March 12, 2023
Thursday, March 16, 2023 UPDATE #2:
Greetings:
A rare second update in the same day usually means a large market change, and today’s is no exception.
Keenan
After just six months, SCOTT KEENAN is leaving CBS owned KTVT/KTXA-TV in Dallas/Ft. Worth. Here’s the memo to staff with details from GM RAQUEL AMPERO. Scott came to KTVT from the CBS bureau in Dallas where he was the Southwest Bureau Chief. He was the Assistant ND at KTVT from 2004-2006 and had also worked for CBS in Chicago, both at WBBM-TV and the CBS bureau there.
A clarification from today’s first UPDATE regarding JOSH MORGAN’s move to ND at KCTV in Kansas City. While he did began at sister Gray station WANF-TV in Atlanta in a digital role, he’s been the Managing Editor there for the last year.
And I lied to you in the last UPDATE (when I said I would not speak of my tournament bracket again). While my bracket WAS perfect at the time I wrote (as none of the games had ended) full disclosure compels me to report that I did lose the very first game.
But I am in good company: According to Yahoo Sports, only 2.88% of brackets in their competition were perfect through the first three games!
regards,
Rick Gevers
Thursday, March 16, 2023 UPDATE:
Greetings:
KCTV in Kansas City has named its next news director. And if you’re counting at home, he will be the TENTH news director there since 2010.
Morgan
JOSH MORGAN comes from KCTV’s sister-Gray CBS affiliate, WANF-TV (CBS) (formerly WGCL-TV) in Atlanta, where he’s been the Managing Editor for the last year and Director of Digital Media for one year before that. Both the Atlanta station and KCTV were owned by Meredith at the time he moved there but the sale progress was ongoing. Here’s part of the staff memo at KCTV.
Before Atlanta, Josh was the GM for WREX-TV in Rockford, IL, where he had earlier been news director. At KCTV, he replaces KATE GLOVER who departed last month after one year on the job.
We’ll have more on all the week’s news in our full newsletter this weekend.
And one point of personal pride. My NCAA bracket is PERFECT so far. Haters might say that’s because none of the games have ended yet, but it’s my story and I am sticking to it.
Since it won’t be perfect by the next time you hear from me, it’s unlikely I will mention it again.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
Happy Selection Sunday.
TWO new ND openings to report this week, both involved medium market stations owned by the same company…and both departed NDs weren’t in the jobs very long. And there’s ONE new ND in the same company, this one in a top 20 market.
Our list of open ND jobs increases, again, to 37.
ONE paid ad this week, for a Digital ND in Ft. Myers.
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No obituaries this week.
ONE new GM in market #2, and new titles for some Gray executives.
And in Names in the News, a former San Diego anchor is awarded more than 1.5 million dollars in a lawsuit against her former station. That story, and some new management hires, are all below.
Try and get some work done early in the week since you may be watching basketball Thursday and Friday! 🙂
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Newly Named News Director:
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH…this Gray TV owned duopoly promoted assistant ND BRIAN SINCLAIR to ND. He’s an 18+ year veteran there, having joined in 2004 as a producer. Here’s part of the announcement: Brian was the clear choice to lead our newsroom and continue to grow our linear and digital products. Brian has had a successful career as our assistant news director. Pioneering our OTT desk, helping to get TCL on air, and improving our linear and digital products are just a few of his many accomplishments.
New News Director Openings:
Gray TV has TWO openings this week, and both departures had relatively short tenures at their jobs.
Killian
KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS…DENISE KILLIAN has left this CBS affiliate after just a few months on the job. It was her second trip through Wichita, having spent four years at KSNW-TV (NBC) earlier in her career. Before moving to KWCH, Denise was ND for Allen Media’s WJRT-TV in Flint. She’s also been a news director in Davenport, IA, and worked in Dallas, Nashville, and Temple and Corpus Christi, TX.
Baldwin
WTVG-TV, Toledo, OH…MICHAEL BALDWIN has departed this Gray owned ABC affiliate after barely one year as ND here. It’s been a busy few years for Michael. Before becoming ND in Toledo, he spent six months as the Assistant ND there, and one year as the ND for Gray’s WDTV in Bridgeport, WV. He’d been a reporter/anchor for Gray’s WXIX-TV in Cincinnati for five years. Michael’s worked in other markets: details on his Linkedin page.
Finally, our compete list of openings below has been modified to reflect that the NBC opening in Chicago is now listed as a Senior VP/News for both NBC’s WMAQ-TV and Telemundo’s WSNS-TV. FRANK WHITTAKER had been Station Manager and VP/News for WMAQ before retiring late last year.
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Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV (listed 2/12/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (AM/Special Projects EP, listed 2/19/23)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 1/29/23)
WTTG-TV, Washington, DC (listed 2/5/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 2/12/23)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 1/22/23)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/22/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City (listed 2/25/23)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WNYT-TV, Albany, NY (listed 2/12/23)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 2/25/23)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Digital EP, listed 2/12/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 2/19/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 2/19/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (relisted 2/19/23)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 1/22/23)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (relisted 2/19/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 1/29/23)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 2/25/23)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 1/22/23)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 3/12/23:
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Manager of Enterprise Content)
Listed 3/5/23:
WINK-TV, Ft. Meyers, FL (Digital News Director, see ad above!)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital News Manager)
Listed 2/5/23:
Gray Television, Remote (Producers for Magazine Program)
Listed 1/9/23:
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)
Obituary:
No obituaries this week.
Names in the News:
Maas
A San Diego jury awarded more than 1.5 million dollars to former KUSI-TV (Independent) news anchor SANDRA MAAS. She had sued the station and won on a claim that she was being paid less than her male co-anchor. More details in a complicated case in this story from The San Diego Union-Tribune. Maas left the station in 2015. KUSI’s parent company, McKinnon Broadcasting, says it will appeal the verdict.
CBS Stations has named OLSEN EBRIGHT and FRED HARNER Vice Presidents of Streaming and Digital.
KPRC-TV in Houston has named KENDYL TURNER as its streaming producer. She’s a native of Houston. More about Kendyl and her new job at this Graham Media owned NBC affiliate in this note from ND BERNICE KEARNEY.
In Milwaukee, ADRIENNE CROSSLEY crosses the street to join Scripps’ WTMJ-TV (NBC) as Managing Editor. She’s been an EP at the Spectrum News operation and has also worked in Chicago, Rockford, and Springfield, IL. WTMJ News Director TIM VETSCHER shared the news with his staff.
General Manager News and Notes:
Many executives (well, five) at Gray TV got fancy new titles.
Also getting a new title is VERONIKA MOROIAN who’s the new GM for Univision’s KMEX-TV in Los Angeles.
Our List of Open News Director jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 12, 2023:
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
KNBC-TV 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg 2120 Universal City, CA 91608
KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
WMAQ/WSNS-TV 454 N. Columbus Dr. Chicago, IL 60611
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324
WZDC-TV 4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016
KIRO-TV 2807 3rd Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
KMGH-TV 123 E. Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80203
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KCTV 4500 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Fairway, KS 66205
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WYFF-TV 505 Rutherford St. Greenville, SC 29609
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd. Moosic, PA 18507
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr. Tulsa, OK 74129
KWCH-TV 2815 E. 37th Street North. Wichita, KS 67219
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WTVG-TV 4247 Dorr St. Toledo, OH 43607
KNWA-TV 609 W. Dickson St. Suite 300, Fayetteville AR, 72701
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
WMBD/WYZZ TV 3131 N. University, Peoria, IL 61604
KMIZ-TV 501 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia MO 65201
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa TX 79763
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
KAEF-TV 540 E Street Eureka, CA 95501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101
**: Spanish language station