September 30, 2018
Greetings:
Enjoyed seeing many old friends and meeting a few new ones in Baltimore this week. Sorry the weather wasn’t better, but the crab cakes were good.
As you might expect, a slow week for news director and news manager changes. There are TWO new ND openings…and just ONE new news director named. The number of open ND jobs is 32. And we have a paid ad for ONE of those jobs.
TWO obituaries this week, one for a ground breaking Oklahoma newswoman.
TWO new GMs as well, and, in Names in the News, a new chair for RTDNA who is also ground breaking and results of the election for the Board of Directors. And details about a new job for a Los Angeles ND (who keeps his old one, too) and more.
Finally, a slight turn from our normal content.
Russ M.
1,300 people turned out in Indianapolis Saturday night to honor RUSSELL MITTEMEIER, the winner of the 2018 Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation. (Full disclosure: my wife, KAREN BURNS, is the executive director.) Details about Russ and the prize (which includes a $250,000 unrestricted award) can be found here.
And actor HARRISON FORD was on hand to be honored as well for his work on behalf of animal welfare. If you can spare three minutes, you might enjoy the opening for the evening’s program featuring Ford.
Newly Named News Directors:
Carreno
KBLR-TV, Las Vegas, NV…MARIALCY CARREÑO will be the next news director for this Telemundo affiliate. Media Moves has the details. She’s been the Assistant ND for Telemundo’s Dallas station, and has worked in San Jose and Fresno. She replaces XOCHITL SANDOVAL who left the station in August after four years as ND.
New News Director Openings:
Cavanaugh
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN…we first told you Wednesday that KERRI CAVANAUGH was leaving this Tribune owned CBS/FOX duopoly to become a Senior Consultant with Magid. Click here for the memo from General Manager JAMIE AITKEN and the note Kerri sent. Kerri’s spent five years at the station: during her time WTTV acquired the CBS affiliation and put a news department together in a few months. She’a former ND in Grand Rapids and has worked in Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach.
Foster
WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN…JAMIE FOSTER has left this Nexstar owned station. He’s been the ND at this ABC affiliate since September, 2006. I believe he’s also worked in Washington, Richmond, and South Florida.
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News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WSNS-TV, Chicago, IL (relisted 8/19/18)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (relisted 9/23/18)
KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 9/3/18)
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (listed 8/26/18)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (relisted 9/3/18)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 9/9/18)
WLNS-TV, Lansing, MI (new listing this week)
KYTX-TV, Tyler, TX (relisted 9/9/18)
KION-TV, Salinas/Monterey, CA (listed 8/19/18)
WALB-TV, Albany, GA (listed 8/5/18)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listed 7/29/18)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (Dayside EP, listed 9/9/18)
KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (AM EP, relisted 9/9/18)
KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA (PM EP, relisted 9/16/18)
KARE-TV, Minneapolis MN (listed 7/22/18)
WOIO-TV, Cleveland, OH (relisted 8/5/18)
WFTV, Orlando, FL (AM EP, listed 9/9/19)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 8/19/18)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (AM EP, relisted 9/23/18)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (PM EP, new listing 8/26/18)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (TWO openings, AM & PM, listed 8/26/18)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (released 9/9/18)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (AM & PM EPs, relisted 8/19/18)
KOB-TV, Albuquerque, NM (relisted 9/23/18)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (TWO EP openings, listing revised 9/9/18)
WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, FL (AM EP, listed 9/3/18)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (relisted 8/19/18)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 7/22/18)
WCTV, Tallahassee, FL (relisted 8/12/18)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WMAQ-TV, Chicago, IL (relisted 8/19/18)
OTHER NEWS MANAGEMENT OPENINGS:
Listed 9/3/18:
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Senior Manager of Editorial Content)
Listed 8/26/18:
WBTV, Charlotte, NC (Digital Content Manager)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 8/19/18:
E.W. Scripps, Denver, CO (Director of National News Content)
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (Senior Digital Producer)
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (Planning Editor)
WMC-TV, Memphis, TN (Digital Content Manager)
Obituaries:
Baumann
TOM BAUMANN died two weeks ago (September 14th). He was 60 and had been working for the past nine plus years as a freelance producer for ESPN. But he had worked as a producer and news manager in local newsrooms in Tampa, Charlotte, Lexington, and for the Fox News Channel. More details in this obituary.
PAM HENRY, a pioneer in Oklahoma television in more ways than one, died Tuesday of complications from emergency surgery. She was the first female TV reporter in Oklahoma City and was the last National Poster Child for the March of Dimes. Pam went on to be a news director for OETA, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority.
Names in the News (and other items):
Shepherd
Members of RTDNA elected the organizations’s first leader of African descent at the conference last week in Baltimore. TERENCE SHEPHERD will be Chair-Elect for the next year, and Chair the year after. He’s the ND at WLRN Public Media in Miami. In addition, members chose new directors for the board, including WKMG-TV ND ALISON McGINLEY whose campaign included an ad in these pages earlier this month. All the details here.
Ball
KTLA-TV (Los Angeles/Tribune) VP/News JASON BALL gets a career boost (and hopefully a pay raise!) as he becomes VP/Content Development for parent company Tribune Broadcasting. He’ll remain ND for KTLA. Jason’s also worked for several other Los Angeles stations as well as in Miami and Memphis. He’s been at KTLA since 2008.
Balta
HUGO BALTA is leaving ESPN for the second time. Since 2016, he’s been Senior Director of Hispanic Initiatives at ESPN Deportes. This is his second time working at ESPN and he’s also in his second term as President of NAHJ. Where is he going and what is he doing? Media Moves explains it all here. Hugo’s a past ND at the Telemundo station in New York and a former managing editor at WCBS-TV there.
MICHAEL BEAN stays within Tegna as he moves to WWL-TV in New Orleans as Assistant ND from WFAA-TV in Dallas where he was an executive producer. He’s also worked in Charlotte, Norfolk, and Greenville/Spartanburg, SC.
General Manager News and Notes:
Evans
Longtime news director BILL EVANS is adding to his resume as he adds additional duties as publisher of the Paducah Sun. That’s in addition to his job as General Manager for WPSD-TV in Paducah, where he was a longtime news manager. Both are owned by the Paxson Media Group which issued a news release. Bill’s worked in a number of TV markets as you’ll learn on his Linkedin page.
ROBERT SIMONE provides you can go home again. He’s the new GM for WWLP-TV in Springfield, MA, the Nexstar station in the city where he went to high school! He’s spent the last six years as GM for the company’s WLNS-TV in Lansing, and has held GM jobs in Philadelphia. Denver, and Tucson.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 30, 2018:
Verizon Fios 1 News 800 Westchester Avenue, Rye Brook, NY 10573
WGN-TV, 2501 West Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618
KXAS-TV 4805 Amon Carter Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76155
WUSA-TV 4100 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC 20016
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KIRO-TV 2807 Third Ave., Seattle WA 98121
KUVS-TV 1710 Arden Way, Sacramento CA 95815 **
KDKA-TV 420 Fort Duquesne Blvd., #100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222
WTTV/WXIN-TV 6910 Network Pl, Indianapolis, IN 46278
WTNH-TV 8 Elm St. New Haven CT 06510
KCTV 4500 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Fairway, KS 66205
KSNV-TV 1500 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas, NV 89101
WTKR-TV 720 Boush Street Norfolk, VA 23510
WATE-TV 1306 North Broadway Knoxville, TN 37917
KOTV 303 N. Boston Ave. Tulsa, OK 74103
KJRH-TV 3701 S. Peoria Tulsa, OK 74105
WHIO-TV 1611 S Main St, Dayton, OH 45409
KCCI-TV 888 9th St. Des Moines, Iowa 50309
WFRV-TV 1181 E Mason Street. Green Bay, WI 54301
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201
WACH-TV 1400 Pickens Street, Suite 600, Columbia, SC 29201
KKTV 520 E. Colorado Colorado Springs, CO 80903
KYTX-TV 2211 ESE Loop 323 Tyler, TX 75701
WFFT-TV 3707 Hillegas RD Ft. Wayne IN 46807
WRBL-TV 1350 13th Ave. Columbus, GA 31901
KIII-TV 5002 South Padre Island Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78411
KHSL/KNVN-TV 3460 Silverbell Rd. Chico, CA 95973
WTVA-TV P.O. Box 320 Tupelo, MS 38802 (see ad above!)
KRCG-TV, 10188 Old Highway 54 North. New Bloomfield, MO 65063
WTWO-TV PO Box 9268 Terre Haute, IN 47808
KPVI-TV 902 E Sherman St, Pocatello, ID 83201
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd N. Twin Falls, ID 83301
**: Spanish language station