September 22, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019 UPDATE:
Greetings:
The ‘dean’ of Seattle news directors announced her resignation today after six plus years as ND and additional time in three different stints at the station.
Hill
ERICA HILL-RODRIGUEZ will leave Nexstar’s KCPQ-TV in Seattle at the end of the November book. She explained WHERE she is going and WHY she is moving in this post on social media.
Her departure comes just one week after Nexstar took over ownership of this FOX affiliate as part of its acquisition of Tribune Broadcasting.
Erica was the Assistant ND at KCPQ before she was promoted. She’s also worked in Chicago, Boise, and had earlier worked for Northwest Cable News in Seattle.
After a few slow weeks, we have a lot more movement to tell you about in our full newsletter this weekend.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
Another slow week on the news director movement front, with just ONE new opening and ONE ND job filled.
Our list of stations with open news director jobs stands at 25.
And there’s just ONE item in Names in the News, and the only item in our GM section involves a new general manager at a FOX o-and-o.
A reminder…we always appreciate hearing about ND hires or openings we may have missed, or items about news managers on the move. Please send ’em along!
Newly Named News Director:
Adams
KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, OK…SHAWNDA ADAMS has been promoted to ND for this Hearst owned ABC affiliate. She’s been the Assistant ND here for the past five years. Earlier in her career, Shawnda worked as an EP for KPRC-TV in Houston and WKMG-TV in Orlando. She also worked as a producer in Orlando and Tulsa. Shawnda replaces REBECCA GAYLORD who left the station at the end of August and last week took the ND job at KBZK/KXLF-TV in Butte/Bozeman, MT.
New News Director Openings:
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI…KELLY PETERSON is stepping down as ND for this Nexstar owned CBS affiliate due to a family illness. She’s been the ND here for about nine months and earlier had worked as an EP there. She’s also worked in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Grand Forks, ND.
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News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 9/1/19)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 9/8/19)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 9/8/19)
WJAC-TV, Johnstown, PA (relisted 9/8/19)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (relisted 8/11/19)
KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO (listed 9/15/19
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Special Projects EP, relisted 9/8/19)
KPIX-TV, San Francisco, CA (AM EP, listed 8/11/19)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (Dayside EP, listed 8/18/19)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (AM EP, relisted 8/18/19)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (AM EP, relisted 8/18/19)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (PM EP, listed 8/11/19)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 8/18/19)
WVIT-TV, Hartford, CT (Dayside EP, listing modified 9/15/19)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 8/25/19)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 8/4/19)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI (AM EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (Digital Content EP, relisted 9/15/19)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (Digital EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 9/8/19)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (PM EP, relisted 8/17/19)
WAVY-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (Digital Content EP, relisted 9/8/19)
WNEM-TV, Saginaw, MI (AM EP, listed 9/8/19)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (listed 9/15/19)
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (8/17/19)
WFXG-TV, Augusta, GA (relisted 8/17/19)
WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital Executive Producer, relisted 9/1/19)
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo, CA (PM EP, relisted 8/17/19)
WVNS-TV, Beckley, WV (listed 9/15/19)
Other News Management Openings:
Listed 9/15/19:
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Editorial Director)
Relisted 8/25/19:
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver, CO (Investigative Producer)
Names in the News (and other items):
Crooks
MAXINE CROOKS is leaving her job as EP at ABC’s WPVI-TV in Philadelphia to move to New York as VP of Strategy and Talent Development for the ABC owned stations, Maxine has spent 31 years at WPVI. More details about her background AND her new job can be found here.
General Manager News and Notes:
MIKE LEWIS will be the next general manager for the FOX owned duopoly in Charlotte, WJZY/WMYT-TV. He’s been the general sales manager for the FOX duopoly in Washington, WTTV/WDCA-TV and has spent most…but not all…of his career at FOX owned stations, as you’ll see in this article.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 22, 2019:
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
KTTV 1999 South Bundy Drive Los Angeles CA 90025
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WOFL-TV 35 Skyline Dr, Lake Mary, FL 32746
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KSHB-TV 4720 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64112
WDAF-TV 3030 Summit St, Kansas City, MO 64108
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr, Columbus, OH 43215
WBIR-TV 1513 Bill Williams Ave. Knoxville, TN 37917
WFRV-TV 1181 E Mason Street Green Bay, WI 54301
KGAN-TV 600 Old Marion Rd NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
KXXV-TV 1909 S New Rd, Waco, TX 76711
WMBF-TV 918 Frontage Rd E, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
WWAY-TV 1224 Magnolia Village Way, Leland, NC 28451
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
WJFW-TV 3217 County Rd G Rhinelander, WI 54501
KDRV-TV 1090 Knutson Ave, Medford, OR 97504
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
WOAY-TV P.O. BOX 3001 Oak Hill, WV 25901
WVVA-TV 3052 Big Laurel Highway Bluefield WV 24701
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Dr, Carterville, IL 62918
KAEF-TV 540 E St Eureka, California 95501
**: Spanish language station