Rick Gevers & Associates

July 14, 2019

Monday, July 16, 2019 UPDATE:

Greetings:

One of the worst kept secrets in television is now public, and it involves a Nexstar news director moving to a bigger Nexstar station.

Ciliberti

DAVE CILIBERTI is leaving WCMH-TV (NBC) in Columbus, OH, to take over sister Nexstar NBC station WFLA-TV in Tampa. WCMH General Manager KEN FREEDMAN told his staff via this email.

It’s a return to Tampa for Dave, who spent 17 years at WFTS-TV (ABC) there in a variety of roles. He left WFTS in 2001 for an almost four year stint as ND for WTEN/WXXA-TV in Albany NY.

He’s also worked for two New York City stations, and began his career as a photojournalist, working in Washington, DC, and as the chief photographer for KRIV-TV in Houston.

In Tampa, he replaces RYAN MINNAUGH who left the station suddenly last month after about a year as ND there.

Turning to the corrections department, last night’s newsletter was not our best work. Two corrections:

KARI JACOBS is leaving WVEC-TV in Norfolk, not WAVY-TV, to become GM for WTSP-TV in Tampa.

And BILL SHORY spent six years as ND for Louisville’s WAVE-TV, not six months as we erroneously reported.

Apologies to all. We’ll try and do better next time.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

For the second consecutive week, we have TWO new news directors to introduce you to, with ONE vacancy, that created by one of the two new NDs.

That leaves our count of open ND jobs at 31.

There are THREE ads, including ONE for a corporate job, ONE for a news director opening, and ONE for a large market EP position…something for everyone!

We have an obituary for a long ago ND and anchor in Washington state, two managers on the move, and a new job for a longtime ND that involves drones.

And we’ll tell you about TWO general managers on the move: ONE to a new GM job in a larger market, and ONE returning home for a sales/station manager assignment.

All that and more below!

Newly Named News Directors: 

Fabrizio

WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY…this Gray Television owned NBC affiliate has named DAN FABRIZIO as news director. It’s an inter-Gray move for Dan, who’s spent the last eight years as ND for WSAZ-TV in Charleston/Huntington, WV. He’s also been an ND in Charleston, SC, and Providence, and worked as a reporter in Miami and Columbus, OH. It’s all detailed in this email from GM KEN SELVAGGI to the staff. Dan replaces BILL SHORY who left at the end of June after six years as ND.

Neal

WLEX-TV, Lexington, KY…BRIAN NEAL joins this NBC affiliate owned by Scripps as its next news director. He’s been the Assistant ND for Hearst’s WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, NC, for the past eight years. Brian’s also worked in Greensboro-High Point, NC, San Francisco, Sacramento and Syracuse. At WLEX, he replaces longtime ND BRUCE CARTER who retired last December after 20 years as ND.

New News Director Opening: 

WSAZ-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV…we told you above that DAN FABRIZIO is leaving to become ND for Gray’s WAVE-TV in Louisville.

Also, please note the ad below for the open ND job at WAFF-TVin Huntsville.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Senior VP, Local Content Development, Nexstar Broadcasting, Irving, TV:

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is seeking an accomplished news manager to lead local content initiatives across the group and complement our dynamic Corporate Content team.

The position of Senior Vice-President, Local Content Development will work with our growing group of stations to advance our strong multi-platform approach with our digital and broadcast news products inclusive of web and mobile content initiatives, our social media engagement as well as our expanding OTT products.

A strong strategic thinker and inspiring leader with amazing editorial acumen will work closely with the Operations team to build on Nexstar’s approach to “Local” while working with our Senior Management on projects, brand development and market evaluations creating a clear vision for the future and a focus on quality. Our growth leads to endless opportunities how we create and distribute content both in-market and regionally.

Content drives “Local” and the development of group wide content initiatives to grow ratings and revenue is essential across all local markets. Nexstar has a dynamic group dedicated to the quality of our local product. Successful candidate will understand the focus of “local” in local television and how to be successful at it with a clear passion for the industry.

Minimum 8 years of News/Content Management experience. If you are looking for a job that doesn’t involve travel, this is not the job for you.

Please access the link below and provide us your resume information as well as your career successes and leadership abilities. Why is this opportunity the right one for you? The position will be based in Irving, Texas and reports directly to the EVP, Station Operations & Content Development.

You can learn more about this opportunity and apply by clicking here.

News Director, WAFF-TV, Huntsville, AL:

Work, live and play in the region that U.S. News & World Report calls the “Best Affordable Place to Live in the U.S. in 2019”.

WAFF is Huntsville, Alabama’s #1 news station and dominates the digital footprint in North Alabama. Ranked at #79, the Huntsville, Alabama market is on pace to become the state’s most populous city by 2025 and is identified as among the Top 25 most-educated cities in America. Embrace space within “the rocket city” – home to NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Space Camp, Redstone Arsenal.

WAFF is seeking a fiercely competitive news director who will champion a team to grow audiences on all screens while delivering compelling, relevant content that impacts lives.

Required talents:

1. Grasp and manage both On Air and Digital platforms
2. Visionary leadership that attracts passionate followers
3. Recruiting, Coaching, Training and Mentoring expertise.
4. Strategy, Goal-setting, Planning and Content mastery for all platforms.
5. Flawless verbal and written communication
6. Integrity, creativity, passion, compassion, positive energy, active listener, engaging personality.
7. Time management skills, can-do attitude, strong work ethic.
8. Relentless in preparing budgets, hitting budgets and meeting deadlines.
9. Mastery of the latest technological advancements in news gathering, production, libel and privacy laws, journalistic ethics, and maintaining professional guidelines and standards of news broadcasts.
10. Resolute producer of content for website and digital platforms.

WAFF’s finger is on the pulse of one of our nation’s most progressive and most emerging cities. Welcome to our winning team!

Please apply online here.

Executive Producer, Special Projects, KPRC-TV, Houston, TX:

KPRC-TV, the Graham Media Group owned/NBC affiliate in Houston, TX is searching for an Executive Producer to oversee our award winning investigative and special projects team.

We have a dedicated group of experienced reporters, producers, photographers and editors focused on creating compelling, promotable investigative and enterprise content. It’s the best team in town and you’ll be the leader.

Our ideal EP is someone who is aggressive, competitive and wants to win every story and every newscast. Our ideal candidate is a leader who identifies important investigative stories with broad appeal to our very diverse audience. You’ll need experience supervising investigative journalists. IRE credentials are a plus.

We’re seeking an EP who can showcase stories, knows how to leverage web and social media to help drive ratings and gets the importance of engaging storytelling through graphics, standups and live shots.

Our EP’s are given all the resources available to be successful thus they hold a lot of responsibility in the execution of the role and management of the team. You’ll be responsible for overseeing and executing the station’s year-round promotable calendar, you’ll need to work daily with Creative Services to make sure your efforts are properly marketed. In this position, you’ll also be a key player in breaking news, working with your team to incorporate investigative research and elements into TV and online coverage.

Do you have what it takes to be our next Executive Producer? Email your resume and work samples to Aaron Wische, Assistant News Director at awische@kprc.com

And you can learn more and apply by clicking here.

News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 5/12/19)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 7/7/19)
KSPR-TV, Springfield, MO (listed 7/17/19)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (relisted 5/19/19)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted this week)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (listed 6/9/19)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Special Projects EP, listed 7/7/19, see ad above!)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (AM EP, listed 6/16/19)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP, listed 5/27/19)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, listed 6/23/19)
WVIT-TV, Hartford, CT (Dayside EP, listed 6/23/19)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, relisted this week)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, listed 5/19/19)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 6/9/19)
WHP-TV Harrisburg, PA (listed 6/2/19)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (Digital EP, listed 6/23/19)
WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, relisted 7/7/19)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (AM EP, relisted 7/7/19)
KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/16/19)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (relisted this week)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 5/27/19)
KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA (listed 6/16/19)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 6/23/19)
WFXG-TV, Augusta, GA (listed 6/16/19)
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital Executive Producer, relisted 6/23/19)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (PM EP, listed 6/2/19)
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA (PM EP, listed 6/16/19)

Other News Management Openings:

Relisted this week:

Nexstar Broadcasting, Dallas TX (Senior VP, Local Content Development, see ad above)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV(Digital Content Executive Producer)

Listed 7/7/19:

KMTV, Omaha, NE (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 6/30/19

KGET-TV, Bakersfield, CA (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 6/23/19:

WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (Digital Content Manager)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital Content Executive Producer)
KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 6/16/19:

Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO (Investigative Producer)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (Digital Content Mgr.)

Listed 5/27/19:

WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (Planning Manager)
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (Digital Content Mgr.)

Listed 5/19/19:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Enterprise Executive Producer)

Obituary:

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T. J. CLOSE, a longtime news director and anchor for KIMA-TV in Yakima, WA, died last Sunday, July 7th, after a long battle with prostrate cancer. He was 80. T.J. spent 30 years at KIMA and previously served as ND for sister station KEPR-TV. If you read this obituary, you’ll get a sense of this sense of humor by a trick he played on his first date with his future wife.

Names in the News (and other items):

Stroud

Congratulations to MARCUS STROUD who’s been promoted to Assistant News Director at Nexstar’s WIAT-TV in Birmingham, AL, after four years as the News Operations Manager.  WIAT is a CBS affiliate. He began as a photojournalist, working in Greensboro/Winston-Salem and Birmingham and serving as chief photographer in Montgomery.

JENNIFER SMITH has been promoted from EP to Assistant ND for Scripps’s WLEX-TV in Lexington, KY.

MIKA JOHNSON is the new PM Content Manager for Scripps’ WFTX-TV in Ft. Myers. She’s worked in San Antonio for the past eleven years, spending the last nine at KSAT-TV there as a producer. She’s also worked in Bryan and Beaumont, TX.

Woelful

STACEY WOELFEL, who spent 24 years as news director for KOMU-TV, the University of Missouri owned NBC affiliate, has an additional title now. He’s the Director of Aerial Journalism for the Reynolds Journalism at Missouri. Stacey’s been the initial Director of Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at Missouri, moving to that job from his KOMU role. More here.

General Manager News and Notes:

Jacobs

Tegna is promoting KARI JACOBS, the General Manager of its Norfolk station, WAVY-TV, (NBC)  WVEC-TV (ABC) to become GM of WTSP-TV, its CBS affiliate in Tampa-St. Petersburg. Kari joined WAVY in 2004 as local sales manager, became director of sales in 2011, and became the general manager there in 2011.

Watt

STEVE WATT, who’s been the GM for Scripps’ KSHB-TV (NBC) in Kansas City since April 2017, is returning to Nashville as Director of Sales and Station Manager for Meredith’s WSMV-TV (NBC) there. Here’s the note he sent to his staff at KSHB. Before moving to Kansas City two years ago, Steve served as GM for WKRN-TV in Nashville. Earlier in his career he worked as a reporter in Des Moines and the Quad Cities.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, July 14, 2019:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WFAA-TV 606 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WFLA-TV 200 S Parker St, Tampa, FL 33606
KTVK/KPHO-TV 5555 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
KUSA-TV 500 E Speer Blvd, Denver, CO 80203
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KSDK-TV 1000 Market St. St. Louis MO 63101
KFMB-TV 7677 Engineer Road San Diego, CA 92111
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr, Columbus, OH 43215
WITI-TV 9001 N Green Bay Rd, Brown Deer, WI 53209
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfield Dr. West Palm Beach, FL 33407
WBIR-TV 1513 Bill Williams Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
WJRT-TV 2302 Lapeer Rd, Flint, MI 48503
WSAZ-TV 645 Fifth Avenue Huntington, WV 25701
WTOL-TV 730 N. Summit St. Toledo OH 43604
WAFF-TV 1414 N. Memorial Parkway. Huntsville, AL 35801 (see ad above!)
WCBD-TV 210 W Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
WTXL-TV 1620 Commerce Blvd Midway, FL 32343
KERO-TV 321 21st Street Bakersfield, CA 93301
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
KCBD-TV 5600 Ave. A Lubbock, TX 79404
KTTC-TV 6301 Bandel Rd. NW Rochester, MN 55901
WOAY-TV P.O. BOX 3001 Oak Hill, WV 25901
KRTV 3300 Old Havre Hwy. Black Eagle, MT 59414
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

**: Spanish language station

July 7, 2019

Greetings:

As you might expect during a holiday shortened weekend, it was fairly slow this week, but there were still TWO new news director named with another veteran ND announcing his retirement to create the ONE new opening.

We have TWO ads, including ONE for one of the 32 news director openings.

There’s a new Assistant ND in Houston, a new EP in Jacksonville, FL, and we’ll tell you where a former ND landed…and it’s an anchor job. Also, details about a lifetime achievement award for a two time ND who spent many years at CBS.

No obituaries and no new GM news, to the best of my knowledge.

Details about all these stories and more as you read on.

Newly Named News Directors: 

Segura

KCSO/KNSO-TV, Sacramento and Fresno, CA…ADOLFO SEGURA has been named to run both these Telemundo stations, 170 miles apart. The move reunites him with his former boss, JOSE SUAREZ. Adolfo is currently the news director for KDVA-TV, the Telemundo station in San Antonio, a job he’s held since 2013. He’s also worked for Univision.

Canan

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH…our Wednesday update told you that MIKE CANAN is the new news director for this Scripps owned ABC affiliate. He’s been the interim ND here since CHIP MAHANEY returned to the Scripps headquarters across town to work in a talent development role. Chip was ND here for about 2 1/2 years. Mike’s no stranger to WCPO: before returning last month from a corporate job, he was the editor at WCPO.com. His background is in print.

New News Director Opening: 

Morford

WAFF-TV, Hunstville, AL…BOB MORFORD is retiring after more than 40 years in our business. He’s been the ND for this Gray TV owned NBC affiliate for three years in his second stint there. Bob shared this with me:

After 24 married years living apart, she (wife Margaret) and I found a “perfect” home in Nashville for retirement in May, I hit 40 years in the business on Memorial Day, had a contract ending on June 5th, put all that together, and turned in notice to the station. Last day is July 12.

And he sent this unusual note to his staff. He’s been an ND in Houston, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati (two stations), West Palm Beach, and Knoxville.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Executive Producer, Special Projects, KPRC-TV, Houston, TX:

KPRC-TV, the Graham Media Group owned/NBC affiliate in Houston, TX is searching for an Executive Producer to oversee our award winning investigative and special projects team.

We have a dedicated group of experienced reporters, producers, photographers and editors focused on creating compelling, promotable investigative and enterprise content. It’s the best team in town and you’ll be the leader.

Our ideal EP is someone who is aggressive, competitive and wants to win every story and every newscast. Our ideal candidate is a leader who identifies important investigative stories with broad appeal to our very diverse audience. You’ll need experience supervising investigative journalists. IRE credentials are a plus.

We’re seeking an EP who can showcase stories, knows how to leverage web and social media to help drive ratings and gets the importance of engaging storytelling through graphics, standups and live shots.

Our EP’s are given all the resources available to be successful thus they hold a lot of responsibility in the execution of the role and management of the team. You’ll be responsible for overseeing and executing the station’s year-round promotable calendar, you’ll need to work daily with Creative Services to make sure your efforts are properly marketed. In this position, you’ll also be a key player in breaking news, working with your team to incorporate investigative research and elements into TV and online coverage.

Do you have what it takes to be our next Executive Producer? Email your resume and work samples to Aaron Wische, Assistant News Director at awische@kprc.com

And you can learn more and apply by clicking here.

News Director, WJRT-TV, Flint/Saginaw, MI:

Seeking a powerhouse candidate who will lead our newsroom. Responsible for overseeing and leading all aspects of daily news operations including organization of targeted content; analyze audience research; work effectively with creative services, sales, production and other departments.

ABOUT STATION:

For more than 70 years, ABC12 has been part of the Mid-Michigan community. Providing breaking news of the day and keeping our viewers informed before, during and after severe weather is our commitment day in and day out. Reaching beyond the traditional news of the day, ABC12 is humbled to be the media partner for several events throughout the year benefiting the community we call home.

To see full job posting and apply please click here.

ABOUT GRAY TELEVISION:

Gray Television supports local community interests by providing quality television broadcasting and exceptional service in each market we serve. Gray owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 91 television markets including the first or second highest rated television station in 85 markets. We are an unmatched broadcast pioneer that keeps getting bigger and better. We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.

News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 5/12/19)
WTLV-TV, Jacksonville, FL (listed 5/5/19)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 6/23/19)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 5/5/19)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted this week)
KSPR-TV, Springfield, MO (new listing this week)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (relisted 5/19/19)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 5/12/19)
KRNV-TV, Reno, TX (listed 6/9/19)
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 5/5/19)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Special Projects EP, new listing this week, see ad above!)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (AM EP, listed 6/16/19)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP, listed 5/27/19)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (2 openings, listed 5/5/19)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, listed 6/23/19)
WVIT-TV, Hartford, CT (Dayside EP, listed 6/23/19)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, relisted 5/12/19)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, listed 5/19/19)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 6/9/19)
WHP-TV Harrisburg, PA (listed 6/2/19)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (Digital EP, listed 6/23/19)
WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, relisted this week)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, listed 5/5/19)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (AM EP, relisted this week)
KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/16/19)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (listed 5/12/19)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 5/27/19)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (Dayside EP, listed 5/5/19)
KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA (listed 6/16/19)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 6/23/19)
WFXG-TV, Augusta, GA (listed 6/16/19)
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital Executive Producer, relisted 6/23/19)
WLNS-TV, Lansing MI (listed 6/2/19)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (PM EP, listed 6/2/19)
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA (PM EP, listed 6/16/19)

Other News Management Openings:

New listing this week:

Nexstar Broadcasting, Dallas TX (Senior VP, Local Content Development)
KMTV, Omaha, NE (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 6/30/19

KGET-TV, Bakersfield, CA (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 6/23/19:

WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (Digital Content Manager)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital Content Executive Producer)
KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 6/16/19:

Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO (Investigative Producer)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (Digital Content Mgr.)

Listed 5/27/19:

WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (Planning Manager)
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (Digital Content Mgr.)

Listed 5/19/19:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Enterprise Executive Producer)

Names in the News (and other items):

Henao

CHRIS HENAO returns to Tegna’s KHOU-TV (CBS) in Houston as the Assistant News Director. GM ROBERT SPRINGER shared the news in this email. Chris worked at this CBS affiliate for almost ten years about eleven years ago as an investigative photojournalist and investigative producer before moving on to jobs in Kansas City, Los Angeles, and, most recently, San Antonio, where he’s been the Assistant ND at KSAT-TV.

Green

ANGELA GREEN will be the new morning anchor at WTXL-TV in Tallahassee. We told you a few weeks ago that Angela was leaving her news director’s job at Lockwood Broadcasting’s WFXG-TV in Augusta, GA. She was there ND there for about 18 months. Earlier, Angela had anchored in Greenville, NC and also worked in Montgomery and Birmingham.

PATRICK GRIFFIN is the new executive producer for Cox Media’s Jacksonville duopoly, WJAX/WFOX-TV. He’s been a producer for WBTV in Charlotte and has also worked in Savannah, GA.

The Rockford (IL) Star profiles WREX-TV news director and station manager JOSH MORGAN. It’s part of an ongoing series about future leaders in the area.

Duke

Former New Orleans (WWL-TV) and Houston (KHOU-TV) news director (who worked at CBS News for many years) JOE DUKE will receive the Press Club of New Orleans’ Lifetime Achievement Award. That will take place later this month at the Press Club’s annual awards gala. Joe’s now teaching at Loyola in New Orleans. Friends can congratulate him via an email to: joeduke4@gmail.com

General Manager News and Notes:

No changes during this holiday week to the best of my knowledge.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, July 7, 2019:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WFAA-TV 606 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WFLA-TV 200 S Parker St, Tampa, FL 33606
KTVK/KPHO-TV 5555 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
KUSA-TV 500 E Speer Blvd, Denver, CO 80203
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KSDK-TV 1000 Market St. St. Louis MO 63101
KFMB-TV 7677 Engineer Road San Diego, CA 92111
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr, Columbus, OH 43215
WITI-TV 9001 N Green Bay Rd, Brown Deer, WI 53209
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfield Dr. West Palm Beach, FL 33407
WAVE-TV 725 S Floyd St. Louisville, KY 40203
WBIR-TV 1513 Bill Williams Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
WLEX-TV P.O. Box 1457 Lexington, KY 40588-1457
WJRT-TV 2302 Lapeer Rd, Flint, MI 48503 (see ad above!)
WTOL-TV 730 N. Summit St. Toledo OH 43604
WAFF-TV 1414 N. Memorial Parkway. Huntsville, AL 35801
WCBD-TV 210 W Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
WTXL-TV 1620 Commerce Blvd Midway, FL 32343
KERO-TV 321 21st Street Bakersfield, CA 93301
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
KCBD-TV 5600 Ave. A Lubbock, TX 79404
KTTC-TV 6301 Bandel Rd. NW Rochester, MN 55901
WOAY-TV P.O. BOX 3001 Oak Hill, WV 25901
KRTV 3300 Old Havre Hwy. Black Eagle, MT 59414
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

**: Spanish language station

June 30, 2019

Wednesday, June 3, 2019 UPDATE:

Greetings:

Two quick notes this to tell you about a new news director in a top 35 market and the retirement of a veteran ND.

Canan

MIKE CANAN is the new news director for Scripps’ WCPO-TV (ABC) in Cincinnati. Mike’s been the interim ND there for the last month or so since CHIP MAHANEY returned to the Scripps mother ship across town. Chip will work on the corporate staff in a talent development role after 2 1/2 years at WCPO.

Mike won’t need a map to find his new workplace. In addition to his time as interim ND, he spent more than three years there earlier in his career as editor of WCPO.com.

His background is not in television, though, but print media, as you’ll read on his Linkedin page.

Morford

And BOB MORFORD is retiring after 40 years in our business, in which he has run newsrooms in Houston, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati (two stations), West Palm Beach, Knoxville, and Huntsville, AL, where he is now nearing the end of his second stint as ND of WAFF-TV.

Bob explained the timing of his decision to me this way:

After 24 married years living apart, she (wife Margaret) and I found a “perfect” home in Nashville for retirement in May, I hit 40 years in the business on Memorial Day, had a contract ending on June 5th, put all that together, and turned in notice to the station. Last day is July 12.

And he sent this unusual note to his staff to tell them he’s leaving.

We’ll see you this weekend with our full newsletter.

Have a great (and safe) Fourth of July.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

It was busy last week, but not so much this week, with just TWO news director changes involving ONE new news director in Utah, and ONE opening in Michigan as a veteran newswoman steps down.

There are TWO ads, including ONE for one of the 33 news director openings.

We’ll update last week’s report about a mystery new job for a Louisville GM, and we’ll tell you about a record setting award for our friends and longtime supporters at the Devlin Design Group.

All that and more just below.

Newly Named News Director: 

Gonzalez

KULX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT…NOE GONZALEZ will be the next news director for this Telemundo owned station. He’s been the Assistant ND for sister Telemundo station KTAZ-TV in Phoenix.

New News Director Opening: 

Hodak

WJRT-TV, Flint, MI…JAYNE HODAK has decided to leave this Gray Television owned ABC affiliate after 16 years at the station, the last eight as news director. She joined the station in 2003 as Assistant News Director and replaced JIM BLEICHER as ND in 2011. I’m told her last day will be in a few weeks. Jayne’s also worked at WRAL-TV in Raleigh. More details about this opportunity can be found in the Paid Help Wanted ad just below.

And an update on our item about the posted ND job at WFMZ-TV in Allentown, PA. BRAD RINEHART, who’s been the ND at this independent station since 1984, tells me that he’s stepping away from the day to day operations of the newsroom. Brad also has the title of Assistant General Manager.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

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Executive Producer, WVIT-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT:

WVIT, the NBC-owned station in beautiful West Hartford, Connecticut is looking for an experienced, creative Executive Producer to guide their dayside news. You’ll be the one deciding how to cover the blizzard bearing down on the area or advising a reporter on the absolute best possible location for their live shot. We want somebody who has both the editorial decision-making ability and the vision to compete in today’s news marketplace.

The people you work with matter too. At NBC Connecticut, you’ll be an influential member of a team that values each other’s perspectives and their approaches to local journalism. And being part of NBC means the opportunity to be a part of some of the biggest stories of the year including the Olympics and the upcoming 2020 Elections.

Here you can grow your career. Wherever your journey might take you, we’re committed to giving people the experience and knowledge to take that next step in their career.

Apply online at nbcunicareers.com

News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 5/5/19)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 5/12/19)
WTLV-TV, Jacksonville, FL (listed 5/5/19)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 6/23/19)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 5/5/19)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/21/19)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (relisted 5/19/19)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 5/12/19)
KRNV-TV, Reno, TX (listed 6/9/19)
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 5/5/19)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (AM EP, listed 6/16/19)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP, listed 5/27/19)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (2 openings, listed 5/5/19)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, listed 6/23/19)
WVIT-TV, Hartford, CT (Dayside EP, listed 6/23/19, see ad above!)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, relisted 5/12/19)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, listed 5/19/19)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Digital EP, relisted 5/5/19)
WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (relisted 5/5/19)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 6/9/19)
WHP-TV Harrisburg, PA (listed 6/2/19)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (Digital EP, listed 6/23/19)
WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, listed 5/5/19)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, listed 5/5/19)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (AM EP, 5/5/19)
KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/16/19)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (listed 5/12/19)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 5/27/19)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (Dayside EP, listed 5/5/19)
KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA (listed 6/16/19)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 6/23/19)
WFXG-TV, Augusta, GA (listed 6/16/19)
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital Executive Producer, relisted 6/23/19)
WLNS-TV, Lansing MI (listed 6/2/19)
WCTV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, listing modified 5/5/19)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (PM EP, listed 6/2/19)
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA (PM EP, listed 6/16/19)

Other News Management Openings:

New listing this week:

KGET-TV, Bakersfield, CA (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 6/23/19:

WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (Digital Content Manager)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital Content Executive Producer)
KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 6/16/19:

Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO (Investigative Producer)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (Digital Content Mgr.)

Listed 5/27/19:

WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (Planning Manager)
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (Digital Content Mgr.)

Listed 5/19/19:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Enterprise Executive Producer)

Obituary:

Leider

BOB LEIDER, who spent 40 years working for Miami’s WSVN-TV, died June 26th at the age of 75. He first joined the station (then WCKT-TV) in 1974 as National Sales Manager and became GM in 1980. Bob helped oversee the transition from a traditional NBC affiliate to a very flash FOX affiliate and doubled down on the amount of news the station produced. WSVN remembered him in this story.

Names in the News (and other items):

Congrats to our friends at Devlin Design Group, longtime supporters of this newsletter, who scored their sixth consecutive ProMax Gold Award for set design. The award was for the company’s work on the set seen below for KTVU-TV in Oakland/San Francisco, CA.

General Manager News and Notes:

Lamb

BILL LAMB…who we told you last week was leaving Louisville’s WDRB-TV after 17 years for a job in a top ten market…was announced this week as the new GM for Fox’s Los Angeles duopoly, KTTV/KCOP-TV. He replaces BOB COOK who will head distribution for the Fox Corp. station group. Before taking the GM job at WDRB in 2002, Lamb was sales manager for WPLG-TV in Miami,

At WSBT-TV in South Bend, Sinclair Broadcasting has promoted BRIAN DODGE to GM for this CBS/FOX duopoly. He’s been the digital sales manager for the company’s station in Pensacola, FL, WEAR-TV. It’s a return to Indiana for Dodge, who was graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, June 30, 2019:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WFAA-TV 606 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WFLA-TV 200 S Parker St, Tampa, FL 33606
KTVK/KPHO-TV 5555 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
KUSA-TV 500 E Speer Blvd, Denver, CO 80203
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KCSO-TV 500 Media Place Sacramento, CA 95815 **
KSDK-TV 1000 Market St. St. Louis MO 63101
KFMB-TV 7677 Engineer Road San Diego, CA 92111
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr, Columbus, OH 43215
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
WITI-TV 9001 N Green Bay Rd, Brown Deer, WI 53209
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfield Dr. West Palm Beach, FL 33407
WAVE-TV 725 S Floyd St. Louisville, KY 40203
WBIR-TV 1513 Bill Williams Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
WLEX-TV P.O. Box 1457 Lexington, KY 40588-1457
WJRT-TV 2302 Lapeer Rd, Flint, MI 48503 (see ad above!)
WTOL-TV 730 N. Summit St. Toledo OH 43604
WCBD-TV 210 W Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
WTXL-TV 1620 Commerce Blvd Midway, FL 32343
KERO-TV 321 21st Street Bakersfield, CA 93301
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
KCBD-TV 5600 Ave. A Lubbock, TX 79404
KTTC-TV 6301 Bandel Rd. NW Rochester, MN 55901
WOAY-TV P.O. BOX 3001 Oak Hill, WV 25901
KRTV 3300 Old Havre Hwy. Black Eagle, MT 59414
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

**: Spanish language station

June 23, 2019

Greetings:

A very busy week with lots of changes to tell you about.

As in SIX new news directors.

As in SEVEN new openings.

FOUR ads, including though none for any of the 33 news director openings.

We have lots of items in Names in the News. In our GM section, details about a new GM in Los Angeles, and a former ND turned GM returns to the GM office at a FOX o-and-o.

And there are too many obituaries.

All that and more just below.

Newly Named News Directors: 

Nadell

WSB-TV, Atlanta, GA…SUZANNE NADELL returns to this Cox Media owned ABC affiliate as news director. Suzanne is currently the ND at Cox’s Pittsburgh station, WPXI-TV. She worked at WSB earlier in her career as an EP before being promoted to ND for Cox’s Tulsa station, KOKI-TV in 2013. She moved to WPXI in 2016. Suzanne has also worked in Tampa, Orlando, Ft. Myers and Johnson City, TN.

Turnbull

She replaces MISTI TURNBULL. Misti is also getting a promotion within COX…she’s been named Director of News for Cox Media Group. She’s a 20 year veteran of WSB, having started there as a producer in 1999, then rising through the ranks before being named news director in 2015. She’s also worked in Colorado Springs, Norfolk, and Denver.

Manuel

KXTV, Sacramento, CA…JILL MANUEL returns to the news director’s office as she becomes Director of Content for this Tegna owned ABC affiliate. She’s a former ND in Chicago (CLTV) and Cleveland (WEWS-TV) whose last newsroom job was as the Assistant ND at WFLD-TV (FOX) in Chicago. Jill’s Linkedin page tells what she’s been up to since. At KXTV, she replaces SAM COHEN who left to join Rocky Mountain Public Media in Denver as Chief Content Officer for the PBS news operation.

Trabandt

WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh, PA…we mentioned above that SUZANNE NADELL was being promoted from news director at this NBC affiliate to ND for sister Cox Media Group station WSB-TV in Atlanta. Simultaneously WPXI promoted Managing Editor SCOTT TRABANDT to replace Suzanne. Scott’s been the managing editor here since 2016. He previously worked as a producer and EP for WRC-TV in Washington, and also worked in Charlotte (at Cox’s WSOC-TV) and in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Williams

WFXG-TV, Augusta, GA…DAVID WILLIAMS reunites with DENISE VICKERS as he’s been named ND for this Lockwood Broadcasting owned FOX affiliate. He’s currently the ND for Gray’s KCBD-TV in Lubbock, is a former ND in Lake Charles, LA, and also worked in Huntsville and Montgomery. David worked with his new GM in both those Alabama markets, where she was the ND and he the assistant. At WFXG, he replaces ANGELA GREEN. We told you last week she was leaving for an as yet unannounced ‘new adventure’.

Peterson

WGFL-TV, Gainesville, FL…JAKE PETERSON is the new news director here. I believe he has worked in Tampa and Phoenix. In Gainesville, he replaces ANDY PARAS who left after two years to become ND for WFFT-TV in Ft. Wayne. WGFL is operated by Sinclair Broadcasting. A CBS affiliate, it is owned by New Age Media.

Gaylord

KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT…a transfer between Scripps stations leaves ERIC GAYLORD as the new ND for this CBS affiliate. He’s been the ND at sister station KRTV in Great Falls, MT, since June, 2017. Eric began as a photographer, working in Kansas City, St. Louis, Denver, and as chief photographer in San Diego before moving into management. If my records are correct, he replaces JERRY GIESLER who had been the ND here since July, 2015.

New News Director Openings: 

Rinehart

WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA…this independent station (part of the Philadelphia market) has a listing on its website for news director. BRAD RINEHART has been the ND there since 1984. I’ve reached out to Brad but, as of this writing, have not heard back. We’ll update when we learn more. WFMZ does (according to its Wikipedia page) 46½ hours of news every week.  UPDATE 6/24:  Brad tells me that they are doing some succession planning and he’ll spend less time on the day to day.

Minnaugh

WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL…RYAN MINNAUGH left this Nexstar owned NBC affiliate this week after just over one year as ND. He spent the previous 2 1/2 years as ND for WTKR-TV in Norfolk, working for GM SKIP VALET, who recruited him to Tampa. Ryan’s also worked as an Assistant ND in Indianapolis, and EP in Denver and Cleveland, and for CNN and WEBfn, as well as in Syracuse.

Wilson

KTVK/KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ…DAN WILSON’s last day at the Meredith owned duopoly (KTVK is independent, KPHO is CBS) was Monday. He’d been there 3 1/2 years and previously was a news director for WPTV in West Palm Beach, and has worked for another Phoenix station (KNXV-TV) and in Las Vegas for 10 years in a variety of roles at what was then KVBC-TV (NBC) and is now KSNV-TV.

Painter

WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN…TAZ PAINTER’s leaving this Tegna owned NBC affiliate in early August. General Manager DAVID HUNT shared the news with the staff in this email. This is Taz’s second stint at WBIR: he was managing editor there from 2007-2014, was promoted to ND for Tegna’s WZZM-TV in Grand Rapids, and returned to Knoxville in 2017. He’s also worked for Hearst stations in Albuquerque and Greenville, SC.

KCBD-TV, Lubbock, TX…we reported above that DAVID WILLIAMS is leaving this Gray TV owned NBC affiliate to become ND for WFXG-TV in Augusta, GA. He was ND here for just over two years.

KRTV, Great Falls, MT…we also told you above that ERIC GAYLORD is moving from this Scripps station to another, as news director for KPAX-TV in Missoula, MT. More on that above.

Hudspeth

KAVU-TV, Victoria, TX…AMIE HUDSPETH is moving from market 203 to CNN’s Headline News in Atlanta as Script Supervisor for Weekend Morning Express. She’s been the ND here for almost five years. Before that she the Assistant News Director for WNCT-TV in Greenville, NC and has also worked in San Antonio, Austin, Oklahoma City, and Dallas. KAVU is an ABC affiliate owned by Morgan Murphy Media.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Executive Producer, WVIT-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT:

WVIT, the NBC-owned station in beautiful West Hartford, Connecticut is looking for an experienced, creative Executive Producer to guide their dayside news. You’ll be the one deciding how to cover the blizzard bearing down on the area or advising a reporter on the absolute best possible location for their live shot. We want somebody who has both the editorial decision-making ability and the vision to compete in today’s news marketplace.

The people you work with matter too. At NBC Connecticut, you’ll be an influential member of a team that values each other’s perspectives and their approaches to local journalism. And being part of NBC means the opportunity to be a part of some of the biggest stories of the year including the Olympics and the upcoming 2020 Elections.

Here you can grow your career. Wherever your journey might take you, we’re committed to giving people the experience and knowledge to take that next step in their career.

Apply online at nbcunicareers.com

Investigative Producer, Rocky Mountain Public Media, Denver, CO:

Are you an outstanding investigative producer with mad data skills?

Do you want to take your work and your life to a higher level by joining a duPont-winning team in one of the hottest markets in America?

Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver is looking for you!

1. Work exclusively on long-form investigative stories that matter. Yes, our stories win awards. But more importantly, they change people’s lives.

2. Tell those stories in documentaries, podcasts, text and digital graphics with our six-person Insight with John Ferrugia team.

3. Collaborate with other media in Colorado and nationally. In addition to the statewide PBS network, we produce national pieces for PBS NewsHour and collaborate with Denver market-leader KUSA and other Tegna stations.

To learn more and apply, click here.

Digital Content Manager, WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL:

Very professional.

No drama.

#1.

Sound like a good place to work? You should apply for the Digital Content Manager position at WBRC-Fox6 News in Birmingham, AL. We’re the No. 1 Fox affiliate in the country, and the No. 1 station in the 43rd largest market. Our new DCM will be driven by urgency and ingenuity, will be a leader and a teacher, will motivate and hold the team accountable. The right candidate for this newsroom management opportunity must be a great and willing writer, have tremendous news judgement and be ready to work with our marketing and sales teams across all our digital platforms.

The WBRC Digital Content Manager will lead a team of five full-time digital content producers, plus two part-time producers. Our new DCM must have proven motivation, delegation and people management skills.

Want to know more about WBRC & Birmingham? Check this out.

Here’s where to go to apply:

Executive Producer, KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA:

KWWL is seeking an assertive news producer who is ready to take that next step toward being a top newsroom manager.

You’ll help guide our news staff and manage our multi-platform news products. Excellent news judgement is needed for this fast- paced environment and multi-city market.

The successful candidate must be able to identify great stories, create urgency and showcase stories in a memorable way. You’ll partner with the rest of the newsroom management team to coach our staff to excellence on live reports, daily weather, severe weather, breaking news and the big story.

Producers who love showcasing should definitely apply for this job. We have the latest technology alongside a renovated studio and station, now we need you to make it your playground.

Applicants must have 3 to 5 years producing experience with the goal of a career in news management.

The Waterloo-Cedar Rapids-Dubuque-Iowa City market is a great place to live, by the way.

Do you like living near a college campus? We have those. Into boating, biking, snowshoeing? Maybe brew pubs are your thing? Our area has a great quality of life, and we’re located within easy driving distance from Minneapolis, Chicago and Des Moines.

KWWL is proud to be a Quincy station. Learn why our family-owned broadcast group has a reputation as one of the best media companies to work for at: www.quincymediacareers.com.

To apply for the Executive Producer position, e-mail your resume to:

Allison Gibson, News Director: agibson@kwwl.com

KWWL Television, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 5/5/19)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 5/12/19)
WTLV-TV, Jacksonville, FL (listed 5/5/19)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted this week)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 5/5/19)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/21/19)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (relisted 5/19/19)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 5/12/19)
KRNV-TV, Reno, TX (listed 6/9/19)
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 5/5/19)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (AM EP, listed 6/16/19)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP, listed 5/27/19)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (2 openings, listed 5/5/19)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, new listing this week)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, relisted 5/12/19)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, listed 5/19/19)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Digital EP, relisted 5/5/19)
WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (relisted 5/5/19)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 6/9/19)
WHP-TV Harrisburg, PA (listed 6/2/19)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (Digital EP, new listing this week)
WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, listed 5/5/19)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, listed 5/5/19)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (AM EP, 5/5/19)
KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/16/19)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (listed 5/12/19)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 5/27/19)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (Dayside EP, listed 5/5/19)
KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA (listed 6/16/19, see ad above!)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (new listing this week)
WFXG-TV, Augusta, GA (listed 6/16/19)
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital Executive Producer, relisted this week)
WLNS-TV, Lansing MI (listed 6/2/19)
WCTV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, listing modified 5/5/19)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (PM EP, listed 6/2/19)
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA (PM EP, listed 6/16/19)

KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA (PM EP, new listing this week)

Other News Management Openings:

Relisted this week:

WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (Digital Content Manager)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital Content Executive Producer)
KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (Digital Content Manager)

Listed 6/16/19:

Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO (Investigative Producer, , see ad above!)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (Digital Content Mgr., see ad above!)

Listed 5/27/19:

WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (Planning Manager)
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (Digital Content Mgr.)

Listed 5/19/19:

WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Enterprise Executive Producer)

Obituaries:

Godfrey

A memorial service for longtime newsman ED GODFREY will be held next Sunday, June 30th, in Anchorage KY. More details in this interesting obituary. (I knew Ed for more than 30 years and learned a lot by reading it.) Ed was 88 when he died last Tuesday from complications suffered in a fall. A former news director in Atlanta, Portland, OR, and Louisville, Ed also worked in Houston and Miami. He was a past president of RTNDA and leaves behind his wife of 62 years, SUE, a daughter and a son.

Bolster

BILL BOLSTER died June 13th at the age of 75. During a long career, he ran CNBC, as well as NBC stations in New York, St. Louis, and Waterloo, IA with ratings success in each cast. He was a true character: I once interviewed for a job with him and the conversation was laced with profanity (his, not mine! And I didn’t get the job.) His full career story is contained in this obituary.

Arguello

We told you earlier of the death of JOHN ARGUELLO, who last job in a long career at WOOD-TV (Nexstar/NBC) in Grand Rapids, MI, was on the assignment desk. Not bad for a self-described high school dropout who started at the station at age 18 in the mailroom. He worked as a photographer and on the station’s I-team. I mentioned in our earlier report, while I was the news director there, one of the anchors called John the smartest man in the room. And he was right. New in this report: a detailed obituary about a terrific journalist.

Brown

And our sympathy to Meredith’s Senior VP of Content, GARY BROWN, on the death of his father, GARY WAYNE BROWN. The senior Mr. Brown died Friday, June 14, at the age of 72. He battled COPD and cancer and died a few months after celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary last year. More details here. Your kind note of sympathy can be sent to Gary at Gary.Brown@meredith.com

Names in the News (and other items):

RTDNA announced the winners of the National Edward R. Murrow Awards this week. Of note: two stations in Colorado won Overall Excellence Awards in large and small markets. Congratulations to the winners.

CHRIS PERALTA leaves The City of Brotherly Love to become the executive producer for Nashille’s WSMV-TV (Meredith/NBC). He’s also worked in Norfolk.

At Birmingham’s WVTM-TV, HUNTER STONE has been promoted to Assistant News Director from EP. She’s also worked in Knoxville (two stations), Orlando, Atlanta, and Albuquerque (not necessarily in that order!)

Asplund

40 years at one small market station? That’s the story of STEVE ASPLUND, news director and anchor for Marquette, MI’s WLUC-TV.

The Washington Post reviews an upcoming documentary on MIKE WALLACE.

General Manager News and Notes:

Howell

JAY HOWELL gets his THIRD general manager’s job at a CBS o-and-o in less than three years as he returns to the West Coast to run KCBS/KCAL-TV in Los Angeles. Here’s the note from CBS boss PETER DUNN. Jay’s leaving Pittsburgh and KDKA-TV after just one year there. And he spent a little less than a year as general manger for KOVR/KMAX-TV in Sacramento. He’s a former executive with LIN media and served as a GM in two Texas markets.

Easterly

One time news director (Cleveland and Phoenix) GREG EASTERLY returns to a FOX owned station as he’s been named GM for WJBK-TV in Detroit. He’ll replace MIKE RENDA who is retiring after serving as GM for FOUR FOX o-and-o’s: Detroit, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Chicago. Greg’s been working for Tribune in a variety of roles, most recently as SVP/Group Operations. More on his extensive background here.

Lamb

BILL LAMB, who’s been General Manager for Block Communications’ WRDB-TV (FOX) in Louisville since 2002, is leaving for a GM job in a top ten market. But he hasn’t said WHERE that job is. We’ll let you know when we find out. His last day in Louisville is July 5th.

Nexstar has promoted RON ROMINES to Senior VP/Regional Manager to oversee broadcast and digital operations in a variety of markets. He’s been the GM of the company’s station WTEN-TV in Albany, NY.

Toste

JENNY TOSTE is out as GM of Fresno’s PBS station, KVPT-TV after just six months on the job. A news release from the pubcaster said the board voted to ‘end her contract‘. She’s a former anchor and reporter for KSEE-TV and KGPE-TV in Fresno and spent four years as social media coordinator in the communications office for Fresno State University.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, June 23, 2019:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WFAA-TV 606 Young St, Dallas, TX 75202
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WFLA-TV 200 S Parker St, Tampa, FL 33606
KTVK/KPHO-TV 5555 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013
KUSA-TV 500 E Speer Blvd, Denver, CO 80203
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KCSO-TV 500 Media Place Sacramento, CA 95815 **
KSDK-TV 1000 Market St. St. Louis MO 63101
KFMB-TV 7677 Engineer Road San Diego, CA 92111
KULX-TV 314 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 **
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr, Columbus, OH 43215
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
WITI-TV 9001 N Green Bay Rd, Brown Deer, WI 53209
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfield Dr. West Palm Beach, FL 33407
WAVE-TV 725 S Floyd St. Louisville, KY 40203
WBIR-TV 1513 Bill Williams Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
WLEX-TV P.O. Box 1457 Lexington, KY 40588-1457
WTOL-TV 730 N. Summit St. Toledo OH 43604
WCBD-TV 210 W Coleman Blvd, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
WTXL-TV 1620 Commerce Blvd Midway, FL 32343
KERO-TV 321 21st Street Bakersfield, CA 93301
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
KCBD-TV 5600 Ave. A Lubbock, TX 79404
KTTC-TV 6301 Bandel Rd. NW Rochester, MN 55901
WOAY-TV P.O. BOX 3001 Oak Hill, WV 25901
KRTV 3300 Old Havre Hwy. Black Eagle, MT 59414
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901

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