Rick Gevers & Associates

March 15, 2020

Greetings:

FOUR people landed new news director jobs this week, and, as far as I know, there’s just ONE new opening.

That means there are, by my count, 33 stations looking for a new news director.

We have TWO paid help wanted ads, both from a station in West Virginia.

There’s ONE obit for a longtime Texas news manager, TWO GMs on the move, and just TWO items in Names in the News…and I’m embarrassed to say one of them is a correction.

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Newly Named News Directors:

King

WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA…our UPDATE Thursday told you that MATT KING would be returning to Atlanta as the next news director for this Meredith owned CBS affiliate. We shared just last week that Matt was leaving Tegna’s WCNC-TV (NBC) in Charlotte after five years as ND. He’s also worked in Tampa, Washington, and as a sports director in Chattanooga. At WGCL, he replaces STEVE DOERR who was promoted to GM for Meredith’s Springfield, MA, cluster.

Fargen

WSAW-TV, Wausau, WI…congratulations to BRIDGET FARGEN who transfers within Gray Television to become the news director at this CBS affiliate. Since 2012, Bridget has been the evening anchor at KLKN-TV KOLN-TV in Lincoln, NE. Added bonus for Bridget: she’s from Wisconsin as you’ll learn in this farewell story from the Lincoln newspaper. She replaces SARAH GRAY who left a few months ago to become ND for WISC-TV in Madison, WI.

Baxley

WDHN-TV, Dothan, AL…DAVID BAXLEY has been named news director for this Nexstar owned ABC affiliate. He’s currently teaching at Francis Marion Univeristy in Florence, SC. But he’s worked in TV markets both large and small, as his Linkedin page will attest. At WDHN, David replaces BEN STANFIELD who was both ND and anchor. Ben left in January to become the morning anchor at WTVM-TV in Columbus, GA.

Conner

WDTV, Clarksburg/Bridgeport, WV…KEITH “KC” CONNER is the new news director for this Gray Television owned CBS affiliate. KC is a former ND at WOAY-TV in Oak Hill, WV. He most recently worked as the managing editor for WNWO-TV in Toledo and has also worked in Cincinnati, Charlotte and Knoxville. He replaced JOHN EHRHART who started there last November. John’s Linkedin page now shows him as retired.

New News Director Openings:

KFDM-TV, Beaumont, TX…this Sinclair Broadcasting owned CBS affiliate has a posting on its website for a news director. I’ve reached out to several representatives of Sinclair and will hopefully have more details next week.

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KCPQ/KZJO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/2/2020)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 1/26/20)
WSFL-TV, Miami, FL (listed 2/2/2020)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 3/8/20)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 2/9/20)
Spectrum News, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/19/20)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (new listing this week, see ad above!)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 2/23/20)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 1/12/20)
KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO (relisted 1/26/20)
KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA (relisted 1/19/20)
KNPN/KNPG/KCJO-TV, St. Joseph, MO (relisted 2/16/20)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (Digital EP, listed 2/2/20)
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA (relisted 2/16/20)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (EP Special Projects, listed 2/16/20)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (relisted 1/26/20)
KING/KONG-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/16/20)
KDVR-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP and Digital EP, listing revised 2/9/20)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/2/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, listing modified 1/19/20)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/9/20)
KSND-TV, San Diego, CA (PM EP, relisted 3/1/20)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/16/20)
WFSB-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (AM EP, new listing this week)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP/Innovation, listing revised 2/23/20)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 2/23/20)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (relisted 2/16/20)
WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA (new listing this week)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 3/1/20)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (listed 3/8/20)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (relisted 1/5/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (relisted 1/5/20)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (listed 3/8/20)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (AM EP, listed 2/23/20)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (relisted 2/23/20)
KARD-TV, W. Monroe, LA (listed 3/8/20)
KCAU-TV, Sioux City, IA (listed 3/8/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
WSFL-TV, Ft. Lauderdale/Miami (Investigative/Enterprise, new listing this week)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 2/9/20)

More News Management Openings:

Listed this week:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager, see ad above!)

Listed 2/23/20:

WJLA-TV, Washington, DC (Investigative Producer)
E.W. Scripps @ WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (News Manager Apprentice)

Relisted 2/23/20:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 2/16/20:

E. W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH (Director of News Content Strategy)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 1/19/20:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Senior Multiplatform Producer)
WBOC-TV/Draper Media, Salisbury, MD (Director of Digital Content)
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Professor)

Listed 1/5/20:

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituary:

Manning

Our sympathy to the staff at Dallas’ WFAA-TV on the death of the station’s managing editor, ALLEN MANNING. Allen died suddenly Tuesday at the age of 57. He spent two years as WFAA, which produced this story on him. And he spent almost 20 years at KTVT-TV in Dallas, which remembered him here. He’d earlier worked at KDFW-TV in Dallas, in Houston, and in Midland, TX.

Names in the News (and other items):

ALBERT STICHKA joins WCPO-TV (ABC) in Cincinnati as Content Manager/EP. That’s an internal promotion for Albert, who was an EP at WTVR-TV, the Scripps station in Richmond, VA. He’s also worked in Charleston, SC, and in San Diego.

Last week’s report on MARK ZONCA‘s move from Chicago to Florida had both his wrong destination and wrong station. Mark’s actually going to Tampa’s WFTS-TV where he’s been hired as the Assistant ND at that Scripps owned ABC affiliate.. Mark’s been the morning EP for Fox’s WFLD-TV and has worked for several stations in Chicago and earlier in Tampa.

General Manager News and Notes:

Grandy

You know already from our Monday UPDATE that BYRON GRANDY is returning to Denver as GM for Nexstar’s KDVR/KWGN-TV. Details in this news release. Bryon’s spent the last three years as GM of Nexstar’s Raleigh NBC affiliate, WNCN-TV. But he’s a former GM and ND for KMGH-TV in Denver. He’s had two other ND jobs, worked as a consultant for Broadcast Image, and began as a reporter in Bryan and Amarillo, TX and Milwaukee before moving into management as an EP in Jackson, MS.

Thomas

ROBBY THOMAS is the new general manager for WTVY-TV in Dothan, AL. It’s a move within Gray Television. He’s spent the five years as marketing director for Gray’s WBTV in Charlotte and also served as marketing director for WNCN-TV in Raleigh. Robby began his career as an MMJ in Panama City, FL. He also worked outside of TV in a marketing job.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 15, 2020:

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

WNJU-TV, 2200 Fletcher Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr., Charlotte, NC 28217
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
KOAT-TV 3801 Carlisle Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107
WGAL-TV 1300 Columbia Avenue. Lancaster, PA 17603
WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
WPMT-TV 2005 South Queen Street York, PA 17403
KOKI-TV 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Tulsa, OK 74129
WRGB-TV 1400 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
KREM-TV 4103 S Regal St, Spokane, WA 99223
WITN-TV 275 E Arlington Blvd #275, Greenville, NC 27858
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KVAL/KMTR-TV 4575 Blanton Rd., Eugene, OR 97405
KSBW-TV 238 John Street, Salinas, CA 93901
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
KOMU-TV 5550 Old 63 S, Columbia, MO 65201
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Rd, Rockford, IL 61101
KFDM-TV 2955 I-10 East Beaumont, TX 77702
KSWO/KAUZ-TV 1401 SE 60th St, Lawton, OK 73501
KPLC-TV 20 Division Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
WTVY-TV 285 N Foster St # 7, Dothan, AL 36303
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
KHQA-TV 301 S 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
Delta News 837 Washington Av. Greenville, MS 38701
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KAEF-TV 540 E St Eureka, California 95501
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

**: Spanish language station

March 8, 2020

Thursday, March 12, 2020 UPDATE:

Greetings:

Two items for you this morning, one of good news and the other very sad.

King

MATT KING is returning to Atlanta as news director for Meredith’s WGCL-TV (CBS). Here’s the news release.

We told you last week that Matt was leaving his previous job as ND for WCNC-TV (Tegna/NBC) in Charlotte where he’d spent the past five years. He previously worked for Tegna/Gannett stations in Washington, Atlanta, and Tampa.

At WGCL, he replaces STEVE DOERR who was promoted to GM for the company’s Springfield, MA, operation.

Manning

Sadly, today brings news of the passing of longtime Texas newsman ALLEN MANNING who died suddenly Tuesday morning. He was 57.

Allen died just two days short of his second anniversary as Managing Editor for Tegna’s WFAA-TV in Dallas. He spent more than 20 years on the desk at KDFW-TV KTVT-TV in Dallas and had also worked in Houston and Midland.

His most recent station, WFAA, paid tribute to him in a story which paid homage to Allen’s love of poetry. And his longtime home, KTVT, aired this tribute.

Kudos to both stations, which mentioned that Allen had worked at a competitor and mentioned those stations by name, as opposed to “another station in town” which, in my view, stations do far too often.

Our sympathy to Allen’s wife and his co-workers at both stations.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Wednesday, March 11, 2020 UPDATE:

Wow.

The NAB has decided to postpone its annual April show in Las Vegas.

More here.

regards,

gevers

Monday, March 9, 2020 UPDATE:

A former Denver news director turned GM returns to Denver as GM of a Nexstar duopoly.

Grandy

BYRON GRANDY will be the next GM for KDVR-KWGN-TV, the FOX/CW duopoly in Denver. He’s spent the last three years as GM of Nexstar’s Raleigh NBC affiliate, WNCN-TV.

More in this news release.

Byron spent much of his career in Denver, first as ND and then GM of KMGH-TV (ABC). He’s a former ND in San Antonio and Augusta, GA, worked as a consultant for Broadcast Image, and began as a reporter in Bryan and Amarillo, TX and Milwaukee before moving into management as an EP in Jackson, MS.

Barrett

In Denver, he replaces another ND turned GM, JOAN BARRETT, who is replacing Byron in the North Carolina headcount as she has taken a job as GM for Tegna’s WCNC-TV in Charlotte.

One more item: We erred in our most recent full newsletter in reporting MARK ZONCA’s new job. We told you he was leaving Chicago for Florida, which was correct. But we had the wrong destination: he’ll be the new Assistant ND for Scripps’ WFTS-TV in Tampa. Apologies to Mark and the stations involved.

More in our complete newsletter this weekend.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

Welcome to your free weekly newsletter covering changes in news managers around the country.

We’ll tell you about THREE newly named NDs…and THREE new vacancies, one in a top 25 market.

That means there’s a slight increase as the number of open jobs on our list moves to 34.

For the second consecutive week, we have a new advertiser. It will appeal to any of you thinking of leaving TV but are nervous about making the jump. Former Minneapolis and Louisville news director MARIA REITAN did it, and she can help you make the decision. Check out her ad just below.

It’s a bit of a slow news week…just TWO items in Names in the News and ONE GM change.

Keep reading to learn more.

Newly Named News Directors:

Shriner

KOLD-TV, Tucson, AZ…JENELLE SHRINER moves within Gray Television to become news director for this CBS affiliate. She’s spent the last 3 1/2 years as ND for Gray’s KPLC-TV (NBC) in Lake Charles, LA. Here’s the note from KPLC GM JOHN WARE. Jenelle came to Lake Charles from Austin, TX, where she was Assistant ND (and interim ND) for KVUE-TV in her second stint there. She’s also worked in Houston, Seattle, Ft. Myers, and for two stations in Raleigh.

WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA… STEVEN SHAW moves from one Nexstar station to another as he”ll be the next ND for this CBS affiliate. He’s leaving the company’s WOWK-TV in Charleston/Huntington, WV, where he was the Assistant ND. Steven’s also worked in Boise. At WTAJ, he replaces KYLE FOBE who left at the end of last year to return to South Bend as ND for WBND-TV.

Harrison

WBNG-TV, Binghamton, NY…JOSH HARVISON will be the next news director for this Quincy Media owned CBS station. Josh is currently the executive producer for Gray Television’s KSLA-TV (CBS) in Shreveport and earlier spent almost 12 years at KAIT-TV (ABC) in Jonesboro, AR, rising from production assistant to assistant news director. At WBNG, Josh replaces ADAM WILHELM who left last August after four months as ND.

New News Director Openings:

King

WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC…MATT KING is apparently leaving this NBC affiliate since the job is posted on the Tegna website. (I reached out to Matt but did not hear back.) His departure comes as a new GM, JOAN BARRETT, is on the way. Matt’s been the ND here for about five years. He previously worked for Tegna/Gannett stations in Washington, Atlanta, and Tampa. Matt’s a former sports director in Chattanooga.

Reeves

KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO…RANDY REEVES has agreed to step down from the news director job here, but will remain at the station. (As you likely know, KOMU is an NBC affiliate owned by the University of Missouri and largely staffed by students from the School of Journalism.) Randy posted this on social media, and told me it the move will allow him to spend more time teaching. He’s worked here for 17 years in a variety of roles, the last 5 1/2 as news director. Randy also worked in Grand Rapids, MI, and Monterey/Salinas, CA.

Steve A.

Veteran news executive STEVE ACKERMANN will serve as the news director while the University search committee conducts its search. Steve has been working as a Special Projects Consultant for the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University. He’s a former VP/News for Raycom, was the founding news director for Belo’s now shuttered Texas Cable News. Steve was a news director in Cincinnati and spent more than 13 years at CBS News in a variety of roles.

KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA…as noted above, JENELLE SHRINER is moving to sister Gray station KOLD-TV in Tucson as ND after 3 1/2 years as ND for this NBC affiliate.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KCPQ/KZJO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/2/2020)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 1/26/20)
WSFL-TV, Miami, FL (listed 2/2/2020)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted this week)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 2/9/20)
Spectrum News, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/19/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 2/23/20)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 1/12/20)
KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO (relisted 1/26/20)
KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA (relisted 1/19/20)
KNPN/KNPG/KCJO-TV, St. Joseph, MO (relisted 2/16/20)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (Digital EP, listed 2/2/20)
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA (relisted 2/16/20)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (EP Special Projects, listed 2/16/20)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (relisted 1/26/20)
KING/KONG-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/16/20)
KDVR-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP and Digital EP, listing revised 2/9/20)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/2/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, listing modified 1/19/20)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/9/20)
KSND-TV, San Diego, CA (PM EP, relisted 3/1/20)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/16/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP/Innovation, listing revised 2/23/20)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 2/23/20)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (relisted 2/16/20)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 3/1/20)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted 2/16/20)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (new listing this week)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (relisted 1/5/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (relisted 1/5/20)
WHB-TV, Rock Island, IL (new listing this week)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (AM EP, listed 2/23/20)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (relisted 2/23/20)
KARD-TV, W. Monroe, LA (new listing this week)
KCAU-TV, Sioux City, IA (new listing this week)
WVNS-TV, Beckley, WV (relisted 1/26/20)
KLST-TV, San Angelo, TX (listed 2/16/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
WSFL-TV, Ft. Lauderdale/Miami (Investigative/Enterprise, new listing this week)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 2/9/20)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 2/23/20:

WJLA-TV, Washington, DC (Investigative Producer)
E.W. Scripps @ WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (News Manager Apprentice)

Relisted 2/23/20:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 2/16/20:

E. W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH (Director of News Content Strategy)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 1/19/20:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Senior Multiplatform Producer)
WBOC-TV/Draper Media, Salisbury, MD (Director of Digital Content)
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Professor)

Listed 1/5/20:

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Assignment Desk Manager)

Names in the News (and other items):

MARK ZONCA leaves Chicago for the sun and fun of Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Tampa where he’s been hired as the Assistant ND for Scripps’ WSFL-TV. WFTS-TV (ABC) which is starting a news operation. Mark’s been the morning EP for Fox’s WFLD-TV and has worked for several stations in Chicago and in Tampa.

Duhe

SONYA FORTE DUHE has been named Dean of the Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. She’s leaving her native Louisiana where she is a director in the School of Communication and Design at Loyola University in New Orleans. Sonya’s a former anchor and reporter in Baton Rouge who earned her Ph.D at the University of Missouri. She also worked at University of South Carolina. Lots more here.

General Manager News and Notes:

Shenkan

ANDREW SHENKAN returns to Scripps’ WLEX-TV in Lexington as General Manager. He was director of sales and marketing there from 2002-2005. He’s been the vice president and general manager of Scripps’ KATC-TV in Lafayette, Louisiana, since 2006. More in this news release.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 8, 2020:

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

WNJU-TV, 2200 Fletcher Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WGCL-TV 425 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr., Charlotte, NC 28217
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
KOAT-TV 3801 Carlisle Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107
WGAL-TV 1300 Columbia Avenue. Lancaster, PA 17603
WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
WPMT-TV 2005 South Queen Street York, PA 17403
KOKI-TV 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Tulsa, OK 74129
WRGB-TV 1400 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
KREM-TV 4103 S Regal St, Spokane, WA 99223
WITN-TV 275 E Arlington Blvd #275, Greenville, NC 27858
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KVAL/KMTR-TV 4575 Blanton Rd., Eugene, OR 97405
KSBW-TV 238 John Street, Salinas, CA 93901
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
WSAW-TV 1114 Grand Ave, Wausau, WI 54403
KOMU-TV 5550 Old 63 S, Columbia, MO 65201
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Rd, Rockford, IL 61101
KSWO/KAUZ-TV 1401 SE 60th St, Lawton, OK 73501
KPLC-TV 20 Division Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
WTVY-TV 285 N Foster St # 7, Dothan, AL 36303
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
KHQA-TV 301 S 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
Delta News 837 Washington Av. Greenville, MS 38701
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KAEF-TV 540 E St Eureka, California 95501
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

**: Spanish language station

March 1, 2020

Greetings:

TWO new news director openings this week. THREE newly named news directors. And we’re removing TWO stations from our list of openings as we anticipate announcements this week on those jobs.

Our list of open ND jobs stands at 33.

There’s a new advertiser this week: Former ND and one time RTDNA chair KEVIN BENZ’s ad below tells you about his coaching business. Click on the ad to learn more.

We have TWO paid help wanted ads this week as well.

ONE obituary, ONE GM on the move, and FOUR items in Names in the News.

Read all about those items and more below!

Newly Named News Directors:

Hoyt

WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN…CJ HOYT will be the next news director for this Nexstar owned CBS/FOX duopoly. Here’s the news release from the station and the note CJ posted to social media. He’s leaving Nexstar’s WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, PA after almost three years. CJ’s also been an ND in Huntsville, Toledo, Evansville, and Lafayette, LA. He’s also worked in Dallas, Knoxville, Greenville, SC, and Lincoln, NE. In Indianapolis, he replaces MATT WAGGONER who left in December (after one year as ND) to take the ND job at KSHB-TV (NBC/Scripps) in Kansas City.

Ginn

KVUE-TV, Austin, TX… CHRISTINA GINN has been named ND for Tegna’s KVUE-TV (ABC). She’s spent the last ten years in network news, most recently as an EP for MSNBC. Christina’s also worked at CNN, but spent the first part of her career in local news, working in Orlando, Nashville (two stations) and Little Rock. She replaces TIM RYAN who left last year to return to Tegna’s KUSA-TV in Denver (NBC) as Director of Content. Tim was ND in Austin for just over two years but earlier worked for 27 years at KUSA, the last 17 as the Assistant ND.

Pederson

WCAV-TV, Charlottesville, VA…congratulations to ANDY PEDERSON who’s on the job at this Lockwood CBS/FOX/ABC. He spent the last 2 1/2 years as ND for KTVE/KARD-TV, in Monroe, LA. Andy began his career as a photojournalist. More on his background here. At WCAV, he replaces VAL THOMPSON who left the station late last year after about five years as news director.

New News Director Openings:

WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA…we told you above that CJ HOYT is off to sister Nexstar station(s) WTTV/WXIN-TV (CBS/FOX) in Indianapolis as ND. He was at this ABC affiliate for about three years.

Rudman

KVAL/KMTR-TV, Eugene, OR…BERT RUDMAN is leaving after the May book. Bert tells me he’s had a good run here but is leaving ‘to enjoy some new opportunities that have come my way.’ Bert’s been ND here for three years, spent four years as an ND in Anchorage, worked in Atlanta and as a network field producer, and began his career on air. Sinclair owns KVAL and operates KMTR under a shared services agreement.

We’ve removed both WTAJ-TV in Altoona, PA, and WDHN-TV in Dothan, AL, from our list of open ND jobs. We anticipate announcements on new hires at both these stations soon.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Investigative Producer, WJLA-TV, Washington, DC:

ABC7-DC seeks an enterprising and aggressive Investigative Producer to join our 7 On Your Side investigative and consumer unit. Knowledge of the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) process, computer-assisted reporting, and data-driven reporting is required along with familiarity of legal issues related to investigative television news reporting. Strong writing skills and knowledge of current events is essential. Dynamic storytelling skills are a must.

Responsiblilites:

Develop and maintain contacts and sources in the community to enterprise story ideas
Identify and pitch investigative angles on both long-form enterprise and big daily news stories
Work closely with Producer and Executive Producer to refine investigative pitches and story scripts
Write online versions of investigative reports and work with Digital Producers on “web extra” content for each investigation
Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

3 years of investigative producing experience preferred
History of award-winning investigative journalism preferred
Must be a strong storyteller with the ability to make the complicated understandable
Must be able to use all available tools to enhance stories, from graphics to social media
Should be able to generate story ideas and determine the legitimacy of viewer tips
Strong writer, storyteller. Must be naturally inquisitive with an interest in holding government officials accountable
While applying please provide an online portfolio link for review.

To learn more about this job and to apply, just click here!

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Executive Producer of Innovation, WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH:

Are you a motivated, innovative leader that wants to work in a newsroom where creativity has no limit?

WBNS 10TV is looking for an Executive Producer of Innovation. You’ll work to create engaging and compelling content for all platforms, plan special projects, work with news, sales and marketing and be the “go to” for new adventures. This person will oversee newsroom projects such as podcasts, digital episodic content and other innovative media as we look to meet our audience where they are and elevate our brand.

The ideal candidate will identify engaging content opportunities within the newsroom and understand where that content best aligns with emerging product goals and our brand. Come help us champion ideas and create new ways of doing business that cut through the noise and inform our community.

If this job is for you, click here to learn more and apply!

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WFTS-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL (listed 1/19/20)
KCPQ/KZJO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/2/2020)
WSFL-TV, Miami, FL (listed 2/2/2020)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 2/9/20)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 2/9/20)
Spectrum News, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/19/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 2/23/20)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 1/12/20)
KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO (relisted 1/26/20)
KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA (relisted 1/19/20)
KNPN/KNPG/KCJO-TV, St. Joseph, MO (relisted 2/16/20)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (Digital EP, listed 2/2/20)
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA (relisted 2/16/20)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (EP Special Projects, listed 2/16/20)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (relisted 1/26/20)
KING/KONG-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/16/20)
KDVR-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP and Digital EP, listing revised 2/9/20)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/2/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, listing modified 1/19/20)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/9/20)
KSND-TV, San Diego, CA (PM EP, relisted this week)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/16/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP/Innovation, listing revised 2/23/20, see ad above!)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 2/23/20)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (relisted 2/16/20)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (new listing this week)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted 2/16/20)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (relisted 1/5/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (relisted 1/5/20)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (AM EP, listed 2/23/20)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (relisted 2/23/20)
WVNS-TV, Beckley, WV (relisted 1/26/20)
KLST-TV, San Angelo, TX (listed 2/16/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 2/9/16)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 2/23/20:

WJLA-TV, Washington, DC (Investigative Producer, see ad above!)
E.W. Scripps @ WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (News Manager Apprentice)

Relisted 2/23/20:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 2/16/20:

E. W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH (Director of News Content Strategy)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 1/19/20:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Senior Multiplatform Producer)
WBOC-TV/Draper Media, Salisbury, MD (Director of Digital Content)
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Professor)

Listed 1/5/20:

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituary:

Wolford

HAL WOLFORD died this week. He was a fixture at Evansville’s (IN) WEHT-TV, serving as news director, anchor, and reporter during his 30 years at the station. Hal might be best known for his feature segment, Backroads. His former station reported his passing in this story.

Names in the News (and other items):

Singal

SAM SINGAL joins Spectrum News as Vice President of Content and Editorial. He most recently has been working for Verizon Media but spent 20 years at NBC News and also worked at ABC.

Malave

STEVE MALAVE joins Sarasota’s WWSB-TV (Gray/ABC) as the station’s Assistant News Director. His lengthy background is told via his Linkedin page.

Two producers are moving up to EP jobs within Scripps. At WKBW-TV in Buffalo, TIM MEEHAN got the nod. And INDIGO SILVA was similarly promoted at the company’s Las Vegas station, KTNV-TV.

Collins

He may have been a news director and anchor for two South Bend stations, but MIKE COLLINS is probably best known these days as the PA announcer for the Notre Dame football team. He’s stepping down from that job after 38 years at the end of the 2020 season. Read more about Mike, how he got the job, and the things he learned doing about 239 games in this story.

General Manager News and Notes:

Adams

DAN ADAMS, who’s been GM for Disney/ABC’s KFSN-TV in Fresno for more than ten years, is moving to a newly created job for the o-and-o division. He’ll be the vice president of finance and business planning for Disney’s television division. Dan will assist in the transition with his replacement at KFSN.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 1, 2020:

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

WNJU-TV, 2200 Fletcher Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WGCL-TV 425 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
KOAT-TV 3801 Carlisle Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107
WGAL-TV 1300 Columbia Avenue. Lancaster, PA 17603
WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
WPMT-TV 2005 South Queen Street York, PA 17403
KOKI-TV 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Tulsa, OK 74129
WRGB-TV 1400 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309
KOLD-TV 7831 N Business Park Dr, Tucson, AZ 85743
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
KREM-TV 4103 S Regal St, Spokane, WA 99223
WITN-TV 275 E Arlington Blvd #275, Greenville, NC 27858
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KVAL/KMTR-TV 4575 Blanton Rd., Eugene, OR 97405
KSBW-TV 238 John Street, Salinas, CA 93901
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
WSAW-TV 1114 Grand Ave, Wausau, WI 54403
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Rd, Rockford, IL 61101
KSWO/KAUZ-TV 1401 SE 60th St, Lawton, OK 73501
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
WTVY-TV 285 N Foster St # 7, Dothan, AL 36303
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
KHQA-TV 301 S 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
Delta News 837 Washington Av. Greenville, MS 38701
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KAEF-TV 540 E St Eureka, California 95501
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

**: Spanish language station

February 23, 2020

February 25, 2020 UPDATE:

Greetings:

We have TWO news director hires to report today.

  Hoyt

CJ HOYT stays within Nexstar and heads to Indianapolis where’ll be the next ND for WTTV/WXIN-TV (CBS-FOX). CJ has been the ND for WHTM-TV (ABC) in Harrisburg, PA, since the summer of 2017, and has also run newsrooms in Huntsville, Toledo, Evansville, and Lafayette, LA. He’s also worked in Dallas, Knoxville, Greenville, SC, and Lincoln, NE.

Here’s the news release from the station and CJ’s email to his staff.

He replaces MATT WAGGONER who left in December to become ND for Scripps’ KSHB-TV (NBC) in Kansas City.

  Ginn

And in Austin, TX, CHRISTINA GINN has been named ND for Tegna’s KVUE-TV (ABC). She’s spent the last ten years in network news, most recently as an EP for MSNBC. Christina’s also worked at CNN, but spent the first part of her career in local news, working in Orlando, Nashville (two stations) and Little Rock.

The station posted this announcement on its website.

Ryan

Christina replaces TIM RYAN who left last year to return to Tegna’s KUSA-TV in Denver (NBC) as Director of Content. Tim was ND in Austin for just over two years but earlier served 27 years at KUSA, the last 17 as the Assistant ND.

More in our complete newsletter this weekend.

regards,

Rick Gevers

**** ***** ****

Greetings:

A very busy week with FIVE new ND openings in a wide range of market sizes. But to my knowledge, NO open jobs were filled this week.

Our list of open ND jobs jumps to 36!

There are THREE paid help wanted ads, all for interesting management jobs in larger markets.

TWO obituaries, one for a former network newsman who spent a few years as a news director in San Francisco. You’ll like the way he described the format of a new network show he was launching. And a former Minnesota GM died last week.

In our Names in the News segment, a recent Ohio news director is on the mend from a head-on car accident which left him with a brain injury. An about-to-exit Florida news director spends 30 minutes talking about the business on a local radio station. A former ND turned educator is honored for his new book, new EPs at several medium market stations, and two management moves at Scripps.

And we have FIVE items in our General Manager section, including GM changes at THREE top 25 market stations.

All that and move below!

Newly Named News Directors:

For a week with a lot of new openings, to my knowledge there are NO new NDs named.

New News Director Openings:

McGarvy

WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH…SEAN McGARVY is heading to parent company Scripps’ corporate staff as a Director of Digital Content Strategy. He’s been the ND for this ABC affiliate since August, 2018, coming from the Assistant ND job at the company’s KMGH-TV (also ABC) in Denver. His Linkedin page explains his other stops.

KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, NM…GREG SHEPPERD will leave this Hearst owned ABC affiliate March 19th. He told me why in this email:

Shepperd

After 20 years exploring this great country in five markets in four time zones, my husband and I have made the decision to put some roots down with our family in Chicago. I’m so grateful for the wonderful experiences in the last 15 years with the exceptional team at Hearst, and we’re excited about what’s next!

Greg joined KOAT in October, 2015 after three years as ND at sister Hearst’s KHBS-KHOG-TV in Fayetteville. He’s also worked for Hearst in Sacramento and New Orleans and began his career at WCNC-TV in Charlotte.

Chism

WGAL-TV, Lancaster/Harrisburg, PA…another Hearst station, another opening. MICHELLE CHISM has left this Hearst NBC affiliate after about 2 1/2 years as news director. She had been the Assistant ND at Hearst’s WBAL-TV in Baltimore for the previous 2 1/2 years. Michelle’s also worked in Austin, TX (KVUE-TV), Little Rock (KTHV-TV), and Kansas City (WDAF-TV).

Alexander

KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX…we’ve had a news director opening posted for this Scripps station for several months. Now we’ve learned that PAUL ALEXANDER (who’d been the ND there before a promotion to Director of Local Content last fall) has resigned. Paul had been ND there since 2013, and had previously been an ND in Brownsville, TX. He’s began in sports, working as an anchor in Tucson, Austin, TX, San Antonio and St. Louis, a news anchor for the statewide News of Texas, and a news and sports radio talk show host.

KAVU-TV, Victoria, TX…ROXANN FISHER has left this Morgan Murphy Media owned ABC affiliate after about six months as news director. She’s a veteran Texas newswoman who’s worked for several stations in Houston and San Antonio. The local newspaper reports there has been a lot of management changes there.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Investigative Producer, WJLA-TV, Washington, DC:

ABC7-DC seeks an enterprising and aggressive Investigative Producer to join our 7 On Your Side investigative and consumer unit. Knowledge of the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) process, computer-assisted reporting, and data-driven reporting is required along with familiarity of legal issues related to investigative television news reporting. Strong writing skills and knowledge of current events is essential. Dynamic storytelling skills are a must.

Responsiblilites:

Develop and maintain contacts and sources in the community to enterprise story ideas
Identify and pitch investigative angles on both long-form enterprise and big daily news stories
Work closely with Producer and Executive Producer to refine investigative pitches and story scripts
Write online versions of investigative reports and work with Digital Producers on “web extra” content for each investigation
Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

3 years of investigative producing experience preferred
History of award-winning investigative journalism preferred
Must be a strong storyteller with the ability to make the complicated understandable
Must be able to use all available tools to enhance stories, from graphics to social media
Should be able to generate story ideas and determine the legitimacy of viewer tips
Strong writer, storyteller. Must be naturally inquisitive with an interest in holding government officials accountable
While applying please provide an online portfolio link for review.

To learn more about this job and to apply, just click here!

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Executive Producer of Innovation, WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH:

Are you a motivated, innovative leader that wants to work in a newsroom where creativity has no limit?

WBNS 10TV is looking for an Executive Producer of Innovation. You’ll work to create engaging and compelling content for all platforms, plan special projects, work with news, sales and marketing and be the “go to” for new adventures. This person will oversee newsroom projects such as podcasts, digital episodic content and other innovative media as we look to meet our audience where they are and elevate our brand.

The ideal candidate will identify engaging content opportunities within the newsroom and understand where that content best aligns with emerging product goals and our brand. Come help us champion ideas and create new ways of doing business that cut through the noise and inform our community.

If this job is for you, click here to learn more and apply!

Executive Producer/Special Projects, KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ:

I. Job Summary

Executive Producer/Special Projects at Arizona’s Family CBS5 & 3TV (Meredith Corp.) is a driven, detail-oriented and creative EP who manages our special projects team including investigative/consumer units, sports and community coverage. The EPSP wears many hats generating a large quantity of high quality, branded stories; producing one-time specials; planning and executing our election coverage and contributing to daily newscasts as needs arise. Manages other special projects, including sweeps features, documentaries, station events, and awards entries. Candidate will be a proactive self-starter, managing large numbers of ongoing projects with little supervision while seeking to create new ones. Requires a high-level understanding of TV strategy, tactics, including visual storytelling, graphics, teases, and promotional opportunities. Willing to work long or unusual hours, weekends and holidays as needed. Work performed is for all media platforms and initiatives, including on-air, web, digital and social media.

II. Essential Job Functions

Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results

50% Produce high quality, promotable, branded stories per station strategy and research priorities.
20% Assist in development and execution of Sweeps coverage
15% Plan and execute special coverage, including elections and community events
10% Produce one-time specials
5% Other duties as assigned

III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements

Education: College degree required
7 yrs. experience as an EP, producer, reporter, or equivalent in daily news operation. Exp. with investigative reporting and producing.
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of libel/slander/privacy laws.
Advanced computer and web publishing skills. Knowledge of editing.
Travel Required (Approximate): 5%

Please apply here:

EEO

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WFTS-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL (listed 1/19/20)
KCPQ/KZJO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/2/2020)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 1/26/20)
WSFL-TV, Miami, FL (listed 2/2/2020)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 2/9/20)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 2/9/20)
Spectrum News, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/19/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (new listing this week)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 1/12/20)
KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO (relisted 1/26/20)
KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA (relisted 1/19/20)
KNPN/KNPG/KCJO-TV, St. Joseph, MO (relisted 2/16/20)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (Digital EP, listed 2/2/20)
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA (relisted 2/16/20)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (EP Special Projects, listed 2/16/20, see ad above!)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (relisted 1/26/20)
KING/KONG-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 2/16/20)
KDVR-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP and Digital EP, listing revised 2/9/20)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/2/20)
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO (listed 11/24/19)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, listing modified 1/19/20)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/9/20)
KSND-TV, San Diego, CA (PM EP, listed 12/22/19)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 2/16/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP/Innovation, listing revised this week, see ad above!)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (new listing this week)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (relisted 2/16/20)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 1/12/20)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted 2/16/20)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (relisted 1/5/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (relisted 1/5/20)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (AM EP, new listing this week)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (relisted this week)
WVNS-TV, Beckley, WV (relisted 1/26/20)
KLST-TV, San Angelo, TX (listed 2/16/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (2 openings, listed 2/2/20)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 2/9/16)

More News Management Openings:

New listings this week:

WJLA-TV, Washington, DC (Investigative Producer, see ad above!)
E.W. Scripps @ WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (News Manager Apprentice)

Relisted this week:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 2/16/20:

E. W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH (Director of News Content Strategy)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 1/19/20:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Senior Multiplatform Producer)
WBOC-TV/Draper Media, Salisbury, MD (Director of Digital Content)
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Professor)

Listed 1/5/20:

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituaries:

Dudnick

HERB DUDNICK died Monday at the age of 86. Here’s the obituary. Herb’s a former ND for KRON-TV in San Francisco and worked briefly at ABC News. But he spent most of his long career at NBC News, where he helped develop the short-lived program NBC News Overnight. You’ll enjoy this blog post which has a fun description (about five paragraphs down) detailing how Herb described the format of Overnight to prospective anchors LINDA ELLERBEE and LLOYD DOBYNS.

Rhodes

KEYC-TV in Mankato, MN, is mourning the death of former GM MARVIN RHODES who died unexpectedly on Friday, February 14. He was 65. Marvin had been only the fifth GM in the station’s history, from 2013-2019. He’s remembered in this obituary from the KEYC website.

Names in the News (and other items):

Knopps

Former WTOL-TV Toledo (Tegna/CBS) news director ANTHONY KNOPPS has a new battle on his hands. He suffered a serious traumatic brain injury after a head-on car accident last July. (How serious? Normally an 80% mortality rate.) Interestingly, symptoms didn’t manifest for almost five weeks. Now he’s working hard on his recovery and trying to educate people about such injuries. More here.

Parcell

Outgoing WFTV Orlando (Cox Media Group/ABC) news director MATT PARCELL is about to retire. But before he exits, he sat for an interview with Orlando news radio station WDBO-FM about changes in broadcast news, what the industry does well, and what it doesn’t. You can hear that 35 minute interview here. Matt spent more than 22 years at WFTV, the last 7+ as news director.

Conway

Another award for news director turned educator/author MIKE CONWAY. The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has given its 2020 Broadcast Historian Award to Mike’s well reviewed book: Contested Ground: The Tunnel and the Struggle over Television News in Cold War America. More details about the book (and how to buy it!) on Mike’s website.

Philadelphia’s WCAU-TV is adding a 7:00 newscast, which caught the attention of the TV writer for the Delaware County Times. (Apparently he doesn’t know that many markets have 7:00 newscasts.) But he does provide a little context to news in that time period and how most stations’ first newscasts were at 7:00.

Speaking of NBC owned stations, WVIT-TV, the NBC o-and-o in Hartford/New Haven, CT, filled its open EP position with JOSEPH HEGARTY. Joe’s spent the last 13 years working for WGME-TV in Portland, ME, as you’ll learn in this staff email from VP/News JANET HUNDLEY.

WBNS-TV (CBS) in Columbus, OH, filled one of its two open EP jobs by luring VICKI ZEAL from sister Tegna station WVEC-TV in Norfolk, VA. She starts in mid-March. The hunt continues for another position, EP of Innovation, as you will learn in the paid help wanted ad above.

Some hires at Scripps stations to share:

Producer LOGAN McCRARY has been bumped up to executive producer at KOAA-TV in Colorado Spring. And News Manager Apprentice Lisa Reyes will be the Assistant ND at WTXL-TV in Tallahassee. She’s been training at Scripps’ WFTV in Nashville and is the second successful candidate to come out of the program.

General Manager News and Notes:

Barrett

Thanks to our UPDATE Tuesday, you know (or should!) that news director turned general manager JOAN BARRETT is off to her next challenge. She’s the new GM for Tegna’s WCNC-TV (NBC) in Charlotte. Joan shared the news with her staff at Nexstar’s KDVR/KWGN-TV (FOX/CW) in Denver. She’s been the GM there for the last four years, had been an GM (and ND) in Wichita, and has had a wide variety of jobs, beginning on air in Lubbock, TX.

Loving

Joan’s wasn’t the only TEGNA general manager appointment this week. The company named DAVID LOVING to run its Des Moines station, WOI-TV (ABC). He previously worked for Univision for 21 years, most recently as GM of the company’s Houston station. David also oversaw four radio stations in Houston and, during his time at Univision, held senior management jobs in Austin, TX, San Antonio and San Francisco.

White

And the aforementioned Joan Barrett’s departure from Nexstar’s Denver station wasn’t the only general manager  departure from the company this week. LEIGH WHITE has left KTXL-TV in Sacramento after almost 4 1/2 years at this FOX affiliate, most of that time as general manager after starting there as the sales manager. She’s also worked in Charlotte, Knoxville, and for several stations in Jackson, MS.

Poduska

Unlike the popular song from years ago, Kansas City, here we, uh, go (not come) for KCTV General Manager CHUCK PODUSKA. He’s announced his retirement after 38 years with the company, the last 2 1/2 as GM for this CBS affiliate. Chuck came up the bean counter route, having worked at headquarters in Des Moines, as business manager at KCTV, and in Orlando when the company owned a station there. More in this news release.

Palmer

Finally, CHRISTOPHER PALMER has been named VP/GM for Morgan Murphy Media’s WKBT-TV in La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI. Palmer joins from Gray’s WMC-TV in Memphis, where he has been since 2015. He’s previously worked in Toledo, Las Vegas, for WorldNow in New York and in Orlando.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, February 23, 2020:

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

WNJU-TV, 2200 Fletcher Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WGCL-TV 425 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
WTTV/WXIN-TV 6910 Network Place Indianapolis, IN 46278
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
KVUE-TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
KOAT-TV 3801 Carlisle Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107
WGAL-TV 1300 Columbia Avenue. Lancaster, PA 17603
WPMT-TV 2005 South Queen Street York, PA 17403
KTUL-TV 3333 S. 29th West Ave Tulsa, Ok 74101
WRGB-TV 1400 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309
KOLD-TV 7831 N Business Park Dr, Tucson, AZ 85743
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
KREM-TV 4103 S Regal St, Spokane, WA 99223
WITN-TV 275 E Arlington Blvd #275, Greenville, NC 27858
WTAJ-TV 5000 6th Ave # 1, Altoona, PA 16602
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KSBW-TV 238 John Street, Salinas, CA 93901
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
WSAW-TV 1114 Grand Ave, Wausau, WI 54403
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Rd, Rockford, IL 61101
KSWO/KAUZ-TV 1401 SE 60th St, Lawton, OK 73501
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
WCAV-TV 999 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
WTVY-TV 285 N Foster St # 7, Dothan, AL 36303
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
WDHN-TV P.O. Box 6237, Dothan, AL 36302
KHQA-TV 301 S 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
Delta News 837 Washington Av. Greenville, MS 38701
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KAEF-TV 540 E St Eureka, California 95501
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

**: Spanish language station