May 20, 2018
Monday, May 28, 2018 UPDATE:
Greetings:
Due to the Holiday weekend, our next newsletter will be posted later today.
Thanks for your understanding.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
Just ONE newly named news director this week, with NO new openings that I’m aware of.
With that ONE new news director, the list of openings drops to 28.
THREE of those openings are featured among our FIVE paid help wanted ads this week.
We have lots of items in Names in the News, so be sure to check that section out. Among the items…a one-time news director named President of a major broadcast group.
And we have one obituary for a Denver station employee whose father had a long career as a news director and general manager.
Kneeland will exceed your expectations. Guaranteed.
(Applications are due June 1)
Applications are due Friday, June 1, for The Kneeland Project’s next session, which will be held September 5-8, 2018 in Austin, Texas.
Thanks to Kneeland’s generous funders, this opportunity is nearly free for 20 selected participants.The Kneeland Project pays for all tuition costs as well as hotel and several meals.
In a recent survey of Kneeland Fellows, 100% reported they still regularly use lessons learned at Kneeland, believe that time spent at Kneeland improved their career and said they have recommended Kneeland to a friend or colleague.
You’ll join this session’s faculty and 19 other outstanding journalists to explore the exciting challenges that face our industry, and you’ll leave the program with a solid plan to guide your leadership decisions starting day one. This isn’t theoretical information that you will put on a shelf and neglect. Every participant will walk away with concrete action items to implement immediately that will make a difference in their newsroom…and their life.
It’s an intensive program unlike any other. It’s practical. It’s highly interactive. It produces long-lasting results. Journalists return to their stations refreshed and ready to tackle the sometimes overwhelming challenges newsrooms now face.
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Newly Named News Directors:
Delgado
KCAU-TV, Sioux City, IA…DAN DELGADO will be the next news director for this Nexstar Broadcasting owned ABC affiliate. He’s been the Assistant News Director for KSNT-TV in Topeka. Dan’s been an ND in Laredo and Tyler, TX, and anchored in San Antonio. At KCAU, he replaces JIM PARKER who left the station in February after 18 months as news director.
New News Director Opening:
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
News Director, WTEN-TV, Albany, NY:
WTEN in Albany, New York is seeking an experienced News Director who is an innovative and dynamic leader, possessing excellent news judgment, strong digital news initiative, and a passion to win.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Manages all aspects of the News Department to establish and reach station goals, including ratings growth.
Oversee daily and weekly news coverage from the state capitol to regional sister stations.
Develops news coverage strategy for the station, website and mobile platforms.
Critiques newscasts on a daily basis to correct errors, improve coverage, and provide mentoring feedback to news staff.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or an equivalent combination of education and work related experience.
Minimum ten years’ news management experience, guiding, directing, and motivating co-workers.
Experience establishing long-range objectives along with the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Nestled along the Hudson River, Albany is the state capital and a great “news” market.
You would be joining the Nexstar Media Group, one of the country’s fastest growing broadcast and digital companies.
Interested candidates apply by sending email to: rromines@news10.com and by completing our online application which you can find here.
WTEN, WXXA and Nexstar Broadcasting Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
News Content Director, WIS-TV, Columbia, SC:
WIS-TV, Raycom Media’s legacy NBC affiliate and digital media operation in the beautiful state capitol of Columbia, South Carolina, seeks a News Content Director to lead its #1 rated news operation and award-winning team.
The ideal candidate will be a seasoned leader with a sense of urgency, who is passionate, creative and collaborative and has a track record of exceptional performance as a news content leader. Our next NCD will work with the latest technology which will enable and empower team members to deliver compelling content on all of our platforms.
Applicants should have at least 5 years’ experience as a news manager and be able to manage a large newsroom with over 34 hours of live newscasts per week. NCD must also be able to manage and develop OTT (Over The Top) news programming for our various streaming platforms. College degree in Broadcast Journalism preferred.
Qualified applicants, please apply online and attach your resume with cover letter, which should include your vision for making WIS viewers the most well served in the market.
Drug screen and MVR check required. No phone calls or emails please. EOE-M/FD/V
No phone calls or emails will be returned.
WIS Television, PO Box 367, Columbia, SC 29202.
An employment application may be downloaded from the WIS website.
All employment practices of WIS Television shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Personnel decisions and actions shall not be influenced by an applicant’s or employee’s race, age, sex, religion, color, national origin/ancestry or disability.
News Director, WTVG-TV, Toledo, OH:
WTVG-TV (ABC) in Toledo, OH (DMA #78) is seeking a News Director. Must be a strong competitive leader with excellent communication skills, a successful track record in coaching and developing news staff, and growing audience across all platforms. The ideal candidate must also have an understanding and enthusiasm for digital, social, and mobile media.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or related field
3 to 5 years’ experience in television news management
Outstanding knowledge of television news operations and other media platforms
Expertise in enhancing the presentation and delivery of news content through coaching and mentoring staff
Strong editorial judgment and leader in the newsroom
Understands the importance of recruiting and creating a culture of success in the newsroom
Proven administrative skills with budgeting, planning and staff scheduling
Ability to work closely with other station department heads, strategic media and community partners
Ability to meet deadlines while handling multiple tasks
Persons interested in submitting an application for the position identified above should apply online by clicking here.
Executive Producer, KCTV, Kansas City, MO:
Job Description: The Executive Producer directs a team of reporters, producers, editors, and photographers in the production of news products that are high quality and maintain KCTV’s brand. Serves as member of management team; actively engages in ever-improvement of news product. Participates in projects as assigned by News Director.
Experience: Three years experience producing in a broadcast television news environment required. Experience as an executive producer preferred.
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
*Must possess advanced understanding of legal and ethical issues impacting journalism.
*Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability to combine words and pictures into informative and interesting news stories.
*Advanced knowledge of the locale, governing bodies, demographics and public figures a plus.
*Ability to edit stories as necessary.
*Strong initiative and self motivation to create news stories.
*Ability to perform quality work in high-pressure deadline situations.
*Able to balance between planning ahead and getting results.
*INEWS experience a plus
*Adapt to flexible schedule
Click HERE to apply.
EOE
Executive Producer, WMC-TV, Memphis, TN:
WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee is looking for an experienced Morning Executive Producer to join our award-winning news team. The ideal candidate would lead and inspire our morning team to work together for a great newscast. We’re looking for an innovative thinker who can develop and execute a creative vision.
WMC is a fixture in the Memphis market and wants an experienced, passionate journalist to join our growing team. This is your opportunity to put your stamp on a newscast and grow as a manager in one of the coolest cities in America.
As Morning Show Executive Producer, we’ll look for you to aggressively react and respond to breaking news across all station platforms while demonstrating good news judgement and journalistic integrity. You’ll work with show producers, directors, field crews and digital producers for the best showcasing, live shots and digital collaboration in the market.
We want a team player who can handle a variety of tasks, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced, deadline driven, stressful environment.
WMC is part of Raycom Media, an employee-owned company, and one of the nation’s largest privately-owned local media companies. Raycom owns and/or provides services for 65 television stations and 2 radio stations in 44 markets located in 20 states. Raycom Media owns or provides services for stations covering 16% of U.S. television households and employs over 8,300 individuals in full and part-time positions.
You can apply by clicking here!
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
Spectrum News, Los Angeles, CA (listed 3/18/18)
KTNV, Las Vegas, NV (relisted 4/22/18)
WAAY-TV, Huntsville, AL (relisted 3/25/18)
WAND-TV, Decatur, IL (listed 3/31/18)
KSBW-TV, Monterey, Salinas, Santa Cruz, CA (relisted 3/31/18)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (Evening EP, relisted 4/22/18)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (AM EP, listed 5/13/18)
KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA (PM EP, relisted 4/22/18)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (AM EP, listed 3/18/18)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 3/25/18)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (AM EP, relisted 4/29/18)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (listed 5/13/18, see ad above!)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (AM EP, listed 5/13/18)
WMC-TV, Memphis, TN (AM EP, listed 5/13/18, see ad above!)
WRGB-TV, Albany, NY (relisted this week)
WLUK-TV, Green Bay, WI (Nightside EP, relisted 5/13/18)
WKOW-TV, Madison, WI (Senior EP, listed 4/22/18)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (AM EP, listing revised 4/29/18)
Obituary:
Buettner
MATT BUETTNER, whose father GIL BUETTNER had a long career as news director and general manager, died May 11th of a heart attack. Here’s the obituary. Matt was 46 and was working as a digital media producer at KCNC-TV in Denver at the time of his death. He began his TV career as a production assistant at WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo, MI where he rose to newscast director. Matt’s dad Gil’s long career in our industry included both GM and ND stops in a variety of markets. Your kind note reaches Gil at: gilbuettner@yahoo.com
Names in the News (and other items):
McCreery
Another case of news manager makes good as PATRICK McCREERY has been named President of Meredith’s Local Media Group. He currently oversees all Meredith stations as Executive VP, a job he’s held since January when he was promoted from VP News & Marketing. He’s been an ND and GM at Meredith stations, and has also worked in San Francisco and Toledo. Patrick replaces the retiring PAUL KARPOWICZ who’ll step down at the end of the June. Fun fact: Paul’s dad RAY KARPOWICZ was the GM when I worked at what was then KSD-TV (now KSDK) in St. Louis.
WNBC-TV in New York has hired C.C. BOGGIANO as director of news operations. He’s been the Manager of News Operations at WLS-TV in Chicago, and has also worked in Washington and Hartford.
SINDY ESPINOSA is the new executive producer for Telemundo’s KTMD-TV in Houston.
Oliphant
The new “Senior Manager of Broadcast Content” (think Assistant News Director) at WCPO-TV in Cincinnati is KENNAN OLIPHANT. He’s currently the Manager of Coverage and Content for Cox’s WHBQ-TV in Memphis. Kennan’s had a variety of jobs in his career, which started on-air. It’s all explained on his Linkedin page.
In Harrisburg, ED ALBERT joins WPMT-TV as an executive producer. He had been a producer at WHTM-TV and has also been a producer at KDKA-TV and WJAC-TV. Ed replaces TOSHI MACALUSO who left for a PR job.
RTDNA has hired TARA PUCKEY as its first director of strategic initiatives. What does that mean and what will she do? This article should answer your questions.
DAVID BRODY, once a news director in Colorado Springs, now enjoys special access to the Trump administration as the chief political correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network. The New York Times ran this profile of David and his role in covering Washington.
Speaking of politics, one time Tri-Cities, WA, news director, anchor, and general manager CHRISTINE BROWN is running for Congress. More here.
General Manager News and Notes:
I’m not aware of any GM changes this week. We’re always open to emailed tips.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, May 20, 2018:
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
WABC-TV 7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023
WBBM-TV 22 West Washington St., Chicago, IL 60602
Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
WBTS-TV 160 Wells Avenue Newton, MA 02459
WUSA-TV 4100 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC 20016
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KARE-TV 8811 Olson Memorial Hwy, Golden Valley, MN 55427
WKYC-TV 1333 Lakeside Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44114
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Dr. West Sacramento, CA 95605
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KATU-TV 2153 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97232
WFSB-TV 333 Capital Blvd. Rocky Hill, CT 06067
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Drive Columbus OH 43215
WHAS-TV 520 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202
WTEN-TV 341 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY 12204 (see ad above!)
WFXR-TV 5305 Valleypark Drive, Suite 1. Roanoke, VA 24019
WNEM-TV 107 N. Franklin St. Saginaw, MI 48607
WIS-TV 1111 Bull St, Columbia, SC 29201 (see ad above!)
WTVG-TV 4247 Dorr St. Toledo, OH 43607 (see ad above!)
KTVB-TV 5407 West Fairview Ave. Boise, ID, 83706
KHSL/KNVN-TV 3460 Silverbell Rd. Chico, CA 95973
KPVI-TV 902 E Sherman St, Pocatello, ID 83201
WOAY-TV 7113 Legends Hwy, Oak Hill, WV 25901
KOTA-TV 2001 Skyline Dr, Rapid City, SD 57701
WETM-TV 101 E Water St, Elmira, NY 14901
KXLF/KZBK-TV 1003 S Montana St, Butte, MT 59701
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd N. Twin Falls, ID 83301
WABG-TV 849 Washington Ave. Greenville MS 38701
**: Spanish language station