December 28, 2025
Greetings:
I hope your holiday was everything you hoped it would be, and that any travels were not impacted too much by weather.
For a holiday week, more activity that you might expect.
TWO news director jobs were filled, while we have removed TWO others from our list of openings…for reason we explain below. And there are NO new openings.
That drops our always unofficial list of open jobs to just 24.
NO GM changes, and, fortunately, NO obituaries this week.
But in our Names in the News (and other stuff) section:
- A postponed 60 Minutes story makes it to Canada, and then the internet.
- Can BARI WEISS survive? A writer for NY Magazine thinks not.
- A former ND turned recruiter is back to work after a brain tumor.
- And a new EP in New York City and a new Assistant ND in Spokane.
All that…and more…below.
As is our custom, we’ll be back next weekend.
Have a great New Year!
Newly Named News Directors:
Warren
WTNH-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT…NICOLE WARREN, who’s worked at this Nexstar ownedABC affiliate for 8+ years, will assume ND duties. She’ll also keep her current role of (take a breath) Director of Content, Digital, and Linear Operations. Before assuming that role seven months ago, she was the Assistant ND and EP. Here’s her complete history. She replaces CHUCK CARTER who’s off to be ND for Gray’s WBTV (CBS) in Charlotte after seven years here.
Talley
WZZM-TV, Grand Rapids, MI…ASHLEY TALLEY, who’s been the interim ND for the last two months, has gained the position permanently (well…as much as any ND is permanent!) It was the latest in her series of interim gigs for Tegna as you’ll learn in this station posting. She’s a former ND in Myrtle Beach among other jobs. Ashley replaces BROOKS BLANTON who left in October to become ND for FOX o-and-o WJBK-TV in Detroit. He was here for 3 1/2 years.
Also, if you are keeping score at home, please note that we have removed the ND openings at Nexstar’s WDCW/WDVM-TV in Washington and KSWB/KUSI-TV in San Diego from our list of openings. Those searches are on hold while Nexstar waits for approval of its proposed purchase of Tegna, which owns stations in both markets.
New News Director Openings:
I am not aware of any openings this week. Always happy to learn via your email if I missed something: rick@rickgevers.com
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
No help wanted 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:
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 12/7/25)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 11/9/25)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 11/2/25)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 12/14/25)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (relisted 11/16/25)
WJTV, Jackson, MS (relisted 12/21/25)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital EP, relisted 11/23/25)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (Streaming Content EP/Host, modified 10/26/25)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 12/7/25)
KTVI/KPLR-TV, St. Louis, MO (listed 11/9/25)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (AM EP, listed 12/21/25)
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)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listing modified 12/7/25)
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)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (relisted 12/7/25)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (AM EP, listed 11/23/25)
KXMB-TV, Bismarck, ND (Digital EP, listed 12/14/25)
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 12/7/25:
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (Story Desk Manager)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (Executive Reporter)
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)
Names in the News (and other stuff):
By now, even with holiday distractions, you MUST have heard that the ‘postponed’ 60 Minutes story on conditions at prisons in El Salvador made it across the border to Canada. The completed version of the story was sent to the Canadian network Global (which has rights to air 60 Minutes in Canada) before CBS Editor-in Chief BARI WEISS pulled the plug.
A good explanation about all this can be found in this story from The New York Times. And if you haven’t seen the piece, there’s a link at the bottom of this story.
New York Magazine suggests this controversy will not end well for Weiss.
Bothwell
Happy to report that MIKE BOTHWELL is back at work after a 13 week hiatus for treatment for a brain tumor. He posted details on his Linkedin page. Many of you know Mike, who’s currently the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for Spectrum Networks. He’s a former news director in two markets and also spent four years working as an agent. Your kind note would reach him via email here.
Some news managers on the move:
JULIE PEARL is the new nightside EP for Nexstar’s WPIX-TV in New York. She had been an EP for CBS’s KYW-TV in Philadelphia.
And KHQ-TV in Spokane has promoted ROB CURRY to Assistant News Director. He had been an EP.
General Manager News and Notes:
No items! Please let me know if I’ve missed anything: rick@rickgevers.com
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, December 28, 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
WMAQ-TV 454 N. Columbus Dr., Chicago, IL 60611
KDEN-TV 4100 East Dry Creek Rd. Centennial, CO 80122 **
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Dr. W. Sacramento, CA 95605
WITI-TV 9001 N Green Bay Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53209
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
KKTV 3100 N Nevada Ave, Ste B, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WCTV 1801 Halstead Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32309
WFXG-TV 4221 Washington Rd. Martinez GA 30907
KELO-TV 501 South Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
WEAU-TV 1907 S. Hastings Way Eau Claire, WI 54701
WCBI-TV 201 5th Street South Columbus, MS 39701
KSWO-TV 1401 SE 60th St. Lawton, OK 73501
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
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
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street, Alexandria, LA 71301
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KAVU-TV. 3808 N Navarro St. Victoria, TX 77901
**: Spanish language station
