July 4, 2016

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 UPDATE:

Greetings:

Two moves of note today, one involving a large market network owned station, the other involving a veteran news director who’s about to take (by my count) his 12th ND job.

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Mitchell

JONATHAN MITCHELL has left KNTV, the NBC o-and-o in San Jose/San Francisco. He’s been the news director there for 6 1/2 years, and previously had been an ND in Spokane and Toledo. He’s also worked in Cincinnati and Medford, OR.

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And PERRY BOXX is moving to a new job with Quincy Media. Perry’s currently the news director at Quincy’s WSJV-TV in Elkhart/South Bend but is moving to sister station WEEK-TV in Peoria. Quincy also operates WHOI-TV in Peoria, which is owned by Sinclair. He’s been the ND at WSJV for more than two years, and has also been an ND in Columbus, GA, Madison, WI, Charleston, SC, Savannah, Oklahoma City, Kalamazoo-Grand Rapids, Birmingham, Nashville, Corpus Christi, and Las Vegas, and has also worked in Little Rock and St. Louis.

We’ll have more in our full report later this week.

regards,

 

Rick Gevers
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Greetings:

I hope you had a pleasant holiday.

TWO new ND openings in this week’s delayed-by-the-holiday report, including ONE created by an ND being upped to a GM job, which we always like to see. And the ONE newly named ND is the result of a current ND being bumped to a corporate role, replacing a veteran newswoman who is retiring.

That means we now have 29 ND openings by our always unofficial count, ONE of which is featured in a Paid Help Wanted ad below. We also have an ad for a competition to honor a great consumer finance report which includes a cash award and a trip to the EIJ Conference.

Also this week…a longtime Los Angeles news manager is retiring. There’s a new job for a former Arkansas news director, and we have an article looking at the difficulty in hiring news managers.

All that and more below.

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New News Director Openings:

WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, PA…congratulations to news director JUSTIN ANTONIOTTI who’s being promoted to General Manager of sister-Hearst stations WPTZ-TV/WNNE-TV in Plattsburgh, NY, and Burlington, VT. The local newspaper has more. Justin’s been the ND here since late 2012, and previously served as ND for Hearst’s WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC. He’s also worked in Houston, Milwaukee, Memphis, and Biloxi. Some of our more, uh, senior readers will remember Justin’s father, STEVE, who worked as an ND in Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Oklahoma City, and as a GM for two stations in Detroit.

WKEF/WRGT-TV, Dayton, OH…POLLY VAN DOREN is leaving this Sinclair owned ABC/FOX duopoly on July 8th. This memo from General Manager LISA BARHORST explains that Polly is going to look for opportunities closer to her native Missouri. Polly’s been the ND here for about 2 1/2 years. She spent about 1 1/2 years as an ND in Buffalo and almost 18 years as the ND for KOLR-TV in Springfield, MO. She also worked as an anchor and reporter in Evansville and Paducah.

Also, please note the new help wanted ad for the news director opening at KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs. We reported last week that JENE NELSON was leaving her job at that ABC affiliate.

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Newly Named News Directors:

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KWTV, Oklahoma City, OK…a series of changes at this family owned CBS affiliate to tell you about. Veteran newswoman JOYCE REED, who held the title of VP of Content is retiring. TODD SPESSARD has been promoted to replace Joyce, while NATHAN ELLIOTT is being promoted to fill Todd’s old position as Director of PM Content. This news release from the company explains the changes.

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Joyce joined KWTV as ND in 1995, shortly before the Murrah Building bombing rocked the city. She was named VP/Content in 2009. Todd’s been the Director of PM Content (you and I might call that news director) since 2011 and previously was an ND in Tulsa, Wichita, and Columbia, MO. He’s also worked in Kearney, NE, Kansas City, and Grand Rapids, MI, where he worked for me when I was ND at WOOD-TV there. Nathan joined KWTV in 2004 and worked his way up to Managing Editor before this promotion.

Paid Help Wanted Ad:

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News Director, KRDO-TV, Colorado Springs, CO:

KRDO, NewsChannel 13, in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado, located on the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies, is looking for a News Director.

Job Description:

The News Director is responsible for the overall supervision and development of the News Department staff, providing direction in story selection, story-telling and coverage. We are looking for someone with the ability to manage, coach, critique and motivate the news team to make our news programs the best and first choice for local news, information, weather and sports in our market. Experience with brand building, news research and managing the station’s news website is a plus.

The successful candidate will lead, manage, hire, train, supervise and motivate News department personnel. They should be experienced in preparing operating budgets and be prepared to be involved in News department capital planning. Any candidate must have excellent news judgment, be thoroughly versed in digital and social media have a passion for breaking news and strong organizational and leadership skills.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must have a 4 year degree in Journalism, Broadcasting or related field, previous experience as a newsroom supervisor, excellent time management skills, effective communication skills, an ability to work in a high stress, fast paced environment with multiple daily deadlines, good organizational skills, and excellent news judgment.

When applying for this position, please note your referral source and send resumes to:

News Channel 13
Attn: Human Resources
399 S. 8th Street
Colorado Springs, CO. 80905
Telephone (719) 632-1515
Fax (719) 575-6327
Email: personnel@krdo.com

Successful candidate must pass a drug test and background check.
News Channel 13 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Posting Closes: When position is filled.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 6/5/16)
WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, FL (relisted 6/12/16)
WVLT-TV, Knoxville, TN (relisted 6/12/16)
KOB-TV, Albuquerque, NM (relisted 5/15/16)
KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR (listed 6/12/16)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WAGA-TV, Atlanta, GA (AM EP, listed 6/26/16)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (AM EP, new listing this week)
KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA (AM EP, listed 5/1/16)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 6/19/16)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (Dayside EP, relisted 6/19/16)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, relisted 5/22/16)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (AM EP, listed 6/19/16)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listing modified 6/12/16)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, new listing this week)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (AM EP, relisted 6/19/16)
KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, NM (PM EP, listing revised 6/12/16)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 6/12/16)
WVLT-TV, Knoxville, TN (relisted 6/12/16)
WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV (relisted 5/1/16)
WAAY-TV, Huntsville, AL (PM EP, relisted 5/8/16)
WJCL-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted 5/22/16)
WCTI-TV, New Bern, NC (relisted 5/22/16)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (AM EP, listed 6/19/16)
WEEK-TV, Peoria, IL (listed 5/22/16)

Obituary:

Longtime ABC newsman RON DePAOLIS died in mid June. He went from radio to TV and worked for ABCDEF before it transitioned to ABC NewsOne. Here’s the memo from ABC’s AL PRIETO to the staff:

Names in the News:

KABC-TV in Los Angeles is losing 17 year veteran employee JULIE KRALLMAN. She’s leaving for a marketing job at her alma mater, Gonzaga University. Julie’s currently the Assistant ND for this ABC o-and-o, and has held a variety of other management positions, as detailed in the laudatory memo from ND ROB ELMORE. Julie’s also worked in Miami, Sacramento, and Spokane.

MARK RAINES, who spent 10 years as ND at KTHV-TV in Little Rock before leaving for a PR job in 2007, moves up the PR ladder. Details here.

Finally, do you think it’s harder to find news managers to fill openings? That’s the theory in this article from TV NewsCheck which looks at reasons behind that apparent trend.

General Manager News:

Congratulations to ADAM CHASE who’s been named GM of Scripps’ KERO-TV in Bakersfield, CA. He’s a 12 year veteran of the market who worked at KERO earlier in his career. Adam’s been the GSM for KGET-TV in Bakersfield for the last two years.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Monday, July 4, 2016:
KTTV/KCOP-TV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KPRC-TV 8181 Southwest Freeway Houston TX 77074
KRIV-TV 4261 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77027
KTAZ-TV 4625 S 33rd Pl, Phoenix, AZ 85040 **
KMOV-TV One Memorial Drive St. Louis MO 630102
WTAE-TV 400 Ardmore Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15221
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45202
KVUE-TV 3201 Steck Ave. Austin, TX 78757
WHP-TV 3300 N 6th St, Harrisburg, PA 17110
WGRZ-TV 259 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202
WKEF/WRGT-TV 2245 Corporate Pl, Miamisburg, OH 45342
WSET-TV 2320 Langhorne Rd. Lynchburg VA 24501
WNWO-TV 300 South Byrne Rd. Toledo, OH 43615
WHEC-TV 191 East Avenue Rochester, NY 14604
KFVS-TV 310 Broadway Cape Girardeau MO 63701
WAND-TV 904 South Side Drive Decatur, IL 62521
KRDO-TV 399 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs, CO 80905 (see ad above!)
WVNY/WFFF 298 Mountain View Dr. Colchester, VT 05446
KRNV-TV 1790 Vassar St. Reno, NV 89502
KVRR-TV 4015 9th Ave S. Fargo, ND 58103
WEEK/WHOI-TV 2907 Springfield Road. East Peoria, IL 61611
WWTV/WWUP 22320 130th Ave, Tustin, MI 49688
KIMA/KEPR-TV 2801 Terrace Heights Dr. Yakima,WA 98901
KSNT-TV 6835 NW HWY 24. Topeka, KS 66618
KRCG-TV 10188 Old Highway 54 North. New Bloomfield, MO 65063
KMID/KPEJ-TV 3200 LaForce Boulevard Midland, TX 79711
KAUZ/KSWO-TV 3601 Seymour Highway Wichita Falls, TX 76309
KYOU-TV 820 W Second St. Ottumwa IA 52501
KQTV 4000 Faraon St. Joseph, MO 64506

* Spanish language station

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