October 4, 2010

Greetings:

This week’s ONE new ND opening comes at a network o-and-o in a large market…and it’s a veteran ND’s retirement that created the vacancy.  ANd we have  TWO new NDs…at least new to their current stations.  Both have been NDs before.

That leaves our list of open ND positions at  24.

Winter’s coming.  If you’re thinking warm weather sounds good, we have a new ad this week for a Digital Media Manager position in California.  And we’re re-running last week’s ad for two positions in Florida.

We’ve a new job or two in Other News Management Openings, an obituary for a Texas EP, details about some managers on the move, and a way that you…yes, YOU!…could be the News Director of the Year.

All that, and more…after this week’s changes.

New News Director Openings:

McEntee

WAGA-TV, Atlanta, GA…longtime ND BUDD McENTEE retired Friday after 19 years as ND (and 28 years at this FOX o-and-o).  Budd joined the station as a producer and moved up, eventually becoming ND in 1991.  His retirement comes shortly after a new GM, BILL SCHNEIDER, joined the station.  More in this article.

News Directors Named:

Fabrizio

WLNE-TV, Providence, RI…DAN FABRIZIO will fill this open spot, at least for a few months.  GM STEVE DOERR tells me he’s not going to hire a permanent ND given the uncertain ownership situation of this ABC affiliate.  Steve and Dan worked together years ago at WSYX-TV in Columbus, OH.  Dan most recently was the ND for WCBD-TV in Charleston, SC.   He replaces B.J. FINNELL who left the station last month to take a PR job in Boston.  He’d been ND there for just over two years.

WGME-TV, Portland, ME…MIMI STRAWN has been named ND for this Sinclair owned CBS affiliate.  She’s a former ND at WVUE-TV in New Orleans, KJRH-TV in Tulsa, and WAFF-TV in Huntsville, AL.  At WGME, she replaces ROBB ATKINSON who left the station earlier this summer to become Senior Director of Sales at CNN Newsource.  Robb was ND here for almost four years.

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HELP WANTED ADS:

Digital Media Manager, KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA

• Manage online content & operations.
• Bring consistent sense of urgency, immediacy and real-time strategies to web news content and project development.
• Oversees mobile content on various mobile platforms including Smartphones.
• Key innovator of digital projects involving news, marketing and/or sales aimed at developing strong revenue generating content/projects.
• Serves as primary link between on-air and on-line news as a key member of the news management team.
• Staff leader in leveraging social networks like Facebook and Twitter to provide superior coverage and marketing of news. Works closely with marketing on this function.
• Works daily with creative services to identify opportunities to leverage marketing tactics that support the digital strategy.
• Creatively develop unique content, event coverage and project ideas for web and mobile.
• Build or be able to dimension the build of web initiatives; working knowledge of   HTML needed.
• Working knowledge of SEO and tactics to improve traffic generation from search

Interested and qualified people should send resumes to:

Anzio Williams
News Director
KCRA3 & MY58
3 Television Circle
Sacramento, Ca.  95814

No Phone Calls Please!

Position will be filled at earliest possible date.
KCRA/KQCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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EP and Managing Editor, WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL

Florida’s top rated station is looking for both an Executive Producer and a Managing Editor.

The EP will work on showcasing, storytelling as well as pacing for the 5p, 6p and 11p.

The Managing Editor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day content for the web, mobile and TV newscasts.

Candidates should have at least five years of experience (preferably in management) and a proven track record for being creative and forward thinking.

If you’re the right person you will have the opportunity to enhance our newsroom while growing your own skills. This is a unique chance to work for a dynamic, number one news operation in beautiful South Florida.   WPTV is a Scripps Media organization.

To apply go to Scripps.com/careers

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Other News Management Openings:

Assistant News Director:

WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 7/16/10)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (listed 9/6/10)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 9/24/10)
WVIT-TV, Hartford, CT (new listing this week)
WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 7/2/10)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 8/20/10)

Executive News Producer:

KTVU-TV, Oakland/San Francisco, CA (AM EP, listed 7/16/10)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10)
KMSP-TV, Minneapolis, MN (AM EP, listed 9/17/10)
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (PM EP, listed 8/1/10)
WKMG-TV, Orlando, FL (relisted 8/13/10)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/13/20)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 8/27/10)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, relisted 8/20/10)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Special Projects EP, listed 9/6/10)
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 8/13/10)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, relisted 7/23/10)
KENS-TV, San Antonio, TX (listed 8/20/10)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 9/24/10, see ad above!)
WTLV/WJXX, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, listing revised 7/23/10)
KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM EP, listed 9/10/10)
WHAM-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 7/9/10)
KSLA-TV, Shreveport, LA (Morning EP, relisted 9/17/10)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 9/6/10)
WCTI-TV, New Bern, NC (listed 8/8/10)

Managing Editor:

WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 9/24/10, see ad above!)

Digital Media Manager:

KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (new listing this week, see ad above!)

Senior Manager News Operations:

Source Media Group, Cedar Rapids, IA (listed 9/10/10)

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Obituary:

Williams

Our sympathy to the staff at KVUE-TV on the death of Executive Producer THEA WILLIAMS who died last week at the age of 45 after a long battle with breast cancer.  She’s survived by her family, including two children.  Thea worked at KVUE for 15 years, and previously worked at WJXT-TV in Jacksonville.  The station remembers her in this story.

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Names in the News:

Congratulations to MATT PITZER. He’s been promoted to a Senior Producer Position at MSNBC. Matt has been the Assistant ND for WVIT-TV, the NBC owned station in Hartford, CT.

WSMV-TV has a new Assistant ND.  RYAN HAWES joins this Meredith owned NBC affiliate from another Meredith station, KPTV in Portland, OR.  Ryan was an EP there.

Cronan

Former News Director MARGARET CRONAN has a new job.  She’s been named the Chief Communications Officer of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, a museum which attracts about a million visitors a year.  Margaret will also be working to increase media exposure, so if you need an expert on a constitutional issue, you can reach her at mcronan@constitutioncenter.org.  She’s been the head of TV for NAVTEQ for the last five years, since shortly after leaving WBAL-TV in Baltimore, one of two ND stops on her resume.  The other?  WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, FL.

Congratulations to KPIX-TV in San Francisco, KHOU-TV in Houston, and KSTP-TV in Minneapolis.  All three stations won Regional Reporting Awards in the National News and Documentary Awards.  CBS won the most awards among the networks.  Here’s the full list.

How’s your ego?  You can nominate yourself for News Director of the Year, as chosen by Broadcasting & Cable.  (Of course, you could also nominate someone who actually deserves the award.)   The magazine will also chose a GM of the year in three different market sizes. More details here.

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The full list:

Below is what we believe to be a complete list of stations with news director openings, as of Sunday, October 3, 2010.

If you know of any corrections, changes, or updates, please let me know via email: rick@rickgevers.com

WAGA-TV 1551 Briarcliff  Rd. NE                            Atlanta GA 30306
WNCN-TV    1205 Front St.                                                 Raleigh NC 27609
XETV             8253 Ronson Rd.                                           San Diego, CA 92111
WKRC-TV  1906 Highland Road                                     Cincinnati, OH 45219
WTEN-TV    341 Northern Blvd.                                        Albany, NY 12204
KMSB-TV     1855 N. 6th Ave.                                            Tuscon, AZ 85705
WNWO-TV  300 S. Byrne Rd.                                           Toledo OH 43615
KVEO-TV    349 N. Expressway                                       Brownsville TX 78521
WSBT-TV    1301 E. Douglas Rd.                                     Mishawaka IN 46545
KSFY-TV     300 N. Dakota Ave. #100                           Sioux Falls SD 57104
KTRV-TV     1 Sixth St. N.                                                   Nampa ID 83687
KVAL-TV    4575 Blanton Road                                        Eugene OR 97405
WMGT-TV  PO Box 4328                                                   Macon GA 31208
WTVM-TV  1900 Wynnton Rd.                                       Columbus GA 31906
WEAU-TV   1907 S. Hastings Way                                Eau Claire WI 54701
KTKA-TV    2121 SW Chelsea Dr.                                    Topeka KS 66614
KTVL-TV    1440 Rossanley Dr.                                      Medford OR 97501
WJHG-TV  8195 Front Beach Rd.                                   Panama City Beach FL 32407
KTEN-TV 10 High Point Circle                                     Denison TX 75020
KXII-TV      4201 Texoma Parkway                                 Sherman TX 75090
KPLC-TV 320 Division St.                                              Lake Charles LA 70601
KLDO-TV   226 Bob Bullock Loop                                  Laredo, TX 78040
KGNS-TV   120 W. Delmar Blvd.                                     Laredo TX 78045
KFBB-TV   3012 Highwoods Blvd.                                  Great Falls MT 59403

September 24, 2010

September 29, 2010 UPDATE:

McEntee

BUDD McENTEE, longtime ND at Fox’s WAGA-TV in Atlanta, has announced his retirement, effective this Friday.  Budd’s been at the station for 28 years beginning as a producer, and has been the ND there since 1991.  His retirement comes just a few weeks after a new GM, BILL SCHNEIDER, joined the station.  More details in this article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

We’ll have more on this story, and all the week’s changes, in our regular weekly report which may be delayed by travel this week.

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Greetings:

For the first time in 14 years of doing this newsletter, I get to use the word sordid this week.  (Ya’ just don’t get enough chances to use it.)  That’s in Names in the News.

Before you read about what I call a ‘sordid mess’, you’ll read about  TWO new ND’s who were named this week, though they won’t be new to you because we highlighted them in a mid-week UPDATE.  And, to the best of my knowledge, there are  NO new ND openings.

That brings our always unofficial count of ND openings to  25.

We do have a new ad this week from a station with two new management positions in sunny Florida.  That’s below, along with some other, non-sordid items in Names in the News.

But first, details about two newly named NDs:

New News Directors Named:

Clinkingbeard

WFMY-TV, Greensboro/High Point/Winston-Salem, NC…BOB CLINKINGBEARD has been named ND for this CBS affiliate.  Bob’s been doing media training since he left the ND position at WOFL-TV in Orlando in 2008.  He’s also been an ND for WITI-TV in Milwaukee.  It’s a reunion with Gannett for Bob, who earlier in his career had been the Assistant ND for WUSA-TV in Washington, DC.  He’s also worked in Detroit (twice), Philadelphia, Baltimore, Birmingham, Alexandria, LA, and Columbia, MO.  He replaces JIM PLATZER who left this CBS affiliate in March after less than a year as ND.

Lanni

WJAR-TV, Providence, RI…readers of a certain age will remember a song by The Who with lyrics that included:  “Meet the new boss.  Same as the old boss.” That’s the story here as CHRIS LANNI has been promoted to News Director.  Chris is the Content Brand Manager but has overseen the newsroom since BETTY JO CUGINI was laid off in April, 2009 after 8 years as ND and 22 at the station.  Chris now has the title of ND.  He’s a Rhode Island native who worked at WPRI in Providence earlier in his career.  He’s also worked in West Palm Beach and Boston.  WJAR is an NBC affiliate and is owned by Media General.

New News Director Openings:

None that I know of.  Please let me know if you do!

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EP and Managing Editor, WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL

Florida’s top rated station is looking for both an Executive Producer and a Managing Editor.

The EP will work on showcasing, storytelling as well as pacing for the 5p, 6p and 11p.

The Managing Editor is responsible for overseeing day-to-day content for the web, mobile and TV newscasts.

Candidates should have at least five years of experience (preferably in management) and a proven track record for being creative and forward thinking.

If you’re the right person you will have the opportunity to enhance our newsroom while growing your own skills. This is a unique chance to work for a dynamic, number one news operation in beautiful South Florida.   WPTV is a Scripps Media organization.

To apply go to Scripps.com/careers

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Other News Management Openings:

Assistant News Director:

WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 7/16/10)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (listed 9/6/10)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 9/24/10)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 8/27/10)
WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 7/2/10)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 8/20/10)

Executive News Producer:

KTVU-TV, Oakland/San Francisco, CA (AM EP, listed 7/16/10)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10)
KMSP-TV, Minneapolis, MN (AM EP, listed 9/17/10)
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (PM EP, listed 8/1/10)
WKMG-TV, Orlando, FL (relisted 8/13/10)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/13/20)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 8/27/10)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, relisted 8/20/10)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Special Projects EP, listed 9/6/10)
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 8/13/10)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, relisted 7/23/10)
KENS-TV, San Antonio, TX (listed 8/20/10)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (new listing this week, see ad above!)
WTLV/WJXX, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, listing revised 7/23/10)
KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM EP, listed 9/10/10)
WHAM-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 7/9/10)
KSLA-TV, Shreveport, LA (Morning EP, relisted 9/17/10)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 9/6/10)
WCTI-TV, New Bern, NC (listed 8/8/10)

Managing Editor:

WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (new listing this week, see ad above!)

Senior Manager News Operations:

Source Media Group, Cedar Rapids, IA (listed 9/10/10)

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Names in the News:

Alan

A federal judge in Portland, OR, rejected the terms of a plea deal between prosecutors and former KOIN-TV ND JEFF ALAN (legal name: JEFF ALAN BRENT) and sentenced him to the maximum 18 months in prison.  He’ll also have to pay fines and restitution.  The Portland Oregonian sorts out the whole sordid mess here.

BRENDA PAVILLIAN has been promoted to Assistant ND for KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh.  She’s been the Managing Editor for this CBS o-and-o, where she started nine years ago as an overnight writer.  She worked her way up to producer and managing editor.  Brenda earlier worked at WTAE-TV there.

JULIE HOLTON is joining WISH-TV here in Indianapolis as an Executive Producer.  She’s been working at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis.  And ADAM KRENT has also been named an EP at this CBS affiliate:  he’s been the Senior Producer there.

Roth

Former San Diego, Fresno and Salt Lake City ND GEOFF ROTH is leaving academia to become the Executive Producer at KRIV-TV in Houston.  Geoff’s been teaching at Hofstra University for just over a year.  He’s also worked in Pittsburgh, Washington, Denver, Miami, Richmond and Jacksonville, FL.

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The full list:

Below is what we believe to be a complete list of stations with news director openings, as of Friday, September 24, 2010.

If you know of any corrections, changes, or updates, please let me know via email: rick@rickgevers.com

WNCN-TV    1205 Front St.                                                 Raleigh NC 27609
XETV             8253 Ronson Rd.                                           San Diego, CA 92111
WKRC-TV  1906 Highland Road                                  Cincinnati, OH 45219
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St.                                                      Providence RI 02904
WTEN-TV    341 Northern Blvd.                                        Albany, NY 12204
KMSB-TV     1855 N. 6th Ave.                                            Tuscon, AZ 85705
WNWO-TV  300 S. Byrne Rd.                                           Toledo OH 43615
WGME-TV   81 Northport Drive                                       Portland, ME 04103
KVEO-TV    349 N. Expressway                                       Brownsville TX 78521
WSBT-TV    1301 E. Douglas Rd.                                     Mishawaka IN 46545
KSFY-TV     300 N. Dakota Ave. #100                           Sioux Falls SD 57104
KTRV-TV     1 Sixth St. N.                                                   Nampa ID 83687
KVAL-TV    4575 Blanton Road                                        Eugene OR 97405
WMGT-TV  PO Box 4328                                                   Macon GA 31208
WTVM-TV  1900 Wynnton Rd.                                       Columbus GA 31906
WEAU-TV   1907 S. Hastings Way                                Eau Claire WI 54701
KTKA-TV    2121 SW Chelsea Dr.                                    Topeka KS 66614
KTVL-TV    1440 Rossanley Dr.                                      Medford OR 97501
WJHG-TV  8195 Front Beach Rd.                                   Panama City Beach FL 32407
KTEN-TV 10 High Point Circle                                     Denison TX 75020
KXII-TV      4201 Texoma Parkway                                 Sherman TX 75090
KPLC-TV 320 Division St.                                              Lake Charles LA 70601
KLDO-TV   226 Bob Bullock Loop                                  Laredo, TX 78040
KGNS-TV   120 W. Delmar Blvd.                                     Laredo TX 78045
KFBB-TV   3012 Highwoods Blvd.                                  Great Falls MT 59403

September 18, 2010

September 22, 2010 UPDATE:

As teased in last week’s newsletter, one of the 27 open positions on our list has been filled.  Actually, two of them have, and we have details on both.

Clinkingbeard

Veteran News Director BOB CLINKINGBEARD returns to the chair as he’s been named ND for WFMY-TV in Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC.  That’s the CBS affiliate there.  Bob’s been doing media training since he left WOFL-TV in Orlando in 2008 after three years as ND.  He’d also been the ND for WITI-TV in Milwaukee.  It’s a return to Gannett for Bob, who was the Assistant ND for the company’s WUSA-TV in Washington earlier in his career.  He’s also worked in Detroit (on two separate occasions), Philadelphia, Baltimore, Birmingham, Alexandria, LA, and Columbia, MO.  He replaces JIM PLATZER who left the station last March after less than a year as ND.

Lanni

WJAR-TV, the Media General owned NBC affiliate in Providence, has promoted CHRIS LANNI to be ND there.  Chris is the Content Brand Manager and has been in charge of the newsroom since BETTY JO CUGINI was laid off in April, 2009, after eight years as ND and 22 at the station.  Chris is a Rhode Island native, and has also worked in West Palm Beach and Boston, in addition to an earlier stint at another Providence station.

More on these stories and all the week’s developments in our next full newsletter.

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Greetings:

Lots of activity this week, all of it involving veteran news directors.  There are  THREE new openings while we’ll introduce you to FOUR newly-named NDs, all with past time in the ND chair.

That brings our count of open ND jobs to 27, though we expect at least one of those openings to be filled early next week.  (A weak tease, I know, but I’ll post the news on this website when it happens.)

We’ve updated one of the three ads from last week that repeat this week…the opening in Cedar Rapids, IA.  And we’ve freshened up the list of Other News Management Openings.

We’ll also mourn the passing of a legendary news director who was one of the founders of what is now RTDNA. In Names in the News, we’ll tell you of some new jobs for a few managers, and a one-time ND and past editor of Shoptalk launches his new website.

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

New News Director Openings:

WLNE-TV, Providence, RI…B.J. FINNELL is leaving as ND here to move into public relations.  He’s joining the Regan Communications Group in Boston as a senior executive.  B.J.’s been the ND here since April, 2008, has previously been an ND at WJAR-TV in Providence and WVIT-TV in Hartford, and worked as an Assistant ND in Philadelphia and Cleveland.  WLNE is an ABC affiliate.  Station owner Global Broadcasting (co-founded by former Meredith executive KEVIN O’BRIEN) filed for receivership in July.

KTEN-TV, Denison, TX…this NBC affiliate is now looking for an ND.  GM CRAIG MARRS has been wearing both the GM and ND hats since STEVE KORIOTH left in May, 2009, but he now tells me he’s looking to hire an ND.  KTEN is owned by the Lockwood Broadcast Group.

KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA…SCOTT FLANNIGAN is leaving one Raycom-owned station to compete against another.  He’s been named ND at WCBD-TV in Charleston, SC.  (More on that below).  He’s been the ND for this NBC affiliate for almost four years.

Newly Named News Directors:

Sanders

WDBD-TV, Jackson, MS…STAN SANDERS returns to a newsroom as the new ND for this Jackson Broadcasting owned FOX affiliate.  Stan’s spent ten years as ND for WCMH-TV in Columbus, OH, leaving that NBC affiliate in January, 2009.  Since then he’s been the Director of the Student Media Center at the University of Southern Mississippi.  At WDBD, he replaces MIKE INGALLS, the first ND in WDBD history, who left the station in July after 2 1/2 years.

WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC…as noted above, SCOTT FLANNIGAN will be the next ND for this Media General owned NBC affiliate.  Scott spent the last four years as ND for Raycom’s KPLC-TV in Lake Charles, LA.  In his new role, he’ll compete against’ Raycom’s WSCS-TV.  He replaces DAN FABRIZIO who left the station in July after almost three years as news director.

KHAS-TV, Hastings, NE…veteran news director JACK BOWE will be the next ND here.  Jack’s been an ND in Reno, Bakersfield, and Panama City, FL.  He’s currently producing for KRNV-TV in Reno.  At KHAS, he’ll replaces DENNIS KELLOGG who left this Hoak Media owned NBC affiliate last month after 12 years as ND.  Dennis now the ND for Nebraska Educational Television.

WVIR-TV, Charlottesville, VA…DAVID FOKY has been promoted to news director for this NBC affiliate.  He has been the Assistant ND, has previously been an ND in Lexington, KY, an EP in Raleigh, and has worked in St. Louis, Chattanooga, and Roanoke, VA.  He replaces NEAL BENNETT who left this locally owned station to become an Assistant ND in West Palm Beach.

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HELP WANTED ADS:

News Director, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH:

A CAREER OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME. One of the Legacy TV stations in the United States, WKRC Local12 Cincinnati (DMA 33), is seeking a News Director.

Local 12 is number one in all News dayparts.  We are one of the top CBS affiliates in the country. We have completed an HD build out and have launched expanded News programming.  We have an established team of anchors, reporters, producers, photographers, editors and new media professionals.  We produce six hours of news a day on our CBS station plus we have a duopoly and produce three and a half hours of news a day on our CW affiliate.

The news programming is supported by an outstanding team of sales, technical, and promotions professionals.  The Queen City is an exciting place to live.  We have a strong partnership with the defending AFC North Champion Cincinnati Bengals.  That partnership includes locally produced programming throughout the season.  Our city also has the first place Reds, BCS football power Cincinnati Bearcats, and TWO NCAA division one basketball teams.  We have Broadway Quality Theater, some of the best restaurants in the United States, and an exciting downtown.

If you are a News Director with experience, passion, people skills, knowledge of analytical tools, who can work with a team of experienced managers throughout the building and the company send your resume to:

Business Office
WKRC-TV
1906 Highland Ave.
Cincinnati OH 45219

or via email to:  gm@local12.com

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Morning Executive Producer, KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK:

KOKI- FOX23 News is looking for a Morning Executive Producer for a four-hour morning newscast.

This is a key position for Tulsa’s fastest growing news station.  Weekdays we produce seven-and-a-half hours of local news in a state-of-the-art building. The EP will oversee the content and execution of our morning and noon newscasts. We’re seeking a  newsroom manager to help lead the way for our growing news staff and growing commitment to local news.

The ideal candidate will have at least  five years experience as a newscast producer, preferably in a large market.  Management experience is a plus, but not required.  The right candidate will understand the changing world of news– from on-air, to on-line, to mobile applications; as well as the function of Social Media in extending the station’s reach and brand.  This position requires a lot of creativity, the ability to motivate, and to aggressively win breaking news and breaking weather.

Please send  DVD, resume, and  references to:

Todd Spessard
News Director
Attention: Morning Executive Producer Search
2625 S. Memorial
Tulsa OK 74129

Or email link and resume to tspessard@fox23.com

KOKI-FOX23 is an EOE.

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Sr. Mgr. News Operations, Source Media Group, Cedar Rapids, IA

We are looking for an exceptional person to join our team as a key leader in our Information Content Department.  This position is responsible for overseeing our combined newsroom of multimedia and visual journalists who provide news content for the #1 rated KCRG-TV9, The Gazette newspaper with a daily circulation of 55,000 and several online websites including www.kcrg.com and www.thegazette.com that receive more than 80,000 unique visitors per day. Candidates must be able to manage multiple deadlines while ensuring the department is supplying solid news content that meets the needs of our products.

This position requires a 4-year degree in print or broadcast journalism, communications or equivalent experience in both college and a newspaper or television newsroom.  At least 10 years in a television or print newsroom as a print editor, reporter, broadcast executive producer, managing editor, news director, producer or assignment manager.  A minimum of 5-7 years managing a team of reporters and/or a team of managers.  Candidates must have excellent news judgment, strong understanding of convergence and how to tell stories across multiple platforms, editorial, organizational and people skills with a proven record in creative storytelling and script editing.  Must have significant, proven financial, analytical, planning and leadership skills and experience and be a confident decision-maker.

Please submit your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to:

Gazette Communications
PO Box 511
500 third Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
E-mail: gazcohr@gazcomm.com

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Other News Management Openings:

Assistant News Director:

WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10)
KMSP-TV, Minneapolis, MN (AM EP, new listing this week)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 7/16/10)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (listed 9/6/10)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted this week)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 8/27/10)
WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 7/2/10)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 8/20/10)

Executive News Producer:

KTVU-TV, Oakland/San Francisco, CA (AM EP, listed 7/16/10)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10)
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (PM EP, listed 8/1/10)
WKMG-TV, Orlando, FL (relisted 8/13/10)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/13/20)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 8/27/10)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, relisted 8/20/10)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Special Projects EP, listed 9/6/10)
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 8/13/10)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, relisted 7/23/10)
KENS-TV, San Antonio, TX (listed 8/20/10)
WTLV/WJXX, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, listing revised 7/23/10)
KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM EP, listed 9/10/10, see ad above!)
WHAM-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 7/9/10)
KSLA-TV, Shreveport, LA (Morning EP, relisted 9/17/10)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 9/6/10)
WCTI-TV, New Bern, NC (listed 8/8/10)

Senior Manager News Operations:

Source Media Group, Cedar Rapids, IA (listed 9/10/10, see UPDATED ad above!)
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Obituary:

JACK SHELLEY

1912-2010

JACK SHELLEY died this week.  Many of you may not know Jack and his background, but you should.  He was a pioneer in electronic journalism, serving as a longtime ND for WHO-TV in Des Moines.  He also was one of the founders of what is now RTDNA and the third President of the organization.  Jack Shelley was 98 when he died on Tuesday.  Here’s a detailed obituary from The Des Moines Register. And past RTDNA chairman BOB PRIDDY offers his thoughts in this audio remembrance.

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Names in the News:

KATHY REYNOLDS heads west to become Assistant News Director for WAOW-TV in Wausaw, WI.  She has been an investigative reporter and special projects producer for WGGB-TV in Springfield, MA.

Palermo

Former News Director GREGG PALERMO returns to Missouri, but out of the TV business.  He’ll be the Local Editor for Patch.com’s site in the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur.  Gregg has been producing the morning news for WHAM-TV in his hometown of Rochester, NY.  He once served as ND for KRCG-TV in Jefferson City, MO, and has also worked in Minneapolis, Ft. Myers, Columbia, MO, and Victoria, TX.

Petner

TOM PETNER launched his new website this week, the247newsroom.  Tom says it’s about both the media news of the day and the lifestyle and issues involved with a career in news.  (You’ll need to complete a simple free registration.)  You may know Tom as a past editor of Shoptalk.  He also served as and ND in both New York and Pittsburgh and has taught journalism at Temple.

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The full list:

Below is what we believe to be a complete list of stations with news director openings, as of Friday, September 17.2010.  If you know of any corrections, changes, or updates, please let me know via email: rick@rickgevers.com

WNCN-TV    1205 Front St.                                                 Raleigh NC 27609
XETV             8253 Ronson Rd.                                           San Diego, CA 92111
WKRC-TV  1906 Highland Road                                  Cincinnati, OH 45219 (see ad above)
WFMY-TV    1615 Phillips Avenue                                   Greensboro NC 27405
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St.                                                      Providence RI 02904
WJAR-TV     23 Kenney Dr.                                                Cranston, RI 02920
WTEN-TV    341 Northern Blvd.                                        Albany, NY 12204
KMSB-TV     1855 N. 6th Ave.                                            Tuscon, AZ 85705
WNWO-TV  300 S. Byrne Rd.                                           Toledo OH 43615
WGME-TV   81 Northport Drive                                       Portland, ME 04103
KVEO-TV    349 N. Expressway                                       Brownsville TX 78521
WSBT-TV    1301 E. Douglas Rd.                                     Mishawaka IN 46545
KSFY-TV     300 N. Dakota Ave. #100                           Sioux Falls SD 57104
KTRV-TV     1 Sixth St. N.                                                   Nampa ID 83687
KVAL-TV    4575 Blanton Road                                        Eugene OR 97405
WMGT-TV  PO Box 4328                                                   Macon GA 31208
WTVM-TV  1900 Wynnton Rd.                                       Columbus GA 31906
WEAU-TV   1907 S. Hastings Way                                Eau Claire WI 54701
KTKA-TV    2121 SW Chelsea Dr.                                    Topeka KS 66614
KTVL-TV    1440 Rossanley Dr.                                      Medford OR 97501
WJHG-TV  8195 Front Beach Rd.                                   Panama City Beach FL 32407
KTEN-TV 10 High Point Circle                                     Denison TX 75020
KXII-TV      4201 Texoma Parkway                                 Sherman TX 75090
KPLC-TV 320 Division St.                                              Lake Charles LA 70601
KLDO-TV   226 Bob Bullock Loop                                  Laredo, TX 78040
KGNS-TV   120 W. Delmar Blvd.                                     Laredo TX 78045
KFBB-TV   3012 Highwoods Blvd.                                  Great Falls MT 59403

September 10, 2010

Greetings:

TWO new openings for news directors in this week’s report (both from stations owned by the same company), and, to my knowledge, NO new news directors have been hired in the past week.

That leaves our count of open ND jobs at 28.

One of those open ND jobs is featured in one of our three new help wanted ads this week, and that’s the ND opening at WKRC-TV in Cincinnati.  There a new ad for a Morning EP position in Tulsa, and an ad for a Senior Manager News Operations for the Source Media Group in Cedar Rapids, which oversees KCRG-TV, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, and many websites.  (Learn more about this operation here.)  And we’re re-running four ads that debuted last week for management openings in Detroit, Portland, OR, Cincinnati, and a faculty position at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

We do have an obituary for a former Texas News Director, and, in this holiday shortened week, just one item in Names in the News.

That’s all below after this week’s two ND openings:

New News Director Openings:

Lewis

WJHG-TV, Panama City, FL…TOM LEWIS is stepping down as ND but will remain as anchor for this Gray Television-owned NBC affiliate.  Tom has done double duty here for more than five years.

KXII-TV, Sherman, TX…CHARLIE HALDEMAN has left another Gray Television owned station, this one a CBS affiliate.  Charlie was also anchor and ND here, and had been ND since November, 2006.

New News Directors Named:

None.  Nada.  If you know of any new NDs, please share that with me at: rick@rickgevers.com

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HELP WANTED ADS:

News Director, WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH:

A CAREER OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME. One of the Legacy TV stations in the United States, WKRC Local12 Cincinnati (DMA 33), is seeking a News Director.

Local 12 is number one in all News dayparts.  We are one of the top CBS affiliates in the country. We have completed an HD build out and have launched expanded News programming.  We have an established team of anchors, reporters, producers, photographers, editors and new media professionals.  We produce six hours of news a day on our CBS station plus we have a duopoly and produce three and a half hours of news a day on our CW affiliate.

The news programming is supported by an outstanding team of sales, technical, and promotions professionals.  The Queen City is an exciting place to live.  We have a strong partnership with the defending AFC North Champion Cincinnati Bengals.  That partnership includes locally produced programming throughout the season.  Our city also has the first place Reds, BCS football power Cincinnati Bearcats, and TWO NCAA division one basketball teams.  We have Broadway Quality Theater, some of the best restaurants in the United States, and an exciting downtown.

If you are a News Director with experience, passion, people skills, knowledge of analytical tools, who can work with a team of experienced managers throughout the building and the company send your resume to:

Business Office
WKRC-TV
1906 Highland Ave.
Cincinnati OH 45219

or via email to:  gm@local12.com

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Morning Executive Producer, KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK:

KOKI- FOX23 News is looking for a Morning Executive Producer for a four-hour morning newscast.

This is a key position for Tulsa’s fastest growing news station.  Weekdays we produce seven-and-a-half hours of local news in a state-of-the-art building. The EP will oversee the content and execution of our morning and noon newscasts. We’re seeking a  newsroom manager to help lead the way for our growing news staff and growing commitment to local news.

The ideal candidate will have at least  five years experience as a newscast producer, preferably in a large market.  Management experience is a plus, but not required.  The right candidate will understand the changing world of news– from on-air, to on-line, to mobile applications; as well as the function of Social Media in extending the station’s reach and brand.  This position requires a lot of creativity, the ability to motivate, and to aggressively win breaking news and breaking weather.

Please send  DVD, resume, and  references to:

Todd Spessard
News Director
Attention: Morning Executive Producer Search
2625 S. Memorial
Tulsa OK 74129

Or email link and resume to tspessard@fox23.com

KOKI-FOX23 is an EOE.

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Sr. Mgr. News Operations, Source Media Group, Cedar Rapids, IA

We are looking for an exceptional person to join our team as a key leader in our Information Content Department.  This position is responsible for overseeing our combined newsroom of multimedia and visual journalists who provide news content for the #1 rated KCRG-TV9, The Gazette newspaper with a daily circulation of 55,000 and several online websites including www.kcrg.com and www.thegazette.com that receive more than 80,000 unique visitors per day. Candidates must be able to manage multiple deadlines while ensuring the department is supplying solid news content that meets the needs of our products.

This position requires a 4-year degree in print or broadcast journalism, communications or equivalent experience in both college and a newspaper or television newsroom.  At least 10 years in a television or print newsroom as a print editor, reporter, broadcast executive producer, managing editor, news director, producer or assignment manager.  A minimum of 5-7 years managing a team of reporters and/or a team of managers.  Candidates must have excellent news judgment, strong understanding of convergence and how to tell stories across multiple platforms, editorial, organizational and people skills with a proven record in creative storytelling and script editing.  Must have significant, proven financial, analytical, planning and leadership skills and experience and be a confident decision-maker.

Please submit your resume, cover letter and salary requirements to:

Gazette Communications
PO Box 511
500 third Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
E-mail: gazcohr@gazcomm.com

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Assistant ND, Morning EP, WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI

WXYZ-TV, the ABC affiliate station in Detroit, is searching for an Assistant News Director and a Morning Executive Producer.

The Assistant News Director is responsible for managing the day to day news operation for distribution to multiple platforms. This individual will also lead coverage planning of major events as well as evaluate workflow efficiencies.  To view the complete list of responsibilities and requirements for this position, please apply to requisition # 2564 at www.scripps.com. Please complete your profile and include your resume.

The Morning Executive Producer is for developing the look, style and production of newscasts and news specials.  This individual will review anchor and reporter news scripts, packages and voiceovers for distribution to multiple platforms.  To review the complete list of responsibilities and requirements for this position, please apply to requisition # 2493 at www.scripps.com.  Please complete your profile and include your resume.

WXYZ-TV is an equal opportunity employer .

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Assistant News Director, KATU-TV, Portland, OR

KATU-TV, the ABC affiliate in Portland, OR seeks an Assistant News Director.  We are looking for a solid journalist with strong news judgment and leadership skills.  The ideal candidate has a strong background in local television news production, and experience in covering various types of news situations.  This is a hands-on position, not a desk job.  The candidate is highly involved in the day-to-day news operation, working with our staff to create a unified vision and standard for the editorial content, presentation and execution of KATU newscasts.  Managing multiple priorities is required, including administrative duties.  This position is available starting in December, 2010.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7 years of television news experience, management experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree or equivalent preferred.
• Must have a valid driver’s license to use a company vehicle.
• Knowledge of non-linear editing systems essential
• Typing and an operating knowledge of standard news computer systems.
• History of award winning journalism preferred

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Must be able to write, speak clearly, read, hear and see (with or without corrective devices) in order to produce news stories for visual presentation on the air.
• Must be able to work weekends and accommodate shift changes including working extended hours.
• Must be able to work at a computer for extended periods of time.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW.

SUBMIT: Cover letter, resume, newscast tape, and a one-page critique outlining your contribution to that newscast to:

Don Pratt
News Director
KATU-TV
2153 NE Sandy Blvd.
Portland, OR  97232

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Open until filled.  Salary dependent on experience and qualifications.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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EP of Special Projects, WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH

The Executive Producer of Special Projects is responsible for managing the content and delivery of investigative, consumer, health and other franchise stories while ensuring the station is competitive on all platforms.

Job Duties:
• Oversee all aspects of the special projects unit including but not limited to multi-media journalists, producers, researchers, photojournalists and editors.
• Supervise storylines, writing and editing of content related to investigations or special projects.
• Coordinate 52-week strategy with emphasis on sweeps months for multiple platforms.
• Use computer database to research statistics and facts.
• Knowledge and demonstration of creativity, editorial judgment, journalistic ethics and libel laws.
• Identify and manage opportunities to repurpose and extend content to create synergy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
• Typically requires BS/BA in related discipline.
• Generally 5+ years experience in related field.
• May spend up to 40% of time as an individual contributor performing assignments that require a higher level of experience or technical expertise than subordinates’ work.
• Contribute to development of an operating plan, budget, and performance goals (revenue and/or expense) for the work group(s) managed.
• Focused on maintaining steady workflow and productivity, meeting service/productivity standards, and resolving operational problems and handling disturbances.

Interested candidates should apply via our career center at www.scripps.com, broadcast division. requisition # 2508
Salary: Commensurate with experience

Television station WCPO is an equal opportunity employer.

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University of Missouri/KOMU-TV Faculty Position

The Missouri School of Journalism seeks candidates for a faculty position in its unique television teaching laboratory, KOMU-TV, in Columbia, MO.

The Missouri School of Journalism and KOMU will select a candidate who will strengthen our efforts to improve coverage of diverse communities and people, and serve a diverse student enrollment.

The Position: The Missouri School of Journalism seeks a journalist with extensive newsroom experience and a talent for teaching at the university level. The ideal candidate will have at least five years of television newsroom experience. Some newsroom management experience is preferred. Duties include a minimum of 30 hours per week in the KOMU-TV (NBC-affiliate) newsroom supervising the work of student reporters, anchors, newscast producers and videographers. Duties also include classroom teaching and service to the journalism school and the university.

Screening of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Hiring is expected to be completed in the fall of 2010 with a start date as soon as possible. Applications must include an academic CV or professional resume, the names of three references in the field of television journalism, and a cover letter explaining the candidate’s interest in teaching and in students, and opinions about teaching television journalism. This cover letter must also include an analysis of the television news profession’s transition from solely broadcast to broadcast and digital/internet news platforms.

Applications may be sent electronically (preferred) to: hardte@missouri.edu, or by mail to:

Elizabeth Hardt
Staff Assistant to the Dean
Missouri School of Journalism
120 Neff Hall
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia MO 65211

If sending the application electronically, please send as a Word or PDF attachment with candidate’s last name as title. Please reference position number 100251.

The University of Missouri is committed to cultural diversity and it is expected that successful candidate will share this commitment. MU is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ADA institution and encourages applications from women and minority candidates.

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Other News Management Openings:

Assistant News Director:

WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10, see ad above!)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 7/16/10)
KATU-TV, Portland, OR (listed 9/6/10, see ad above!)
KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA (listed 6/26/10)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 6/20/10)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 8/27/10)
WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 7/2/10)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (listed 6/20/10)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 8/20/10)

Executive News Producer:

KYW-TV, Philadelphia, PA (listed 6/4/10)
KTVU-TV, Oakland/San Francisco, CA (AM EP, listed 7/16/10)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 9/6/10, see ad above!)
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (PM EP, listed 8/1/10)
WKMG-TV, Orlando, FL (relisted 8/13/10)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/13/20)
WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 7/9/10)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 8/27/10)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, relisted 8/20/10)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Special Projects EP, listed 9/6/10, see ad above!)
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 8/13/10)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, relisted 7/23/10)
KENS-TV, San Antonio, TX (listed 8/20/10)
WTLV/WJXX, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, listing revised 7/23/10)
KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM EP, new listing this week, see ad above!)
WHAM-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 7/9/10)
KSLA-TV, Shreveport, LA (Morning EP, relisted this week)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 9/6/10)
WCTI-TV, New Bern, NC (listed 8/8/10)

Senior Manager News Operations:

Source Media Group, Cedar Rapids, IA (new listing this week, see ad above!)

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Obituary:

Baker

A one time Texas newsman and news director died this week of a spinal cord injury.  MARK BAKER was 60 years old.  Here’s a link to an obituary from one of his former stations in Amarillo.

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Name in the News:

PAUL GOURLEY joins WSPA-TV, the Media General owned CBS affiliate in Spartanburg, SC, as Executive Producer.  Paul has been working at WTVT-TV in Tampa as a producer.  He’s also worked at WFLA-TV in Tampa earlier in his career, and has also worked in Atlanta and Birmingham.

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The full list:

Here’s our list of stations we believe still have open news director positions, as of Friday, September 10, 2010.

We’re always interested in updates.  If you know of any additions/deletions/corrections, updates, please let me know at: rick@rickgevers.com

WNCN-TV 1205 Front St.                           Raleigh NC 27609
XETV        8253 Ronson Rd.                        San Diego, CA 92111
WKRC-TV 1906 Highland Road        Cincinnati, OH 45219 (see ad above)
WFMY-TV 1615 Phillips Avenue                Greensboro NC 27405
WJAR-TV 23 Kenney Dr.                            Cranston, RI 02920
WTEN-TV   341 Northern Blvd.                   Albany, NY 12204
KMSB-TV 1855 N. 6th Ave.                         Tuscon, AZ 85705
WNWO-TV   300 S. Byrne Rd.                    Toledo OH 43615
WGME-TV 81 Northport Drive                   Portland, ME 04103
KVEO-TV 349 N. Expressway                    Brownsville TX 78521
WDBD-TV   One Great Place                      Jackson MS 39209
WSBT-TV  1301 E. Douglas Rd.             Mishawaka IN 46545
WCBD-TV 210 W. Coleman Blvd.             Mt. Pleasant SC 29464
KHAS-TV 6475 Osborne Dr.                     West Hastings NE 68901
KSFY-TV 300 N. Dakota Ave. #100        Sioux Falls SD 57104
KTRV-TV  1 Sixth St. N.                               Nampa ID 83687
KVAL-TV 4575 Blanton Road                   Eugene OR 97405
WMGT-TV   PO Box 4328                            Macon GA 31208
WTVM-TV 1900 Wynnton Rd.             Columbus GA 31906
WEAU-TV 1907 S. Hastings Way            Eau Claire WI 54701
KTKA-TV  2121 SW Chelsea Dr.               Topeka KS 66614
KTVL-TV 1440 Rossanley Dr.                   Medford OR 97501
WJHG-TV 8195 Front Beach Rd.       Panama City Beach FL 32407
KXII-TV 4201 Texoma Parkway         Sherman TX 75090
WVIR-TV 503 E. Market St.                      Charlotteville VA 22902
KLDO-TV 226 Bob Bullock Loop                Laredo, TX 78040
KGNS-TV   120 W. Delmar Blvd.                Laredo TX 78045
KFBB-TV 3012 Highwoods Blvd.               Great Falls MT 59403