Rick Gevers & Associates

September 8, 2014

Thursday, September 11, 2014 UPDATE #2:

Perret

Veteran newsman LARRY PERRET is on the move.

It was announced this morning that he’s headed to Meredith’s WGCL-TV in Atlanta as that station’s next News Director. He’s been the ND for Meredith sister-station KCTV in Kansas City since last October.

Larry’s background is extensive, and includes time as a news director for two stations in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. He has worked for five stations in Los Angeles, as well as in Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Denver, Greensboro, NC, and Colorado Springs. He also worked as a consultant for Magid.

His Linkedin page has the full story.

In Atlanta, he replaces LANE MICHAELSEN who left this CBS affiliate in July and is now a Group News Director for Sinclair Broadcasting.

As always, we’ll have a full report later this week.

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Thursday, September 11, 2014 UPDATE:

We have TWO major market news director departures to share with you.

Beck

In Phoenix, KTVK-TV News Director CAMERYN BECK is leaving to become a Senior Director of News Strategy for Scripps. She’s been ND at KTVK for about 18 months, and spent five years before that as ND for CBS’s KOVR-TV in Sacramento. She also worked for KCRA-TV in Sacramento.

Roth

In Charlotte, GEOFF ROTH, ND for FOX’s WJZY/WMYT-TV, is returning to his old station in Houston, KRIV-TV, as Managing Editor. Geoff started the news operation in Charlotte when FOX bought the station. He tells me has family remained in Houston. Geoff’s a former ND in Salt Lake City, San Diego, Ft. Myers, for two stations in Fresno, and spent a year or so on the faculty at Hofstra. He’s also worked for CNN, and in Washington, DC, Pittsburgh, Denver, Miami, Jacksonville, FL, and Richmond.

More on these changes in our full report later this week.

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Greetings:

TWO newly named News Directors top this week’s report, with just ONE new opening.

Our list of open ND jobs stands at 26.

We have SIX ads for a variety of positions around the country.  And there are THREE  obituaries for a former big market GM, St. Louis news manager turned radio newsman, and for the father of a longtime Iowa ND and past RTDNA chair.

And in Names in the News, TWO new large market EPs.

Finally, I enjoyed seeing old friends and making news ones at this year’s just-concluded RTDNA convention in Nashville.  And I was sorry to miss a few who were there.

Executive Director MIKE CAVENDER told me attendance was comparable to two years ago, but less than last year’s Anaheim convention which also included NAHJ.  That group is set to join RTDNA and SPJ at next year’s gathering in Orlando.

KATHY WALKER, news director for Denver’s KOA-AM, was choses as chair-elect of RTDNA at the convention.  Here’s a complete list of election results (note how many top officers are from radio or other non-TV backgrounds.)

Friday night at the convention, a number of people who’d been involved with (then) RTNDA in the 80’s and 90’s gathered for dinner at a nearby establishment.  Those of our, uh, more senior readers will see some familiar faces.

RTNDA dinner (photo courtesy Lucy Himstedt)

The rest of this week’s news is below.

New News Director Openings:

WMBD/WYZZ-TV, Peoria, IL…after 6 1/2 years here, RICK MOLL is leaving to become ND for WSLS-TV in Roanoke, VA.  Nexstar owns WMBD, a CBS affiliate, and operates WYZZ, a FOX station, for another owner.  More on that and Rick’s background below.

Newly Named News Directors:

Granato

KTRK-TV, Houston, TX…we told you earlier this week that WENDY GRANATO had been promoted to ND for this ABC o-and-o. A 12 year veteran of KTRK, she most recently worked as EP of Special Projects. GM HENRY FLORSHEIM sent this note to the staff. Wendy started on air in Lafayette, LA, and then moved to Houston to work for KNWS-TV, a now defunct 24 hour news channel. She later became ND there. She replaces DAVE STRICKLAND who resigned in late July after 14 years as ND, saying he wanted to spend more time with family. As we noted in our UPDATE on Tuesday, Wendy becomes the third consecutive Houston ND to be promoted from within the station.

Moll

WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA…we told you above that RICK MOLL was leaving Peoria to become the next ND for this Media General owned NBC affiliate. Rick spent 6 1/2 years in Peoria, was an ND in Columbus, GA, Ft. Wayne, IN, and Wausaw, WI, before that. He began his career as a sports anchor/reporter, working in McAllen, TX. Rick later switched to news and worked in Madison, WI, Cincinnati, and Nashville. At WSLS, he replaces MELISSA (PREAS) STACY who left in July to become the Assistant ND for sister-Media-General station WFLA-TV in Tampa.

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News Operations Manager, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:

WCAU the NBC O&O in Philadelphia is looking for the News Operations Manager of the future.

A technical guru with eyes piercing into tomorrow to gain a competitive advantage today. We need a critical and creative thinker to join the NBC10 team designing and constructing the most technologically advanced newsroom ever built. This is a triple-threat position working in news, production and engineering.

Duties will include but are not limited to: special events logistical planning, lead on digital gathering and production, oversee news bureaus, photography supervision, capital budget, disaster recovery, master newsroom computer system and SkyForce10.

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Assignment Content Manager, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:

The time is now for the nerve center of the newsroom to evolve.

WCAU-TV in Philadelphia is ready to acquire, trade or draft the next generation of Assignment Managers. The content manager works with assignment editors, web editors, and producers. You’ll make sure we are covering the stories that our mission demands, and more importantly, not wasting time covering stories that don’t meet our expectation level.

You’ll work with producers to build our coverage on TV and take the lead to ensure content synergy between TV, nbc10.com and social media. You will take a lead on breaking news; getting the chopper launched, getting crews to the scene, and figuring out which technology will be needed to cover the story live. You’ll be looking ahead to plan coverage for major events.

This is an exciting position that doesn’t exist now, so we need a self-starter with a vision to make it their own.

Apply here!

WCAU, NBC10 is the fastest growing news operation in Philadelphia with an expectation level to reach the top.

Only apply if you have a pioneering spirit, excels under pressure, are motivated by competition and are crazy about local news.

Morning Executive Producer, KATU-TV, Portland, OR:

KATU seeks a dynamic newsroom leader to help create and execute the most innovative newscast in the Portland, Oregon market.

The ideal candidate has a passion for morning news, an award-winning background in local television news production, and a vision for how to showcase the morning team in new, exciting ways every day. Oh yeah, and the ideal candidate is a social media rock star who really knows how to incorporate digital content into our daily coverage.

Duties include providing input and constructive oversight for newscast producers on story selection and presentation, reviewing reporter scripts for creativity and accuracy, and coaching the team on strategic initiatives including programming to the target audience, managing meters, weather storytelling and creating more organic anchor “moments.”

Candidates must also demonstrate strong news judgment and the ability to coordinating an aggressive response to breaking news and weather.

News Director Tiffani Lupenski will make the hire. But to get her attention, you first need to apply online by clicking here!

Dir. of Digital Communications and Marketing, Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO:

One of the nation’s largest and most cutting-edge public media companies is seeking a digital native to lead its evolving Digital Communications and Marketing team. Based in Denver, where urban sophistication meets outdoor adventure, Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting serves the Rocky Mountain region as a PBS and NPR affiliate with an expanding portfolio of digital assets, including applications, multiple websites, a robust social media presence, myriad brands such as Rocky Mountain PBS I-News, KUVO Jazz Radio and more.

We are seeking an experienced leader to execute a multi-platform vision based on fully leveraging all aspects of the organization’s brand. In addition to leading a team of innovative, cutting-edge content creators, this person will be responsible for strategically leading the daily operation of Rocky Mountain PBS’ marketing and branding efforts.

This is your chance to break into the unparalleled Denver media market and make a real difference for the entire Colorado community. If you’re an entrepreneur at heart, enjoy dreaming up new approaches to audience engagement, and the ability to measure and report progress, this may be your next career step.

Visit this website to learn more and apply!

Executive Producer, WCTI-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC:

WCTI-TV and FOX Eastern Carolina are looking for an Executive Producer to help manage a dynamic newsroom on the picturesque North Carolina coast (Greenville, New Bern and Jacksonville). This is a great opportunity to earn your management stripes while working just 30 minutes from the Crystal Coast’s beautiful beaches and hours from the Outer Banks.

You will work closely with the News Director and Assistant News Director in running all aspects of the News Department. Duties include: the day to day supervision of all news staff, training and coaching our producing staff and managing the content of our daily newscasts.

Our EP is instrumental in helping to build and execute our annual strategic plan across our broadcast, online and mobile platforms. Our key images are “Alerting You to Severe Weather Danger” and “Getting the Facts Right.” During breaking news and severe weather, the EP takes over producing responsibilities in the control room.

The right person will be an energetic leader with good motivational skills. Qualified candidates must be savvy with web posting and social media. Preference will be given to candidates who have at least three years of producing experience.

Send resume via email to: snichols@wcti12.com

or via mail to:

Scott Nichols

News Director

WCTI-TV and Fox Eastern Carolina

225 Glenburnie Drive

New Bern, NC 28560

Bonten Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/27/14)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 8/23/14)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (listed 8/3/14)
KRCR/KCVU-TV, Redding, CA (listed 7/6/14)
WCJB-TV, Gainesville, FL (relisted 7/13/14)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WFLD-TV, Chicago, IL (AM EP, relisted 8/3/14)
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA (lsited 8/31/14)
WWSI-TV, Philadelphia, PA (listed 8/31/14) *
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (AM EP, relisted 8/23/14)
KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, listed 8/23/14)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, listed 8/31/14)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, relisted 8/31/14, see ad above!)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, relisted 8/31/14)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (2 positions, EP & Spec. Projects, listed 7/13/14)
KOKH-TV, Oklahoma City, OK (PM EP, listed 8/3/14)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point, NC (Dayside EP, relisted 8/23/14)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 8/31/14)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Nightside EP, relisted 8/3/14)
WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 8/31/14)
KOLD-TV, Tucson, AZ (Nightside EP, listed 7/20/14)
KMTV, Omaha, NE (new listing this week)
WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN (listed 7/27/14)
WCTI-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC (listed 8/31/14, see ad above!)
KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK (relisted 7/13/14)
KTXS-TV, Abilene, TX (listed 7/6/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA: (listed 8/31/14, see ad above!)
Central Florida News 13, Orlando, FL (new listing this week, see ad above!)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 8/3/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 8/17/14)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 7/20/14)

NEWS OPERATIONS MANAGER:

WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA: (listed 8/31/14, see ad above!)
WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 7/20/14)

* Spanish language station

Obituaries:

HANK YAGGI, who served as GM for stations in Washington, DC, and Hartford, died August 31 at the age of 71. He suffered from Alzheimer’s. This obituary has more information.

JOHN O’CONNOR, who worked for two St. Louis TV stations and spent 10 years at powerhouse radio station KMOX, died of a heart attack August 29th.

GLEN BUSIEK, father of longtime Des Moines News Director DAVE BUSIEK, died in late August. In addition to Dave, he’s survived by another son and a daughter. More in this obituary. Dave’s been at KCCI since 1979, and served as RTDNA chair from 2001-2003. Your kind note would reach him at: dbusiek@kcci.com

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

Names in the News…and other things:

One time Yakima, WA, (KNDO-TV) News Director BRIAN van KLEEF is moving from one Seattle station to another. He’s leaving KING-TV to become the morning EP for Fox affiliate KCPQ-TV. He’s also worked in Portland, OR, and Spokane, WA, as well as an earlier period at KCPQ.

MediaMoves reports that ROBERTO PONS is leaving Univision network news to become the Executive Producer for WLTV in Miami, the Univision station there. He’s a former ND for WSNS-TV in Chicago.

Longtime KTRK-TV Assistant ND DON KOBOS is retiring. More in this blog post. Don began his career as a reporter, eventually making his way to Houston. He became Assistant ND in 2000. Wish him well via email: don.kobos@abc.com

States

And one-time Akron, OH, (WAKR-TV) news director LARRY STATES is retiring. He’s spent more than 30 years working in Akron media and served as news director when WAKR-TV aired a newscast in the 90’s. ED ESPOSITO, who’s the VP of station owner Rubber City Radio Group, told the staff that: Larry has been and remains one of the truest of professionals and one of the most trusted voices on the dial.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Sunday, September 7, 2014.

WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
New England Cable News, 160 Wells Avenue Newton MA 02459
WFDC-TV 101 Constitution Ave. NW Washington DC 20001 *
WGCL-TV 425 14th St NW, Atlanta GA 30318
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place Atlanta GA 30324
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
KDVR/KWGN-TV 100 Speer Blvd. Denver CO 80203
KMGH-TV 123 Speer Blvd. Denver CO 80203
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217
KEYE-TV 10700 Metric Blvd. Austin TX 78758
WBMA/WCFT/WJSU-TV 800 Concourse Parkway, # 200, Birmingham, AL 35244
WTLV/WJXX-TV, 1070 E. Adams St. Jacksonville FL 32202
WIVB-TV 2077 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14207
WEAR-TV 4990 Mobile Highway Pensacola 32506
KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521
WBTW-TV 101 McDonald Court Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
KVRR-TV 4015 9th Ave S Fargo ND 58103
WMBD/WYZZ-TV 3131 N. University Peoria, IL 61604
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506
WICU/WSEE 3514 State St. Erie PA 16508
KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 S. 14th St. Abiliene, TX 79605
KLDO/KXOF-TV 226 Bob Bullock Loop Laredo TX 78040
WKTV 5936 Smith Hill Road Utica NY 13502
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849
KAVU-TV 3808 N. Navarro Victoria, TX 77901

* Spanish language station

September 1, 2014

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 UPDATE:

Two items in this UPDATE. I’ve just learned that Sinclair Broadcasting is buying KSNV-TV in Las Vegas. That was, I believe, the last remaining TV station held by JIM ROGERS, who passed away last June. I’m sure you’ll see much of this story in other TV trades over the next day or two.

(Wednesday morning UPDATE: Here’s the news release from Sinclair.)

And for the third consecutive opening, a Houston News Director’s job has been filled via a promotion from within the newsroom.

Granato

Today it’s WENDY GRANATO who’s been promoted to head the news department at KTRK-TV, the ABC o-and-o there. She’s held a variety of roles at the station over the past 12 years, most recently as Senior Executive Producer, Special Projects. She began her career in Lafayette, LA, and moved to Houston in 1993 to work for KNWS-TV, a now defunct 24 hour news channel for which she later served as news director.

General Manager HENRY FLORSHEIM, a former ND himself, sent this note to the staff.

As I mentioned, Wendy’s promotion is the third straight to fill a Houston ND opening, following last July’s move by RHONDA LaVELLE to ND at KPRC-TV and the June 2013 ascension of BOB MORFORD to the top job at KRIV-TV.

I’m arriving in Nashville tomorrow for this year’s RTDNA convention, and hope to see many of you there.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

As a public service to you, our loyal followers, this week’s newsletter will provide lots of holiday reading if you have nothing else to do on this Labor Day.

You can read about FIVE new ND openings, three in major markets and all involving veteran NDs. ONE of those openings was created when a Scripps ND left his job to return to his hometown as ND for another Scripps station.

There are now 27 open ND jobs on our list. Remarkably, THREE of those ND openings are in the same zip code!

We have SEVEN paid help wanted ads: as if often the case, they’re in a wide range of job responsibilities and areas of the country.

THREE obituaries are below, including one for a former NBC o-and-o ND and GM.

And we have a handful of Names in the News and a number of interesting General Manager moves.

By the way, if you’re going to be in Nashville for the RTDNA convention this week, I’ll look forward to seeing you there.

Until then, read on for a full newsletter.

New News Director Openings:

Crooke

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA…congratulations to ELLEN CROOKE who’s been promoted. She’s been named VP/News for Gannett, replacing longtime exec ROB MENNIE who’s moving to GM of the company’s duopoly in Jacksonville, FL. (More on that below in our Names in the News section). Ellen’s been ND here since 2008, first joined Gannett as ND of WGRZ-TV in Buffalo in 2002. She’s a former ND in South Bend, and has also worked in Louisville, Rochester, NY, and Albany, NY.

KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO…in one of two UPDATES we shared with you earlier this week, we told you that ED KOSOWSKI would leave this Tribune owned FOX/CW duopoly when his contract expired in early September. GM PETER MARONEY explained the move in this note to the staff. Ed’s been here three years, has been an ND in Boston and San Francisco, and worked in Miami and Washington, as well as for CNBC.

KMGH-TV, Denver, CO…we also reported this move in an UPDATE earlier this week. JEFF HARRIS is leaving this Scripps owned ABC affiliate to return to his hometown and another Scripps ABC station, WEWS-TV in Cleveland. More on that below.

Brinkman

WEAR-TV, Pensacola, FL…KYLE BRINKMAN has left this Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate after eight years as news director. His departure comes shortly after a new General Manager arrived at the station. Kyle’s a former ND in Chattanooga who’s also worked in Baltimore, Norfolk, Memphis, Columbus, OH, and Huntsville (twice). The station has had two news directors in 30 years (Kyle succeeded 22 year station veteran PETER NEUMANN.)

Cummings

WICU/WSEE-TV, Erie, PA…another veteran news director is on the move here, as BILL CUMMINGS will leave this duopoly when his contract expires in October. He’s previously been a news director in Yuma, AZ, Tallahassee, FL, Evansville, IN, Johnson City, TN, Tucson, and Huntington/Charleston, WV. He’s also worked in sales for several companies, including weather vendors Baron Services and Weather Central.

Newly Named News Directors:

Harris

WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH…we mentioned above that JEFF HARRIS is headed back to his hometown as ND of this Scripps-owned ABC affiliate. Jeff’s been the ND for Scripps’ KMGH-TV in Denver since October, 2008. The Denver Post offers more on his time there. Jeff worked at WEWS earlier in his career as a producer before leaving for his first stint at KMGH. He left Denver for four years at KPIX-TV in San Francisco before returning to KMGH as News Director. At WEWS, he replace JILL MANUEL who left the station in March after 5+ years as ND

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Operations Manager, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:

WCAU the NBC O&O in Philadelphia is looking for the News Operations Manager of the future.

A technical guru with eyes piercing into tomorrow to gain a competitive advantage today. We need a critical and creative thinker to join the NBC10 team designing and constructing the most technologically advanced newsroom ever built. This is a triple-threat position working in news, production and engineering.

Duties will include but are not limited to: special events logistical planning, lead on digital gathering and production, oversee news bureaus, photography supervision, capital budget, disaster recovery, master newsroom computer system and SkyForce10.

Try your luck by applying here:

Assignment Content Manager, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:

The time is now for the nerve center of the newsroom to evolve.

WCAU-TV in Philadelphia is ready to acquire, trade or draft the next generation of Assignment Managers. The content manager works with assignment editors, web editors, and producers. You’ll make sure we are covering the stories that our mission demands, and more importantly, not wasting time covering stories that don’t meet our expectation level.

You’ll work with producers to build our coverage on TV and take the lead to ensure content synergy between TV, nbc10.com and social media. You will take a lead on breaking news; getting the chopper launched, getting crews to the scene, and figuring out which technology will be needed to cover the story live. You’ll be looking ahead to plan coverage for major events.

This is an exciting position that doesn’t exist now, so we need a self-starter with a vision to make it their own.

Apply here!

WCAU, NBC10 is the fastest growing news operation in Philadelphia with an expectation level to reach the top.

Only apply if you have a pioneering spirit, excels under pressure, are motivated by competition and are crazy about local news.

Morning Executive Producer, KATU-TV, Portland, OR:

KATU seeks a dynamic newsroom leader to help create and execute the most innovative newscast in the Portland, Oregon market.

The ideal candidate has a passion for morning news, an award-winning background in local television news production, and a vision for how to showcase the morning team in new, exciting ways every day. Oh yeah, and the ideal candidate is a social media rock star who really knows how to incorporate digital content into our daily coverage.

Duties include providing input and constructive oversight for newscast producers on story selection and presentation, reviewing reporter scripts for creativity and accuracy, and coaching the team on strategic initiatives including programming to the target audience, managing meters, weather storytelling and creating more organic anchor “moments.”

Candidates must also demonstrate strong news judgment and the ability to coordinating an aggressive response to breaking news and weather.

News Director Tiffani Lupenski will make the hire. But to get her attention, you first need to apply online by clicking here!

Dir. of Digital Communications and Marketing, Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO:

One of the nation’s largest and most cutting-edge public media companies is seeking a digital native to lead its evolving Digital Communications and Marketing team. Based in Denver, where urban sophistication meets outdoor adventure, Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting serves the Rocky Mountain region as a PBS and NPR affiliate with an expanding portfolio of digital assets, including applications, multiple websites, a robust social media presence, myriad brands such as Rocky Mountain PBS I-News, KUVO Jazz Radio and more.

We are seeking an experienced leader to execute a multi-platform vision based on fully leveraging all aspects of the organization’s brand. In addition to leading a team of innovative, cutting-edge content creators, this person will be responsible for strategically leading the daily operation of Rocky Mountain PBS’ marketing and branding efforts.

This is your chance to break into the unparalleled Denver media market and make a real difference for the entire Colorado community. If you’re an entrepreneur at heart, enjoy dreaming up new approaches to audience engagement, and the ability to measure and report progress, this may be your next career step.

Visit this website to learn more and apply!

Executive Producer, WCTI-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC:

WCTI-TV and FOX Eastern Carolina are looking for an Executive Producer to help manage a dynamic newsroom on the picturesque North Carolina coast (Greenville, New Bern and Jacksonville). This is a great opportunity to earn your management stripes while working just 30 minutes from the Crystal Coast’s beautiful beaches and hours from the Outer Banks.

You will work closely with the News Director and Assistant News Director in running all aspects of the News Department. Duties include: the day to day supervision of all news staff, training and coaching our producing staff and managing the content of our daily newscasts.

Our EP is instrumental in helping to build and execute our annual strategic plan across our broadcast, online and mobile platforms. Our key images are “Alerting You to Severe Weather Danger” and “Getting the Facts Right.” During breaking news and severe weather, the EP takes over producing responsibilities in the control room.

The right person will be an energetic leader with good motivational skills. Qualified candidates must be savvy with web posting and social media. Preference will be given to candidates who have at least three years of producing experience.

Send resume via email to: snichols@wcti12.com

or via mail to:

Scott Nichols

News Director

WCTI-TV and Fox Eastern Carolina

225 Glenburnie Drive

New Bern, NC 28560

Bonten Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Nightside Executive Producer, KXTV, Sacramento, CA:

News10 (KXTV), a Gannett Company and ABC affiliate in Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto, California seeks an Executive Producer, Nightside. We program more than 30 hours of local news each week and offer an expanding portfolio of websites, hyper-local sites and mobile apps.

News10 is owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), an international media and marketing solutions company. Our portfolio of trusted brands offers marketers unmatched local-to-national reach and customizable, innovate marketing solutions across any platform.

Additionally, we are based in sunny Sacramento. Come join us in the city of trees…and outdoor living. We’re an hour from Lake Tahoe… an hour from Napa… and just down the road from San Francisco. Come find out why people move to this area… and never want to leave.

To learn more and to apply, you must use this link:

Morning Executive Producer, WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT:

WTNH – the ABC affiliate in the Hartford/New Haven, CT market – has an immediate opening for a morning show Executive Producer.

So what are we looking for?

A real morning show specialist and leader. Someone who can guide the coverage on their shift. Make the important calls as to crews, resources and what gets on the air.

An innovator. We need someone has great ideas and who’ll adopt the mantra that today’s shows are going to be different than any shows we’ve aired before.

A motivator. Can you get the people working with you excited about today’s challenge?

A Watchdog for the Brand. We’re the Voice of the People. That means our stories have to have some viewer benefit and they have to be told through the eyes and voices of real people.

We also say “We’ve Got Your Back” a lot: we want to do stories that stand up for the regular guy, ask tough questions and hold people accountable.

Why New Haven? This is a fantastic part of the country, miles from the Long Island Sound and located in easy driving/train riding distance from New York, Boston, Cape Cod, Philadelphia and the JerseyShore.

WTNH has a large newsroom with three satellite newsrooms, multiple sat trucks, live vans and TVUs. Do you want to work for a newsroom that is growing?

To apply, contact News Director Al Carl via email at: al.carl@wtnh.com

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/27/14)

KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted this week)

WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (listed 8/3/14)

KRCR/KCVU-TV, Redding, CA (listed 7/6/14)

WCJB-TV, Gainesville, FL (relisted 7/13/14)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WFLD-TV, Chicago, IL (AM EP, relisted 8/3/14)

WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA (new listing this week)

WWSI-TV, Philadelphia, PA (new listing this week) *

KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (AM EP, relisted 8/23/14)

KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, listed 8/23/14)

KXTV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, listed 8/23/14, see ad above!)

KATU-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, relisted this week, see ad above!)

WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (AM EP, relisted 8/23/14, see ad above!)

KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, listed 7/20/14)

WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, relisted this week)

WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (2 positions, EP & Spec. Projects, listed 7/13/14)

KOKH-TV, Oklahoma City, OK (PM EP, listed 8/3/14)

WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point, NC (Dayside EP, relisted 8/23/14)

WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted this week)

WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Nightside EP, relisted 8/3/14)

WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI (new listing this week)

KOLD-TV, Tucson, AZ (Nightside EP, listed 7/20/14)

WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (PM EP, listed 7/13/14)

WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN (listed 7/27/14)

WCTI-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC (new listing this week, see ad above!)

KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK (relisted 7/13/14)

KTXS-TV, Abilene, TX (listed 7/6/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA: (new listing this week, see ad above!)

WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 7/13/14)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 8/3/14)

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 8/17/14)

WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 7/20/14)

NEWS OPERATIONS MANAGER:

WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA: (new listing this week, see ad above!)

WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 7/20/14)

* Spanish language station

Obituaries:

Ward

I’m sorry to report the death last Wednesday of former ND and GM MIKE WARD. He was 63 and had suffered a massive stroke in 2008, shortly after leaving his job as ND for WUSA-TV in Washington. He’d also been the ND for NBC’s WMAQ-TV in Chicago, went from there to NBC’s WCAU-TV in Philadelphia as Creative Services Director, and later served as GM for WNCN-TV in Raleigh when NBC owned that station. Mike started as a photographer in his home town of Sioux Falls, SD, and later worked in Cleveland. He’s survived by his wife MAUREEN and other family members, as detailed in this obituary.

Two obituaries from Cincinnati:

Seventeen year WLWT-TV employee DAVID ROSCH died this week. He most recently had been news operations manager but held a variety of management positions at the station.

KYLE HILL, who once served as Acting News Director for WKRC-TV in Cincinnati, died last Sunday at the age of 80. He was an anchor/reporter at the station who later worked in public relations.

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

Names in the News…and other things:

Former KRIV-TV (Houston) Morning Executive Producer MARGARET CORDES has filed suit against the station, claiming she lost her job after she was diagnosed with cancer and had to take time off from work. More in this story.

J.B. OZUNA has been promoted to VP of digital media for Schurz Communications. He was sales and revenue development director. J.B. has worked in Denver and San Antonio.

And I want to clarity our item last week. In reporting NORA ZIMMETT’s move to the Weather Channel, I got her title wrong. She’s Senior VP of Live Programming.  JENNIFER RIBGY is still the VP of Live Programming. Apologies to all involved.

GENERAL MANAGER NEWS:

ROBERT “BUBBA” BURNS has been promoted to VP/General Manager for Sunbeam’s WHDH/WLVI-TV in Boston. He’s been the Director of Sales there.

Vann

LES VANN will be the next GM for LIN Media’s WISH/WNDY-TV in Indianapolis. He’ll have his hands full: as most of you know, WISH will lose its CBS affiliation at the end of the year. Les began his career in news, but has most recently been a GM for LIN’s duopoly in Savannah, GA. He’s also run stations in Cincinnati, Syracuse, Ashville, NC, Cedar Rapids, and Champaign, IL.

STEVE DOERR will replace Les as GM in Savannah at WJCL/WTGS-TV until the previously announced sale of the stations has been finalized.

Mennie

We mentioned above that ROB MENNIE is headed to Jacksonville, FL, as GM for WTLV/WJXX-TV, the Gannett owned duopoly there. He replaces ERIC LAND who left the stations after two years as GM. Rob’s been VP/News for Gannett, is a former ND for stations in Washington and Dayton, worked in Atlanta and Phoenix, and began his career as a photographer in Columbus, OH. He rose to EP at WCMH-TV and later worked at WSYX-TV in Columbus.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Sunday, August 31, 2014.

WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017

KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *

New England Cable News, 160 Wells Avenue Newton MA 02459

WFDC-TV 101 Constitution Ave. NW Washington DC 20001 *

WGCL-TV 425 14th St NW, Atlanta GA 30318

WXIA-TV One Monroe Place Atlanta GA 30324

KTRK-TV 3310 Bissonet St. Houston TX 77005

KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *

KDVR/KWGN-TV 100 Speer Blvd. Denver CO 80203

KMGH-TV 123 Speer Blvd. Denver CO 80203

WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217

KEYE-TV 10700 Metric Blvd. Austin TX 78758

WBMA/WCFT/WJSU-TV 800 Concourse Parkway, # 200, Birmingham, AL 35244

WTLV/WJXX-TV, 1070 E. Adams St. Jacksonville FL 32202

WIVB-TV 2077 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14207

WEAR-TV 4990 Mobile Highway Pensacola 32506

WSLS-TV P.O. Box 10 Roanoke VA 24022

KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521

WBTW-TV 101 McDonald Court Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

KVRR-TV 4015 9th Ave S Fargo ND 58103

KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506

WICU/WSEE 3514 State St. Erie PA 16508

KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 S. 14th St. Abiliene, TX 79605

KLDO/KXOF-TV 226 Bob Bullock Loop Laredo TX 78040

WKTV 5936 Smith Hill Road Utica NY 13502

WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849

KAVU-TV 3808 N. Navarro Victoria, TX 77901

* Spanish language station

August 24, 2014

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 UPDATE:

Another day, another Denver News Director move.

Harris

Today it’s KMGH-TV’s JEFF HARRIS, who’s leaving one Scripps ABC affiliate for another Scripps ABC station, WEWS-TV in Cleveland. It’s a homecoming for Jeff: he’s from Cleveland, and worked at WEWS earlier in his career, from 1997-2000 as a producer.

He left to become EP/Special Projects for KMGH, then left KMGH for a stint as an investigative producer at KPIX-TV in San Francisco. Jeff returned to Denver and KMGH as News Director in October, 2008.

He replaced BYRON GRANDY at KMGH when Byron was promoted to General Manager. Today, Byron sent this note to the staff.

In Cleveland, Jeff replaces JILL MANUEL, who left in March after 5 1/2 years as ND.

We’ll have more on this move…and yesterday’s departure of KDVR/KWGN-TV ND ED KOSOWSKI in our full report later this week.

Monday, August 25, 2014 UPDATE:

A veteran news director is leaving a top 20 market to pursue new opportunities.

ED KOSOWSKI will leave Tribune’s KDVR/KWGN-TV when his contract expires next week after three years as ND for this duopoly. In this note to the staff, General Manager PETER MARONEY says Ed resigned to pursue new ‘personal and professional goals.’

Ed’s been an ND in San Francisco and Boston, worked in Washington and Miami, as well as for CNBC. His Linkedin page has the whole story.

One other note.  When I first posted this Saturday, I told you that NORA ZIMNETT was going to the Weather Channel as VP of Live Programming.  She’s actually Senior VP of Live Programming.  JENNIFER RIGBY remains as VP of Live Programming.  It’s been corrected below.

More on all this in our full newsletter later this week.

Greetings:

FOUR new news directors top this week’s report, but the ONE new ND opening is in the number one market.

Those changes mean there are now 23 open ND jobs on our list.

We have TWO paid help wanted ads this week for EP positions, one on the West Coast and one on the East Coast.

There’s an obituary for the mother of a longtime newswoman, several news manager changes, and a handful of GM moves, as well.

Read on for details.

New News Director Openings:

Effron

WPIX-TV, New York, NY…MARK EFFRON will leave this Tribune-owned CW affiliate in October, after about 18 months as news director.  Mark tells me he hopes to do some teaching, some consulting, and to spend time with his family, including his mother, who, as you learned last week, lost her husband and Mark’s dad earlier this month.  Mark had worked for a public radio station in New York before returning to TV.  He’s a former MSNBC executive and a longtime VP/News for the Post-Newsweek stations.

Newly Named News Directors:

Wilson

WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL…DAN WILSON sheds the ‘interim’ title as he has been named News Director for this Scripps owned NBC affiliate.  Dan’s been the Assistant ND for the company’s Phoenix station, KNXV-TV for the past eight years.  He also spent ten years in Las Vegas, as a producer, Executive Producer, and Assistant ND at what was then KVBC-TV and is now KSNV-TV. Dan worked briefly in Pocatello, ID.  He’s been the interim ND here since MIKE GARBER left the station in July to become ND for KTVT-TV in Dallas/Ft. Worth.

Reams

WKOW-TV, Madison, WI…ED REAMS makes the short trip from Milwaukee to Madison to become ND for this Quincy owned ABC affiliate. Ed’s been the Assistant ND for WISN-TV in Milwaukee since 2011. He earlier served for five years as ND at WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, VA, and worked as a reporter and anchor in Atlanta, New Orleans, Raleigh, and Roanoke. At WKOW, he replaces JOE RADSKE who went across town to become an EP at WISC-TV last month after two years as ND.

WWAY-TV, Wilmington, NC…KEVIN WUZZARDO has been promoted to ND for this Morris Multimedia owned ABC affiliate. He first joined the station in 2006 as morning anchor, moved into management in 2010 and was named Assistant ND last June. Kevin replaces SCOTT PICKEY who left the station earlier this month after more than four years as ND.

WAGM-TV, Presque Isle, ME…it appears that KELLY O’MARA has been promoted to news director for this FOX/CBS combo. That’s according to the station’s website, where, in a different place, she’s listed as the morning anchor. CHRIS WEIMER, who had been the ND and anchor there, left to take a reporting job at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, MD.

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A real morning show specialist and leader. Someone who can guide the coverage on their shift. Make the important calls as to crews, resources and what gets on the air.

An innovator. We need someone has great ideas and who’ll adopt the mantra that today’s shows are going to be different than any shows we’ve aired before.

A motivator. Can you get the people working with you excited about today’s challenge?

A Watchdog for the Brand. We’re the Voice of the People. That means our stories have to have some viewer benefit and they have to be told through the eyes and voices of real people.

We also say “We’ve Got Your Back” a lot: we want to do stories that stand up for the regular guy, ask tough questions and hold people accountable.

Why New Haven? This is a fantastic part of the country, miles from the Long Island Sound and located in easy driving/train riding distance from New York, Boston, Cape Cod, Philadelphia and the JerseyShore.

WTNH has a large newsroom with three satellite newsrooms, multiple sat trucks, live vans and TVUs. Do you want to work for a newsroom that is growing?

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/27/14)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted this week)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (listed 8/3/14)
KRCR/KCVU-TV, Redding, CA (listed 7/6/14)
WCJB-TV, Gainesville, FL (relisted 7/13/14)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WFLD-TV, Chicago, IL (AM EP, relisted 8/3/14)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (AM EP, relisted this week)
KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, new listing this week)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, new listing this week, see ad above!)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, listed 7/13/14)
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (AM EP, relisted this week, see ad above!)
KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, listed 7/20/14)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, listed 6/22/14)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (2 positions, EP & Spec. Projects, listed 7/13/14)
KOKH-TV, Oklahoma City, OK (PM EP, listed 8/3/14)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point, NC (Dayside EP, relisted this week)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 6/15/14)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Nightside EP, relisted 8/3/14)
KOLD-TV, Tucson, AZ (Nightside EP, listed 7/20/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (PM EP, listed 7/13/14)
WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN (listed 7/27/14)
KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK (relisted 7/13/14)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 5/30/14)
KTXS-TV, Abilene, TX (listed 7/6/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 7/13/14)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 8/3/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 8/17/14)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 7/20/14)

NEWS OPERATIONS MANAGER:

WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 7/20/14)

Obituary:

NANCY MONTET, mother of longtime newswoman, VICKI MONTET, died this week in Atlanta. She had been battling ovarian cancer. In addition to Vicki, she’s survived by her husband of 61 years, a son, and other family members. More in this obituary. Vicki is now working for CNN Newsource. She’s a former ND in Charlotte and Nashville, worked for Gannett in Atlanta for a few years, and earlier worked in Jacksonville.  Your sympathy note can be sent to vicki.montet@turner.com

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

Names in the News…and other things:

NORA ZIMMETT joins The Weather Channel as Senior VP of Live Programming. She won’t have far to move…she’s been working at CNN, and has also worked at Bloomberg News and the Fox News Channel.

GRANT CRUISE joins KRNV-TV in Reno as Assistant News Director. He’s been a producer in Harrisburg, VA, and has also worked in Charlotte.

Congratulations to STEPHEN RYDBERG who’s been promoted to Executive Producer at KTTC-TV in Rochester, MN. He joined the station two years ago as a producer, and previously worked in La Crosse, WI.

GENERAL MANAGER NEWS:

BRAD RAMSEY, GM of Gannett’s WVEC-TV in Norfolk, has been upped to VP of Sales for Gannett. He’s also been a GM in Charlottesville, VA.

TONY D’ANGELO has been promoted to GM for the Sinclair duopoly in Columbus, OH, WSYX-WTTE-TV. He had been the Sales Manager there and replaces DAN MELLON. We told you last week that Dan was headed to one of Sinclair’s newest stations, WJLA-TV in Washington as GM.

KELLY LATTIMER will be the next GM for the Nexstar operations in Rockford, IL. She’s been the Director of Sales there.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Saturday, August 23, 2014.

WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
New England Cable News, 160 Wells Avenue Newton MA 02459
WFDC-TV 101 Constitution Ave. NW Washington DC 20001 *
WGCL-TV 425 14th St NW, Atlanta GA 30318
KTRK-TV 3310 Bissonet St. Houston TX 77005
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave. Cleveland OH 44115
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217
KEYE-TV 10700 Metric Blvd. Austin TX 78758
WBMA/WCFT/WJSU-TV 800 Concourse Parkway, # 200, Birmingham, AL 35244
WTLV/WJXX-TV, 1070 E. Adams St. Jacksonville FL 32202
WIVB-TV 2077 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14207
WSLS-TV P.O. Box 10 Roanoke VA 24022
KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521
WBTW-TV 101 McDonald Court Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
KVRR-TV 4015 9th Ave S Fargo ND 58103
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506
KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 S. 14th St. Abiliene, TX 79605
KLDO/KXOF-TV 226 Bob Bullock Loop Laredo TX 78040
WKTV 5936 Smith Hill Road Utica NY 13502
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849
KAVU-TV 3808 N. Navarro Victoria, TX 77901

* Spanish language station

August 18, 2014

Greetings:

A slow week for news director movement, with just ONE newly named news director and, for the second consecutive week, NO new ND openings. As always, we remind you to let us know of any ND changes via email: rick@rickgevers.com

There are now 25 open ND jobs on our list.

We have ONE paid help wanted ad, and welcome back WeatherMetrics whose ad appears just below.

We have THREE obituaries…for a network executive, a long-ago Kansas General Manager, and the father of a longtime ND and news manager. (If you have a relative who has or had dementia, check out the wonderful essay this news manager wrote about his dad.) That’s below.

We have a taker on our free ‘Situations Wanted’ feature. Learn more about him.

And there’s lots of items in our “Names in the News and Other Things”, including a look at local print coverage of this week’s surprising affiliation change here in Indianapolis. We have two new news managers in Chicago to tell you about, and some GM changes, including the retirement of a photographer-turned-ND-turned-Group VP/News-turned GM.

New News Director Openings:

I’m not aware of any this week.  If you know of any, please let me know via email: rick@rickgevers.com

Newly Named News Director:

Samp

WOI-TV, Des Moines, IA…APRIL SAMP returns to a newsroom as the next ND for the Nexstar owned ABC affiliate. She’s been working out of TV for the last three years, since leaving WAVY-TV in Norfolk, where she was the ND for just over a year. She’s also been an ND in Cedar Rapids and Davenport, IA, an EP in Oklahoma City, and a producer in Kansas City. At WOI, she replaces SCOTT FREDERICK who left the station in January after ten years as ND.

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/27/14)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 6/15/14)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (listed 8/3/14)
KRNV/KRXI, Reno, NV (listed 7/20/14)
KRCR/KCVU-TV, Redding, CA (listed 7/6/14)
WCJB-TV, Gainesville, FL (relisted 7/13/14)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WFLD-TV, Chicago, IL (AM EP, relisted 8/3/14)
KTVU-TV, San Francisco/Oakland, CA (Digital EP, listed 6/22/14)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (AM EP, relisted 6/15/14)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, listed 7/13/14)
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (AM EP, listed 7/6/14)
KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, listed 7/20/14)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 6/15/14)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, listed 6/22/14)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (2 positions, EP & Spec. Projects, listed 7/13/14)
KOKH-TV, Oklahoma City, OK (PM EP, listed 8/3/14)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point, NC (Dayside EP, listed 6/22/14)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 6/15/14)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Nightside EP, relisted 8/3/14)
KOLD-TV, Tucson, AZ (Nightside EP, listed 7/20/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (PM EP, listed 7/13/14)
WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN (listed 7/27/14)
KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK (relisted 7/13/14)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (relisted 5/30/14)
KTXS-TV, Abilene, TX (listed 7/6/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 7/13/14)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 8/3/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted this week)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 7/20/14)

NEWS OPERATIONS MANAGER:

WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 7/20/14)

Obituaries:

DOTTY LYNCH, a CBS News veteran, died this week at the age of 69. She had been battling melanoma. She spent 20 years as the Political Editor for CBS News. Politico has more in this article.

DALE LARSEN, a long-ago General Manager for KTVH-TV (now KWCH-TV) in Wichita, died in late July at the age of 91. He retired in 1982, and you can learn about his life and career by reading this obituary:

IRVING EFFRON, father of WPIX-TV News Director and longtime newsman MARK EFFRON died at the age of 92. He’s survived by his wife of 67 years, and two sons, Mark and ERIC. He was a WW II vet who worked as a salesman until a late career change as a broker. Please take a moment to read this very moving essay Mark wrote in The New York Times last year on his dad’s relationship with his grandson during his battle with dementia.

If you want to send Mark a note of sympathy, his email address is: markeffron@gmail.com

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

This week, meet ANDREW GILLFILLAN:

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My name is Andrew Gillfillan, the assistant news director at WXMI-TV in Grand Rapids, MI. (DMA 39). With more than a decade of experience in both medium and major market television stations, I have transformed stale working newsrooms into vibrant brainstorming and investigative centers built on a foundation of watchdog journalism and weather dominance.

I decided not to renew my contract at the end of November so that I can, once again, move out of the West Michigan for my next big challenge as a ND, AND or EP. Please click here for more information.

Names in the News…and other things:

I’m sure by now most of you know of the blockbuster affiliation news here in Indianapolis this week. CBS is moving its affiliate from longtime (58 year) partner WISH-TV to WTTV, currently the CW affiliate. It’s owned by Tribune, which also owns WXIN-TV, the FOX affiliate. As of this writing, LIN Media, owner of WISH, has still not announced its plans for the station. Click here for local coverage from The Indianapolis Business Journal and The Indianapolis Star.

Two management moves in Chicago:

WGN-TV promoted SANDY PUDAR to Assistant ND. She’s been the morning EP for this Tribune-owned station, and replaces JENNIFER LYONS who vacated that job when she was named ND after GREG CAPUTO’s retirement earlier this summer. And JESSE HAMILTON moves north to WLS-TV in Chicago as the new morning EP for this ABC o-and-o. He’s been the EP for prime time for the Weather Channel since November 2010. He’s also worked in Phoenix and Oklahoma City.

Congratulations to CHERIE GRZECH who’s been bumped up senior director of the Washington bureau and politics for FOX News. She’s been director of news and politics for FOX. She’s a former ND in Lansing, MI, and has also worked in Portland, OR and Raleigh, NC.

KELLEY DICKENS returns to WBND-TV in South Bend as the Assistant ND. She was the 11:00 producer there when this ABC affiliate launched news in 2011. She later left for a producer job in Norfolk. She’s also worked in Flint and Detroit.

GENERAL MANAGER NEWS:

ASHLEY GOLD MESSINA has been named GM of Media General’s KRON-TV in San Francisco. She’s been the GM for WDCW-TV in Washington, DC.

And there are apparently about to be two GM openings in Columbus, OH. I am told, though I have not seen it reported anywhere, that DAN MELLON, GM of Sinclair’s WSYX/WTTE-TV is headed to Washington to be GM of Sinclair’s newly acquired WJLA-TV.

And old friend and longtime newsman-turned-general manager DAN BRADLEY has announced his retirement at the end of the year. Dan’s been GM of Media General’s WCMH-TV in Columbus, OH, since 2009. His background is in news, including eight years as VP/News for Media General and 21 years at WFLA-TV in Tampa where he began as a photojournalist and worked his way up to ND. He also worked in Dayton and Toledo as a photographer, but cleaned up well for the corporate office!

GM Bradley

Photographer Bradley

Our Full List of ND Openings:

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Sunday, August 17, 2014.

KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
New England Cable News, 160 Wells Avenue Newton, MA 02459
WFDC-TV 101 Constitution Ave. NW Washington DC 20001 *
WGCL-TV 425 14th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30318
KTRK-TV 3310 Bissonet St. Houston TX 77005
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave. Cleveland OH 44115
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217
KEYE-TV 10700 Metric Blvd. Austin TX 78758
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. West Palm Beach FL 33401
WBMA/WCFT/WJSU-TV 800 Concourse Parkway, # 200, Birmingham, AL 35244
WTLV/WJXX-TV, 1070 E. Adams St. Jacksonville, FL 32202
WIVB-TV 2077 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo NY 14207
WSLS-TV P.O. Box 10 Roanoke VA 24022
WKOW-TV 5727 Tokay Boulevard Madison WI 53719
KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521
WBTW-TV 101 McDonald Court Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
KVRR-TV 4015 9th Ave S Fargo ND 58103
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506
WWAY-TV 615 N. Front St. Wilmington NC 28401
KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 S. 14th St. Abiliene, TX 79605
KLDO/KXOF-TV 226 Bob Bullock Loop Laredo TX 78040
WKTV 5936 Smith Hill Road Utica NY 13502
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849
KAVU-TV 3808 N. Navarro Victoria, TX 77901

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