November | 2025 | Rick Gevers & Associates

November 30, 2025

Greetings:

I hope your holiday was everything you hoped it would be.

Just ONE new news director this week, and we are tardy in reporting his promotion. And…to my knowledge…there are NO new ND openings.

Our list of open ND jobs drops to 25.

While there are no help wanted ads, our friend BARRY NASH has an interesting story about authenticity for on-air work, and Sciline offers a crash course in essentials to know about science reporting.

We have an obituary for a former Peoria News Director who later went to work for a well known insurance company.

And there are several GM and upper management moves, including the retirement of a top Tegna executive.

These stories are in Names in the News:

DAN SHELLEY is retiring from RTDNA after eight years.
A GM (and former ND) will lead the Arizona Media Association.
And there are new managers at stations in Indiana and Kentucky.

All that…and more…below.

Newly Named News Directors:

Shaw

WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL…we are tardy in reporting the promotion of CHRIS SHAW to news director for this Scripps owned FOX affiliate. He’s a nine year veteran of the station, joining as anchor in May, 2016. In 2023, he was promoted to executive reporter and was elevated to news director in June. Chris has major market reporting experience as you’ll learn on his LinkedIn page. At WFTX, he succeeds AUTUMN JONES who left in April to become ND for WKMG-TV (CBS) in Orlando.

New News Director Openings:

Not aware of any openings this week. Please let me know if I’ve missed anything by an email to: rick@rickgevers.com

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

No ads this week. If you have a news management opening, there’s no better audience than ours to advertise that job. Please email me for details: rick@rickgevers.com

News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WDCA/WDVM, Washington, DC (listed 11/9/25)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 11/9/25)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, ND (listed 11/2/25)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (relisted 11/16/25)
WJTV, Jackson, MS (listed 10/12/25)
KYTX-TV, Tyler, TX (listed 10/19/25)
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 10/19/25)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital EP, relisted 11/23/25)
WGN-TV, Chicago, IL (listed 11/23/25)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (Streaming & Digital EP, listed 11/9/25)
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (relisted 10/19/25)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (Streaming Content EP/Host, modified 10/26/25)
KTVI/KPLR-TV, St. Louis, MO (listed 11/9/25)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (Morning EP, listed 11/16/25)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 10/26/25)
KSEE/KGPE-TV, Fresno, CA (listed 11/9/25)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (relisted 10/19/25)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, listing modified 9/21/25)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (EP of Digital Streaming) listed 10/26/25)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Sr. EP of News & Streaming, relisted 11/2/25)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre, PA (listed 10/26/25)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (Morning EP, listing revised 11/16/25)
WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 11/30/25)
KHON-TV, Honolulu, HI (listed 10/5/25)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Director, listed 9/28/25)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (relisted 9/28/25)
WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA (listed 10/19/25)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (AM EP, listed 11/23/25)
WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, WV (Digital EP, listed 11/16/25)
WETM-TV, Elmira, NY (Digital EP, listed 10/26/25)

Other News Management Openings:

Listed 11/16/25:

WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, MI (Executive Reporter)

Listed 11/2/25:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Senior Manager of Digital Content)

Listed 10/26/25

KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (Executive Reporter)

Listed 10/5/25:

WDHN-TV, Dothan, AL (Digital Content Manager)

Obituary:

Supple

PHIL SUPPLE, a former news director for WEEK-TV in Peoria, IL, died last weekend. He was 73 and lost his fight with brain cancer. He began his career in radio, moved to television, and then moved to State Farm Insurance as Director of Public Relations. WEEK remembered him with this on-air story. And this full obituary has more details about Phil’s life after State Farm.

Names in the News (and other stuff):

Shelley

Congratulations to DAN SHELLEY who is retiring after 40+ years in our business, the last eight as President and CEO of RTDNA. He posted this on the RTDNA website…and it’s worth a read, including the opening story about a sheriff he covered in his first radio job in Springfield, MO.

White

TREGG WHITE moves from GM at KGUN-TV in Tucson to President and CEO of the Arizona Media Association and Arizona Local News Foundation. Details in this news release. Tregg’s a former GM at KGWN-TV in Cheyenne, where he had earlier served as news director. He replaces another former news director, CHRISTOPHER KLINE, as head of the organization.

BRAD GRAY has been promoted to Assistant ND at WTHR-TV (NBC) in Indianapolis. He had been the ‘Director of Innovation” for this Tegna owned station.

And JEFF BIDWELL returns to WPSD-TV in Paducah, KY, as executive editor of both the station and of the co-owned Paxson newspapers. He worked at the station as sports director for almost 20 years before leaving in 2022.

General Manager News and Notes:

Delia

Tegna’s Senior VP LARRY DELIA announced his retirement in this Linkedin post. He joined Tegna when the company bought the Dispatch Broadcast Group in 2019: he’d been the President of the group, and earlier the GM of its NBC affiliate here in Indianapolis, WTHR-TV. Larry held a number of other GM jobs. This story observes that he’s the fourth senior executive to leave Tegna in the last two years.

SEAN LaROSE has been promoted to GM for Sinclair’s WUHF-TV (FOX) in Rochester, NY. He’ll also oversee WHAM-TV (ABC) for which Sinclair ‘provides services’. He’s been the Director of Sales for the stations and replaces longtime GM (and former ND) CHUCK SAMUELS who is retiring.

In Shreveport, LA, the new GM for Nexstar’s KTAL-TV (NBC) is SHEA GRANDQUEST. Details in this post from Nexstar’s VP of Talent Acquisition. TAMMY PHILLIPS.

Our List of Open News Director Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, November 30, 2025:

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

WDCW/WDVM-TV 2121 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20007
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Dr. W. Sacramento, CA 95605
WBTV, 1 Julian Price Place Charlotte, NC 28208
KSWB/KUSI-TV 7191 Engineer Rd., San Diego, CA 92111
WKRC-TV 1906 Highland Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
WITI-TV 9001 N Green Bay Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53209
WXMI-TV 3117 Plaza Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
WZZM-TV 645 3 Mile Rd. NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544
WAVE-TV 725 S. Floyd St. Louisville KY 40203
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Road, Madison, WI 53719
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
WTVC-TV 4279 Benton Dr, Chattanooga, TN 37406
KXRM-TV 560 Wooten Road Colorado Springs CO 80915
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WPSD-TV, 408 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003
WCTV 1801 Halstead Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32309
WEAU-TV 1907 S. Hastings Way Eau Claire, WI 54701
WSAW-TV 1114 Grand Ave. Wausau, WI 54403
WCBI-TV 201 5th Street South Columbus, MS 39701
KSWO-TV 1401 SE 60th St. Lawton, OK 73501
WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501

**: Spanish language station

November 23, 2025

Greetings:

TWO new news directors this week, including a changing of the guard at Miami’s WSVN-TV. And there’s ONE new opening at a FOX o-and-o.

Our list of open ND jobs remains at 26, with ONE of those openings featured in a Paid Help Wanted ad.

We have an obituary for a longtime NBC executive who many of you may have worked with over the years, and details about a college fund to help the suddenly orphaned granddaughter of a longtime consultant.

And these stories Names in the News:

Is BARI WEISS going ‘blow this up” at CBS News?
Tears flow as the hosts of CBS Saturday Morning said goodbye.
60 Minutes looks at how STEVE HARTMAN is trying to change how we think about school shootings.
JANE PAULEY gets a lifetime achievement award
And JOHN OLIVER is auction off some of his junk for a good cause.

All that…and more…below.

Newly Named News Directors:

WSVN-TV, Miami, FL…a changing of the guard at this Sunbeam TV operation. VP News ALICE JACOBS will retire in January after 36 years at what is now a FOX affiliate, but was the NBC affiliate when Alice started there. And now…it’s added the ABC affiliation. Here’s the note Alice sent the staff. And here’s two-fer for you. Alice’s husband, WSVN reporter PATRICK FRASER, is also retiring. Here’s Alice’s note about his departure.

Gonzales

But you can put your resume down. Alice’s role as Vice President of News will be filled by TOM GONZALEZ . He’s a 37 year veteran of the station who’s held the title of news director for the last 21+ years. Tom first joined the station in 1988 as a writer before moving to the assignment desk, then managing editor, before spending five years as the Assistant News Director.

Vucsko

WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI…this Gray Media ABC affiliate has hired LISA VUCSKO has its next ND. Here’s the note GM STEVE LAVIN sent the staff. She most recently spent five years as the Assistant ND for WFLD-TV, the FOX o-and-o in Chicago, where she’d been the Managing Editor for eleven years before that. She’s replacing JULIE MORAVCHIK, who stepped down to concentrate on her cancer battle.

Diener

Of note: Lisa’s arrival in Green Bay means the second retirement this year for SCOTT DIENER, who stepped in to serve as the interim ND when Julie’s health turned. Scott’s first retirement this year came in July after nine years as the news director for Gray’s KMOV-TV in St. Louis.

New News Director Openings:

Bailey

WITI-TV, Milwaukee, WI…BRANDICE BAILEY has left this FOX owned station after just over three years as news director. Before joining WITI, Brandice had served as the Assistant ND for WIS-TV in Columbia, SC, and also held management positions in San Francisco, Houston, and Miami, and has worked in Las Vegas, Chattanooga, and for CNN.

And it’s not a new opening, but please check out the Paid Help Wanted ad just below for the VP/News Position at CBS o-and-o KOVR-TV in sunny California.

Paid Help Wanted Ad:

VP/News, KOVR/KMAX-TV, Sacramento, CA:

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First the News:

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