Rick Gevers & Associates

February 16, 2013

Tuesday, February 19, 2013 UPDATE:

Doerr

Veteran broadcaster TOM DOERR starts Monday as the next news director for WFLD-TV, the FOX o-and-o in Chicago. Tom’s been the ND for FOX’s KRIV-TV in Houston since 2009. Here’s his bio.  He’s also been an ND in several other markets, a station manager in Miami, and also worked for AR&D.

In Chicago, he replaces PHYLLIS SCHWARTZ who left the station in December after less than a year on the job. Tom is the station’s fourth news director in the last 4+ years.

More on this story and all the news in our full report later this week.

regards,

Rick Gevers

Sunday, February 17, 2013 UPDATE:

A memorial service may be held at a later date for JEFF RAKER, the News Director of WTVY-TV in Dothan, AL.  We told you earlier that Jeff collapsed on Friday and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.  He was 56.

A Dothan funeral home provided me with this obituary which includes memorial information.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

Sadly, we begin this week with the obituary of a longtime news director.

Jeff Raker

JEFF RAKER, ND of WTVY-TV in Dothan, AL, collapsed at the station this morning and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Jeff is survived by his wife, Darcy, and two children. I believe he was in his early 50’s.

Jeff was in his second stint as ND at this CBS affiliate, returning last April. He’d previously been the ND there from 1997-1999. He also served as a news director in Sioux City, IA, Youngstown, OH, and Jefferson City, MO. Jeff began his career as a photographer and worked in Charlotte, Las Vegas, Huntsville, Wichita, and Toledo.

As of this writing, funeral arrangements have not been released. When they are, I’ll update this space.

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On to our normal business. This week, we have TWO new ND openings and THREE newly hired news directors. That brings our list of openings to 25.

We have an ad for one of those ND openings, as well as ads for management positions in Phoenix and on the East Coast.

In our free situations wanted column, a former newsman wants back into the business.

And in Names in the News, a new President of Local Broadcasting for a major group owner, a new news manager in Florida, and a longtime news director on the mend from surgery.

All that, and more, if you merely read on!
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ProPixTV is a one-stop solution that delivers content research says the audience wants, but most news departments don’t have the people to cover. ProPixTV provides stations the choice of more news they can use from a cast of professionals covering automotive, travel, food, home improvement, medical, motivation, parenting, and consumer news. ProPixTV’s cast of pros is talented, experienced, and personable. Vigorously recruited from across the country, they are passionate about what they do and ready to share their expertise with your local news audience. Plus its gives your sales team added opportunities to sell multiple sponsorships creating desirable buys for local advertisers.

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For a SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY RATE contact: Joe Coscia, Director of News & Content: jcoscia@propixtv.com

New News Director Openings:

KINT-TV, El Paso, TX…ZOLTAN CSANYI-SALCEDO is headed to the bright lights of Bristol, CT, as a coordinating producer for ESPN.  Zoltan’s in the sixth year of his second stint as ND for this Entravision owned Univision affiliate….he’d earlier been ND here from 1997-2003. He’s also been an ND in El Paso and worked in Dallas.

Houston

WTVA-TV, Tupelo, MS…JEFF HOUSTON is stepping down at the end of March after four years as ND for this ABC affiliate. He previously worked as an EP in Norfolk and Jacksonville, as a producer in Atlanta and Columbus, GA, and also on the assignment desk in Columbus.

Newly Named News Directors:

Hofmann

KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO…we told you earlier this week that CARRIE HOFMANN will be the next ND for this Scripps/NBC affiliate. She’s currently the Assistant News Director at WCNC-TV in Charlotte. She spent more than eleven years at KMGH-TV in Denver in a variety of roles, including EP and Assistant ND, and has also worked in Phoenix and Milwaukee. At KSHB, she replaces PEGGY PHILLIP who left the station last summer after three years as ND. Peggy is now the morning EP for WPLG-TV in Miami.

Trauschke

KOTV, Tulsa, OK….late today it was announced that ED TRAUSCHKE will take over the news department here, with the title of Director of PM Content. We told you two weeks ago that Ed lost his job at KLRT-TV in Little Rock when new owner Mission Broadcasting combined operations with Nexstar’s KARK-TV. Ed was ND there for six years, had previously been the ND (and Ass’t. ND) at WESH-TV in Orlando, and also worked in Raleigh and for another Orlando station as a reporter. He replaces RON HARIG who is transitioning to a role as a consultant for this Griffin owned CBS affiliate and will oversee the move to a new facility.

Wagmeister

KULR-TV, Billings, MT…ALAN WAGMEISTER is on the job as ND for this NBC affiliate, owned by Max Media of Montana. He most recently was an EP for WRNN-TV in New York and spent two years as the Special Projects Producer for WFMY-TV in Greensboro, NC. He’s also worked for several networks as a producer. At KULR, he replaces JOEL LUNDSTAD who left the station after about a year in his second run as ND.

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Executive Producer, WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA:

WVEC-TV has an immediate opening for an Executive Producer.

This person will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the newsroom with the News Director and Assistant News Director. The Executive Producer will bring a creative approach to newscast development, showcasing, and will demonstrate an ability to carry branding across shows. They will also know how to own breaking news, and push enterprise reporting.

The Executive Producer will work closely with the News Director to execute long-term newsroom strategy. The Executive Producer is responsible for ensuring accuracy in newscasts, and will serve as a liaison between producers, reporters and the production department for visual and editorial creativity.

This position is responsible for the recruitment, hiring, scheduling, training and development of all newscast producers. The ideal candidate will have more than 5 years experience in television news and a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism.

Please send a cover letter, resume and DVD (or a link to your recent newscast) of your work via email to: jobs@wvec.com

or via mail to:

Human Resources
WVEC-TV
613 Woodis Avenue
Norfolk VA 23510

No phone calls. WVEC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

News Director, WPTY/WLMT-TV, Memphis, TN:

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. is searching for a forward thinking and aggressive journalist for the position of News Director at its 3 stations in Memphis and Jackson, TN. The successful candidate will be a hands on news manager who has a proven track record for coaching, developing talent, possess solid journalism skills, and have a passion for breaking news. This opportunity will involve a complete makeover of the station news product.

To be considered you must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a news manager solid experience in a news operation. Prior experience with on-line and social media is required. A degree in journalism is preferred.

Please send cover letter, resume, news philosophy and link or DVD to:

Ardyth Diercks
General Manager
WPTY/WLMT/WJKT
2701 Union Ave. Ext.
Memphis TN 38112

e-mail: adiercks@nexstar.tv

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/12/13)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (new listing this week)
KVUE-TV, Austin, TX (relisted 2/2/13)
WNCT-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC (relisted 2/2/13)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (PM EP, listed 12/22/12)
KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 12/22/12)
KDFW-TV, Dallas, TX (Morning EP, relisted 2/2/13)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (Two openings, AM & PM/EP, listing updated 2/2/13)
KXNV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Special Projects EP, relisted this week, see ad above!)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Dayside EP, listed 12/30/12)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (listed 1/19/13)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (AM EP, relisted 1/12/13)
WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (PM EP, listed 1/19/13)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 2/2/13)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (PM EP, listed 1/6/13)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (new listing this week, see ad above!)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (listed 2/2/13)
WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, listing revised 2/2/13)
KFSN-TV, Fresno, CA (AM EP, new listing this week)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (PM EP, relisted 2/2/13)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 1/19/13)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (AM EP, listed 2/2/13)
WCYB-TV, Bristol, TN (relisted 2/2/13)
KOLO-TV, Reno, NV (Morning EP, relisted this week)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (relisted 2/8/13)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 2/2/13)

Obituary:

Please note that we have an obituary for WTVY-TV News Director JEFF RAKER at the top of this week’s report.

Situations Wanted:

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, please meet RICK ILER:

News is my passion and I want back in!!! I am looking to join a great news station and company that will utilize my 23+ years as a broadcaster, 16 of those as a news manager.

I am interested in a news director, assistant news director, managing editor and/or executive producing position in any market size. I would certainly be willing to re-locate for a great opportunity.

I have experience in helping take number 2 and 3 stations to the top in their markets. I am passionate and a hard worker who cares about the work I do and every newscast that airs. I am a great motivator, outstanding leader and have the ability to teach and mentor staff to that next level.

I am looking for a company and station that is willing to take a chance on a proven winner. Available immediately!

Thanks for your consideration.

Rick Iler
913-217-0685
rick_iler@yahoo.com
www.linkedin.com/in/rickiler/

Names in the News:

Longtime WMAQ-TV (NBC/Chicago) GM LARRY WERT is headed across town to Tribune Broadcasting as President of Local Broadcasting. He’ll oversee the company’s 23 TV stations and one radio property.

WJXT-TV in Jacksonville has hired JOHN CAVAZOS as its new Executive Producer. He previously had been the morning EP for WTVT-TV in Tampa.

Please join me in wishing veteran ND PERRY BOXX a quick recovery from gallbladder surgery. The offending organ was removed last Wednesday, Perry’s already home, and hopes to be back at work next week. Your email wishing him well goes to: perrylboxx@aol.com

Finally, our apologies to JOHNNY GREEN Jr., whose last name I misspelled last week in reporting his move to WCAU-TV in Philadelphia as Nightside EP.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Friday, February 15, 2013.

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

WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
WFLD-TV 205 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60601
KTVU-TV 2 Jack London Square Oakland CA 94607
WGCL-TV 425 14th St. NW Atlanta GA 30318
KOVR-TV 2713 Kovr Drive Sacramento CA 95605
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis IN 46204
WZTV 631 Mainstream Drive Nashville TN 37228
KTVX-TV 2175 W. 1700 South Salt Lake City UT 84104
WXIX-TV 635 W. Seventh St. Cincinnati OH 45203
KSNV-TV 1500 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas NV 89101
KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV 444 E. Britton Rd. Oklahoma City OK 73114
WPTY/WLMT 2701 Union Ave. Ext. Memphis TN 38112 (see ad above!)
WDTN-TV 4595 S. Dixie Highway Dayton OH 45439
KSNW-TV 833 N. Main Wichita, KS 67203
KWCH-TV 2815 East 37th Street North Wichita KS 67209
WGME-TV 81 Northport Dr. Portland ME 04103
KRDO-TV 399 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs CO 80905
KINT-TV 5426 North Mesa El Paso TX 79912 *
KEYT-TV 730 Miramonte Dr. Santa Barbara CA 93109
KRIS/KZTV 301 Artesian St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WTVA-TV PO Box 350 Tupelo MS 38802
WREX-TV 10322 W. Auburn Rd. Rockford IL 61105
WVVA-TV Rte. 460 Bypass Bluefield, WV 24701
WBBJ-TV 346 Muse St. Jackson TN 38301

* Spanish language station

February 9, 2013

Monday, February 11, 2013 UPDATE:

Another day, another new Kansas City news director.

Hofmann

CARRIE HOFMANN has been named ND for KSHB-TV in Kansas City, the Scripps’ owned NBC affiliate. She’ll report to BRIAN BRACCO, who joined the station as GM late last year after a long career at Hearst.

Carrie is currently the Assistant ND at WCNC-TV, Belo’s NBC affiliate in Charlotte. She’s been there for about two years, and previously spent more than 11 years at KMGH-TV in Denver in a variety of roles, including Assistant ND and Nightside EP. She’s also worked in Phoenix and Milwaukee.

At KSHB, she replaces PEGGY PHILLIP who left the station last August after more than 3 years as ND. She’s now working as the Morning EP for WPLG-TV in Miami. Carrie’s appointment comes one business day after WDAF-TV in KC named TRACY BROGDEN-MILLER to fill its vacant ND opening.

We’ll have all the week’s news in our regular report later this week.

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Greetings:

This week’s report features THREE newly named news directors, one who returns to a newsroom from a short consulting career. And the ONLY new ND opening involves someone who himself had once been a consultant.

Those changes leave our list of open ND jobs at 25.

We have ads for one of those open ND jobs, as well as an ad for an EP opening in South Carolina . We also introduce a new service headed by a former news director that will help you with content and revenue, as well as a deadline extension for a major awards competition.

There are a number of management changes in our Names in the News section, details about another affiliation shuffle in one Indiana market, and we also have an obituary for a longtime Miami newsman.

That…and more…after this week’s changes:

New News Director Opening:

Perret

KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT…LARRY PERRET has left this newly-purchased-by-Nexstar ABC affiliate after not quite two years as ND.  Larry’s a longtime newsman who’s been an ND in Los Angeles and St. Louis, and has worked for a total of five stations in Los Angeles as well as in Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Denver, Greensboro, NC, and Colorado Springs, CO. He also consulted for Magid for many years. Larry’s Assistant ND, LEESA DILLON also left the station this week.

Newly Named News Directors:

WCCB-TV, Charlotte, NC…Assistant News Director ANGELA ROBBINS has been promoted to ND for this Bahakel Communications owned FOX affiliates. She’s been the Assistant ND. Angela replaces the station’s first ND, KEN WHITE, who will work on some projects for the company for the next few months. Ken was hired in 1999 to start the news department.

Brogden-Miller

WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO…TRACY BROGDEN-MILLER starts Monday as the next ND for the LocalTV owned FOX affiliate. Tracy’s a former ND for KCTV in Kansas City who’s been consulting for SmithGeiger for the past 2+ years. She’s also been an ND in Boise, and has worked in Phoenix, Seattle, Sacramento and Tulsa. At WDAF, she replaces BRYAN McGRUDER who left the station in October after ten years as ND.

Wieder

WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA…Executive Producer DOUG WIEDER is the new ND. Doug’s been the interim ND since RICH LEBENSON left the station in October after seven years as ND for this Belo-owned ABC affiliate. Doug previously had been a producer in Richmond, and worked as an anchor and reporter at stations in Chattanooga and Macon, GA.

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Visit www.propixtv.com for more information and a ProPixTV preview.

For a SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY RATE contact: Joe Coscia, Director of News & Content: jcoscia@propixtv.com

Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, WPTY/WLMT-TV, Memphis, TN:

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. is searching for a forward thinking and aggressive journalist for the position of News Director at its 3 stations in Memphis and Jackson, TN. The successful candidate will be a hands on news manager who has a proven track record for coaching, developing talent, possess solid journalism skills, and have a passion for breaking news. This opportunity will involve a complete makeover of the station news product.

To be considered you must have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a news manager solid experience in a news operation. Prior experience with on-line and social media is required. A degree in journalism is preferred.

Please send cover letter, resume, news philosophy and link or DVD to:

Ardyth Diercks
General Manager
WPTY/WLMT/WJKT
2701 Union Ave. Ext.
Memphis TN 38112

e-mail: adiercks@nexstar.tv

Morning Executive Producer, WIS-TV, Columbia, SC:

Join the #1 station in Columbia, SC! I ‘m looking to fill this key management position with a show crafter and a people manager. The right candidate will have management experience and a proven record of strong producing.

The right candidate knows how to own breaking news, is a skilled showcaser, and understands the value of strong leadership. Our morning team successfully produces 2.5 hours of news a day, and maintains the largest team of journalist for any one show at this station.

The Executive Producer will manage all morning newscasts and will set an expectation for accuracy, quality and creativity. I work closely with the Executive Producer to develop our greater strategy, but this right candidate is responsible for execution. Our next Executive Producer will also have the luxury of training and leadership guidance through our parent company, Raycom. Company matters, and Raycom is among the top companies to work for in this industry.

If you are interested, and up for the challenge, contact Rashida Jones, News Director immediately. Email is best: rjones@wistv.com or via mail to:

Rashida Jones
News Director
WIS-TV
1111 Bull St.
Columbia SC 29201

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/12/13)
KVUE-TV, Austin, TX (relisted 2/2/13)
WNCT-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC (relisted 2/2/13)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (PM EP, listed 12/22/12)
KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 12/22/12)
KDFW-TV, Dallas, TX (Morning EP, relisted 2/2/13)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (Two openings, AM & PM/EP, listing updated 2/2/13)
KXNV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Special Projects EP, listing revised 2/2/13)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Dayside EP, listed 12/30/12)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (listed 1/19/13)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (AM EP, relisted 1/12/13)
WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (PM EP, listed 1/19/13)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 2/2/13)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (PM EP, listed 1/6/13)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (listed 2/2/13)
WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, listing revised 2/2/13)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (PM EP, relisted 2/2/13)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 1/19/13)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (AM EP, listed 2/2/13, see ad above!)
WCYB-TV, Bristol, TN (relisted 2/2/13)
KOLO-TV, Reno, NV (Morning EP, relisted 12/15/12)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (relisted this week)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 2/2/13)

Obituary:

Game

DAVE GAME, a longtime South Florida newsman, died Tuesday at his home. He was 57 and died of complications from a heart condition. Dave had been overseeing the new media operations for WFOR-TV in Miami, but began his career as a reporter, once covering the devastation caused by Hurricane Andrew by reporting from in front of his own damanged home. He also worked in Elmira, Huntsville, Nashville, and Detroit.

Situations Wanted:

No takers this week on our free Situations Wanted listing. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 100 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:

JOHNNY GREEN, Jr., joins WCAU-TV in Philadelphia as Nightside EP. He’s been the Nightside and Special Projects EP for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. Johnny’s also worked in Florence, New Bern, Raleigh and Charlotte (two stations), where he worked with WCAU News Director ANZIO WILLIAMS.

Tampa’s WTVT-TV has promoted ROSHNI HANNON to be the EP of the morning news. She had been a producer there.

On the other side of the Sunshine State, WTLV/WJXX has named MARK FARRELL as its new morning EP. Mark had been the Assistant ND for KEYE-TV in Austin. And DIANA FOX has been named Digital Media Manager for this Gannett owned duopoly.

Congratulations to former WZTV (Nashville) News Director ROBERTA PETTERSON who joins WSMV-TV there as Executive Producer. Roberta spent 2 1/2 years as ND for WZTV before leaving the station last month.

JEREMY SETTLE joins News 12 New Jersey as Executive Producer. He’s been the Senior Producer for the Fox News Washington Bureau. Jeremy’s been an ND in Wilkes-Barre, an ND/anchor in Charlottesville, VA, and worked for two stations in Washington.

As I hope you know, I have a full time job as an agent for on-air newspeople. I’m not sure I can handle another full time job, which appears to be what it will take to track the FOX affiliation in Ft. Wayne. Recently I incorrectly told you that WFFT-TV was the FOX affiliate there. It used to be, when I said it was, it wasn’t, but now it will be again. Details here.

KEN TONNING is retiring as GM of Tampa’s WTSP-TV. He previously had been a GM for Gannett stations in Denver and Jacksonville, as well. His tenure in Tampa raised some eyebrows last year by adopting what some might call an advocacy position on some stories.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Friday, February 8, 2013.

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com
WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
WFLD-TV 205 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60601
KTVU-TV 2 Jack London Square Oakland CA 94607
WGCL-TV 425 14th St. NW Atlanta GA 30318
KOVR-TV 2713 Kovr Drive Sacramento CA 95605
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis IN 46204
WZTV 631 Mainstream Drive Nashville TN 37228
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak Street Kansas City MO 64112
KTVX-TV 2175 W. 1700 South Salt Lake City UT 84104
WXIX-TV 635 W. Seventh St. Cincinnati OH 45203
KSNV-TV 1500 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas NV 89101
KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV 444 E. Britton Rd. Oklahoma City OK 73114
WPTY/WLMT 2701 Union Ave. Ext. Memphis TN 38112 (see ad above!)
KOTV 302 S. Frankfort St. Tulsa OK 74120
WDTN-TV 4595 S. Dixie Highway Dayton OH 45439
KSNW-TV 833 N. Main Wichita, KS 67203
KWCH-TV 2815 East 37th Street North Wichita KS 67209
WGME-TV 81 Northport Dr. Portland ME 04103
KRDO-TV 399 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs CO 80905
KETY-TV 730 Miramonte Dr. Santa Barbara CA 93109
KRIS/KZTV 301 Artesian St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WREX-TV 10322 W. Auburn Rd. Rockford IL 61105
WVVA-TV Rte. 460 Bypass Bluefield, WV 24701
WBBJ-TV 346 Muse St. Jackson TN 38301

* Spanish language station

February 3, 2013

Greetings:

Lots to report in this week’s edition…something to read during the too long pre-game coverage.

While there is only ONE new ND opening, and THREE new NDs to introduce you to, there a lot of other items. One of those new NDs replaces a 45 year TV veteran.

Those changes leave our list of open ND jobs at 26.

We have a new ad for a Morning EP at a strong South Carolina station, and ads for two ND jobs.

Among many items in Names in the News, details about the departure of the President of NBC News and a top CNN executive, another veteran ND loses his job to a station consolidation, and FOX affiliates are concerned after the network notifies a longtime top 30 market affiliate that it will pull its affiliation when it closes on its purchase of two stations in that market.

And we have an obituary for one what reporter called the ‘nicest guy in TV news’.

All that…and more…after this week’s changes:

New News Director Opening:

KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA…as we reported you to in an UPDATE earlier this week, CAMERYN BECK is headed to Phoenix as ND for KTVK-TV. More on her move below. Cameryn’s been the ND for this CBS o-and-o since March, 2008, and previously worked for KCRA-TV there.

Newly Named News Directors:

Beck

KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ…as mentioned above, CAMERYN BECK will be the next news director for Belo’s KTVK-TV. She’s leaving her job as ND for KOVR-TV in Sacramento after almost five years there. Cameryn replaces BRAD REMINGTON who announced his departure last year. Brad, a former ND in Denver, St. Louis, and Albuquerque, is returning to Denver where his wife is a principal at a private school. They’ve been commuting for the four years Brad’s been at KTVK.

Stribling

WLBT-TV, Jackson, MS…WILSON STRIBLING has been promoted to ND, effective March 1, for this Raycom owned NBC affiliate (which also provides news for Jackson’s FOX station, WDBD-TV). He’s a Jackson native who first joined the staff in 1998 on a part-time basis. He later worked as a reporter and morning anchor before being promoted to Assistant News Director in 1998. Wilson’s also worked in Youngstown and Denison, TX.

Smith

He replaces longtime WLBT News Director DENNIS SMITH who will retire at the end of February. Dennis has spent 45 years in TV news, most of it at WLBT, where he’s been the news director since 1989. For the five years before that, he was the station’s investigative reporter, managing editor, and assignment manager. He began his career working for WJTV in Jackson and went on to work in Lafayette, LA, and New Orleans. He also retired as a colonel in the National Guard. Oh, he has a law degree, too! Read more about his career in this station bio.

Redding

WCSH/WLBZ-TV, Portland and Bangor ME…congratulations to MIKE REDDING who gets his first ND job for these Gannett owned stations. Mike is currently the EP for another Gannett station, WFMY-TV in Greensboro, NC. He began his career as a weekend producer and weekday reporter in Springfield, MO, and later reported for 11 years in Charlotte. He’s won 28 Emmys and 2 National Edward R. Murrow Awards. His first management job was as Managing Editor for WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, VA. Mike replaces MAUREEN O’BRIEN who left in November after four years as ND.

Help Wanted Ads:

Morning Executive Producer, WIS-TV, Columbia, SC:

Join the #1 station in Columbia, SC! I ‘m looking to fill this key management position with a show crafter and a people manager. The right candidate will have management experience and a proven record of strong producing.

The right candidate knows how to own breaking news, is a skilled showcaser, and understands the value of strong leadership. Our morning team successfully produces 2.5 hours of news a day, and maintains the largest team of journalist for any one show at this station.

The Executive Producer will manage all morning newscasts and will set an expectation for accuracy, quality and creativity. I work closely with the Executive Producer to develop our greater strategy, but this right candidate is responsible for execution. Our next Executive Producer will also have the luxury of training and leadership guidance through our parent company, Raycom. Company matters, and Raycom is among the top companies to work for in this industry.

If you are interested, and up for the challenge, contact Rashida Jones, News Director immediately. Email is best: rjones@wistv.com or via mail to:

Rashida Jones
News Director
WIS-TV
1111 Bull St.
Columbia SC 29201

News Director, KFOR/KAUT-TV, Oklahoma City, OK:

Seeking experienced News Director with strong leadership, coverage, and production skills!

KFOR/KAUT produces 50+ hours of news and local programming each week. This is a big job and requires strong leadership skills. The primary task for our next News Director is to manage a strategic plan that’s viewer-focused. Position requires experienced management of the station’s news operations, strategic goals, budgets, and staff.

Core Job Functions:

• Achieve specific goals for audience share growth, direct news and production staff, manage news gathering resources, direct interactive platform initiatives, and integrate news coverage and local programming with other station operations.
• Work with News management to achieve a viewer-focused News and Local Programming content strategy.
• Manage Human Resource tasks, including hiring, job evaluation, training, and team building to create a positive work environment.
• Serve as a fair and inclusive leader in the newsroom offering guidance and collaboration in a team-building atmosphere.
• Maintain day-to-day budget controls, controlling and monitoring overtime and other costs.
• Work with news management to develop productive work schedules that best utilize all available resources.
• Works in collaboration with all other station department heads and their respective departments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Successful candidate needs experience in managing a complex news operation, preferably 3 to 5 years experience as a News Director or equivalent. Experience and knowledge of News practices and procedures, FCC guidelines as they relate to news, research and promotional tools as they relate to news, and firm grasp of strategic news planning and positioning.

Please send all inquiries via email to: jobs@kfor.com

or via mail to:

Human Resources
KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV
444 E. Britton Rd.
Oklahoma City OK 73114

News Director, KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS:

Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. (Wichita, Kansas) is looking for a News Director to lead our news team. The candidate we are looking for understands responsible journalism and can lead a team to produce exciting newscasts that both inform and educate viewers. A passion to win weather and sports is a must. Knowledge of digital media and implementation of social media strategies should be demonstrated in current position.

We are HD, all field crews have laptops and smart phones. We have the tools and a state-of-the art newsroom to get the job done.

Sunflower consists of 16 channels of distribution including: KWCH-TV, KSCW-TV, bureau stations KBSD-TV, KBSH-TV, KBSL-TV, a JSA with Spanish Station KDCU, a 24-hour digital and mobile weather channel and two dynamic websites (one of which focuses on high school sports) and apps for news, sports and weather. The CBS affiliate KWCH leads the market in ratings and produces more than 45 hours of local news each week.

Watch Eyewitness News on-line and send your critiques of the product and how you believe
you can move the product and team forward. Critiques can be uploaded with your resume through the Career Center.

Don’t miss this chance to work for one of the best broadcasting companies in the business at their dynamic operation in Wichita, which executes more like a top 20 market than a top 70.
Sunflower is owned by Schurz Communications and managed by Joan Barrett. If you are ready to lead a winning team, access this link to learn more about the position and search Requisition Number SUN1122

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/12/13)
KVUE-TV, Austin, TX (relisted this week)
WNCT-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC (relisted this week)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (PM EP, listed 12/22/12)
KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 12/22/12)
KDFW-TV, Dallas, TX (Morning EP, relisted this week)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (Two openings, AM & PM/EP, listing updated this week)
KXNV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Special Projects EP, listing revised this week)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Dayside EP, listed 12/30/12)
WTVT-TV, Tampa, FL (AM EP, relisted 12/7/12)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (listed 1/19/13)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (AM EP, relisted 1/12/13)
WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (PM EP, listed 1/19/13)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted this week)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 1/19/13)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (PM EP, listed 1/6/13)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (new listing this week)
WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, FL (Evening EP, relisted 1/12/13)
WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, listing revised this week)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (PM EP, relisted this week)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 1/19/13)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (AM EP, new listing this week, see ad above!)
WCYB-TV, Bristol, TN (relisted this week)
KOLO-TV, Reno, NV (Morning EP, relisted 12/15/12)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (relisted 12/1/12)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted this week)

Obituary:

Our sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of MARK TAYLOR, a video editor and producer for WAGA-TV in Atlanta. Mark died of a heart attack January 18th while sitting in at edit booth at the station. He was 54. DOUG RICHARDS, a reporter for WXIA-TV in Atlanta who had earlier worked with Mark at WAGA, calls him “The Nicest Guy in TV news in this remembrance.

Situations Wanted:

No takers this week on our free Situations Wanted listing. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 100 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:

Capus

Two network executives announced their departures this week. STEVE CAPUS announced he’s leaving as President of NBC News. He’s been the longest tenured network news president.

Whitaker

And MARK WHITAKER, the VP and Managing Editor at CNN, also is stepping down. He says he is leaving to give new CNN President JEFF ZUCKER room to communicate one clear vision for the network’s future. He’s been at CNN since 2011 and previously worked for NBC News, the Washington Post, as well as Newsweek magazine.

FOX has purchased two stations in Charlotte from Capitol Broadcasting, and notified its current affiliate there, WCCB-TV, that it plans to yank its affiliation once the deal closes. That’s made many FOX affiliates nervous, according to this article.

WTVW-TV in Evansville, IN, will become a CW affiliate. Evansville has been without an affiliate for about a month since financially troubled WAZE-TV shut down. WTVW had been a FOX affiliate until July, 2011, when it lost its affiliation.

Nexstar (owned for KARK-TV and KARZ-TV) and Mission Broadcasting (which just closed on its purchase of KLRT-TV and KASN-TV) have merged their Little Rock operations, leaving longtime KLRT-TV News Director ED TRAUSCHKE and GM CHUCK SPOHN out of work. They were among 30 people who lost their jobs.

Nexstar also named RICHARD DOUTRE JONES the GM of its Salt Lake City duopoly, KTVX/KUCW. He replaces MATT JAQUINT.

Longtime newsman PETE JACOBUS is back in a newsroom. He’s serving as the interim ND for News Press & Gazette’s KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs, CO. He recently left WPTY/WLMT-TV in Memphis after three years as ND. Pete’s also been a news director in San Francisco, Detroit, and Philadelphia, and also worked for Magid and ABC.

Congratulations to WKRN-TV (Nashville) News Director MATTHEW ZELKIND on his induction into the Silver Circle of the Mid-South Emmy region. Matthew’s currently in his second stint as ND at WKRN, split by an assignment as Station Manager for sister Young station WRIC-TV in Richmond. He’s also been an ND in Wichita and Las Vegas, and worked in Denver and Los Angeles.

BRIAN KANZIGER may have set…or at least tied…the record for the longest possible move between TV stations within the continental U.S. He started last month as an EP for KIRO-TV in Seattle. He had been working for WSVN-TV in Miami.

While Brian was arriving in Seattle, ERIK BREON was leaving. He’s followed former boss PAT COSTELLO to KNXV-TV in Phoenix where he’ll be the morning EP. Erik had been the 11 PM EP for KING-TV.

Two management moves at KATU-TV in Portland, OR. Morning EP KAREN VAN VLECK was promoted to dayside EP. And 5:00 PM producer DAVE TRAUSNECK moved up to morning EP.

Former KATV (Little Rock) News Director RANDY DIXON is the new director of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History at the University of Arkansas. He spent 31 years at KATV (ten as news director), starting as a photographer.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Friday, January 25, 2013.

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

WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
WFLD-TV 205 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60601
KTVU-TV 2 Jack London Square Oakland CA 94607
WGCL-TV 425 14th St. NW Atlanta GA 30318
KOVR-TV 2713 Kovr Drive Sacramento CA 95605
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis IN 46204
WZTV 631 Mainstream Drive Nashville TN 37228
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak Street Kansas City MO 64112
WDAF-TV 3030 Summit St. Kansas City MO 64108
WXIX-TV 635 W. Seventh St. Cincinnati OH 45203
KSNV-TV 1500 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas NV 89101
KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV 444 E. Britton Rd. Oklahoma City OK 73114 (see ad above!)
WVEC-TV 613 Woodis Ave. Norfolk, VA 23510
WPTY/WLMT 2701 Union Ave. Ext. Memphis TN 38112
KOTV 302 S. Frankfort St. Tulsa OK 74120
WDTN-TV 4595 S. Dixie Highway Dayton OH 45439
KSNW-TV 833 N. Main Wichita, KS 67203
KWCH-TV 2815 East 37th Street North Wichita KS 67209 (see ad above!)
WGME-TV 81 Northport Dr. Portland ME 04103
KRDO-TV 399 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs CO 80905
KEYT-TV 730 Miramonte Dr. Santa Barbara CA 93109
KRIS/KZTV 301 Artesian St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WREX-TV 10322 W. Auburn Rd. Rockford IL 61105
WVVA-TV Rte. 460 Bypass Bluefield, WV 24701
WBBJ-TV 346 Muse St. Jackson TN 38301

* Spanish language station

January 26, 2013

Monday, January 28, 2013 UPDATE:

There are TWO news director moves in top 20 markets to report, but only ONE person is involved.

Beck

That’s because CAMERYN BECK is leaving one top twenty market station, KOVR-KMAX-TV, the CBS o-and-o duopoly in Sacramento, to become the ND for Belo’s KTVK-TV in Phoenix. Most of you know that KTVK is a true independent but is very competitive in the news ratings in Phoenix.

Cameryn’s been ND at KOVR since March 2008. She was promoted to the job from EP, and previously had worked for KCRA-TV in Sacramento.

At KTVK, she’ll replace BRAD REMINGTON who announced he was leaving last fall. Brad will return to Denver where his wife is a principal at a private school. They’ve been doing the commuter thing for the four years that Brad’s been ND at KTVK.

More on these changes and all the news, including the retirement of a longtime Mississippi news director, in our full newsletter later this week.

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Greetings:

Just TWO new ND openings in this week’s report, and, as far as I know, no new news directors were named this week.

That brings our list of open ND jobs to 27.

We have paid ads for both the new openings, as well as ads for two other ND jobs and two EP openings. If you apply for any of those jobs, please let them know where you learned about the openings.

We also have a few new news management openings in our section on Other News Management Openings.

Unfortunately we have four obituaries this week, including one for a Cleveland Assignment Editor and the father of a veteran ND.

And there are some interesting items in Names in the News.

All that and more after this for the Kneeland Project:

The Kneeland Project Accepting Applications Now

Apply today!

It’s time to apply for The Kneeland Project’s life-changing April 10-13 session in Austin, TX. Applications are due next Thursday.

Thanks to Kneeland’s generous funders, this opportunity is nearly free for 18 selected participants. The Kneeland Project pays for all tuition costs as well as hotel and several meals. Participants cover only their transportation and a few meals — Kneeland takes care of the rest.

• What’s missing from your social media strategy?
• The world can be sloppy – leadership and ethics in a 24-7 socially networked world.
• What’s happening to our business – what’s ahead in the next three, five, ten years?
• Big J Millennials?
• Our viewers have changed. Now it’s our turn.
• How newsroom systems must evolve to meet the challenges of our business.

Selected news directors will be joined by some of the best and brightest leaders in the industry, but they won’t provide didactic, one-way lectures. On the contrary. Kneeland is seeking applications from news directors with high-level expertise, insight, and experience to make a truly unique opportunity.

It’s an intensive program unlike any other. It’s practical. It’s highly interactive. It produces long-lasting results. News Directors return to their stations refreshed and ready to tackle the sometimes overwhelming challenges newsrooms now face.

Click here for more information and to apply. Only 18 news directors will be selected for this program and applications are due Thursday, January 31st. Apply today!

New News Director Openings:

KFOR/KAUT-TV, Oklahoma City, OK…MARY ANN ECKSTEIN has left this NBC affiliate after 33 years at the station, which is now owned by LocalTV. You can learn more about this opportunity in the paid ad below.

Soares

KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS…after just four months at this CBS affilaite, JOHN SOARES has left this Sunflower Broadcasting owned operation. He previously had been ND at WJHL-TV in Johnson City, TN for two years. John has also worked in California. Old friend TOM LINDNER from parent company Schurz Broadcasting will serve as the interim news director. You can learn more about this opportunity in the paid ad below.

Newly Named News Directors:

I’m not aware of any newly hired NDs this week (a reminder that we always appreciate your tips), but I do need to correct something from last week.

In our report on DAN BALL’s appointment as ND for WFFT-TV in Ft. Wayne, IN, we called it a FOX affiliate. It once was, but hasn’t been since August, 2011. It is now an independent station.

Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, KFOR/KAUT-TV, Oklahoma City, OK:

Seeking experienced News Director with strong leadership, coverage, and production skills!

KFOR/KAUT produces 50+ hours of news and local programming each week. This is a big job and requires strong leadership skills. The primary task for our next News Director is to manage a strategic plan that’s viewer-focused. Position requires experienced management of the station’s news operations, strategic goals, budgets, and staff.

Core Job Functions:

• Achieve specific goals for audience share growth, direct news and production staff, manage news gathering resources, direct interactive platform initiatives, and integrate news coverage and local programming with other station operations.
• Work with News management to achieve a viewer-focused News and Local Programming content strategy.
• Manage Human Resource tasks, including hiring, job evaluation, training, and team building to create a positive work environment.
• Serve as a fair and inclusive leader in the newsroom offering guidance and collaboration in a team-building atmosphere.
• Maintain day-to-day budget controls, controlling and monitoring overtime and other costs.
• Work with news management to develop productive work schedules that best utilize all available resources.
• Works in collaboration with all other station department heads and their respective departments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Successful candidate needs experience in managing a complex news operation, preferably 3 to 5 years experience as a News Director or equivalent. Experience and knowledge of News practices and procedures, FCC guidelines as they relate to news, research and promotional tools as they relate to news, and firm grasp of strategic news planning and positioning.

Please send all inquiries via email to: jobs@kfor.com

or via mail to:

Human Resources
KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV
444 E. Britton Rd.
Oklahoma City OK 73114

News Director, KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS:

Sunflower Broadcasting, Inc. (Wichita, Kansas) is looking for a News Director to lead our news team. The candidate we are looking for understands responsible journalism and can lead a team to produce exciting newscasts that both inform and educate viewers. A passion to win weather and sports is a must. Knowledge of digital media and implementation of social media strategies should be demonstrated in current position.

We are HD, all field crews have laptops and smart phones. We have the tools and a state-of-the art newsroom to get the job done.

Sunflower consists of 16 channels of distribution including: KWCH-TV, KSCW-TV, bureau stations KBSD-TV, KBSH-TV, KBSL-TV, a JSA with Spanish Station KDCU, a 24-hour digital and mobile weather channel and two dynamic websites (one of which focuses on high school sports) and apps for news, sports and weather. The CBS affiliate KWCH leads the market in ratings and produces more than 45 hours of local news each week.

Watch Eyewitness News on-line and send your critiques of the product and how you believe
you can move the product and team forward. Critiques can be uploaded with your resume through the Career Center.

Don’t miss this chance to work for one of the best broadcasting companies in the business at their dynamic operation in Wichita, which executes more like a top 20 market than a top 70.
Sunflower is owned by Schurz Communications and managed by Joan Barrett. If you are ready to lead a winning team, access this link to learn more about the position and search Requisition Number SUN1122

News Director, WZTV, Nashville, TN:

FOX 17 in Nashville, TN is searching for an experienced, hands-on News Director to lead the rebuilding of a great news operation.

Candidates need to show an aggressive and competitive style of news management, and possess the ability to lead a strong digital news initiative. Must also be able to be a leader and a teacher with significant knowledge of television journalism, ethics and law.

The position requires day-to-day management and improvement of news content and quality on all platforms. The News Director will also be responsible for maintaining a budget and properly handling all personnel issues. Candidates must show thorough knowledge of current news events as well as the ability to produce newscasts that meet and exceed current industry standards. The position requires strong talent recruiting and development skills.

The News Director at WZTV works with the station’s General Manager and Corporate to establish and build a news philosophy that keeps the television news operation competitive and profitable. Must have a minimum of three years upper level news management experience and a related college degree.

Apply online by going to www.sbgi.net/employment

EEO/Drug Free

News Director, KEYT-TV, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, CA:

KEYT News Channel 3, located high atop TV Hill in beautiful Santa Barbara, is seeking an extraordinary leader to head a growing news team. We have just been acquired by News-Press & Gazette Company, and are making huge capital investments to build a dominant local news organization.

Our News Director will be a visionary leader, understand how to produce compelling and distinctive content on all multi-media platforms. Must have proven skill set to maximize content and customer loyalty on digital and social medial platforms. Must demonstrate a passion for the product with strong oversight and consistent communication and feedback.

Quality and innovation drives our success and we’re eager to have a leader join us on this quest. We are growing, innovating and positioning our team to dominate the market. Looking for long-term players who love the quality of life on the California Coast and who would be proud to call Santa Barbara home. Minimum five years of television news management experience. A combination of experience and/or education may also be considered.

If you want to be a part of our success, please send your resume and cover letter, along with your news philosophy to:

Human Resources
KEYT-TV
730 Miramonte Drive
Santa Barbara CA 93109

or via email to lindseygarcia@keyt.com

KEYT-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Executive Producer, WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN:

WSMV-TV is looking for an innovative and proactive Executive Producer to keep our newscasts and producing team moving forward. The Executive Producer supervises the look and content of multiple newscasts in order to ensure accuracy, quality, and adherence to ratings and research strategies. Responsible for generating coverage ideas, creating and improving newscast elements, and reviewing scripts. Will also be involved in a wide array of newsroom decisions and projects as a member of a collaborative news management team.

The EP is responsible for year-round performance management of our producers and associate producers, and must have a demonstrated track record of strong coaching and direct feedback. Other projects and responsibilities as assigned by news director. Must be willing to work long or unusual hours as news needs require, including occasional nights, overnights, weekends, and holidays.

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications or related field. Minimum five years producing newscasts. Two years as Executive Producer or Supervising Producer preferred. INews proficiency, computer and newsroom software. Excellent Benefits.

To apply, click here to get to the Meredith Careers site.

EOE

Executive Producer, KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA:

KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA is seeking a full-time Executive Producer to lead our top-rated morning news. You might be thinking “morning?!” Yak! “Spokane?! Isn’t that where it rains all the time?” You need to see this in person. Our morning show has more resources than markets three times our size (3 live reporters, 2 anchors with a decade of tenure, and more toys than you could play with). And take it from a Florida boy, the inland northwest is a winter wonderland with plenty to keep you busy indoors too. The summers are simply unbeatable. As for the job: you should be able to handle the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, working closely with producers and reporters to shape coverage; but a qualified candidate will also make sure we stay true to brand by staying in front of breaking news and driving our interactive coverage. We also want someone who can develop, train and coach producers, reporters, and editors to cover the effects of a story, not just the event. Oh, and there’s the typical stuff like overseeing staff work schedules and establishing new workflows that save everyone time.

Qualified candidates please apply online and/or email resume to Neal Boling, Executive Director of Content and Operations: neal.boling@khq.com

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/12/13)
KVUE-TV, Austin, TX (relisted 11/17/12)
WNCT-TV, Greenville/New Bern, NC (listed 11/17/12)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (PM EP, listed 12/22/12)
KTTV/KCOP-TV, Los Angeles, CA (PM EP, relisted 11/23/12)
KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 12/22/12)
KDFW-TV, Dallas, TX (Morning EP, relisted 12/1/12)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (AM/EP, listed 12/15/12)
KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA (listed 11/23/12)
KXNV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (2 Openings, AM EP & Special Projects, new listing this week)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Dayside EP, listed 12/30/12)
WTVT-TV, Tampa, FL (AM EP, relisted 12/7/12)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (AM EP, listing revised 12/7/12)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (listed 1/19/13)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (AM EP, relisted 1/12/13)
WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (PM EP, listed 1/19/13)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 12/1/12)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 1/19/13, see ad above!)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (PM EP, listed 1/6/13)
WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, FL (Evening EP, relisted 1/12/13)
WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (2 openings, listed 11/3/12)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (PM EP, relisted 12/1/12)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 1/19/13, see ad above!)
WCYB-TV, Bristol, TN (relisted 11/23/12)
KOLO-TV, Reno, NV (Morning EP, relisted 12/15/12)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (relisted 12/1/12)

Obituaries:

Fink

DANIELLE FINK, a longtime assignment editor for WKYC-TV in Cleveland died last weekend in a car accident in North Olmsted, OH. She was 48, and had spent more than 20 years working for the NBC affiliate, which paid tribute to her in this story. Danielle had earlier worked at WEWS-TV in Cleveland.

BOB NORMAN, a former news director and anchor in Hartford, CT, died Saturday, January 19th, at the age of 77. He later went into politics and served three terms as mayor of East Haven, CT.

PAUL POHLMAN, a longtime faculty member for the Poynter Institute, died last week after a brief illness. He was 70.

Our sympathy to WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC) News Director CORRIE HARDING on the death of his father. JOHN HARDING died last Wednesday in Cleveland after a two year battle with lung cancer. Corrie’s also been an ND in Pittsburgh, and worked in Columbus, OH, Washington, DC, Dallas and Cleveland. A sympathetic note would reach him at: charding@wcnc.com

Situations Wanted:

No takers this week on our free Situations Wanted listing. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 100 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:

Mason

Longtime CBS News executive LINDA MASON has announced her retirement. She’s been with CBS for 47 years, starting as a radio desk assistant. She’s currently Senior VP of Standards and Specials. Linda was the first female producer on the CBS Evening News. Click here to read more about her remarkable career.

WWAY-TV (Wilmington, NC) News Director SCOTT PICKEY was arrested this week for for failing to obey a traffic officer during the Martin Luther King parade in Wilmington. The station reported on his arrest, which you can see here.

LES VANN, a former ND and anchor in Springfield, IL, who’s been a GM in a variety of markets, has been named VP/GM of LIN Media’s WJCL/WGTS in Savannah, GA.

KSNV-TV, the NBC affiliate in Las Vegas, says it plans to drop all its syndicated programs in favor of local news by 2016. If that holds true, the station would air only news and information programming from 4:30 AM to 8:00 PM, with the lone exception of Days of our Lives.

MISSION OF HOPE, a documentary produced by longtime news manager DAN COHEN, premieres this week on PBS (as they say, check your local listings.) It’s about the explosion of the Space Shuttle Columbia, the loss of all seven astronauts, including the first Israeli astronaut and what he was carrying. Dan’s worked as a producer and EP in Washington, Miami, and Orlando.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Friday, January 25, 2013.

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

WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd Street New York NY 10017
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 (address corrected) *
WFLD-TV 205 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60601
KTVU-TV 2 Jack London Square Oakland CA 94607
WGCL-TV 425 14th St. NW Atlanta GA 30318
KTVK-TV 5555 N. 7th Avenue Phoenix AX 85013
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis IN 46204
WZTV 631 Mainstream Drive Nashville TN 37228 (see ad above!)
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak Street Kansas City MO 64112
WDAF-TV 3030 Summit St. Kansas City MO 64108
WXIX-TV 635 W. Seventh St. Cincinnati OH 45203
KSNV-TV 1500 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas NV 89101
KFOR-TV/KAUT-TV 444 E. Britton Rd. Oklahoma City OK 73114 (see ad above!)
WVEC-TV 613 Woodis Ave. Norfolk, VA 23510
WPTY/WLMT 2701 Union Ave. Ext. Memphis TN 38112
KOTV 302 S. Frankfort St. Tulsa OK 74120
WDTN-TV 4595 S. Dixie Highway Dayton OH 45439
KSNW-TV 833 N. Main Wichita, KS 67203
KWCH-TV 2815 East 37th Street North Wichita KS 67209 (see ad above!)
WGME-TV 81 Northport Dr. Portland ME 04103
WCSH-TV One Congress Square Portland ME 04101
KRDO-TV 399 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs CO 80905
KETY-TV 730 Miramonte Dr. Santa Barbara CA 93109 (see ad above!)
KRIS/KZTV 301 Artesian St. Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WREX-TV 10322 W. Auburn Rd. Rockford IL 61105
WVVA-TV Rte. 460 Bypass Bluefield, WV 24701
WBBJ-TV 346 Muse St. Jackson TN 38301

* Spanish language station