March 15, 2026
Greetings:
TWO new news director appointments and THREE new vacancies in this week’s report, though the items in Names in the News may be more significant.
Those changes mean our list of open ND jobs edges up to 23.
ONE paid ad for an opportunity at a family owned company in Oklahoma, and BARRY NASH has a post as well.
There’s ONE obituary for a longtime GM and past president of the NBC affiliates board. And there’s ONE GM retirement in Florida.
And check out these other items:
- The FCC chair threatens (again) to go after broadcast licenses
- But CNN’s Chief Media Analysts says not to worry.
- Gray Media and Dish TV issues dueling (and biting) news releases over a retransmission dispute.
- A new job with an unlikely partner for a former head of MSNBC.
- And a sportscaster turned morning news anchor turned news director launches a new effort to fund his other passion.
Details below.
Newly Named News Directors:
Geraghty
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX…Tuesday’s UPDATE shared that TIM GERAGHTY is moving within Tegna after six months at KSDK-TV in St. Louis to replace KATHRYN BONFIELD at this CBS affiliate. Here’s the note from Tegna VP/Content RAQUEL AMPARO. Our Tuesday item pointed out that Nexstar owns the FOX affiliate in St. Louis and cynically wondered if the pending acquisition by Nexstar played a role in his decision. Thanks to a loyal reader who reminded me that Nexstar also owns KIAH-TV (CW) in Houston which has a small news operation run by LIZ ROLDAN, who once was the ND for…wait for it…KHOU.
Fowler
Tegna’s Vice President and Regional Content Director, CAROL FOWLER, will serve as acting news director at KSDK. She was Director of Content there from 2019-2023 and returned to St. Louis after a short stint at Tegna’s WXIA-TV in Atlanta, GA.
St. Hilaire
WITI-TV, Milwaukee, WI…congratulations to AMANDA St. HILAIRE who’s been promoted to news director for this FOX o-and-o. Amanda began at the staton eight years ago as an investigative reporter and has spent the last four years as news content manager. She also worked in Harrisburg and Toledo. At WITI, she replaces BRANDICE BAILEY who left in November after three years as ND.
New News Director Openings:
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO…you learned above that TIM GERAGHTY is moving within Tegna to be ND at KHOU-TV in Houston. Tim was here for less than six months.
Erbach
WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA…after almost 17 years, RICK ERBACH is retiring as ND for this Nexstar owned ABC affiliate. He sent me this note earlier this week, which included the note he sent his staff last month. Rick’s career was long and varied, includes ND stops in Atlanta and St. Louis as detailed here. And the NOLA City Council honored him with a proclamation.
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News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX (listed 2/22/26)
KSTP-TV, Minneapolis, MN (listed 1/25/26)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 2/15/26)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 3/15/26)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (listed 3/8/26)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (relisted 2/8/26)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 3/15/26)
KWES-TV, Midland-Odessa, TX (listed 3/1/26)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 3/15/26)
WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 2/15/26)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 3/15/26)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 2/22/26)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (listed 3/15/26)
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (listed 3/15/26)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 3/15/26)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 2/22/26)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (Special Projects EP, listed 3/8/26)
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI (Cable stations EP, listed 1/18/26)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 3/15/26)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 3/15/26)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/15/26)
KTHV-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 3/15/26)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (EP of Digital Content, listed 2/8/26)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Morning EP, listed 1/25/26)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (Morning EP, relisted 2/22/26)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (Lifestyle program EP, listed 3/1/26)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (listed 3/15/26)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 3/15/26)
WGRF/WTVO-TV, Rockford, IL (listed 3/15/26)
KBMT-TV, Beaumont, TX (listed 3/15/26)
WETM-TV, Elmira, NY (Digital EP, relisted 3/15/26)
Other News Management Openings:
Listed 3/8/26:
WLNS-TV, Lansing, MI (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 3/1/26:
WHNT-TV, Huntsville, AL (Content Manager)
Listed 2/22/26:
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (Digital Director)
Listed 2/15/26:
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (Digital Director)
Obituary:
Waterbury
JIM WATERBURY, the longtime General Manager for KWWL-TV in Waterloo, IA, died this week. He was 78 and succumbed to metastatic melanoma. He wrote his own obituary (so his family wouldn’t have to) and it’s a self-deprecating and fun read. But he omitted his role as Presdient of the NBC affiliates board and his long service as the VP of Institutional Advancement for Allen Hospital.
Names in the News (and other stuff):
Has there ever been a more tumultuous time in our industry? This is a recording.
FCC Chairman BRENDAN CARR is again threatening to revoke station licenses over coverage he doesn’t like: this time coverage of the war with Iran. CNN’s Chief Media Analyst, BRIAN STELTER, reminds us that Carr has little power to actually do that.
Gray Media and DISH TV are in a war over retransmission agreements. Click on the links to read dueling (and seemingly nastier than normal) press releases from Gray and from Dish. Gray says DISH introduced a last minute and unprecedented demand…but won’t say what it is.
Cohen
Longtime broadcaster STEVE COHEN joins the long list of one-time TV news people who have switched to politics. Steve is running as a Republican for the 50th Congressional district in the San Diego area, where he spent more than 20 years as ND for KUSI-TV. Here’s how the station covered that news, and here’s a link to his campaign website. Steve also served as a news director in Los Angeles and a general manager in Philadelphia.
Former MSNBC head RASHIDA JONES has a new job. She’ll be the CEO of a content company founded by former CNN talk show host PIERS MORGAN. It’s called Uncensored.
WXIN-TV/WTTV in Indianapolis is bringing AMON RIZVI back to this FOX/CBS duopoly. Amon fills the open AM EP position. She’s been a producer for NewsNation but earlier worked as a morning producer for this Nexstar operation.
Holliday
ART HOLLIDAY has had an amazing career, from sports to morning anchor to MMJ to news director, almost all of it at KSDK-TV in St. Louis where we worked together (as we had at KOMU-TV in Columbia). Along the way, he’s also produced several documentaries and is continuing to do that. But that’s expensive, and now Art has launched a Shopify store with original items, some of which is aimed at YOU. His Linkedin post explains more, or you can go straight to his website.
General Manager News and Notes:
PAM BARBER is retiring as GM of WMOR-TV in Tampa after four decades in Florida TV. WMOR is a Hearst owned independent station. JOHN SOAPES, who’s the GM of Hearst’s WESH-TV/WKCF-TV (NBC/CW) in Orlando will add her duties to his portfolio.
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 15, 2026:
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
WNBC/WNJU-TV 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112
KMGH-TV 2323 Delgany St, Denver, CO 80203
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Dr. W. Sacramento, CA 95605
KSDK-TV 1001 Highlands Plaza Dr. St. Louis, MO 63110
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St Baltimore, MD 21211
KWEX-TV 12451 Network Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78249
KWTV 100 West Main, #100, Oklahoma City, OK 73102 (see ad above!)
WAVE-TV 725 S. Floyd St. Louisville KY 40203
WGNO-TV 1 Galleria Blvd, Suite 850 Metairie LA 70001
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KCEN-TV 215 N. 3rd Street Temple, TX 76501
KKTV 3100 N Nevada Ave, Ste B, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WAPT-TV 7616 Channel 16 Way. Jackson, MS 39209
WNDU-TV 54516 State Road 933, South Bend, IN 46637
WCBI-TV 201 5th Street South Columbus, MS 39701
KSNT/KTKA-TV 6835 NW HWY 24 Topeka, Kansas 66618
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
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KAVU-TV. 3808 N Navarro St. Victoria, TX 77901
**: Spanish language station