Rick Gevers & Associates

August 1, 2021

Greetings:

FIVE new news director openings in this week’s report, only ONE of which was created by the incumbent getting a promotion. And that move was one of our THREE new ND hires, leaving our list of open ND jobs at 42!

I don’t know if that’s a record in the 25 years we’ve been bringing you this report, but it’s dang close.

FOUR of those 42 jobs are advertised among our FIVE paid help wanted ads.

One obituary this week, that of a former GM in several midwest markets who retired more than 25 years ago.

In Names in the News, a new ‘interim’ EP for the CBS Evening News, a new Assistant ND in New York, and a handful of news manager moves.

And a Tennessee news director adds a new title (Station Manager) which will change to General Manager next year.

It’s a busy week…read on!

Newly Named News Directors:

Cronan

WCVB-TV, Boston, MA…our update on Thursday brought you first word of MARGARET CRONAN’s appointment as ND for this ABC affiliate. It’s a return to Hearst as she had earlier been the ND for company stations in Baltimore and W. Palm Beach. Most recently, she was ND at KYW-TV (CBS) in Philadelphia. At WCVB, she replaces PAIGE HARRISON who’s been named VP/News for Hearst.

Lopez

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA…GERARDO LOPEZ moves from one Scripps station to another as he’s been named news director for this CBS affiliate. Since January, 2020, he’s been the ND for KJRH-TV (NBC) in Tulsa. The number of places he’s worked is too long for this space! At WTKR, he replaces ERIC OLSEN who is now ND for WHBF-TV in Rock Island, IL.

Parsons

WCHS-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV…WADE PARSONS is being promoted within Sinclair to be the next ND for this CBS/FOX operation. Here’s the staff email, which includes quotes from Wade. He’s currently the assistant ND for Sinclair’s KSNV-TV (NBC) in Las Vegas. Wade’s also worked in Providence, Orlando, and Greenville, SC. At WCHS, he replaces CHRIS SWOPE who requested a transfer to WCTI-TV in New Bern to be close to family.

New News Director Openings:

KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK…we told you above that GERARDO LOPEZ is moving to another Scripps station, WTKR-TV in Norfolk. His replacement will be the fifth ND in about four years.

Walker

KATC-TV, Lafayette, LA…LETICIA WALKER has left this Scripps’ owned ABC affiliate after almost 20 years at the station and 14 years as news director. More in this story which includes a quotes from both Leticia and GM SEAN TRCALEK. She began at the station as a reporter and fill-in anchor in 2002 and earlier and worked at KLFY-TV in Lafayette.

Sakai

KION-TV, Salinas/Monterey, CA…is looking for a new news director. My records show that STACY SAKAI was named news director of this News Press and Gazette station last September, replacing RON KELLER. You can learn more about this opportunity by checking out the Paid Help Wanted ad below.

Baxter

WJET-TV, Erie, PA…after 17 years as news director, and more than 40 years at the station, LOU BAXTER is retiring from the day to day operations of the newsroom. But, as you’ll learn in this article, he’s going to stay on coordinating special projects for both the station and its website. He began at the station as a reporter and anchor.

Kirby

KREX-TV, Grand Junction, CO…this Nexstar owned CBS and FOX operation has a news director opening. I believe that JOHN KIRBY had been the news director since March, 2019. His background was unusual for a news director.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, KION-TV, Monterey/Salinas, CA:

KION News Channel 5, located in beautiful Monterey County, California, is seeking an extraordinary journalist to lead a growing news team. In addition to CBS we produce news daily on CW and Telemundo.

Our News Director will be a visionary coach who understands how to produce compelling and distinctive content on all multi-media platforms. Must have proven skillset to maximize content and customer engagement on digital and social media platforms. Must demonstrate a passion for the product with strong oversight and consistent communication and feedback.

The successful candidate will be called upon to provide strategic direction for daily news coverage as well as working closely with the General Manager on long-range planning, special news coverage and station projects.

Applicants should be prepared to discuss:

Previous experience
Creative approaches to building and innovating news brand
Digital and social strategies
Effective use of social media in a broadcast environment
Previous experience managing financial, technical and people resources

KION was acquired by News-Press & Gazette Company in December 2013, and has recently made significant capital investments to build a strong local news organization.

Candidate must pass a drug test and background check. A valid driver’s license is required. Please apply online by submitting brief cover letter that includes resume, and source of referral by clicking here.

NPG of Monterey-Salinas, CA LLC. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Posting closes when position is filled.

News Director, KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA:

TOP 10 OPPORTUNITY- Nexstar Media Inc.’s KRON 4 is seeking a news director to lead a team of top-notch journalists in San Francisco, Market #6 – a world class city and the 10th best place to live in the country, according to U. S. News & World Report.

The Bay Area’s Local News Station delivers the most news coverage in our DMA – over 120 LIVE hours – across KRON 4, kron4.com and KRONon, our 24/7 local news app.

The News Director will lead daily on-air and online news coverage; hire, train, and mentor producers, reporters and anchors; oversee special projects and execute day-to-day operations in the newsroom. Excellent time management skills, the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and working within a defined budget are key. Must be able to lead and motivate both experienced, seasoned pros and those who are new to the media industry.

The news director must have a track record of successful collaboration with department head peers and value the importance of community involvement. A degree in journalism, mass communications, or a related field is preferred.

Prior newsroom leadership experience is required.

Apply here.

News Director, KBJR-TV, Duluth, MN:

We’re looking for a dynamic newsroom leader to take our team to the next level.
KBJR Television in Duluth, MN seeks a News Director to grow our news team and advance our news products.

The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and maintaining market leading standards for newsroom operations and content. Other duties include hiring, coaching, supervising and evaluating news personnel as well as preparation and administration of newsroom budgets and capital requests.

Reporting to the General Manager, the News Director is expected to work closely with other department managers to achieve the company’s overall performance goals.

A minimum of 3 years television news management experience and a college degree in broadcast journalism preferred. Must be able to demonstrate strong working knowledge of community issues and needs, as well as sound journalistic principles. Must have the ability to make fast, accurate journalistic, ethical and logistical judgments.

If you have a passion for excellence and a burning desire to lead what can become the best local broadcast news operation in Northern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin, we want to hear from you.
Send your cover letter and resume to:

Todd Wentworth
246 South Lake Ave
Duluth, MN 55802
twentworth@kbjr6.com

Throughout QMI, positions are available for candidates with all levels of experience and the advancement you are seeking.

Visit https://quincymediacareers.com/ for links to all stations and opportunities.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

KBJR 6 & CBS 3 is an EEO/AA Employer

News Director, WREX-TV, Rockford, IL:

13 WREX is looking for a dynamic, innovative journalist committed to leading a group of talented journalists into the future of our industry.

Our news operation is content-focused and thrives off of journalists willing to think outside the box. We don’t just document what happened — we are storytellers.

WREX is committed to telling important, impactful stories that make a difference in our local communities. Our next news director must have a passion for seeking the truth and help identify important stories.

WREX has been named Station of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Assoc., Outstanding News Operation by the Illinois AP and the regional winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. We’re looking for a candidate who strives for excellence in everything they do.

Other duties include hiring, coaching, supervising and evaluating news personnel, preparation and administration of newsroom budgets and capital requests. The news director works closely with other department managers to achieve the company’s overall performance goals.

A minimum of 4 years of TV news management experience and a degree in broadcast journalism is preferred. You must demonstrate a strong working knowledge of community issues and sound journalistic principles with fast, accurate journalistic and logistical judgments.

If you have a passion for excellence, and a desire to lead the best local broadcast news operation in Rockford, Illinois, we want to hear from you.

Please send resume & cover letter to:

Ed Reams
General Manager
13 WREX
P.O. Box 530
Rockford, IL 61105

ereams@wrex.com

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 6/13/21)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/4/21)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 6/27/21)
WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, IL (listed 7/4/21, see ad above!)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (listed 6/18/21)
KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR (relisted 7/4/21)
HOI-ABC, Peoria, IL (relisted 7/25/21)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 7/11/21)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WHDH-TV, Boston, MA (EP/Investigations, relisted 7/25/21)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted this week)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 6/27/21)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 6/13/21)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 6/13/21)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 7/25/21)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro-High Point, NC (AM EP, relisted this week)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 7/4/21)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/6/21)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital EP, listed 6/13/21)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted 7/4/21)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 7/4/21)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (Digital EP, relisted 6/13/21)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (AM EP, relisted 7/18/21)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 7/11/21)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WPIX-TV, New York, NY (listed 7/25/21)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 6/27/21)

More News Management Openings:

Relisted this week:

KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Manager)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 7/11/21:

KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (Senior Manager of Investigative)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Real Time Desk Manager)

Relisted 6/27/21:

Spectrum Networks NY1 Senior Manager, News and Content

Listed 6/20/21:

KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital Content Director)

Obituary:

Herbst

RICH HERBST, who ran stations in Milwaukee (WTMJ-TV) and Cedar Rapids, IA (KGAN-TV) before retiring at age 57, died this week at the age of 83 at his home in Tennessee. More in this obituary. After retiring, Rich worked as a consultant and continued his work with several non-profit organizations. Services will be held later this month.

Names in the News:

Ortiz

CBS veteran AL ORTIZ has been named interim executive producer of The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell. He held the same job when the program was called The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. For the past seven years, he’s been the vice president of standards and practices for CBS News.

Adams

SAUL ADAMS gets a promotion at Nexstar’s WPIX-TV in New York. He’ll be the next Assistant News Director there. Saul had been Managing Editor for the CW affiliate. He’s in his second stint at ‘PIX, interrupted by three years at WNBC-TV. He’s also worked for WNYW-TV, the FOX station in New York.

Wilson

WOIO-TV (CBS), the Gray owned CBS affiliate in Cleveland, has named ERICA WILSON as its news morning executive producer. She joins from WHDH-TV (Sunbeam/independent) in Boston where she had been the 5:30 producer.

And at another Gray station in Ohio, MEGAN LAIRD moves from 10:00 producer to EP at WXIX-TV in Cincinnati.

Murrell

GROVER MURRELL returns to his native Baltimore, joining CBS o-and-o WJZ-TV as the dayside executive producer. He’s leaving Cox Media Group’s WJAX/WFOX-TV in Jacksonville, where he was the managing editor. His GM there, BOB LONGO, sent this nice note to the staff. Grover’s also worked for another Baltimore station at in Nashville.

General Manager News and Notes:

Starnes

Congratulations to WRCB-TV (Chattanooga, TN) News Director CALLIE STARNES who’s adding station manager duties to her job, part of a plan that will make her GM next year. She’s been the ND for this Sarkes Tarzian owned NBC affiliate since 2016. She first joined the station in 2008 as a reporter and was later promoted to Assistant News Director.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, August 1, 2021:

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

July 26, 2021

Thursday, July 29, 2021 UPDATE:

One of the more attractive large market news director openings on our list has been filled!

Cronan

MARGARET CRONAN returns to Hearst as she’ll join the company’s ABC affiliate in Boston, WCVB-TV as its next news director. All the details are contained in this story posted within the hour to the station’s website.

Remarkably, she will be only the EIGHTH news director in the station’s history.

Earlier in her career, Margaret was the ND for Hearst’s WBAL-TV in Baltimore as well as WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, FL.

Most recently, she was the VP/News for CBS’s KYW-TV in her native Philadelphia, and was one of the people who spoke to the Los Angeles Times about discriminatory practices at CBS’s owned station. The Times investigation led to the dismissal of owned stations division President PETER DUNN and DAVID FRIEND, who was VP/News for the o-and-o’s. (A subscription may be required to required to read that story if you have used you free views.)

Margaret has also worked in New York and Los Angeles and other markets, as you can read in the station’s story above. At WCVB, she replaces PAIGE HARRISON who has been promoted to VP/News for Hearst, replacing ANDREW VREES (himself a former WCVB ND) who was named GM of the company’s Manchester, NH, station, WMUR-TV.

More on this story and another busy week in our full newsletter this weekend.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

News Director changes in TWO top 15 markets top this week’s newsletter, with ONE opening and ONE job filled in those large markets.

Overall, TWO new news directors with THREE new openings.

Our always unofficial list of open ND jobs edges upward to 39 with THREE of those openings among our FIVE paid help wanted ads.

For the second consecutive weeks, there are no obituaries.

We have a new report on the major changes at TWO CBS owned stations where the GMs were dismissed this week, while Nexstar promotes a GM to a corporate role.

We’ll tell you about news management changes at stations owned by Nexstar, Scripps, and Meredith, as well as an impressive new job for a former Boise ND.

All that and more as you read on.

Newly Named News Directors:

Rafael P-N

WRMD-TV, Tampa, FL…RAFAEL PEREZ-NARVAEZ will be the next news director for this Telemundo owned station. He’s been the assistant ND for Telemundo’s Boston station, WNEU-TV. In Tampa, he replaces RAIZA ICIARTE who is moving to Los Angeles as the executive producer for the Telemundo station there. She was news director here for six years and was an EP for one year before that.

Romero

WHAM-TV, Rochester, NY…SERENA ROMERO stays in New York state as she moves from Syracuse to become ND for this Sinclair operated (but owned by Deerfield Media) ABC affiliate. Here’s the note from GM CHUCK SAMUELS. She was the assistant ND for Sinclair’s Syracuse operation, has previously worked for NBC News, and in San Diego and Milwaukee. Serena replaces MATT MALYN who retired after eleven years as ND.

New News Director Openings:

Breon

KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA…citing health reasons, ERIK BREON posted on social media that he and this FOX o-and-o have agreed to ‘mutually part ways’. You can see that post here. Erik began here in March, 2020, is a former ND in Tucson and Lubbock, TX, and earlier worked for KING-TV in Seattle for 12 years. He’s also worked in Dallas, Phoenix, and Spokane.

Heverling

WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY…this Scripps owned ABC affiliate is looking to replace ROB HEVERLING. You learned here last week that Rob is returning to Duluth, MN, as ND for Hubbard’s WDIO-TV. He’d earlier been the ND for another Duluth station, as well as in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Most recently, he was the interim ND for Scripps’ WXMI-TV (FOX) in Grand Rapids, MI.

Golden

WHIO-TV, Dayton, OH…CARYN GOLDEN has left this Cox Media Group owned CBS affiliate after almost three years as ND. She first joined the station in 1997 as a reporter, left for a year in 2003 for a non-TV job in California, and has held a variety of jobs since returning to WHIO in 2004, as you’ll see on her Linkedin page.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA:

TOP 10 OPPORTUNITY- Nexstar Media Inc.’s KRON 4 is seeking a news director to lead a team of top-notch journalists in San Francisco, Market #6 – a world class city and the 10th best place to live in the country, according to U. S. News & World Report.

The Bay Area’s Local News Station delivers the most news coverage in our DMA – over 120 LIVE hours – across KRON 4, kron4.com and KRONon, our 24/7 local news app.

The News Director will lead daily on-air and online news coverage; hire, train, and mentor producers, reporters and anchors; oversee special projects and execute day-to-day operations in the newsroom. Excellent time management skills, the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and working within a defined budget are key. Must be able to lead and motivate both experienced, seasoned pros and those who are new to the media industry.

The news director must have a track record of successful collaboration with department head peers and value the importance of community involvement. A degree in journalism, mass communications, or a related field is preferred.

Prior newsroom leadership experience is required.

Apply here.

News Director, KBJR-TV, Duluth, MN:

We’re looking for a dynamic newsroom leader to take our team to the next level.
KBJR Television in Duluth, MN seeks a News Director to grow our news team and advance our news products.

The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and maintaining market leading standards for newsroom operations and content. Other duties include hiring, coaching, supervising and evaluating news personnel as well as preparation and administration of newsroom budgets and capital requests.

Reporting to the General Manager, the News Director is expected to work closely with other department managers to achieve the company’s overall performance goals.

A minimum of 3 years television news management experience and a college degree in broadcast journalism preferred. Must be able to demonstrate strong working knowledge of community issues and needs, as well as sound journalistic principles. Must have the ability to make fast, accurate journalistic, ethical and logistical judgments.

If you have a passion for excellence and a burning desire to lead what can become the best local broadcast news operation in Northern Minnesota and Northwest Wisconsin, we want to hear from you.
Send your cover letter and resume to:

Todd Wentworth
246 South Lake Ave
Duluth, MN 55802
twentworth@kbjr6.com

Throughout QMI, positions are available for candidates with all levels of experience and the advancement you are seeking.

Visit https://quincymediacareers.com/ for links to all stations and opportunities.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

KBJR 6 & CBS 3 is an EEO/AA Employer

Assistant News Director, KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE:

Channel 8 News in Lincoln, Nebraska is looking for an ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR.

This is Big Ten Country and an affordable place to live with a high quality of life. Central location makes flying anywhere easy. It’s a smaller city but a good news market.

You must have an innovative spirit ready to mold to the changing landscape of local news. You bring ideas and solutions every day.

We are entering a new era of “Nebraska’s Trusted News Source” and I’m looking for the Clark to my Lewis to explore the possibilities here.

The Assistant News Director will run the day-to-day operations of the news team on broadcast, digital, and OTT platforms. The Assistant News Director in this newsroom is geared more toward the assignment desk and managing editor functions than EP duties but will include a mix of both.

Our news team is made up of journalists spanning the past four decades, from an anchor who just celebrated 25 years here to someone who’s starting their career next week. You should seamlessly be able to work with them all.

If you are interested in this rare opening, send your news philosophy, examples of your work, and resume to jhardy@klkntv.com.

No phone calls, please.

News Director, WREX-TV, Rockford, IL:

13 WREX is looking for a dynamic, innovative journalist committed to leading a group of talented journalists into the future of our industry.

Our news operation is content-focused and thrives off of journalists willing to think outside the box. We don’t just document what happened — we are storytellers.

WREX is committed to telling important, impactful stories that make a difference in our local communities. Our next news director must have a passion for seeking the truth and help identify important stories.

WREX has been named Station of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Assoc., Outstanding News Operation by the Illinois AP and the regional winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. We’re looking for a candidate who strives for excellence in everything they do.

Other duties include hiring, coaching, supervising and evaluating news personnel, preparation and administration of newsroom budgets and capital requests. The news director works closely with other department managers to achieve the company’s overall performance goals.

A minimum of 4 years of TV news management experience and a degree in broadcast journalism is preferred. You must demonstrate a strong working knowledge of community issues and sound journalistic principles with fast, accurate journalistic and logistical judgments.

If you have a passion for excellence, and a desire to lead the best local broadcast news operation in Rockford, Illinois, we want to hear from you.

Please send resume & cover letter to:

Ed Reams
General Manager
13 WREX
P.O. Box 530
Rockford, IL 61105

ereams@wrex.com

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WPIX-TV, New York, NY (listed 6/27/21)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 6/13/21)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/4/21)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 6/27/21)
WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, IL (listed 7/4/21, see ad above!)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (listed 6/18/21, see ad above!)
KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR (relisted 7/4/21)
HOI-ABC, Peoria, IL (relisted this week)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 7/11/21)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WHDH-TV, Boston, MA (EP/Investigations, relisted this week)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 5/18/21)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 6/27/21)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 6/13/21)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 5/31/21)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 6/13/21)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (new listing this week)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro-High Point, NC (listed as 5/18/21)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 5/31/21)
WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (listed 6/6/21)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 7/4/21)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/6/21)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital EP, listed 6/13/21)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted 7/4/21)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 7/4/21)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (Digital EP, relisted 6/13/21)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (AM EP, relisted 7/18/21)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 7/11/21)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WPIX-TV, New York, NY (new listing this week)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 6/27/21)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 7/11/21:
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (Senior Manager of Investigative)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Real Time Desk Manager)

Relisted 6/27/21:

Spectrum Networks NY1 Senior Manager, News and Content

Listed 6/20/21:

KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital Content Director)

Listed 5/23/21:

WKOW-TV, Madison, WI, (Content Manager)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Manager)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)

Names in the News:

Keller

Family reasons have caused RON KELLER to leave Meredith’s KVVU-TV (FOX) as EP after just a few months on the job. He’s a former ND for KION-TV in Salinas/Monterey, CA.

KATHRYN HAVILLA returns to Michigan as an EP for Scripps’ WXMI-TV in Grand Rapids. She went to college at Central Michigan and most recently had been working for WIVB-TV in Buffalo.

There are some new news managers at Nexstar stations:

In Buffalo, NY, FRANZ ROSS has been promoted to executive producer at WIVB-TV (CBS). He had been the 11:00 newscast producer.

SUSAN MOORE joins WHNT-TV (CBS) in Huntsville, AL, as its new assistant news director.

RASHAD SNELL moves west to KTVX-TV (ABC) in Salt Lake City, where he’ll be the Digital Content Director. He’s held a similar job for the Alabama News Network in Montgomery.

Browning

Former (2005-2007)Boise, ID, news director MARK BROWNING has been named President of the Oregon Community College. Pretty remarkable story for someone who didn’t pursue his college education until he was almost 40, and now holds several advanced degrees and is about to get a doctorate. Learn more about his interesting story when you click here.

General Manager News and Notes:

Howell

Dalton

Our UPDATE earlier this week brought you details of the shakeup at two CBS owned stations, with JAY HOWELL being ousted at KCBS/KCAL-TV in Los Angeles and DEREK DALTON being shown the exit door at Chicago’s WBBM-TV. New this editon: Variety magazine’s reporting on the changes.

Romines

Nexstar has promoted RON ROMINES to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager. He’ll oversee a number of other Nexstar stations. Ron has a long list of management roles in our industry, most recently as GM of the company’s Charlotte operation, WJYZ/WMYT-TV. More details on his new job (and his old ones) in this news release.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, July 25, 2021:

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

WCBS-TV 530 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019
KRON-TV 900 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 (see ad above!)
WCVB-TV 5 TV Place Needham, MA 02494
KCPQ-TV 1813 Westlake Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109
KMSP/WTTC-TV 11358 Viking Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
KGTV 4600 Air Way, San Diego, CA 92102
WSMV-TV 5700 Knob Road, Nashville, TN, 37209
KUTV 299 South Main St. # 150, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
WHNS-TV 21 Interstate Court Greenville, SC 29615
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WTKR-TV 720 Boush Street Norfolk VA 23510
WVTM-TV 1732 Valley View Dr. Birmingham, AL 35209
WOOD-TV 120 College Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd, Moosic, PA 18507
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701
WHAS-TV 520 West Chestnut Street Louisville, KY 40202
WKBW-TV 7 Broadcast Plaza. Buffalo, NY 14202
WHIO-TV 1611 S Main Street , Dayton , OH 45409
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WCHS-TV 1301 Piedmont Rd.. Charleston, WV 25301
WOWK-TV 350 Quarrier St Charleston, WV 25301
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KTAL-TV 3150 N Market St., Shreveport, LA 71137
WCIA-TV 509 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820
WFFF/WVNV-TV 298 Mountain View Dr, Colchester, VT 05446
KFSM-TV 5101 S. 48th Street Springdale, AR 72762
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
WWTV/WWUP-TV P.O. Box 627, Cadillac Michigan 49601
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd.. Columbus, GA 31907
WTVM-TV 1909 Wynnton Rd Columbus, GA 31906
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Road Rockford, IL 61103 (see ad above!)
KBJR-TV 246 South Lake Ave., Duluth MN 55802 (see ad above!)
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
WDTV 5 Television Drive. Bridgeport, WV 26330
WBKO-TV 2727 Russellville Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101
KSAN/KSLT-TV 2800 Armstrong St., San Angelo, TX 76903

**: Spanish language station

July 18, 2021

Thursday, July 22, 2021 UPDATE:

Greetings:

More big changes at the CBS owned stations group, as it dismisses GMs in Los Angeles and Chicago.

This memo distributed this afternoon to employees explains the changes. as does this Los Angeles Times article (which may require a subscription if you’ve already used your free views). You’ll remember the Times reporting initiated the probe into misconduct at CBS which resulted in the ouster of PETER DUNN and DAVID FRIEND.

Howell

That means JAY HOWELL (right) is out at KCBS/KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, where he has been GM for just two years, following one year stints at two other CBS owned stations, KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh and KOVR/KMAX-TV in Sacramento. Jay’s career history is outlined on his Linkedin page.

Dalton

In Chicago, DEREK DALTON leaves WBBM-TV after just over three years in the job. He’s a former GM in San Diego and Rochester, NY. Derek’s also had some jobs out of the TV business, as you’ll learn on his Linkedin page.

I suspect we’ll have more on this story in our full newsletter this weekend!

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

NO newly named news directors last week, but FIVE newly named NDs in this week’s edition.

And last week, TWO new openings, and just ONE this week, but it’s in a top five market.

So our count of open ND jobs drops to 37 with TWO of those openings among our THREE paid help wanted ads.

Always grateful when there are no obituaries as is the case this week.

Lots of news in Names in the News, as a former ND turned GM heads to CBS as president of (some) of the its owned stations. The EP of the CBS Evening News has ‘left the building’ (to work in an Elvis reference). A 20 year network owned station Assistant ND is also leaving, there’s a new EP at a Mississippi station, NPR looks at racial discrimination claims against a Denver station, and a new Pew Study says local TV news had a good 2020…but not perhaps a great future.

And there’s some GM items as well…including a former ND returns to her former station as GM, a new station boss in Brownsville, TX, and a longtime Memphis GM is retiring.

All that and more as you read on.

Newly Named News Directors:

Blegen

WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL…this COX owned CBS/FOX duopoly has found its next news director at a sister station. LISA BLEGEN, the Assistant ND/Managing Editor at Cox’s KIRO-TV in Seattle, returns to Florida. Details in this staff email from GM BOB LONGO. Lisa’s worked in Orlando and Tampa, and began her career as a reporter as you’ll learn in Bob’s email. She replaces PASCALE HEAD who left in May after three years as ND.

Boan

WLNE-TV, Providence, RI…KELLY BOAN is the new ND for this Standard Media owned ABC affiliate. She most recently was ND for Meredith’s WHNS-TV (FOX) in Greenville, SC, a job she left last month after 16 years there, the last eight as ND, and the last year as both ND and station manager. At WLNE, she replaces DAVID JONES who left after less than a year as ND, and now, according to his Linkedin page, is an Account Manager at Elkordy Global Strategies.

Hendricks

WEEK-TV, Peoria, IL…LEON HENDRICKS has been upped to ND at this Quincy Media owned NBC affiliate. He’s been the Assistant ND for the last three years in his second stint at the station, interrupted by a few years at Caterpillar. WEEK also does newscasts on a digital sub channel. HOI-ABC. Leon replaces GAVIN MALISKA who left in June after less than a year as news director.

Heverling

WDIO-TV, Duluth, MN…ROB HEVERLING returns to Duluth as the ND for this Hubbard owned ABC affiliate. He just spent a few weeks as the interim ND for Scripps’ WXMI-TV in Grand Rapids but had been the ND for Scripps’ WKBW-TV in Buffalo for five years. He’s also been an ND in Little Rock, Fayetteville AR, and for KDLH-TV in Duluth. and has worked in Denver and Cleveland. Rob replaces MIKE SCHRAM who left in April and is now an ND at WILX-TV in Lansing, MI.

Harsha

KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT…in another return to a former market, KEAGAN HARSHA will be the next ND for this Scripps owned CBS affiliate. He’s a Montana native who is currently an anchor/reporter for KDVR-TV in Denver. He’s also worked in Burlington, VT, El Paso, TX, and for another Billings station. Keagan replaces JON STEPANEK who left in May after 28 years as ND to join a marketing company.

New News Director Openings:

Pero

KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA…after 20 years at this station, the last 15 years as news director, AARON PERO has left this Nexstar owned MyNetwork affiliated station. He’s worked there twice in his career, first in 1995 as a newscast producer. Aaron left in 2000 for a job at Tech TV, returned to KRON in 2001, and was promoted to ND in 2006.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Assistant News Director, KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE:

Channel 8 News in Lincoln, Nebraska is looking for an ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR.

This is Big Ten Country and an affordable place to live with a high quality of life. Central location makes flying anywhere easy. It’s a smaller city but a good news market.

You must have an innovative spirit ready to mold to the changing landscape of local news. You bring ideas and solutions every day.

We are entering a new era of “Nebraska’s Trusted News Source” and I’m looking for the Clark to my Lewis to explore the possibilities here.

The Assistant News Director will run the day-to-day operations of the news team on broadcast, digital, and OTT platforms. The Assistant News Director in this newsroom is geared more toward the assignment desk and managing editor functions than EP duties but will include a mix of both.

Our news team is made up of journalists spanning the past four decades, from an anchor who just celebrated 25 years here to someone who’s starting their career next week. You should seamlessly be able to work with them all.

If you are interested in this rare opening, send your news philosophy, examples of your work, and resume to jhardy@klkntv.com.

No phone calls, please.

News Director, WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL:

#NexstarNation has an immediate opening for an experienced News Director to lead our team at WCIA in Champaign, Illinois (DMA #90.)

This is a #1 station committed to the communities it serves. We provide award-winning local news, producing more local programming than any station in the market. WCIA also produces extensive local special programming including debates, community forums, and sports programming.

The station is the official broadcast partner of The University of Illinois Fighting Illini.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of success on broadcast and digital platforms. We are looking for someone who is a true communicator, collaborator, and team builder. We want someone who believes in innovation and dynamic storytelling.

You are in the middle of everything. Champaign is just two to three hours driving distance from Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.

More importantly, it’s a great place to live. This is an incredible chance to join the largest TV ownership group.

If you are an excellent leader who understands the true value of local broadcasters, apply here:

News Director, WREX-TV, Rockford, IL:

13 WREX is looking for a dynamic, innovative journalist committed to leading a group of talented journalists into the future of our industry.

Our news operation is content-focused and thrives off of journalists willing to think outside the box. We don’t just document what happened — we are storytellers.

WREX is committed to telling important, impactful stories that make a difference in our local communities. Our next news director must have a passion for seeking the truth and help identify important stories.

WREX has been named Station of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Assoc., Outstanding News Operation by the Illinois AP and the regional winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. We’re looking for a candidate who strives for excellence in everything they do.

Other duties include hiring, coaching, supervising and evaluating news personnel, preparation and administration of newsroom budgets and capital requests. The news director works closely with other department managers to achieve the company’s overall performance goals.

A minimum of 4 years of TV news management experience and a degree in broadcast journalism is preferred. You must demonstrate a strong working knowledge of community issues and sound journalistic principles with fast, accurate journalistic and logistical judgments.

If you have a passion for excellence, and a desire to lead the best local broadcast news operation in Rockford, Illinois, we want to hear from you.

Please send resume & cover letter to:

Ed Reams
General Manager
13 WREX
P.O. Box 530
Rockford, IL 61105

ereams@wrex.com

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WPIX-TV, New York, NY (listed 6/27/21)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 6/13/21)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/4/21)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 6/27/21)
WHNT-TV, Huntsville, AL (listed 6/20/21)
WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, IL (listed 7/4/21)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (new listing this week, see ad above!)
KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR (relisted 7/4/21)
HOI-ABC, Peoria, IL (listing modified 5/16/21)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 7/11/21)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News Nation, Chicago, IL (relisted this week)
WHDH-TV, Boston, MA (EP/Investigations, listed 5/16/21)
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (AM EP, listed 5/23/21)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted this week)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 6/27/21)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 6/13/21)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 5/31/21)
WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (EP/Digital Content, listed 5/23/21)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 6/13/21)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (Digital EP, listed 5/23/21)
WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, MI (relisted 7/11/21)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro-High Point, NC (new listing this week)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 5/31/21)
WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (listed 6/6/21)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 7/4/21)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/6/21)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital EP, listed 6/13/21)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted 7/4/21)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 7/4/21)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (Digital EP, relisted 6/13/21)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (AM EP, relisted this week)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 7/11/21)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 6/27/21)

More News Management Openings:

Relisted this week:

News Nation, Chicago, IL (Social Media Manager)

Listed 7/11/21:

KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (Senior Manager of Investigative)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Real Time Desk Manager)

Relisted 6/27/21:

Spectrum Networks NY1 Senior Manager, News and Content

Listed 6/20/21:

KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital Content Director)

Listed 5/23/21:

WKOW-TV, Madison, WI, (Content Manager)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Manager)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)

Names in the News:

Roark

Our UPDATE Thursday told you of ADRIENNE ROARK’s appointment as President, CBS Stations. New this edition: the email and news release from WENDY McMAHON, President and Co-Head, CBS News and Stations, which explains Adrienne’s new role in greater detail. It also includes Adrienne’s background, including her current job as GM for Meredith’s KPTV in Portland, OR and her past jobs as ND for two CBS o-and-o’s. (And put your resume down…her job at KPTV has already been filled, as you’ll learn below in our GM section.)

Shaylor

Another big change at CBS News: the current executive producer for The CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell has left the company. JAY SHAYLOR lasted less than two years in the job following stints at both CNN and ABC’s Good Morning America. The Los Angeles Times has more on his sudden departure from the network’s evening newscast.

Chuck W.

After a remarkable 20+ years as the Assistant News Director for NBC’s KNSD-TV in San Diego, CHUCK WESTERHEIDE is going to take a break. Details in this note he shared with me. Chuck’s also worked in as a producer at WDAF-TV in Kansas City and as a producer and sports producer for two stations in Oklahoma City.

There’s a new EP for WJTV in Jackson, MS. BRYAN CRAWFORD returns to mornings as the new EP. He had been a morning producer before moving to a 4:00 producer role for this Nexstar owned CBS affiliate.

NPR’s Media Correspondent, DAVID FOLKENFLIK looks at claims of racial discrimination by three former Latina journalists at Tegna’s KUSA-TV in Denver.

Finally, a new Pew Study shows increased viewership and revenue for local TV stations in 2020, but predicts a rocky road ahead. Details here.

General Manager News and Notes:

Hanson

As we teased above, and told you in a Thursday UPDATE, COREY HANSON returns to Portland and KPTV/KPDX as its next general manager. She spent 15 years there before taking the GM job at sister Meredith station WALA-TV in Mobile last year. She held a variety of positions in Portland, including executive ND and station manager. As you learned above, she replaces ADRIENNE ROARK who’s headed to CBS.

Walter

He spent 34 years at WREG-TV in Memphis, the last 17 of them as general manager, but RON WALTER has announced his upcoming retirement from this Nexstar owned CBS affiliate. Details in this story from the station’s website.

And another Nexstar GM change…JEFF MILLER has been named GM for the company’s KVEO-TV in Brownsville, TX. He’ll also oversee Mission Broadcasting’s KGBT-TV in Harlingen.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, July 18, 2021:

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

WCBS-TV 530 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019
KRON-TV 900 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
WCVB-TV 5 TV Place Needham, MA 02494
KMSP/WTTC-TV 11358 Viking Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
KGTV 4600 Air Way, San Diego, CA 92102
WSMV-TV 5700 Knob Road, Nashville, TN, 37209
KUTV 299 South Main St. # 150, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
WHNS-TV 21 Interstate Court Greenville, SC 29615
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WTKR-TV 720 Boush Street Norfolk VA 23510
WVTM-TV 1732 Valley View Dr. Birmingham, AL 35209
WOOD-TV 120 College Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd, Moosic, PA 18507
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701
WHAS-TV 520 West Chestnut Street Louisville, KY 40202
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WCHS-TV 1301 Piedmont Rd.. Charleston, WV 25301
WOWK-TV 350 Quarrier St Charleston, WV 25301
WHAM-TV 4225 West Henrietta Rd., Rochester NY 14623
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KTAL-TV 3150 N Market St., Shreveport, LA 71137
WCIA-TV 509 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820 (see ad above!)
WFFF/WVNV-TV 298 Mountain View Dr, Colchester, VT 05446
KFSM-TV 5101 S. 48th Street Springdale, AR 72762
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
WWTV/WWUP-TV P.O. Box 627, Cadillac Michigan 49601
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd.. Columbus, GA 31907
WTVM-TV 1909 Wynnton Rd Columbus, GA 31906
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Road Rockford, IL 61103 (see ad above!)
KBJR-TV 246 South Lake Ave., Duluth MN 55802
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
WDTV 5 Television Drive. Bridgeport, WV 26330
WBKO-TV 2727 Russellville Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101
KSAN/KSLT-TV 2800 Armstrong St., San Angelo, TX 76903

**: Spanish language station

July 11, 2021

Thursday, July 15, 2021 UPDATE:

Greetings:

More changes in the corporate structure at CBS today, and it involves a former news director.

Roark

ADRIENNE ROARK returns to CBS as President, CBS Stations. Details in this story from Broadcasting and Cable.

Adrianne’s been the GM for Meredith’s KPTV/KPDX-TV in Portland, OR, for the past five years. But earlier in her career she was the VP/News Director for CBS’s KTVT/KTXA-TV in Dallas and for another CBS o-and-o, WFOR-TV in Miami,

Adrienne’s complete career bio can be found on her Linkedin page.

Hanson

Meredith has already named COREY HANSON to replace Adrienne in Portland. Currently the GM for the company’s Mobile station, WALA-TV, Corey spent more than 15 years at KPTV/KPDX before taking the GM job in Mobile last year. She held a variety of positions in Portland, including executive news director and station manager. Complete details in the Meredith news release.

More on both these stories in our full newsletter this weekend.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

With TWO new openings…and, to my knowledge, NO new news directors named…our list of openings jumps to 40.

FOUR of those openings are featured in Paid Help Wanted ads.

We have a few more details on a story covered in our UPDATE earlier week, that of a former ND named GM at a market one network o-and-o.

In Names in the News: More changes for Nexstar’s News Nation, and new assistant NDs for TWO network o-and-o’s.

And TWO new obituaries, one of a long ago Dallas ND, and one of a current assignment manager at a Philadelphia station.

Read on for details!

Newly Named News Directors:

Remarkably, after many weeks of a lot of action, I am not aware of any newly hired news directors. The holiday shortened week may, of course, played a role in that. If I’ve missed something, please send me an email to: rick@rickgevers.com

New News Director Openings:

Jackson

WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV…the sad passing of news director ROD JACKSON means the search is on for his replacement. We told you last week that Rod lost his battle with cancer. He’d been the ND there for two years when he died at the age of 65 Rod moved to WOWK from his ND post at WBRE-TV in Wilkes-Barre to be closer to family. Many of you may remember him from his long tenure at ABC’s NewsOne in Los Angeles.

Moon

WREX-TV, Rockford, Il…AUDREY MOON is leaving this Quincy Media owned NBC affiliate to take a job outside of TV. She spent seven years at WREX, first as Internet Director, then Assistant ND, before being promoted to ND in March, 2020. You can learn more about this opportunity in the Paid Help Wanted ad below.

And while not a new opening, there is a new ad just below for the open ND job at WCIA-TV in Champaign, IL.

Also, in last week’s report, we made an error which we have done before, and that’s accidentally move WVTM-TV from its proper home in Birmingham, AL, to Columbus, GA. Apologies to SUE STEPHENS whose upcoming retirement from WVTM prompted the mention.

Clearly I confused WVTM with WTVM-TV, which is in Columbus. Both stations are looking for NDs, so there’s every chance I could make this mistake again.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL:

#NexstarNation has an immediate opening for an experienced News Director to lead our team at WCIA in Champaign, Illinois (DMA #90.)

This is a #1 station committed to the communities it serves. We provide award-winning local news, producing more local programming than any station in the market. WCIA also produces extensive local special programming including debates, community forums, and sports programming.

The station is the official broadcast partner of The University of Illinois Fighting Illini.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of success on broadcast and digital platforms. We are looking for someone who is a true communicator, collaborator, and team builder. We want someone who believes in innovation and dynamic storytelling.

You are in the middle of everything. Champaign is just two to three hours driving distance from Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis.

More importantly, it’s a great place to live. This is an incredible chance to join the largest TV ownership group.

If you are an excellent leader who understands the true value of local broadcasters, apply here:

News Director, WREX-TV, Rockford, IL:

13 WREX is looking for a dynamic, innovative journalist committed to leading a group of talented journalists into the future of our industry.

Our news operation is content-focused and thrives off of journalists willing to think outside the box. We don’t just document what happened — we are storytellers.

WREX is committed to telling important, impactful stories that make a difference in our local communities. Our next news director must have a passion for seeking the truth and help identify important stories.

WREX has been named Station of the Year by the Illinois Broadcasters Assoc., Outstanding News Operation by the Illinois AP and the regional winner of the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence. We’re looking for a candidate who strives for excellence in everything they do.

Other duties include hiring, coaching, supervising and evaluating news personnel, preparation and administration of newsroom budgets and capital requests. The news director works closely with other department managers to achieve the company’s overall performance goals.

A minimum of 4 years of TV news management experience and a degree in broadcast journalism is preferred. You must demonstrate a strong working knowledge of community issues and sound journalistic principles with fast, accurate journalistic and logistical judgments.

If you have a passion for excellence, and a desire to lead the best local broadcast news operation in Rockford, Illinois, we want to hear from you.

Please send resume & cover letter to:

Ed Reams
General Manager
13 WREX
P.O. Box 530
Rockford, IL 61105

ereams@wrex.com

News Director, WTVM-TV, Columbus, GA:

DOMINANT SOUTHEASTERN ABC AFFILIATE SEEKS EXPERIENCED AND DRIVEN NEWS MANAGER

WTVM NEWS LEADER 9, the ABC affiliate in the Columbus, GA/Auburn, AL market is seeking a Director of News and Content to oversee and manage the daily news product. WTVM produces local news on two other affiliates under separate Shared Services Agreements with WXTX, the FOX affiliate and WLTZ, the NBC affiliate.

All three stations carry content branded as News Leader 9: as in WTVM News Leader 9; News Leader 9 on FOX 54; and News Leader 9 on NBC 38.

Other duties of the Director of News and Content include oversight and management of the WTVM News and Weather apps, wtvm.com and mobile platforms including live streams.

WTVM is owned by Gray Television. Don’t let our market size of 127 fool you. We cover news in a two state, two time zone market, producing more than 40+ hours of live local news per week.

The Shared Services Agreements with WXTX and WLTZ mean that WTVM provides all station services (News, Marketing, Production and Engineering), except Sales. Each station retains its own Sales department.

The News and Content Director will manage the considerable assets of the News Department including reporters, producers, web producers, photographers, the Assistant News Director, Executive Producer, Assignment Editor and Digital Content Manager.

Please apply by clicking here.

No phone calls please. Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

News Director, WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL:

Cox Media Group in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a creative, team-oriented, and passionate journalist to lead the powerhouse WFOX/WJAX team as a News Director.

This is a rare opportunity for someone who possesses a passion for local news with network-level standards. The ideal candidate will be an expert recruiter, a visionary, a problem-solver and above all – a leader.

The Action News Jax newsroom is a well-oiled machine driven by aggressive, investigative storytelling, cutting-edge producing, the region’s best severe weather team, and a staff committed to our focused brand.

The Jacksonville market is one of the fastest growing in the nation. We’re home to Fortune 500 companies, world class beaches and outdoor sporting possibilities – and with the #1 pick in this year’s NFL Draft-a future Super Bowl contender.

You can learn more about this opportunity by checking out this link!

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WPIX-TV, New York, NY (listed 6/27/21)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 6/13/21)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/4/21)
KTHV-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 5/9/21)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 6/27/21)
WHNT-TV, Huntsville, AL (listed 6/20/21)
WSIL-TV, Harrisburg, IL (listed 7/4/21)
KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR (relisted 7/4/21)
HOI-ABC, Peoria, IL (listing modified 5/16/21)
KWES-TV, Midland, TX (listed 5/9/21)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted this week)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News Nation, Chicago, IL (listed 5/16/21)
WHDH-TV, Boston, MA (EP/Investigations, listed 5/16/21)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (relisted 5/9/12)
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (AM EP, listed 5/23/21)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listing revised 5/2/21)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 6/27/21)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (Lifestyle show, relisted this week)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 6/13/21)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 5/31/21)
WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (EP/Digital Content, listed 5/23/21)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 6/13/21)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (Digital EP, listed 5/23/21)
WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, MI (relisted this week)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 5/31/21)
KSEE/KGPE-TV, Fresno, CA (new listing this week)
WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (listed 6/6/21)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 7/4/21)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/6/21)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital EP, listed 6/13/21)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted 7/4/21)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 7/4/21)
WJTV, Jackson, MS (relisted this week)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (Digital EP, relisted 6/13/21)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (AM EP, relisted 5/16/21)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted this week)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 6/27/21)

More News Management Openings:

New listings this week:

KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (Senior Manager of Investigative)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Real Time Desk Manager)

Relisted 6/27/21:

Spectrum Networks NY1 Senior Manager, News and Content

Listed 6/20/21:

KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital Content Director)

Relisted 6/6/21:

WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 5/23/21:

WKOW-TV, Madison, WI, (Content Manager)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Manager)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 5/16/21:

News Nation, Chicago, IL (Social Media Manager)

Obituaries:

Hughes

ERIC HUGHES, a longtime employee of ABC’s Philadelphia o-and-o, WPVI-TV, died Wednesday night. Eric spent many years as an assignment editor there. He had long suffered from a pulmonary illness and was a candidate for a double lung transplant but that did not happen. The station produced this story on its website with more details. He first joined the station twenty years ago.

Whitson

JOHN WHITSON, a 28 year veteran of television news, died Monday at the age of 90. His obituary says he was once the news director for Dallas’ KTVT-TV, where he also anchored. And this column from longtime Dallas media writer ED BARK says he also married his one-time co-anchor, KATHLEEN KREBS WHITSON, who survives.

Hinkle

We have a little more information about the passing of former news director STEVE HINKLE, whose death we reported last week. New this week: an email to the staff from Avid’s JEFF ROSICA to co-workers. Steve most recently had worked as an engineer for Avid after serving as an ND in several markets and as a news manager in many others.

Names in the News:

Nexstar’s News Nation has dramatically changed its prime-time programming lineup, as you’ll learn here.

New Assistant News Directors for two network owned stations, both moving within their companies.

Harrison

AKEMI HARRISON joins NBC’s Chicago station, WMAQ-TV as its new assistant ND, coming from sister NBC o-and-o WVIT-TV in Hartford. She replaces TRACY DAVIS who made the reverse trip, moving from the assistant ND job at WMAQ to WVIT as news director. Akemi has also worked at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh and for KXTV in Sacramento.

Gardner

And SAMUEL GARDNER III joins CBS’s KTVT-TV in Dallas/Ft. Worth as content director and assistant news director. He was the assignment manager at CBS’s KYW-TV in Philadelphia. He’s also worked for CNN, the NFL Network, ABC NewsOne, and for stations in Atlanta (WSB-TV) and Charlotte (WSOC-TV).

General Manager News and Notes:

Green

We told you Tuesday that one-time news director JOHNNY GREEN Jr. will be the next GM for WCBS-TV in New York. Here’s the story from the station’s website. which includes a link to its on-air report. Johnny’s been the interim ND at WCBS since ND DAVID FRIEND and GM PETER DUNN left five months ago amidst complaints of a hostile work environment. Johnny first moved to NY as head of CBS’s Newspath from his job as ND for o-and-o WBZ-TV in Boston.

D’Amico

DONNA D’AMICO has been promoted to general manager for KXRM-TV (Nexstar/FOX) in Colorado Springs, CO. She’s been the sales manager there since 2016 and has also worked in Denver, for two stations in Cleveland, and in Albuquerque. Learn more in this station news release.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, July 11, 2021:

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

WCBS-TV 530 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019
WCVB-TV 5 TV Place Needham, MA 02494
KMSP/WTTC-TV 11358 Viking Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
KGTV 4600 Air Way, San Diego, CA 92102
WSMV-TV 5700 Knob Road, Nashville, TN, 37209
KUTV 299 South Main St. # 150, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
WHNS-TV 21 Interstate Court Greenville, SC 29615
WJAX/WFOX-TV 11700 Central Pkwy., #2 | Jacksonville, FL 32224 (see ad above!)
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WTKR-TV 720 Boush Street Norfolk VA 23510
WVTM-TV 1732 Valley View Dr. Birmingham, AL 35209
WOOD-TV 120 College Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd, Moosic, PA 18507
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701
WHAS-TV 520 West Chestnut Street Louisville, KY 40202
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WCHS-TV 1301 Piedmont Rd.. Charleston, WV 25301
WOWK-TV 350 Quarrier St Charleston, WV 25301
WHAM-TV 4225 West Henrietta Rd., Rochester NY 14623
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KTAL-TV 3150 N Market St., Shreveport, LA 71137
WCIA-TV 509 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820 (see ad above!)
WFFF/WVNV-TV 298 Mountain View Dr, Colchester, VT 05446
KFSM-TV 5101 S. 48th Street Springdale, AR 72762
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
WEEK-TV 2907 Springfield Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611
WWTV/WWUP-TV P.O. Box 627, Cadillac Michigan 49601
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd.. Columbus, GA 31907
WTVM-TV 1909 Wynnton Rd Columbus, GA 31906 (see ad above!)
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Road Rockford, IL 61103 (see ad above!)
KBJR-TV 246 South Lake Ave., Duluth MN 55802
WDIO-TV 10 Observation Rd., Duluth, MN 55811
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KTVQ-TV 3203 3rd Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
WDTV 5 Television Drive. Bridgeport, WV 26330
WBKO-TV 2727 Russellville Rd., Bowling Green, KY 42101
KSAN/KSLT-TV 2800 Armstrong St., San Angelo, TX 76903

**: Spanish language station