Rick Gevers & Associates

March 19, 2023

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 UPDATE:

Greetings:

One of America’s longest tenured major market news directors is leaving her station, just a few days after her 32nd anniversary as news director.

Bending

GAIL BENDING, who’s been the ND for CBS owned WJZ-TV in Baltimore since 1991, posted this note to Facebook. It does NOT address the circumstances behind her departure, but does say she is ‘saddened to have to leave’. I’ve emailed Gail asking for more details and will include her response in the next report.

Her station biography is, as of this writing, still on the WJZ.com website.

While I do not have definitive records, her tenure of 32 years as a major market news director, to my recollection, is second only to the 35 year tenure of WISH-TV (Indianapolis) news director LEE GILES who retired in 2003 after a total of 40 years at the station.

Also today, some management promotions at WNBC-TV in New York, where ND AMY MORRIS was promoted to Senior VP of News, overseeing both WNBC and Telemundo’s WNJU-TV. DAVID MANNEY was promoted from Assistant ND to news director for WNBC, while ALEXA RODRIGUEZ was also upped to ND for WNJU from Assistant ND.

Much more on these changes in this NBC news release.

We’ll have more in our full edition this weekend.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

Know that you are not alone…there are NO perfect brackets left in this year’s basketball tournament.

But there is a lot of news in this week’s newsletter, with TWO new news directors named this week with FIVE new openings.

That takes our list of open ND jobs to 40!

ONE of those open jobs is our only paid ad this week…for the FOX station in Tulsa.

And we welcome Octopus Newsroom as a new advertiser. Check out its ad below…and visit their booth at NAB next month. Octopus develops solutions for modern newsrooms worldwide that streamlines the entire news production workflow.

ONE new GM to tell you about.

And lots of items in Names in the News, including the retirement of a longtime Louisiana newsman (and one time New Orleans ND), a belated report on a new director for Kneeland, and a few items you might have missed: reports of cuts at Sinclair stations, and a small market station suspending its newscasts because of staff illness.

All that…and more…below.

SciLine, a philanthropically funded, free service for reporters, arranges 1-on-1, broadcast-quality interview opportunities with articulate scientists. Reporters can book 15 mins with these via Zoom at the links above, or request a SciLine interview clip for your use.

CLIMATE EXPERTS: Available for interviews ahead of Earth Day 4/22

April 6: Rising seas threaten U.S. coastlines & cities (Dr. Gary Griggs, UC Santa Cruz)

April 12: Public attitudes about climate change (Dr. Jonathon Schuldt, Cornell U.)

April 20: Colorado River drought crisis (Dr. Jack Schmidt, Utah State U.)

Check out SciLine’s other free services for reporters and follow @RealSciLine on Twitter.

Newly Named News Director:

Morgan

KCTV, Kansas City, MO…JOSH MORGAN moves from sister Gray CBS affiliate WANF-TV in Atlanta to become the next news director here. He’s currently the managing editor there, and joined a year ago as Director of Digital Media. He is a former GM and ND for WREX-TV in Rockford, IL. Josh becomes the 10th ND in 13 years here and replaces KATE GLOVER who left last month after one year as ND.

Dillard

WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC…in another inter-company move, WILL DILLARD moves to this Hearst NBC affiliate from WJCL-TV (ABC) in Savannah, GA. He had been the Assistant ND there before being promoted to ND in 2020. He also worked at Hearst’s WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach and in Miami. Will replaces AKILI FRANKLIN who was promoted to a corporate news management recruitment job for Hearst.

New News Director Openings:

Keenan

KTVT/KTXA-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX…our Thursday update also reported SCOTT KEENAN’s departure from this CBS duopoly after six months as VP/News. Here’s the note from GM RAQUEL AMPERO. It was Scott’s second time at KTVT: he was the Ass’t ND here from 2004-2006 and had been the SW Bureau Chief for CBS News before taking the VP/News job. He’s also worked for CBS in Chicago (WBBM-TV & the bureau) and in Miami.

Belilty

WLTV, Miami, FL…SAMUEL BELILTY has left this Univision owned station after six years as news director. A company spokesman issued a short statement, reprinted in this item from Media Moves. Samuel has also run Univision newsrooms in Dallas, San Antonio, and Fresno, where he began as the creative services director before becoming news director.

WJCL-TV, Savannah, GA…as noted above, WILL DILLARD is off to sister Hearst station WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC after two plus years as ND for this ABC affiliate.

Chaverri

KFTV, Fresno, CA…ISIS CHAVERRI has left this Univision station after just over one year as news director. She’s returning to the American Red Cross, this time as a regional communications director in Indianapolis. She had spent more than three years in a similar role for the Red Cross in Chicago where she had once been ND of the Univision station there. Her complete work history is here.

Baker

WQAD-TV, Moline, IL…after more than 13 years as news director, ALAN BAKER is leaving this Tegna owned ABC affiliate. Here’s the note he sent to his staff this week. Alan began as a photographer, working in Ft. Myers, Columbus, OH, Nashville, and San Jose/San Francisco. He returned home to WQAD in 2002, beginning as a photographer before moving to the assignment desk, then Assistant ND before replacing BILL CAREY as ND.

Paid Help Wanted Ad:

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV (listed 2/12/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
WPHL-TV, Philadelphia, PA (Morning EP, listed 3/19/23)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (AM/Special Projects EP, listed 2/19/23)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 1/29/23)
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (listed 2/5/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 2/12/23)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (Morning EP, listed 3/19/23)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 1/22/23)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/22/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 2/25/23)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WNYT-TV, Albany, NY (listed 2/12/23)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 2/25/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 2/19/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (relisted 2/19/23)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (relisted 2/19/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 1/29/23)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 2/25/23)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 1/22/23)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 3/12/23:

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Manager of Enterprise Content)

Listed 3/5/23:

WINK-TV, Ft. Meyers, FL (Digital News Director)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital News Manager)

Listed 2/5/23:

Gray Television, Remote (Producers for Magazine Program)

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Names in the News:

Slaughter

Veteran Louisiana newsman and one-time New Orleans news director CHRIS SLAUGHTER is retiring on April 1. He’s spent the last five years as an executive producer for Hearst’s WDSU-TV in New Orleans, but spent the bulk of his career (34 years) in a variety of roles at WWL-TV (CBS) there, including three years as news director. He also worked in Baton Rouge as the assistant ND and EP/Investigative for WAFB-TV for six years.

Hammel

We are two months late (apologies to all!) in reporting that SHANNON HAMMEL is the new executive director for the Kneeland Project. Her appointment came in early January. She has an extensive newsroom background, having worked at stations in Dallas, Columbus, OH, Lansing, MI, and Denver, where she will continue as research director for Nexstar’s KDVR/KWGN-TV (Fox/CW).

TVspy.com reports that Sinclair is making cuts at some of its stations, including eliminating some newscasts and replacing them with programs from Sinclair’s The National Desk.

WBKB-TV in Alpena, MI, has suspended its local newscasts due to an outbreak of illness among its staff. Owned by the Marks Group, it is affiliated with FIVE networks.

DirectTV is suing Nexstar in a dispute over retransmission fees.

CNN has hired TWO executive producers for its new but struggling morning newscast, CNN This Morning.

General Manager News and Notes:

Thomas

Tegna named TIM THOMAS as the next General Manager for its Jacksonville, duopoly, WTLV/WJXX-TV (NBC/ABC). It’s a return to Jacksonville for Tim, who earlier in his career was the news operations director. More recently, he was GM for Tegna’s KWES-TV in Midland-Odessa TX. He’s also worked in Atlanta and a number of other places.

Our List of Open News Director jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 19, 2023:

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

KNBC-TV 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg 2120 Universal City, CA 91608
KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
WMAQ/WSNS-TV 454 N. Columbus Dr. Chicago, IL 60611
KTVT/KTXA-TV 5233 Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX 76103
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324
WZDC-TV 4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 **
KIRO-TV 2807 3rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
KMGH-TV 123 E. Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80203
WLTV 9405 NW 41st St, Doral, FL 33178 **
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
KFTV 3239 W Ashlan Av. Fresno, CA 93722 **
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd. Moosic, PA 18507
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr. Tulsa, OK 74129 (see ad above!)
KWCH-TV 2815 E. 37th Street North. Wichita, KS 67219
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WTVG-TV 4247 Dorr St. Toledo, OH 43607
WJCL-TV 1375 Chatham Pkwy., 3rd floor Savannah, GA 31405
KNWA-TV 609 W. Dickson St. Suite 300, Fayetteville AR, 72701
WQAD-TV 3003 Park 16th Street Moline, Illinois 61265
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
WMBD/WYZZ TV 3131 N. University, Peoria, IL 61604
KMIZ-TV 501 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia MO 65201
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa TX 79763
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

**: Spanish language station

March 12, 2023

Thursday, March 16, 2023 UPDATE #2:

Greetings:

A rare second update in the same day usually means a large market change, and today’s is no exception.

Keenan

After just six months, SCOTT KEENAN is leaving CBS owned KTVT/KTXA-TV in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Here’s the memo to staff with details from GM RAQUEL AMPERO. Scott came to KTVT from the CBS bureau in Dallas where he was the Southwest Bureau Chief. He was the Assistant ND at KTVT from 2004-2006 and had also worked for CBS in Chicago, both at WBBM-TV and the CBS bureau there.

A clarification from today’s first UPDATE regarding JOSH MORGAN’s move to ND at KCTV in Kansas City. While he did began at sister Gray station WANF-TV in Atlanta in a digital role, he’s been the Managing Editor there for the last year.

And I lied to you in the last UPDATE (when I said I would not speak of my tournament bracket again). While my bracket WAS perfect at the time I wrote (as none of the games had ended) full disclosure compels me to report that I did lose the very first game.

But I am in good company: According to Yahoo Sports, only 2.88% of brackets in their competition were perfect through the first three games!

regards,

Rick Gevers

Thursday, March 16, 2023 UPDATE:

Greetings:

KCTV in Kansas City has named its next news director. And if you’re counting at home, he will be the TENTH news director there since 2010.

Morgan

JOSH MORGAN comes from KCTV’s sister-Gray CBS affiliate, WANF-TV (CBS) (formerly WGCL-TV) in Atlanta, where he’s been the Managing Editor for the last year and Director of Digital Media for one year before that. Both the Atlanta station and KCTV were owned by Meredith at the time he moved there but the sale progress was ongoing. Here’s part of the staff memo at KCTV.

Before Atlanta, Josh was the GM for WREX-TV in Rockford, IL, where he had earlier been news director. At KCTV, he replaces KATE GLOVER who departed last month after one year on the job.

We’ll have more on all the week’s news in our full newsletter this weekend.

And one point of personal pride. My NCAA bracket is PERFECT so far. Haters might say that’s because none of the games have ended yet, but it’s my story and I am sticking to it.

Since it won’t be perfect by the next time you hear from me, it’s unlikely I will mention it again.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

Happy Selection Sunday.

TWO new ND openings to report this week, both involved medium market stations owned by the same company…and both departed NDs weren’t in the jobs very long. And there’s ONE new ND in the same company, this one in a top 20 market.

Our list of open ND jobs increases, again, to 37.

ONE paid ad this week, for a Digital ND in Ft. Myers.

Earth Day is coming! SciLine has arranged interviews with experts that you can schedule at no cost. Check out their ad below.

And Stephen Arnold Music has a new music package in its ad, which is also below.

No obituaries this week.

ONE new GM in market #2, and new titles for some Gray executives.

And in Names in the News, a former San Diego anchor is awarded more than 1.5 million dollars in a lawsuit against her former station. That story, and some new management hires, are all below.

Try and get some work done early in the week since you may be watching basketball Thursday and Friday! 🙂

SciLine, a philanthropically funded, free service for reporters, arranges 1-on-1, broadcast-quality interview opportunities with articulate scientists. Reporters can book 15 mins with these via Zoom at the links above, or request a SciLine interview clip for your use.

CLIMATE EXPERTS: Available for interviews ahead of Earth Day 4/22

April 6: Rising seas threaten U.S. coastlines & cities (Dr. Gary Griggs, UC Santa Cruz)

April 12: Public attitudes about climate change (Dr. Jonathon Schuldt, Cornell U.)

April 20: Colorado River drought crisis (Dr. Jack Schmidt, Utah State U.)

Check out SciLine’s other free services for reporters and follow @RealSciLine on Twitter.

Newly Named News Director:

WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH…this Gray TV owned duopoly promoted assistant ND BRIAN SINCLAIR to ND. He’s an 18+ year veteran there, having joined in 2004 as a producer. Here’s part of the announcement: Brian was the clear choice to lead our newsroom and continue to grow our linear and digital products. Brian has had a successful career as our assistant news director. Pioneering our OTT desk, helping to get TCL on air, and improving our linear and digital products are just a few of his many accomplishments.

New News Director Openings:

Gray TV has TWO openings this week, and both departures had relatively short tenures at their jobs.

Killian

KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS…DENISE KILLIAN has left this CBS affiliate after just a few months on the job. It was her second trip through Wichita, having spent four years at KSNW-TV (NBC) earlier in her career. Before moving to KWCH, Denise was ND for Allen Media’s WJRT-TV in Flint. She’s also been a news director in Davenport, IA, and worked in Dallas, Nashville, and Temple and Corpus Christi, TX.

Baldwin

WTVG-TV, Toledo, OH…MICHAEL BALDWIN has departed this Gray owned ABC affiliate after barely one year as ND here. It’s been a busy few years for Michael. Before becoming ND in Toledo, he spent six months as the Assistant ND there, and one year as the ND for Gray’s WDTV in Bridgeport, WV. He’d been a reporter/anchor for Gray’s WXIX-TV in Cincinnati for five years. Michael’s worked in other markets: details on his Linkedin page.

Finally, our compete list of openings below has been modified to reflect that the NBC opening in Chicago is now listed as a Senior VP/News for both NBC’s WMAQ-TV and Telemundo’s WSNS-TV. FRANK WHITTAKER had been Station Manager and VP/News for WMAQ before retiring late last year.

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV (listed 2/12/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (AM/Special Projects EP, listed 2/19/23)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 1/29/23)
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (listed 2/5/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 2/12/23)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 1/22/23)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/22/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 2/25/23)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WNYT-TV, Albany, NY (listed 2/12/23)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 2/25/23)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 2/19/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (relisted 2/19/23)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 1/22/23)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (relisted 2/19/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 1/29/23)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 2/25/23)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 1/22/23)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 3/12/23:

WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Manager of Enterprise Content)

Listed 3/5/23:

WINK-TV, Ft. Meyers, FL (Digital News Director, see ad above!)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital News Manager)

Listed 2/5/23:

Gray Television, Remote (Producers for Magazine Program)

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituary:

No obituaries this week.

Names in the News:

Maas

A San Diego jury awarded more than 1.5 million dollars to former KUSI-TV (Independent) news anchor SANDRA MAAS. She had sued the station and won on a claim that she was being paid less than her male co-anchor. More details in a complicated case in this story from The San Diego Union-Tribune. Maas left the station in 2015. KUSI’s parent company, McKinnon Broadcasting, says it will appeal the verdict.

CBS Stations has named OLSEN EBRIGHT and FRED HARNER Vice Presidents of Streaming and Digital.

KPRC-TV in Houston has named KENDYL TURNER as its streaming producer. She’s a native of Houston. More about Kendyl and her new job at this Graham Media owned NBC affiliate in this note from ND BERNICE KEARNEY.

In Milwaukee, ADRIENNE CROSSLEY crosses the street to join Scripps’ WTMJ-TV (NBC) as Managing Editor. She’s been an EP at the Spectrum News operation and has also worked in Chicago, Rockford, and Springfield, IL. WTMJ News Director TIM VETSCHER shared the news with his staff.

General Manager News and Notes:

Many executives (well, five) at Gray TV got fancy new titles.

Also getting a new title is VERONIKA MOROIAN who’s the new GM for Univision’s KMEX-TV in Los Angeles.

Our List of Open News Director jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 12, 2023:

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

KNBC-TV 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg 2120 Universal City, CA 91608
KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
WMAQ/WSNS-TV 454 N. Columbus Dr. Chicago, IL 60611
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324
WZDC-TV 4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016
KIRO-TV 2807 3rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
KMGH-TV 123 E. Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80203
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KCTV 4500 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Fairway, KS 66205
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WYFF-TV 505 Rutherford St. Greenville, SC 29609
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd. Moosic, PA 18507
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr. Tulsa, OK 74129
KWCH-TV 2815 E. 37th Street North. Wichita, KS 67219
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WTVG-TV 4247 Dorr St. Toledo, OH 43607
KNWA-TV 609 W. Dickson St. Suite 300, Fayetteville AR, 72701
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
WMBD/WYZZ TV 3131 N. University, Peoria, IL 61604
KMIZ-TV 501 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia MO 65201
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa TX 79763
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

**: Spanish language station

March 5, 2023

Greetings:

Up, Up, and Away…that’s both the title of a hit song by the 5th Dimension…and the count of open news director jobs as there are FOUR new openings this week, THREE in top ten markets.

With NO jobs filled, the count of open ND jobs raises to 36.

We have ONE Paid Help Wanted ad this week…for a Digital ND job at a family owned operation in sunny Florida.

We have an obituary for a two-time long ago Pittsburgh ND.

In Names in the News, the VP of Content (think corporate ND) for a family owned media company is leaving, and we’ll tell you about a reunion at America’s first black owned TV station.

There’s a big change at Hearst, as the current TV President moves to President of the entire company and is replaced by a one-time local TV sportscaster (who was COO of Hearst TV).

We’ll also tell you about TWO new GMs for small market Texas stations.

And there’s just ONE week left to selection Sunday for the NCAA basketball tournament. I would advise you to bet against my picks.

Newly Named News Directors:

Again this week, no jobs were filled. If I’ve missed something, please let me know!

New News Director Openings:

Renee W.

KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA…Monday’s UPDATE reported the departure of RENEE WASHINGTON after almost four years at this NBC o-and-o. She was the Assistant ND here before being bumped up, had held the same AND job at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, and had worked at ABC owned stations in Philadelphia and New York, as well as stations in Cleveland, Tampa and Indianapolis.

Luviano

WZDC-TV, Washington, DC…JANETTE LUVIANO is leaving this Telemundo/NBC owned Spanish language station. She’s worked there for eight years, the last 5 1/2 as ND. More on her background via her Linkedin page. I’m told she’s starting a consulting business, working with universities to empower young journalists.

Rigby

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA…our Thursday UPDATE told you that JENNIFER RIGBY is leaving this Tegna owned NBC affiliate. She’s joining Gray’s in-house research and consulting unit as a Senior News Consultant. The move reunites Jennifer with the head of that unit, CHRIS ARCHER: they worked together at SmithGeiger. Jennifer’s been at WXIA for eight years and has had ND jobs at three other stations, and worked in others as you’ll learn here.

Dodd

WMBD/WYZZ-TV, Peoria, IL…LAWTON DODD has left this duopoly after one year as a news director. He previously spent 22 years as ND for Hearst’s KSBW-TV in Salinas/Monterrey, CA…and seven months as ND for KVAL-TV in Eugene, OR. He’s also worked in Norfolk and Wichita. Nexstar owns WMBD (CBS) and operates WYZZ (FOX).

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV (listed 2/12/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (AM/Special Projects EP, listed 2/19/23)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 1/29/23)
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (listed 2/5/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 2/12/23)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 2/25/23)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 1/22/23)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/22/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 2/25/23)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WNYT-TV, Albany, NY (listed 2/12/23)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 2/25/23)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 2/19/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (relisted 1/15/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (relisted 2/19/23)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 1/22/23)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (relisted 2/19/23)
KETK-TV, Tyler, TX (listed 1/29/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 1/29/23)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 2/25/23)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 1/22/23)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/15/23)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 3/5/23:

WINK-TV, Ft,. Myers, FL (Digital News Director, see ad above!)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital News Manager)

Listed 2/5/23:

Gray Television, Remote (Producers for Magazine Program)

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituary:

Williams

VICTOR BYRON WILLIAMS, or BY as everyone called him, died last Sunday, February 26th. He was 94 and succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease. He twice held the news director’s job for Pittsburgh’s WPXI-TV during a long career there. Many more details about By’s life and career in this obituary.

Names in the News:

Spessard

TODD SPESSARD, Vice President of Content for Oklahoma’s Griffin Communications, will leave the company this week after 12 years. He first joined at ND for Griffin’s KWTV in Oklahoma City. Told told me the decision was mutual and he is already looking at other opportunities. Full disclosure: Todd worked for me at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids and went on to several other ND jobs as described on his Linkedin page.

Recently, alums of the country’s first black owned television station, WGPR-TV in Detroit, gathered for a reunion. Details in this story.

General Manager News and Notes:

Significant changes atop the leadership ranks at Hearst. JORDAN WERTLIEB has been upped to President of Hearst from his current job as President of Hearst Television. MICHAEL HAYES replaces Wertleib as Presdient of Hearst TV. A former TV sportscaster, Hayes is currently COO for Hearst TV.

Argo

LOGAN ARGO has been promoted to general manager for Sinclair’s KVII-TV in Sherman, TX. He had been the sales manager there since 2018.

ROBERT DYER moves within Tegna to become general manager for the company’s KCEN/KAGS-TV, NBC affiliates across several markets in Texas. He’s currently the marketing director for Tegna’s WCNC-TV (NBC) in Charlotte.

Our List of Open News Director jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 5, 2023:

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

KNBC-TV 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg 2120 Universal City, CA 91608
KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
WMAQ-TV 454 N. Columbus Dr. Chicago, IL 60611
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324
WZDC-TV 4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016
KIRO-TV 2807 3rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
KMGH-TV 123 E. Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80203
WOIO/WUAB-TV 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KCTV 4500 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Fairway, KS 66205
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WYFF-TV 505 Rutherford St. Greenville, SC 29609
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd. Moosic, PA 18507
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr. Tulsa, OK 74129
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
KNWA-TV 609 W. Dickson St. Suite 300, Fayetteville AR, 72701
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
WMBD/WYZZ TV 3131 N. University, Peoria, IL 61604
KMIZ-TV 501 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia MO 65201
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa TX 79763
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

**: Spanish language station

February 26, 2023

Thursday, March 2, 2023 UDPATE:

Greetings:

Gray Television continues to grow its in-house research and consulting group by hiring a veteran newswoman…and one-time SmithGeiger consultant.

Rigby

JENNIFER RIGBY, who’s been the news director for Tegna’s WXIA-TV (NBC) in Atlanta for more than eight years, is leaving to join Gray’s new unit. Details in this news release.

Jennifer is a former ND for Cox’s WSB-TV in Atlanta, as well as for Cox stations in Pittsburgh and Dayton. She’s also worked in Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and Fresno, as well as for The Weather Channel and (as mentioned) SmithGeiger.

More Sunday in our full report.

regards,

Rick Gevers

Monday, February 26, 2023 UPDATE:

A large market news director is leaving her job.

Washington

RENEE WASHINGTON is leaving KNBC-TV in Los Angeles a few months short of her fourth anniversary as ND there. She had been the assistant ND for a few months before, having crossed the street from KABC-TV where she held the same job. Renee had earlier worked for ABC owned stations in Philadelphia and New York, as well as in Cleveland, Tampa, and Indianapolis.

That leaves TWO Los Angeles network owned stations with news director openings. Fox owned KTTV has had a vacancy since ERICA HILL-RODRIGUEZ left last June.

Also, we misspelled BELVA DAVIS’s first name in yesterday’s newsletter. Apologies. Consider this a reminder to watch Sunday’s CBS Sunday Morning’s report on this trailblazing journalist.

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

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

THREE new openings this week, with NO jobs filled to the best of my knowledge. Along with some edits to our list of openings (explained below), the count now stands at 32 stations with ND openings.

Sadly (at lease for my bank account) no paid help wanted ads this week. Email me for details if you’d like to reach the most targeted audience for news managers.

In Names in the News, the hardest working man in TV news may soon retire, but he produced a great story this week about how to cover mass shootings like the one in Orlando which claimed the life of a Spectrum 13 news reporter.

No obituaries this week and just ONE GM change.

Finally, we don’t often cover newspapers and what they are doing, but I was struck by a front page editorial in today’s Las Vegas Review Journal. The newspaper, frustrated as many have been by denial of open records requests, is launching an occasional series of reports called “What are they hiding?” Executive editor GLENN COOK cites examples and pledges to more aggressively report on agencies that are refusing to follow the law.

I wish them well.

Newly Named News Directors:

To my knowledge, no jobs were filled this week. If I’ve missed something, please let me know!

New News Director Openings:

Zak

WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA…SARAH ZAK has left this Nexstar owned NBC/FOX duopoly after not quite 1 1/2 years on the job. She’s a former news director in Ft. Myers, where she spent 3 1/2 years at Scripps FOX affiliate WFTX-TV, and earlier worked for Scripps stations in both Cincinnati (WCPO-TV) and Tampa (WFTS-TV).

Gaito

WLNE-TV, Providence, RI…ALLISON GAITO has left this Standard Media owned ABC affiliate after almost one year on the job. Allison’s a former EP for KTRK-TV in Houston who had earlier worked at another Providence station. Allison’s replacement will be the FOURTH news director in less than two years here.

Brence

KNWA/KFTA-TV, Fayetteville, AR…after more than 21 years at this Nexstar owned NBC/FOX operation (the last 6+ as news director), LISA BRENCE is leaving the business. She began at KNWA in 2001 as a producer while still a student at the Univeristy of Arkansas, and advanced to executive producer and later became the Assistant News Director.

We have made edits to our list below of stations with ND openings, adding WMAQ-TV (NBC owned) in Chicago, and removing KALB-TV in Alexandria, LA

Due to editing errors, we did not add WMAQ after FRANK WHITAKER retired at the end of the year. The station is looking for an SVP/News.

And we failed to remove KALB from the list after ALLIE PURSER was named ND there some time ago.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

No Paid Help Wanted ads this week. If you want to drum up interest in your management openings, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV (listed 2/12/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (AM/Special Projects EP, listed 2/19/23)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 1/29/23)
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (listed 2/5/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 2/12/23)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 2/25/23)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 1/22/23)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/22/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 2/25/23)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WNYT-TV, Albany, NY (listed 2/12/23)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 2/25/23)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 2/19/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (relisted 1/15/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (relisted 2/19/23)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 1/22/23)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (relisted 2/19/23)
KETK-TV, Tyler, TX (listed 1/29/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 1/29/23)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 2/25/23)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 1/22/23)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/15/23)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 2/5/23:

Gray Television, Remote (Producers for Magazine Program)

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituaries:

No obituaries this week.

Names in the News:

Tompkins

He may be retiring next month (as we told you in a Tuesday UDPATE) but the hardest working man in television journalism is still teaching and coaching. AL TOMPKINS posted this well worth your time story, suggesting ways to differentiate your coverage of the Orlando murder of Central Florida News 13 reporter DYLAN LYONS (and the inevitable next mass shooting.)

Davis

Worth watching: A CBS Sunday Morning profile of pioneering black television journalist BELVA DAVIS which aired this morning. Click here if you havent’ seen it. The story is reported by CBS’s BILL WHITAKER who is one of many who counts her as a mentor and role model.

Nexstar’s KOLR-TV in Springfield, MO, filled its open Assistant ND position by hiring HARRISON KEEGAN. He’s been an editor and ‘content coach’ for the Springfield News-Leader.

Rosenthal

Former Boston, San Francisco, and Indianapolis news director LEE ROSENTHAL has a new job. Lee writes: I was hired as Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications for HPS Investment Partners, a leading global credit investment firm with nearly $100 billion in assets under management. I left the industry in 2017 for a digital marketing and communications role with global asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments.

Finally, we don’t often venture into movie news, but the new movie Cocaine Bear is loosely based on a true story that was big news in Lexington, KY way back when. WKYT-TV in Lexington interviewed longtime ND KEN KURTZ and others who covered the original story.

General Manager News and Notes:

Connor

Just ONE General Manager change this week. Sinclair has promoted SUSAN CONNOR to VP/GM for its Fresno, CA, operations, KMPH/KFRE-TV. She’s been the GM at the company’s KTVL-TV in Medford, OR. Susan earlier had been a GM at WHBQ-TV in Memphis and worked in Seattle and Albuquerque.

Our List of Open News Director jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, February 26, 2023:

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

KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
WMAQ-TV 454 N. Columbus Dr.Chicago, IL 60611
KIRO-TV 2807 3rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
KMGH-TV 123 E. Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80203
WOIO/WUAB-TV 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KCTV 4500 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Fairway, KS 66205
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WYFF-TV 505 Rutherford St. Greenville, SC 29609
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd. Moosic, PA 18507
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr. Tulsa, OK 74129
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
KNWA-TV 609 W. Dickson St. Suite 300, Fayetteville AR, 72701
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
KMIZ-TV 501 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia MO 65201
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa TX 79763
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

**: Spanish language station