June 15, 2025
Greetings:
Happy Father’s Day!
Can’t claim to be a father as my wife and I don’t have kids, but we are VERY good with them.
Sometimes for as long as five minutes.
In this week’s report, THREE news directors and just ONE new opening, so there are now 34 ND jobs available.
ONE of those new openings is featured in a Paid Help Wanted ad below.
In Names in the News:
- A Texas station produces newscasts despite heavy damage to its studio.
- Two former news directors have new jobs.
- A longtime journalist who many of you know is Teacher of the Year.
- And a longtime broadcast publishes his FIFTH book.
And there’s a new GM in Odessa. All that and more below.
The annual IRE convention is in New Orleans this week. More than 1,500 journalists will be attending. Hope to see you there!
Newly Named News Directors:
Nagus
KMOV-TV, St. Louis, MO…Tuesday’s UPDATE told you that CHRIS NAGUS is returning to this Gray/CBS affiliate as ND. He was an investigative reporter here for 13 years before leaving in 2021 for jobs as Director of Storytelling at Scripps and Graham. New this edition: Chris tells his own story. He’s also worked in Kansas City, Des Moines, and Columbia, MO. Chris replaces SCOTT DIENER who is retiring after nine years at KMOV and years as ND at other stations.
Lacombe
WLUK-TV, Green Bay, WI…we told you last week that we thought ANDREW LACOMBE had taken a new job…and he has. He’s returning to this Sinclair owned FOX affiliate as the new ND. He’d been the ND at WLUC-TV, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Marquette, MI where he had been for three years. Here, he replaces JULI BUEHLER who is retiring after 30 years as ND…and 38 at the station.
Salcito
KKCO-TV, Grand Junction, CO…congratulations to ROBERT SALCITO who’s the new news director for this Gray Media owned NBC/ABC/Telemundo operation. He had been the Assistant News Director for Gray’s KKTV in Colorado Springs. Robert replaces RUSSELL CROSS who left in July after one year as ND here and is now Manager, Design and Production-Shows and Events for Walmart.
New News Director Openings:
Wilson
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX…WES WILSON is leaving this Tegna owned ABC affiliate to become executive editor for Chron.com in Houston. That’s the website for the Houston Chronicle. He’s been ND here for three years, and formerly worked in Austin. Wes posted this on Linkedin and the Chron.com story is here.
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
News Director, WBNG-TV, Binghamton, NY:
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Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (AM Assistant ND, listed 6/8/25)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 6/8/25)
WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA (listed 5/4/25)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/15/25)
WAAY-TV, Huntsville, AL (listed 5/18/25)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (listed 5/11/25)
KRDO-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (listed 4/13/25)
WLNS-TV, Lansing, MI (listed 5/26/25)
KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT (relisted 6/1/25)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX (listed 6/8/25)
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 4/27/25)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (relisted 6/15/25)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (EP Evening Magazine, listing revised 4/6/25)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 6/1/25)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Digital EP, relisted 6/1/25)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (relisted 6/1/25)
WESH-TV, Orlando, FL (Nightside EP, relisted 4/20/25)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 6/15/25)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 6/8/25)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 6/15/25)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Digital EP, listed 6/1/25)
WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC (relisted 4/20/25)
WXII-TV, Winston-Salem, NC (Weekend EP, relisted 4/20/25)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, relisted 6/15/25)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, listing revised 4/27/25)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 6/15/25)
WLKY-TV, Louisville, KY (Nightside EP, relisted 4/20/25)
KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, NM (Nightside EP, listed 5/11/25)
WATN-TV, Memphis, TN (relisted 6/15/25)
WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (listed 4/20/25)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 5/4/25)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (listed 5/26/25)
KHON/KHII-TV, Honolulu, HI (Digital EP, listed 6/15/25)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (relisted 6/15/25)
WOI-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 4/27/25)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 6/1/25)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital EP, listed 6/15/25)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (listed 5/18/25)
WPTZ-TV, Burlington, VT (relisted 4/20/25)
WAPT-TV, Jackson, MS (relisted 4/20/25)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (listed 6/15/25)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (relisted 4/20/25)
WMBB-TV, Panama City, FL (Digital EP, relisted 5/11/25)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 6/8/25)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 6/15/25:
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Executive Reporter)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 6/8/25:
WDHN-TV, Dothan, AL (Digital News Manager)
Listed 5/26/25:
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (Assignment Desk Manager)
Listed 5/4/25:
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Executive Reporter)
Names in the News (and other stuff):
KTXS-TV, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in Abilene, TX, suffered heavy damage in last weekend’s storms. Sinclair’s Group News Director, BLAISE LABBE, posted how the station continued to produce newscasts. More on the damage in this story from NewscastStudio.com
Malave
STEVE MALAVE returns to a newsroom after teaching at the University of South Florida. He’ll be the executive reporter for WFTS-TV (Scripps/ABC) in Tampa. He’s a former ND at the Telemundo station in Sacramento and also worked for KXTV, the ABC affiliate there.
David S.
Multi-time news director DAVID SILVERSTEIN has joined Chyron as a sales executive. Most recently he had been with the Associated Press, following ND stints in Baltimore, Columbus, OH, Harrisburg, PA, and a stint as Director of Communications for Super Bowl XLI in South Florida (that’s #41 for those of you who did not study…or remember…your Latin.)
Horvit
Former Investigative Reporters and Editors Executive Director MARK HORVIT has been named Scripps Howard Teacher of the year. Mark left IRE (which is housed at the University of Missouri) in 2016 to join the Journalism School there, where he is now chair of the journalism professions faculty. Mark (and I) will be the IRE convention in New Orleans this week and hope to see you there.
Willi
Longtime broadcaster JIM WILLI has written another book…the fifth in a series of novels about Cedar Creek, TX, where he now lives. It’s called The Night Nurse of Cedar Creek. More on his latest here.
General Manager News and Notes:
SHALAYNA VALENCIA joins Gray’s KOSA-TV (CBS) in Odessa, TX as general manager. She formerly worked in sales at KWES-TV in Odessa and most recently had worked for Hearst.
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, June 15, 2025:
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
WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 10017
WGN-TV 2501 West Bradley Place Chicago, IL 60618
WKTB 4675 River Green Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30096 **
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02134
WMUR-TV 100 South Commercial St. Manchester, NH 03101 (Boston)
KARE-TV 8811 Olson Memorial Hwy. Minneapolis, MN 55427
WFTV 490 E. South St., Orlando, FL 32801
KSAT-TV 1408 N St. Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78215
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45202
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfeild Drive W. Palm Beach FL 33407
KOKH-TV 1228 E Wilshire Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73111
WFTX-TV 621 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33991
WGRZ-TV 259 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202
WHIO-TV 1611 South Main Street Dayton, OH 45409
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266
WSLS-TV 821 5th St SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WCTV 1801 Halstead Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32309
WEAU-TV 1907 S. Hastings Way Eau Claire, WI 54701
KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX 79761
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa, TX 79763
KSWO-TV 1401 SE 60th St. Lawton, OK 73501
KIMT-TV 112 N Pennsylvania Ave, Mason City, IA 50401
WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790 (see ad above!)
WDTV 5 Television Dr. Bridgeport, WV 26330
KTXS-TV 4420 N. Clack St.Abilene, TX 79601
KOTA-TV 2001 Skyline Drive Rapid City, SD 57701
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
WLUC-TV 177 US-41 East, Negaunee, MI 49866
KIDY-TV5 S. Chadbourne San Angelo, TX 76902 (Content Manager)
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
**: Spanish language station