July 20, 2025
Greetings:
A very busy week of news director changes, with FIVE new openings (three in top 30 markets) and TWO new openings.
Those changes leave 36 stations on our list of openings.
ONE of those openings (in a TOP TEN market) is one of our TWO Paid Help Wanted ads…the other is for an Assistant ND job in the south.
No obits, no GM changes, and just ONE item in Names in the News, and that’s one of many takes on the CBS/Colbert controversy.
We’ll see you next week!
Newly Named News Directors:
Toro
WKTB-TV, Atlanta, GA…JUAN TORO has a new role at Gray Media as Senior Director of Multi-Platform Spanish News and Content. As part of that role, he’ll also oversee the news department at this Telemundo affiliate. (We’re a little tardy in reporting his promotion. This Media Moves story from April has many more details.) Juan replaces MARIA ROZMAN who left late last year for a job at Spectrum Noticias in New York.
LaSota
WPEC-TV, West Palm Beach, FL…this Sinclair owned CBS affiliate has promoted TAYLOR LaSOTA to be its next news director. She’s been the assistant news director here and has worked for Sinclair for ten years, having also worked at the company’s National News Desk. Taylor replaces JON BRADY who left earlier this year to become ND for Sinclair’s WJLA-TV (ABC) in Washington, after five years here.
Also, we removed KTXS-TV from our list of open stations. We told you earlier this year that WILL JENSEN was the new ND there, but failed to remove it from the list.
New News Director Openings:
Schaab
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO…our Wednesday update told you that MORGAN SCHAAB resigned as Director of Content at this Tegna owned NBC affiliate. GM ALICIA ELSNER‘s note to staff is here. Morgan was here less than 18 months and leaves less than two weeks before ART HOLLIDAY, the ND who reported to her, was set to retire. Art’s agreed to delay his departure while KSDK searches for her replacement.
Goldner
KSWB/KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA…RICH GOLDNER is leaving this Nexstar owned duopoly where he has worked for 17 years. That follows a 17 year career at KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, where he began as a writer and rose to news director. I’m told that Rich’s departure was his choice, a choice which took his staff by surprise.
Rick M.
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH…we shared two UPDATES with you on Wednesday: Both involved departures of Tegna news managers and this second told you that RICK McLAUGHLIN had left this CBS affiliate after two years in charge. The note from GM RICK ROGALA was brief. Before WBNS, Rick spent 13 years at different Hearst stations, ending with four years as ND for WAPT-TV in Jackson, MS.
Marsoun
KWQC-TV, Davenport, IA…BETH MARSOUN is leaving this Gray Media owned NBC affiliate, and leaving the business. It was her second stint as ND here: this one lasted a year. Her first stretch ended in 2014 when she left for a series of jobs outside of television. But she returned to the station last April as EP of a 3:00 program called Quad Cities Live before her promotion to ND.
Hannahs
WHIZ-TV, Zanesville, OH…(admit it, you smirked at the call letters). They belong to this Marquee Broadcasting owned NBC/FOX affiliate which is looking for a new news director for the first time in a long time. NICHOLE HANNAHS is leaving after 20 years as news director and anchor.
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
Assistant News Director, WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA:
WBRZ is seeking an innovative, energetic newsroom leader to join the journalism team as Assistant News Director.
This position will manage day-to-day newsroom operations, implementing the strategy set by the News Director. Will directly manage digital/desk personnel on deployment of personnel, content generation, and day-of planning. This newsroom thrives on urgency.
WBRZ prides itself on being authentically local and is the area’s only locally owned and operated TV news station.
Send resume, brief cover letter, and an outline of your news philosophy to Letitia Walker, News Director, Lwalker@wbrz.com, hr@wbrz.com, or mail to WBRZ-TV, P.O. Box 2906, Baton Rouge, LA 70821.
Pre-employment drug screening and background check is required. EOE.
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WBRE/WYOU-TV, Wilkes-Barre, PA (listed 7/13/25)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 6/15/25)
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 7/13/25, see ad above!)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX (listed 6/8/25)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (relisted 6/15/25)
KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Inv. & Special Projects, listed 7/6/25)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (EP Evening Magazine, relisted 6/29/25)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 6/1/25)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (relisted 6/1/25)
KARE-TV, Minneapolis MN (listed 7/6/25)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 7/13/25)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 6/29/25)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (listed 7/6/25)
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (listed 7/6/25)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 7/13/25)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 7/6/25)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 6/15/25)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, relisted 6/15/25)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 6/15/25)
KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, NM (Nightside EP, relisted 7/20/25)
WATN-TV, Memphis, TN (relisted 6/15/25)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/6/25)
WIVB/WNLO-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, listed 7/13/25)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/13/25)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted 7/13/25)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (Digital EP, listed 7/13/25)
WOI-TV, Des Moines, IA (relisted 6/29/25)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 6/1/25)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital EP, listed 6/15/25)
WZDX-TV, Huntsville, AL (listed 7/6/25)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (relisted 7/20/25)
KFSM-TV, Fayetteville, AR (listed 7/6/25)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (listed 6/15/25)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (relisted 6/29/25)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 6/8/25)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 7/13/25:
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Real Time Desk Manager)
Listed 6/15/25:
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (Executive Reporter)
Listed 6/8/25:
WDHN-TV, Dothan, AL (Digital News Manager)
Listed 5/26/25:
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (Assignment Desk Manager)
Names in the News (and other stuff):
There were many reports this week about CBS’s cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. I found this one from The Hollywood Reporter interesting.
General Manager News and Notes:
It’s the second consecutive week without a GM change. Please let me know if I’ve missed something: rick@rickgevers.com.
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, July 20, 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
WGN-TV 2501 West Bradley Place Chicago, IL 60618
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, GA 30324
WDCW/WDVM-TV 2121 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington DC, 20007 (See ad above!)
WTTG-TV 7272 Wisconsin Ave., 8th floor, Bethesda, MD 20814
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02134
WMUR-TV 100 South Commercial St. Manchester, NH 03101 (Boston)
KING-TV 1501 1st Ave. South Ste 300 Seattle, WA 98134
WJBK-TV 16550 W Nine Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan 48037
KARE-TV 8811 Olson Memorial Hwy. Minneapolis, MN 55427
WKYC-TV 1333 Lakeside Avenue Cleveland, OH 44114
KSDK-TV 1000 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63101
KSWB/KUSI-TV 7191 Engineer Rd., San Diego, CA 92111
KSAT-TV 1408 N St. Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78215
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr., Columbus, OH 43215
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45202
WXMI-TV 3117 Plaza Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
KOKH-TV 1228 E Wilshire Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73111
WFTX-TV 621 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33991
WGRZ-TV 259 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
WSLS-TV 821 5th St SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
WMTV 615 Forward Drive Madison, WI 53711
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
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
KIII-TV 5002 South Padre Island Drive Corpus Christi, TX 78411
KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX 79761
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
KOTA-TV 2001 Skyline Drive Rapid City, SD 57701
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
WHIZ-TV 629 Downard Rd. Zanesville, OH 43701
**: Spanish language station