February 21, 2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016 UPDATE:
Greetings:
A news director change in the third largest market today.
Doerr
TOM DOERR has announced that he’ll leave his job as VP/News for WFLD-TV in Chicago at the end of April.
He’s going to return to Florida, where he’s worked several times. He’s also a graduate of the University of Florida, and serves on the Telecommunications Advisory Council.
Tom’s been at the Fox o-and-o for just over three years, and spent four years before that at another FOX o-and-o, KRIV-TV in Houston. He’s held several ND and station management jobs, the complete list of which is detailed on his Linkedin page.
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On an unrelated note, our sympathy to News Director IAN RUBIN and the staff at WNEM-TV in Saginaw on the sudden death of the station’s main anchor, SAM MERRILL. He collapsed and died at his home earlier today. Here’s a link to the station’s website.
More in our full newsletter later this week.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
Just ONE news director change to tell you about this week, a new news director at a Louisiana station.
And that drops our list of open ND jobs to just 16. It’s possible it’s been lower than that in the 20 or so years of this newsletter, but I don’t remember when.
We have ads for TWO news management positions. And we have a handful of news managers on the move.
Two other significant developments this week:
After 46 years, NBC is pulling its affiliation from WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD, which is part of the Washington, DC market. Of note: NBC just happens to own a station in Washington. WHAG announced a major news expansion.
And one of the Scripps’ Divisional GMs is leaving the company…and his job as GM of one of the company’s stations. That’s below, in GM News.
New News Director Openings:
Not aware of any new openings. Please let me know if you do! rick@rickgevers.com
Newly Named News Directors:
Erves
KARD/KTVE-TV, Monroe, LA…SHARITA ERVES will start in early March as the next news director for these Nexstar owned NBC/FOX affiliates in Monroe, LA. She’s been on the air in her previous jobs: here’s her bio from WITI-TV in Milwaukee. Sharita has also worked in Jackson, MS, and Missoula, MT. In Monroe, she’ll replace JOHN WALTON who was promoted within Nexstar to become ND for KTAL-TV in Shreveport. John was ND here for more than four years.
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Assistant News Director, WCSC-TV, Charleston, SC:
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ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 12/13/15)
KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 1/17/16)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 1/24/16)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 2/7/16)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (relisted 1/31/16)
KOB-TV, Albuquerque, NM (listed 2/7/16)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (new listing this week)
WCSC-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 2/14/16, see ad above!)
WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN (relisted 12/20/15)
WTVM-TV, Columbus, GA (listed 12/6/15)
KRCR-TV, Redding, CA (relisted 12/20/15)
KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA (relisted 1/10/16)
EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:
WFXT-TV, Boston, MA (AM EP, relisted 2/7/16)
KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA (Digital EP, listed revised 1/10/16)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 1/10/16)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (Investigative EP, relisted 1/24/16)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (PM EP, new listing this week, see ad above!)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (PM EP, relisted 1/10/16)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 12/20/15)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (AM EP, relisted 1/10/16)
KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK (PM EP, listed 12/27/15)
KFSN-TV, Fresno, CA (listed 1/31/16)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Morning EP, relisted 1/24/16)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (Morning EP, listed 2/7/16)
WAAY-TV, Huntsville, AL (PM EP, relisted this week)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Dayside EP, listed 1/24/16)
WJCL-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted 1/17/16)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (AM EP, listed 1/24/16)
WPTA-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 1/3/16)
WLTZ-TV, Columbus, GA (new listing this week)
WAOW-TV, Wausau, WI (relisted 12/13/15)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WHIO-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted this week)
Situations Wanted:
We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.
Names in the News…and other things:
CHRIS BROWN is joining KOIN-TV in Portland, OR, as Managing Editor. He’s been the Assistant News Director for KXL, an all news radio station in Portland.
Two new EPs at KSNV-TV in Las Vegas. EVAN HODGENS has been promoted to AM EP from 6:00 AM producer. And TERRY WOOD joins the station from KOB-TV in Albuquerque as the evening EP. It’s a return to KSNV for Terry who once worked as a producer there.
Another promotion to EP: in this case, AMANDA GEORGE gets moved up at WRIC-TV in Richmond, VA. She had been the 5:00 PM producer.
General Manager News:
Block
JEFF BLOCK has resigned as GM for Scripps’ KGTV in San Diego after more than seven years. He’s also a Divisional Vice President for the company, overseeing other stations in the West. This memo from Vice President of TV Operations DEBBIE TURNER says that Block will return to San Francisco where he still owns a home. He’s a former GM of KTVU-TV in Oakland/San Francisco.
JOHN MANN has been promoted to VP/GM for Media General’s KWQC-TV in Davenport, IA. He’s been the General Sales Manager there since 2012. He’s previously been a GM in Omaha, South Bend, and Augusta, GA.
Retired WAPT-TV (Jackson, MS) General Manager STUART KELOGG was profiled in the Jackson Free-Press, pegged to his retirement party earlier this month. Stuart retired from that Hearst station at the end of 2015.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Sunday, February 21, 2016.
If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com
WWSB-TV 1477 10th St, Sarasota, FL 34236 (Tampa market)
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WJZY/WMYT-TV 3501 Performance Road Charlotte, NC 28214
XETV 8253 Ronson Rd. San Diego 92111
KSL-TV 55 North 300 West Salt Lake City, UT 84110
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45202
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfield Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33407
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. W. Palm Beach, FL 33401
KTUL-TV 3333 S 29th W Ave, Tulsa, OK 74107
WAFF-TV 1414 N Memorial Parkway Huntsville, Al 35801
KIMA/KEPR-TV 2801 Terrace Heights Dr. Yakima,WA 98901
KSBY-TV 1772 Calle Joaquin San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
KBAK-TV1901 Westward Drive Bakersfield, CA 93301
KMID/KPEJ-TV 3200 LaForce Boulevard Midland, TX 79711
KAUZ/KSWO-TV 3601 Seymour Highway Wichita Falls, TX 76309
KTIV-TV 3135 Floyd Blvd. Sioux City, IA 51108
* Spanish language station