNA convention, to be held in Indianapolis, is this week. Details in the ad below.

No obituaries this week, there’s ONE GM retirement (which creates an ND opening as someone moves into the ‘corner office’), Nexstar buys the CW, and a longtime network head is stepping down next month.

All that and more as you read on.

Newly Named News Directors:

Sarah

WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL..SARAH BRYANT-HOLCOMB has been promoted to news director for this Tegna owned NBC/ABC duopoly. Here’s the press release .She’s been the Assistant ND there past year and a half or so and the interim ND since JOE INDERHEES left in March after about three years as ND. Sarah has also worked in Chicago and Sioux Falls.

Herman

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA…this Scripps owned CBS affiliate has tabbed ALLISON HERMAN as its next news director. Like Sarah above, she’s been the assistant news director here for about a year but has a longer resume, which you can see by checking out her LinkedIn page. At WTKR, she replaces GERARDO LOPEZ who left in July to become ND for CBS’s WBZ-TV in Boston after less than a year at WTKR.

Roth

KPTM-TV, Rochester, NY Omaha, NE…GEOFF ROTH returns to an Omaha newsroom as news manager for this FOX affiliate owned by Sinclair. Geoff tells me he’ll oversee the reporting and digital staffs based in Omaha. (The newscasts are anchored from a Sinclair station in Fresno). Geoff had been the ND for KMTV in Omaha for three years, before taking a job in January with Northwest Public Broadcasting in Washington State.

Pelliccia

WROC-TV, Rochester, NY…RORY PELLICCIA has been promoted from Assignment Manager to News Director for this Nexstar owned CBS affiliate. Rory has been at the station for 15 years. He replaces STEVE KOLES who left the station in June after three years as news director. Steve’s also been an ND in Columbus, OH and Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI and has worked in Providence, Tulsa, Baltimore, and Norfolk.

Buttaccio

WHAM-TV, Rochester, NY…there’s a new ND at another Rochester station. But he’s not new to the station. ED BUTTACIO returns to this ABC affiliate as the ND. Earlier in his career he was a producer here before a long career at cable operations in Rochester. At WHAM, Ed replaces SERENA ROMERO who left in June after a year as ND. WHAM is owned by Deerfield Media but operated by Sinclair which owns the FOX station in Rochester.

Carlson

KRNV-TV, Reno, NV…another Sinclair operation brings in a station veteran as MELISSA CARLSON returns as news director for this NBC affiliate. Here’s her station bio where you’ll learn that she had been at the station for two years in 2001 before working for Hearst at WBAL-TV in Baltimore. At KRNV, she replaces GREG SCHIEFERSTEIN who left in April after three years as ND.

RTDNA22 is a one-of-a-kind news-leadership retreat designed with you in mind. It’s all about Trust and Team in 2022, and we’re heading to Indianapolis, Sept. 14-16, to give you the tools you’ll need in the driver’s seat.

Join us for collaborative sessions where we examine how you can help build trust in your communities — things you can do in your newsroom now and ways to improve your outreach and better connect with your audience. And let us help you build a better team, with tools to help recruitment and retention efforts, keep your team safe in the field, assist that leader behind the wheel with self-care techniques and more.

The online registration deadline, which guarantees your meal preference and other conference personalization, is Aug. 24, so act soon to secure your spot. Walk registration is allowed, too.

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Whether you are a news manager with decades of experience or an early career journalist, let us help you refresh your mind, restore your wellbeing, rekindle your creativity and reconnect with some of the brightest minds in journalism. RTDNA22 in Indianapolis is a conference Driven By You, and we hope to see you there!

New News Director Openings:

Schmaltz

WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA…our Monday UPDATE told you that TREY SCHMALTZ is being promoted to GM for this Manship owned ABC affiliate, replacing ROCKY DABOVAL who’s been GM for 18 years. Here’s the memo to the staff, and here’s a story from the website. Trey’s been at the station 12 years and ND for about 18 months. The search is on for Trey’s replacement: details in the Paid Help Wanted ad below.

WKBT-TV, LaCrosse, WI…CHRISTI REYNARD has left this Morgan Murphy Media owned CBS station after just over a year as news director. That creates a rare news director opening here (only two in 30 years!) You can learn more about the opportunity in the Paid Help Wanted ad below.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA:

WBRZ has an incredible opportunity for a charismatic newsroom leader, show doctor and content innovator to lead our breaking and investigative journalism team as DIRECTOR OF NEWS.

Executive news leadership positions at WBRZ are rare. The family-owned television station makes the rules and breaks them.

Like any other news station, the news director at WBRZ oversees the journalism operation but must be willing to get their hands dirty, try new things and use research to drive coverage and viewership growth. WBRZ is renowned for its dogged investigative journalism. A knack for navigating complex stories, creativity and a passion for coaching is a necessity.

Newsroom management experience is required.

Equally important is understanding the audience and knowing how to manage expectations. A producing background is ideal. Knowledge of managing a budget, resources and mentoring a larger staff are crucial. Email cover letter and resumes to Trey Schmaltz; trey@wbrz.com.

News Director, WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI:

News 8 Now/WKBT-TV has a rare opening for a News Director to lead our team in one of Wisconsin’s best cities to live in. La Crosse is a university town, a regional health care center and city with a rich history. La Crosse is home to three institutions of higher learning. La Crosse is also home to top rated Gunderson Health System as well as having a Mayo Clinic Health System hospital and regional clinics.

News Director openings at WKBT-TV are rare. We’ve only had two in 30 years! We are looking for someone to break the mold and connect with local audiences in a new way. We produce 20+ hours of television news a week and embrace coverage through our app, social, web site and streaming video channels resulting in a digital leadership position in the market. The right candidate will have a proven track record of audience growth and will understand how to build emerging platforms.

We are committed to quality journalism. We are proud of being honored as the Small Market Television Station of the Year from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association eight times.

In this role, you’ll be asked to set and execute a strategy for audience growth with a content editorial team. You’ll lead efforts to build and retain a top-notch staff. You’ll need to be aggressive moving resources to meet the demand of a shifting local news marketplace. You’ll be asked to make critical editorial decisions with a deep understanding of journalism ethics.

Apply at https://morganmurphymedia.com/

News Director, Redwood News, Eureka, CA:

Redwood News in beautiful Eureka, California is seeking a News Director.

News Director experience preferred, however experienced executive producers or assistant news directors looking to move into the News Director role are also welcomed to apply.

It’s also a great place for someone who wants to restart their career. This is a hands on situation and not for someone who wants to sit in the office behind a desk.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can oversee the daily operations of the television newsroom.
  Is tech savvy with attention to website content and social media.
  Hire, train, and coach news staff
  Review stories to make sure they are fair and accurate before they go on the air.
  Ensuring adherence to journalistic and legal standards
  Mentor and guide the team

Send resume and cover letter to GM JENNY OLSZEWSKI at: jennyo@redwoodnews.tv

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 6/19/22)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 7/31/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (listed 7/31/22)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (listed 7/10/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 8/14/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 7/17/22)
KENS-TV, San Antonio TX (relisted 7/17/22)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (listed 7/10/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 8/14/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 7/31/22)
WTLV/WJXX, Jacksonville, FL (listed 8/21/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WPRI-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 7/17/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (listed 8/14/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (relisted 7/24/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 6/5/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
KTVT-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (AM EP, listed 7/10/22)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (AM EP, listing revised 7/31/22)
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/17/22)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 6/5/22)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 6/26/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (MSP EP, listed 7/10/22)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 6/12/22)
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (relisted 7/17/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (AM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 8/14/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (listed 6/12/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Weekend EP, revised 7/24/22)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 7/17/22)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 6/5/22)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/3/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Special Projects EP. relisted 7/17/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 5/30/22)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 6/12/22)
WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, revised 7/24/22)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 7/10/22)
KFOR/KAUT-TV, Oklahoma City (Overnight EP, listed 7/3/22)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (listed 7/24/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (relisted 6/26/22)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point NC (listed 6/19/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/10/22)
WINK-TV, Fort Myers, FL (2 openings, listed 7/10/22)
WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (AM EP, relisted 7/24/22)
KMTV. Omaha, NE (listed 7/17/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (AM EP, listing revised 8/14/22)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (two openings, AM & PM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (2 openings, one a Digital EP, revised 7/24/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 6/5/22)
WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL (Digital EP, listed 8/14/22)
WGMB/WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 8/14/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (relisted 7/24/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 7/17/22)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (listed 6/26/22)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (PM EP, listed 7/17/22)
WETM-TV, Elmira, NY (listed 6/26/22)
KBZK-TV, Boseman, MT (listed 7/17/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 6/12/22)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 7/17/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 8/14/22:

KTVX/KUCW-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital Content Director)
WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA (Digital Content Manager)
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI (Digital Content Director)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Director)

Relisted 8/14/22:

KVEO/KGBT-TV, Rio Grande Valley, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 7/31/22:

Listed 7/24/22:

WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Manager)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (Director of Digital Media)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Director of Digital Media)

Relisted 7/24/22:

Spectrum News NY1 (Senior Producer & Senior Producer-Politics)
Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Supervising Producer, Documentary Journalism Center)

Listed 7/10/22:

WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Manager of Real Time Depth)
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Director)

Listed 7/10/22:

WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (Director of Digital Content)
KSEE/KGPE-TV, Fresno, CA (Digital News Manager)

Listed 7/3/22:

WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Digital Content Manager)

Names in the News:

Nexstar has purchased a 75% stake in the CW. Here’s the Nexstar news release about the deal.

Hoffman

After a remarkable 17 years running CNBC, MARK HOFFMAN will step down in September, replaced by KC SULLIVAN who is the president and managing director of NBC Universal’s global advertising and partnerships business. Here’s the NY Times story and here’s the note Mark sent to the staff. He’s a former local ND in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta and a GM in St. Louis and Hartford.

Network news veteran RYAN KADRO joins CNN as Senior VP of Content Strategy. He’s expected to work on revamping CNN’s morning newscast. He worked with CNN CEO CHRIS LICHT on CBS’s morning broadcast.

And at Tegna’s WUSA-TV in Washington, LAURA WAINMAN has been upped to Director of Digital Content.

General Manager News and Notes:

Daboval

We told you above that ROCKY DABOVAL is stepping down as GM for Manship’s WBRZ-TV (ABC) in Baton Rouge. and will be replaced by ND TREY SCHMALTZ. Rocky’s been GM here for 18 years, part of a 44 year career at the station. More details here.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, August 21, 2022:

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 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KTVT/KTVA-TV 5233 Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX 76103
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
KTVX-TV 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WEYI/WSMH-TV, 3463 W. Pierson Road. Flint, MI 48504
KAGS-TV 2800 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77802
WBRZ-TV 1650 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (see ad above!)
WPTA/WISE-TV 3401 Butler Road, Fort Wayne, IN
WKBT-TV 141 South 6th Street La Crosse, WI 54601 (see ad above!)
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KTVE/KARD-TV 200 Pavilion Rd. West Monroe, LA 71292
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KIEM/KVIQ-TV 5650 South Broadway, Eureka, CA 95501 (see ad above!)
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501

**: Spanish language station