September 14, 2025
Greetings:
There are FIVE new news director to tell you about this week, with just TWO new openings. ONE of those news openings involves a man who’s been an ND in more than a dozen stations.
That lowers our count of open ND jobs to 29, the lowest its been in a while.
While none of those openings are featured in a Paid Help Wanted ad, we do have an ad for a very interesting media related opening in Arizona. That’s below.
And our friend, performance coach BARRY NASH has a new ad with a new message to check out.
CBS News has a new ombudsman but there’s a at least one former CBS affiliate ND who has nothing good to say about the hire. That’s in Names in the News, along with a retirement of a former ND who spent he last part of his career working for the House of Representatives.
Finally, several GM moves in our General Manager section below
Newly Named News Directors:
O’Heir
WFLD-TV, Chicago, IL…SEAN O’HEIR will be the next ND for this FOX o-and-o. He’s been the Vice President of Programming and Development at WFLD. His background is, shall we say, unusual for a news director. It’s detailed on his Linkedin page. At WFLD, he replaces GLEN DACY who had the job about a year. A FOX spokesperson told me that Glen decided to move on.
Frame
KING/KONG-TV, Seattle, WA…another internal promotion here, as SUSANNAH FRAME moves to ND. She’s been at this Tegna/NBC affiliate for an amazing 34 years in a variety of roles, currently as Chief Investigative Reporter and Head of Journalism Development. JULIE WOLFE, VP/Content for Tegna’s West region, sent this note. Susannah replaces Julie, who’d been ND until moving to the corporate role.
Geraghty
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO…TIM GERAGHTY joins another Tegna/NBC affiliate as ND. GM ALICIA ELSNER made the announcement. For the last 10+ years, Tim’s been the ND at Sinclair’s WKRC-TV (CBS) in Cincinnati, one of his several ND jobs. At KSDK, he replaces two people, MORGAN SCHAAB, who was Director of Content before resigning in July, and News Director ART HOLLIDAY, who retired last month after 46 years. Art started as the weekend sports anchor.
Facey
WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN…another internal promotion as ERICA FACEY moves up from Assistant ND. She’s been here for six years, beginning as content manager. Erica has also worked in New York, Washington, DC, Atlanta, and Baltimore. She replaces AL CARL, who left this Circle City Broadcasting owned CW affiliate a week ago when his job as VP/News and News Director was eliminated. Erica was replaced as the AND by 29 year station employee ADAM KRENT.
Merckx
KOKH-TV, Oklahoma City, OK…BARBARA MERCKX returns to a newsroom as the ND for this Sinclair owned FOX affiliate. Here’s a brief announcement from Sinclair’s Linkedin page. She’s been a professor at the Journalism School at the University of Oklahoma where she was also ND for OU Nightly, a student produced five nights a week newscast. She replaces ADAM PURSCH who left earlier this year after 12 years as ND.
New News Director Openings:
BonFleur
WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA…once again, BRENT BONFLEUR moves with Gray Media, this time to be the Assistant ND at Gray’s WFSB-TV (CBS) in Hartford, Ct. Here’s the staff memo from WFSB ND KEITH CONNORS. Brent’s been the ND for this CBS affiliate for just over two years, following an almost two year run as ND for Gray’s WDTV in Bridgeport, WV. Brent began his career as a producer/reporter/fill-in anchor at KLKN-TV in Lincoln, NE where he rose to Assistant ND.
Boxx
WPSD-TV, Paducah, KY…Thursday’s UPDATE brought news of two major retirements at the end of the year here, here, veteran ND PERRY BOXX and BILL EVANS, President of West Kentucky Media Group. Perry’s been ND here for six years, perhaps the final ND gig in a career that’s seen him run 13 newsrooms. The note he sent his staff is well worth your time…and that of younger journalist you know.
Evans
BILL EVANS first joined WPSD-TV in 1997 as ND and rose to become President of the West Kentucky Media Division of Paxton Media Group. New this edition: Bill’s note to me explains exactly WHAT that entails. Speaking of notes, here’s the one he sent to his team announcing his retirement. And Bill’s Linkedin page details his long career.
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Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WCVB-TV, Boston, MA (listed 8/4/25)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 8/10/25)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (relisted 8/17/25)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 9/14/25)
WJCL-TV, Savannah, GA (listed 8/17/25)
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 7/13/25)
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 8/10/25)
KWES-TV, Midland, TX (listed 7/25/25)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WMUR-TV, Manchester, NH (Boston market) (listed 8/4/25)
WMUR-TV, Manchester, NH (Boston market) (Chronicle EP, listed 8/4/25)
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 8/24/25)
KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (EP/Inv. & Special Projects, relisted 9/14/25)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (EP Evening Magazine, relisted 9/14/25)
WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 8/24/25)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (listed 8/24/25)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/4/25)
WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 8/4/25)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (Sports EP, listed 7/27/25)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (listed 8/10/25)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 7/13/25)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 7/27/25)
WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC (listed 8/4/25)
WFOR-TV, Oklahoma City, OK (listed 8/4/25)
KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, NM (Nightside EP, relisted 7/27/25)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, listed 8/24/25)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (relisted 9/14/25)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/13/25)
WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA (listed 9/14/25)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Sr. EP of News & Streaming, listed 8/17/25)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted 7/13/25)
KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 8/4/25)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 9/14/25)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (relisted 8/4/25)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital EP, relisted 8/17/25)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (relisted 7/20/25)
KVEO/KGBT-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital EP, listed 8/4/25)
WVNY-WFFF-TV, Burlington, VT (Digital EP, listed 7/27/25)
WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA (listed 8/24/25)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (relisted 9/1/25)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (AM EP, listed 9/1/25)
Names in the News (and other stuff):
CBS News named its ombudsman this week. It’s KENNETH WEINSTEIN, the former president and CEO of the Hudson Institute.
There’s at least one former CBS affiliate news director who’s not a fan of this appointment, and that’s my friend DAVE BUSIEK. Dave was the ND at KCCI-TV in Des Moines for almost 30 years and is a past president of RTDNA. And to say he’s not a fan is putting it mildly.
Weiser
Former News Director DAN WEISER, who ran newsrooms in Sacramento and Lancaster, PA, is retiring from his second career working for (but not as a member!) of the US House of Representatives.
DRUSILA RIVAS joins KAIT-TV (ABC) in Jonesboro, AR, as Assistant ND. She’d been the Morning EP at WRGB-TV in Albany.
General Manager News and Notes:
We noted the pending retirement of WPSD-TV’s BILL EVANS above. He’ll leave this Paxton Media Group owned NBC affiliate in December.
Glazier
LEEZA GLAZIER adds General Manager responsibilities to her ND job at Scripps’ KGUN-TV in Tucson.
And BILL LANESEY is retiring after a career which included GM jobs in St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Oklahoma City. His last stop was as General Sales Manager for WCAV-TV in Charlottesville, VA. Full disclosure: Bill was a sales rep when I as the ND at WTOL-TV in Toledo.
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 14, 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
WJBK-TV 16550 W Nine Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48037
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Drive Charlotte, NC 28217
KDKA-TV 1 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
KSWB/KUSI-TV 7191 Engineer Rd., San Diego, CA 92111
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr., Columbus, OH 43215
KEYE-TV 10700 Metric Blvd, Austin, TX 78758
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45202
WKRC-TV 1906 Highland Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
WXMI-TV 3117 Plaza Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
WAVE-TV 725 S. Floyd St. Louisville KY 40203
WFTX-TV 621 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33991
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
WDBJ-TV 2807 Hershberger Road. Roanoke, VA 24017
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KRGV-TV 900 East Expressway 83, Weslaco,TX
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WPSD-TV, 408 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY 42003
WBTW-TV 101 McDonald Court Myrtle Beach SC 29588
KWQC-TV 805 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52803
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
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