May 10, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015 UPDATE:
Schiller
SUSAN SCHILLER, who’s been the News Director for CBS’s KYW-TV in Philadelphia for 14 years, will leave the station in the next few weeks. A memo sent to the other CBS o-and-o news directors says she wants to ‘smell the roses’.
She’s spent almost 40 years working for CBS in a wide variety of roles, ranging from positions at several CBS o-and-o’s to jobs as a producer at the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. Her complete bio can be found here, posted when she was inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame last year.
We’ll have more on this story…and all the week’s news…in our full newsletter over the weekend.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
Scolatti
We have more details on the double-murder-suicide which took the life of KTMF/KWYB-TV (Missoula, MT) News Director KALEE SCOLATTI, a family friend, T.J. DUPRAS, and her estranged husband, earlier this week.
Click here for the details.
That story also tells you about funds set up for Kalee’s three daughters and T.J.’s two sons.
Our sympathy to all involved, including the staff at KTMF/KWYB.
Turning to our normal subjects, there are THREE new ND’s to tell you about this week, along with THREE new ND openings. Those changes leave our count of open ND jobs at 27.
We have ONE paid ad this week, for an Assistant ND position in Milwaukee…an opening created by a promotion that filled one of the above-mentioned ND jobs.
There are lots of items in Names in the News, including job changes for a former CBS News executive and a one-time Boston News Director.
All that…and more…below.
New News Director Openings:
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC…as we told you earlier this week, ROB ELMORE is being promoted to ND of sister ABC o-and-o KABC-TV in Los Angeles. More on that below. Rob spent 17 years as ND here!
Curtis
WDHN-TV, Dothan, AL…after more than 30 years in the business, KEN CURTIS has left this Nexstar-owned ABC affiliate. He’s been the News Director here for 26 years. Click here for a story the station posted on its website.
Delgado
KGNS-TV, Laredo, TX…DAN DELGADO has left this NBC affiliate after about a year and a half as news director. Dan’s previously spent six years as an ND in Tyler, TX. KGNS is owned by Gray Television.
Newly Named News Directors:
Elmore
KABC-TV, Los Angeles, CA…we told you earlier this week that ROB ELMORE has been named ND for this ABC o-and-o. Rob’s spent the last 17 years as the ND for sister ABC o-and-o WTVD-TV in Raleigh/Durham, NC. He’s also been an ND in Rochester, NY, where he worked at two different stations. Rob spent three years as a producer in Nashville. At KABC, he’ll replace…and report to…CHERYL FAIR, who was promoted from ND to GM earlier this year. Cheryl was ND here for 20 years.
D’Astoli
Central Florida News 13, Orlando, FL…SUSAN D’ASTOLI is on the job as the new ND for this cable news operation. She most recently was the ND for KJRH-TV, the Scripps owned NBC affiliate in Tulsa. Susan also worked for Scripps in Tampa and Phoenix, and spent 12 years at WSB-TV in Atlanta. In Orlando. she is replacing TIM GERAGHTY who left this operation in January after almost three years.
Davis
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI…TRACY DAVIS has been promoted to news director for this Weigel Broadcasting owned CBS affiliate. She’s been the Assistant ND here for almost two years, and the interim ND since GENIE GARNER left the station earlier this year. More in this post, including the memo to the staff. Tracy spent two years as ND for WFFF/WVNY-TV in Burlington, VT, and worked there for four years as a News Manager before being promoted. She’s also worked in Lafayette, IN. Genie was ND here for about 2 1/2 years.
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Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WBZ-TV, Boston, MA (relisted 3/22/15)
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 4/5/15)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 4/12/15)
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (new listing this week)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (new listing this week, see ad above!)
KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, NM (listed 4/12/15)
WJCL-TV, Savannah, GA (listed 3/29/15)
KRCR-TV, Redding, CA (listed 4/19/15)
KECI/KCFW/KTVM, Bozeman, MT (listed 4/26/15)
EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA (relisted 3/22/15)
KXAS-TV, Ft. Worth/Dallas, TX (listed 3/1/15)
WFXT-TV, Boston, MA (2 jobs, Inv/Spec. Projects & show EP, revised 5/3/15)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (relisted 3/22/15)
KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA (PM EP, relisted 3/14/15)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (2 openings, relisted 3/14/15)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (PM EP, listed 4/12/15)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, listed 5/3/15)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Dayside EP, new listing this week)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Special Projects EP, listed 3/29/15)
WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA (2 openings, AM & Dayside, listed 3/29/15)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 4/19/12)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (relisted 4/12/15)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (PM EP, listed 4/26/15)
WMTW-TV, Portland, ME (AM EP, relisted 3/22/15)
WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN (relisted 3/22/15)
ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (relisted 4/26/15)
Central Florida News 13, Orlando, FL (relisted 3/29/15)
WPBF-TV, W. Palm Beach, FL (new listing this week)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WMAQ-TV, Chicago, IL (listed 4/12/15)
NEWS OPERATIONS MANAGER:
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA: (relisted 3/22/15)
Situations Wanted:
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Names in the News…and other things:
Two management changes at Media General’s WTNH-TV in Hartford/New Haven. LAURA REYNOLDS has been promoted to EP for this ABC affiliate. She has been the 5:00 producer there. And NANCY LYNCH has been hired as Managing Editor. She most recently held the same title at aol.com, and previously worked for many years at WHDH-TV in Boston.
MATT McCLAIN returns to his first TV station, WFRV-TV in Green Bay, as Executive Producer. He began his career there as a producer. In between, he’s worked in South Bend, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
WDTN-TV in Dayton has promoted PAUL RODZINKA to be the station’s new Digital Executive Producer. He’s been a photojournalist for this Media General owned NBC affiliate.
McGinnis
MARCY McGINNIS has left Al Jazeera America after about two years there. Her departure comes during a time of some turmoil for the network. More here. Many of you know Marcy from her many years with CBS News.
Longtime newsman AL PRIMO recently was interviewed on a program airing on WTNH-TV in New Haven, and talked about his role in founding Eyewitness News. Here’s a link.
Brown
One time WBZ-TV (Boston) News Director PETER BROWN has launched his own company, Peter Brown Communications. Peter spent 22 years at WBZ, the last ten as ND before leaving in 2004 for a job as an executive with a local hospital. He also worked in Philadelphia and Providence.
General Manager News:
Harris
RIC HARRIS is moving up with NBC. He’s been named the next General Manager for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. Ric is currently the GM of NBC’s WVIT-TV in Hartford. Earlier in his career he was the GM for WEWS-TV in Cleveland, and he’s also served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media and Strategic Marketing for NBC Owned Television Stations.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Sunday, May 10, 2015.
If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com
KWHY-TV 4975 W. Pico Blvd Los Angeles,CA 90019 *
KSTP-TV 3415 University Ave. St. Paul MN 55114
WLTV 9405 NW 41st St. Miami FL 33178
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WTVD-TV 411 Liberty St. Durham NC 27701
WSMV-TV 5700 Knob Rd. Nashville TN 37209
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Drive Columbus OH 43215
KUTV 299 S. Main St. #150 Salt Lake City UT 84111
KTNV-TV 3355 S. Valley View Blvd. Las Vegas NV 89102
WWL-TV 1024 North Rampart St. New Orleans LA 70116
WTEN-TV 341 Northern Blvd. Albany NY 12204
KJRH-TV 3701 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa OK 74105
WOWK-TV 555 Fifth Ave. Huntington WV 25701
WFXR-TV 2618 Colonial Ave. S.W. Roanoke VA 24015
WACH-TV 1400 Pickens St. Columbia SC 29201
WTOC-TV 11 News Place Savannah GA 31405
KRNV-TV 1790 Vassar St. Reno, NV 89502
WFFT-TV 3707 Hillegas Rd. Ft. Wayne IN 46807
WPTA/WISE-TV 3401 Butler Rd Ft. Wayne, IN 46808
KION-TV 1550 Moffett St. Salinas, CA 93905
KMIZ-TV 501 Business Loop 70 East Columbia MO 65201
KTVL-TV 1440 Rossanley Dr. Medford OR 97501
WDHN-TV 5274 E. State Highway 52 East Dothan AL 36376
WHSV-TV 50 North Main St. Harrisonburg, VA 22802
KGNS-TV 120 W. Delmar Blvd. Laredo TX 78045
KMVT/KSVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. North Twin Falls, ID 83301
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849
* Spanish language station