October 22, 2017
Greetings:
This week’s newsletter is similar to today’s Indianapolis Colts performance.
Weak.
I jest, at least about the newsletter.
But we have had busier reports.
Today, just ONE newly named news director and NO new openings, leaving our count of open ND jobs at 22.
Perhaps it’s time for one of our occasional reminders that we welcome…in fact, encourage… your emailed news items.
There’s ONE paid ad for an Iowa EP opportunity, and we have several items in Names in the News, including an addition to the family of a Maine news director.
That’s all below.
Newly Named News Directors:
Malave
KCSO-TV, Sacramento, CA…in our only news director move this week, STEVE MALAVE joins this Telemundo affiliate as its new news director. He’s been consulting there for the past few months. More on the hire and Steve’s background from Media Moves. Steve had been an EP for KXTV, the Tegna owned ABC affiliate in Sacramento. KCSO is owned by Serestar Communications.
New News Director Openings:
I don’t know of any. If you do, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com
Thanks!
Paid Help Wanted Ad:
Morning Executive Producer, KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA:
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Learn more about this opportunity and how to apply by clicking here:
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listed 9/17/17)
KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA (new listing this week)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 9/24/17)
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (listed 10/15/17)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 9/3/17)
WRGB-TV, Albany/Schenectady, NY (listed 9/10/17)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (Evening EP, relisted 9/24/17)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (AM EP, listing revised 10/15/17)
KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA (new listing this week)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (AM & Senior EPs, listed 9/10/17)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (AM EP, listing revised this week)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM & Dayside, listing revised 10/8/17)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (Weekend EP, listed 9/24/17)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listing modified 9/24/17)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (relisted 8/13/17)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted 9/3/17)
KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS (AM EP, relisted 9/17/17)
WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (relisted 8/13/17)
KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 10/8/17, see ad above!)
WISC-TV, Madison, WI (AM EP, listed 8/20/17)
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (relisted 9/10/17)
MANAGING EDITOR:
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (listed 9/24/17)
ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (new listing this week)
Names in the News (and other items):
Loftus
One time Topeka (WIBW-TV) News Director and anchor MARY LOFTUS has a new job. She’s joined Keller Consulting, a Kansas fund-raising consulting firm. More here. She spent 15 years at WIBW, beginning as the morning anchor and rising to news director before leaving in 1998. Since then, she’s been the Development Director at Topeka Collegiate School.
Bryant
Our friends at Devlin Design Group have added DAMON BRYANT as VP & General Manager & Director of Business Development. Details here. Damon’s been the VP of Creative Services for WDAF-TV in Kansas City for the past ten years. He’s also worked in Chicago, Detroit, Miami, and for another Kansas City station.
Finally, congratulations to WMTW-TV (Portland, ME) News Director AMY BEVERIDGE and her husband JOHN on the birth of their second daughter EVELYN. She joins big sister LILLIAN. (See photo below.) Amy reports all are well. A kind note of congratulations would reach Amy at: amybeveridge@hearst.com
Amy, Lillian, Evelyn and John Beveridge
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, October 22, 2017:
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
WNJU-TV 2200 Fletcher Ave, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 **
Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue Rye Brook, NY 10573
KYW-TV 1555 Hamilton Street Philadelphia, PA 19130
KUVN-TV 2323 Bryan St Ste 1900. Dallas TX 75201 **
WUSA-TV 4100 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC 20016
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WTSP-TV 11450 Gandy Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
WCCO-TV 90 S 11th St., Minneapolis, MN 55403
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way Sacramento CA 95815 **
Spectrum News 2505 Atlantic Ave. #102 Raleigh, NC 27604
WZZM-TV 645 Three Mile Grand Rapids, MI 49544
KWCH-TV 2815 E. 37th Street North, Wichita, KS 67219
KOAA-TV 2200 7th Ave. Pueblo, CO 81003
KWWL-TV 500 East Fourth St. Waterloo, IA 50703
WCSC-TV 2126 Charlie Hall Blvd, Charleston, SC 29414
WJTV 1820 Tv Rd, Jackson, MS 39204
WNDU-TV 54516 IN-933, South Bend, IN 46637
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd, Lafayette, LA 70506
WSAW-TV, 1114 Grand Ave, Wausau, WI 54403
WTVY-TV 285 N Foster St, Dothan, AL 36303
KFBB-TV P.O. Box 1139. Great Falls MT 59403
KRTV P.O. Box 2989, Great Falls, MT, 59403
**: Spanish language station