April 21, 2019
Greetings:
If you celebrated Easter or Passover this weekend, I hope your holidays were pleasant.
I suspect the weekend was pleasant for the TWO people who received news director appointments last week. And we have TWO new openings as well, leaving our count of open ND jobs at 29.
There’s ONE new Paid Help Wanted ad for an Assistant ND job in upstate New York.
Pleased to have no new obituaries, though we do have funeral/memorial information for TWO people whose deaths we told you about in our last edition.
TWO general managers are leaving network owned stations…ONE a retirement and ONE is not. And there’s a new GM at a medium market California station.
And we have a number of items in Names in the News including big awards for TWO journalism professors who…if they didn’t teach you…almost certainly taught someone you’ve worked with.
One note: due to an computer burp I lost some items that I’d intended to include in this week’s report. If you sent me something and I didn’t not publish it, that’s likely why. Feel free to re-send it.
Read on for this week’s details.
Newly Named News Directors:
Settle
NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY, Edison, NJ…JEREMY SETTLE will be the next news director for this 24 hour cable news operation owned by Altice. Here’s the staff note from the man he will replace, RANDAL STANLEY, who is now the VP/Operations for News 12 Networks. Jeremy’s been the AND here for six years, and earlier worked for Fox News Channel and NewsChannel 8 in Washington and for stations in Washington, DC, Wilkes-Barre, PA and Charlottesville, VA.
Saxon
WBTV, Charlotte, NC…congratulations to 15 year station veteran KIM SAXON who’s been named news director for this Gray Television owned CBS affiliate. She’s been the Assistant ND here for the past five years, and an EP and producer before that. Kim also spent four years as a broadcaster in the Air Force. She replaces DENNIS MILLIGAN who is retiring to his family farm after 18 years as ND for WBTV. He’s a former ND at WCBD-TV in Charleston, SC, and worked in San Francisco, Fresno and Bakersfield after beginning his career in radio.
New News Director Openings:
KULX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT…this Telemundo station is advertising for a new news director.
Paras
WGFL-TV, Gainesville, FL…ANDY PARAS is leaving this Sinclair Broadcasting operated CBS affiliate (it’s owned by New Age Media) after two years as ND. Andy tells me he will share his next destination soon…and we’ll bring that to you when he does. Before WGFL, Andy was the Content Manager for WCIV-TV in Charleston, SC. That was his first TV job: he began as a reporter and later became Social Media Editor for the Charleston newspaper.
Assistant News Director, WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY:
WHEC-TV (News10NBC), Rochester, NY a Hubbard Broadcasting station which is a family owned business, is looking for an Assistant News Director. You must be passionate and have a strong desire to teach, lead and learn with our award winning News Team. Previous experience as an Executive Producer in a Top 40 market preferred. You must be good with multitasking and prioritization in order to meet deadlines. As Assistant News Director, you will help direct and manage overall efforts of the news department and be part of a dynamic news team.
We produce 5 1/2 hours of news each weekday on television. Our television and digital content is marked by outstanding breaking news coverage, living our First Alert Weather brand, and reporters who dig, producing investigative reporting as a part of our daily journalism. Our digital team consistently ranks #1 in viewer engagement, attributable to strong story-telling. Candidate should have strong producing and writing skills.
We have built a team that is driven by excellence in journalism across all platforms. This year News10NBC won the national Edward R, Murrow Award for Best Newscast.
As a Hubbard Rochester, NY employee, you are surrounded by opportunities for growth while working with some of the very best talent in the industry. A welcoming hometown and a high performance workplace awaits at News10NBC. Rochester, NY is home to premier colleges and universities, and is a culturally lively community that offers a wonderful place to live.
To view the detailed posting and apply go to https://hubbardbroadcasting.com.
No phone calls please. EOE.
News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KTVT-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (listed 2/10/19)
KXAS-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (relisted 2/3/19)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (relisted 3/31/19)
WESH-TV, Orlando, FL (listed 3/17/19)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 3/3/19)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 3/3/19)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham, AL (new listing this week)
KARK-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 4/14/19)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (new listing this week, see ad above!)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (relisted 3/10/19)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 3/10/19)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (listed 3/24/19)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (Dayside EP, relisted 3/31/19)
WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (relisted 3/31/19)
Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC (listed 2/24/19)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (PM EP, relisted this week)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, relisted 3/10/19)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Digital EP, listed 3/10/19)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Nightside EP, listed 3/31/19)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (listed 3/31/19)
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI (listed 3/3/19)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/31/19)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 3/10/19)
WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (listed 3/3/19)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 3/31/19)
KXRM-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Digital EP, relisted 3/10/19)
WCTV, Tallahassee, FL (relisted 3/24/19)
KEYT-KCOY-KKFX-TV, Santa Barbara, CA (listed 3/31/19)
WQOW-TV, Eau Claire, WI (listed 3/24/19)
MANAGING EDITOR:
KXAS-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth (relisted 3/31/19)
Other News Management Openings:
New Listing this week:
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital Executive Producer)
Listed 4/21/19:
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 3/31/19:
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital Content Executive Producer)
KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 3/17/19:
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 3/10/19:
WKRG, Mobile, AL (Digital Content Manager)
KGET-TV, Bakersfield, CA (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 3/3/19:
Rocky Mountain Public Media, Denver, CO (Chief Content Officer)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV Digital Executive Producer)
Obituaries:
While we have no new obituaries this week, we do have memorial or funeral arrangements for two people whose passing we reported last week.
Price
Visitation will be held next Thursday, April 25th, and a funeral service will be held next Friday, April 26th, for longtime Associated Press executive (and five time local news director) LARRY PRICE. Complete details about times, locations (and a lot of details about Larry’s life and career as well as memorial suggestions) are in this obituary. We told you last week that Larry lost his battle with cancer at the age of 71.
And a Catholic mass will be held Tuesday, April 23, at Santiago de Compostela Catholic Church, 21682 Lake Forest Drive, Lake Forest, CA, for KNBC-TV (Los Angeles) producer STEVE GARCIA who died last week at the age of 51. Burial will follow at Ascension Cemetery in Lake Forest. The family asks that those who wish to make donations in lieu of flowers send them to the California Chicano News Media Association at this PayPal account. Please write “Donation in memory of KNBC-TV News Producer Stephen Garcia” in the note line. CCNMA is a nonprofit organization known for awarding scholarships to qualified Latino students who are planning to pursue a career in journalism.
Names in the News (and other items):
Chiou
News 12 Westchester has a new assistant news director. PAULINE CHIOU joins the Altice owned 24 hour news operation from CNN International, where she was an anchor and correspondent. She’s also worked for CBS News, and for local stations in Boston and Houston.
Miossi
MOLLY MIOSSI has been promoted to Senior Manager of Editorial Operations at Scripps’ WCPO-TV in Cincinnati, She’s currently the Manager of Next Gen Content.
Former KSTP-TV (Minneapolis/St. Paul) news director and anchor STAN TURNER is back on the air in Minneapolis…on the radio. He hosted a popular program called the All Request and Dedication Show on a Stillwater station until that AM broadcaster went dark last year. Details on his new effort are here.
Two of my best friends…both college professors who may have taught you or someone you’ve worked with…received big honors recently.
Collins
KENT COLLINS, who retired last year after a long career on the Journalism Faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia, is this year’s winner of the Edward L. Bliss Award for distinguished service to broadcast journalism education. The honor comes from AEJMC and will be presented later this summer at the group’s convention in Toronto. Kent spent about 35 years at Missouri (where he continues to organize the J-school’s broadcast recruiting efforts) and spent part of that time as ND for KOMU-TV. You can wish him well via an email to: collinsks@missouri.edu
And MAX UTSLER received the Tim Bengston Mentoring Award for his on-going stewardship of both current and former students during his 34 years at the University of Kansas. He’s pictured below along with KU Dean ANN BRILL and alum MARK MEARS who started the award. Max started his college teaching career at the University of Missouri’s j-school (full disclosure: I was in his first class and Max was best man at my wedding) He also worked for KPNX-TV in Phoenix and as Assistant ND for KSDK-TV in St. Louis. Max will retire at the end of the current semester, although he will continue to play baseball (not softball, btw), hockey, and work as a part-time official scorer for the Kansas City Royals. Your kind note can go to: utsler@ku.edu
Mark Mears, Max Utsler, Ann Brill
General Manager News and Notes:
Mauldin
STEVE MAULDIN, who’s been the GM for KCBS/KCAL-TV, the CBS owned stations in Los Angeles for almost ten years, will retire at the end of May after 20 years with CBS and 40 years in television. He’s also run CBS stations in Miami (WFOR-TV) and Dallas (KTVT-TV). More details in this story from Broadcasting and Cable.
Former news director (KXAS-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth) turned general manager (WVIT-TV, Hartford) SUSAN TULLY will leave that NBC o-and-o next month to return to Texas. Susan emphatically told me she is not retiring and shared this note she sent to her staff explaining WHY she’s returning to Texas. Susan’s a 28 year veteran of NBC stations, including four years as GM here, 14 years as ND at KXAS, and stints in both Philadelphia and San Diego.
JIM DOTY moves across country to become General Manager and Director of Sales for Scripps’ KERO-TV (ABC) in Bakersfield, CA. He’s spent the last five years as GM for Sinclair’s WJAC-TV (NBC) in Johnstown, PA. He’s previously worked in Memphis, Omaha, and Champaign, IL.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, April 21, 2019:
It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com
Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
KNBC-TV 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KING-TV 1501 1st Ave. South, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98134
KIRO-TV 2807 Third Ave., Seattle WA 98121
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KSDK-TV 1000 Market St. St. Louis MO 63101
KGW-TV 1501 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97201
KFMB-TV 7677 Engineer Road San Diego, CA 92111
KULX-TV 314 S Redwood Rd, Salt Lake City, UT 84104 **
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr, Columbus, OH 43215
WSPA-TV 250 International Dr. Spartanburg, SC 29303
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfield Dr. West Palm Beach, FL 33407
KTNV-TV 3355 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89102
WHBQ-TV 485 S. Highland. Memphis, TN 38111
WOWK-TV 350 Quarrier St, Charleston, WV 25301
WLEX-TV P.O. Box 1457 Lexington, KY 40588-1457
WROC-TV 201 Humboldt St. Rochester, NY 14610
WGME-TV 81 Northport Drive. Portland, ME 04103
WFFT-TV 3707 Hillegas RD Ft. Wayne IN 46807
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KIII-TV 5002 South Padre Island Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78411
WECT-TV 322 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28412
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
WGFL-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd Gainesville, FL 32606
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
WOAY-TV P.O. BOX 3001 Oak Hill, WV 25901
WJMN-TV 3165 Wright Street, Suite 101 Marquette, MI 49855
**: Spanish language station