May 11, 2025
Greetings:
As I predicted, there was (deservedly) very little sympathy for me last week as I shared the difficulties of publishing that edition (FOUR televised sporting events involving favorites) all day Sunday.
Today. just ONE such event, game four of the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers NBC Eastern Conference semifinals. (8:00 PM on TNT).
We’re going..which is why we’re early!
If you are looking for me, my seats are directly at center court.
In the second row.
Of the upper deck. 😉
You have a better chance of winning PowerBall than seeing me.
Once again, we are, I am pretty sure. the first to report ONE of our TWO new openings this week…and that’s in a top 20 market. And there’s ONE new ND which you first learned about in a Wednesday UPDATE.
Our list of stations with ND openings increases to 39.
NO paid help wanted ads this week, and NO obits, as well. ONE of those items is good.
In a move that should strike fear into country club membership directors everywhere, a big four network affiliate in a top 20 market will operate without a general manager. That’s below in our GM section, along with Sinclair’s appointment of someone who’ll be GM for a lot of stations.
And lots of items in Names in the News: A veteran ND shares her battle with breast cancer, a well known industry figure wasn’t out of work long, and SIX time ND is retiring from his current job in the public sector in Hawaii. Those are just a few of the stories.
Read on for more!
Newly Named News Director:
Hoffman
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH…Wednesday’s UPDATE told you that JEFF HOFFMAN is the next ND at this Tegna owned NBC affiliate. It’s a reversal of a trend of a ND turning GM…in the case, Jeff’s most recent three jobs were all GM positions. Here’s the memo to the staff, the news release, and Jeff’s Linkedin page. BTW, the emailed version of that UPDATE erred in reporting that Jeff was replacing MICKI BYRNES, so many to wondered if he’d be the GM there. No. He replaces JON ADKINS. JOHN TREVINO replaced Micki as GM.
New News Director Openings:
Tina C.
WFTV, Orlando, FL…TINA COMMODORE has left this Cox Media owned ABC affiliate. She’s been the news director here since February, 2020, coming from another COX station, KOKI-TV (FOX) in Tulsa, OK, and previously worked for Cox’s WSB-TV (ABC) in Atlanta. Tina’s also worked in Richmond, VA, Columbus, OH, and Cincinnati, as well as for CNN.
Teater
KTHV-TV, Little Rock, AR…SHAYLA TEATER will leave this Tegna owned CBS station. Her Linkedin post explains her decision. She’s worked here for 18 years and spent a lot more time there than that, as she often accompanied her father, DOUG KRILE, to work where he was the main anchor. Shayla’s been the ND here for 5+ years and also worked in Greensboro and Columbia, MO.
Paid Help Wanted Ad:
No ads this week, but if you have a news management opening, there’s no more targeted place to advertise it! Email me for details: rick@rickgevers.com
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 4/6/25)
WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA (listed 5/4/25)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 4/20/25)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (listed 5/11/25)
KRDO-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (listed 4/13/25)
KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT (listed 3/23/25)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 4/27/25)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 4/6/25)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (EP Evening Magazine, listing revised 4/6/25)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 3/2/25)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Digital EP, listed 3/16/25)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (relisted 3/23/25)
WESH-TV, Orlando, FL (Nightside EP, relisted 4/20/25)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 4/6/25)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (AM EP, listed 3/2/25)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 3/2/25)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 3/9/25)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (listed 4/6/25)
WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC (relisted 4/20/25)
WXII-TV, Winston-Salem, NC (Weekend EP, relisted 4/20/25)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, listed 4/6/25)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, listing revised 4/27/25)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 4/6/25)
WLKY-TV, Louisville, KY (Nightside EP, relisted 4/20/25)
KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, NM (Nightside EP, listed 5/11/25)
WATN-TV, Memphis, TN (listed 4/6/25)
WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL (listed 4/20/25)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (AM EP, listed 3/23/25)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 5/4/25)
KHON-TV, Honolulu, HI (Digital EP, listed 4/27/25)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 4/6/25)
WOI-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 4/27/25)
WPTZ-TV, Burlington, VT (relisted 4/20/25)
WAPT-TV, Jackson, MS (relisted 4/20/25)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (relisted 4/20/25)
KXMB-TV, Bismarck, ND (listed 5/4/25)
WMBB-TV, Panama City, FL (Digital EP, relisted 5/11/25)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WYXZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 3/16/25)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 5/4/25:
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Executive Reporter)
Listed 4/20/25:
WRBL-TV, Columbus, GA (Digital Content Director)
Relisted 4/20/25:
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Executive Reporter)
Listed 4/6/25:
KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Digital Director)
Relisted 3/23/25:
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (News and Content Manager)
Listed 3/9/25:
WDIO-TV, Duluth, MN (VP/GM)
Tegna, Temple TX: (Texas Digital Director, overseeing five stations)
Listing Revised 3/7/25:
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Multiplatform Managing Editor)
Names in the News (and other stuff):
Julie M.
Please join me in wishing WBAY-TV (Green Bay, WI) News director JULIE MORAVCHIK well. She’s gone public with her battle with breast cancer, and offers good advice for all women in this story. She’s been ND here for three-plus years, was an ND for another Green Bay station as well as in Jefferson City, MO. Her complete work history is here.
Mahaney
CHIP MAHANEY’s time looking for work was short lived. He’s landed at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University, where he will work with student media AND relaunch a sports journalism program. Be sure to check out his Linkedin post which included a clever graphic about his new job. Chip spent many years at Scripps, most recently with the talent acquisition team looking for emerging talent. He’s also been an ND in Cincinnati and Richmond and worked in Dallas.
Congratulations to the investigative team at Cox Media Group: it’s the winner of the FIRST broadcast award from a relatively new award contest by the Center for News Integrity in News Reporting. You may remember CINR’s ad in this space a few months ago trying to drum up more broadcast entires. Cox was honored for a special on payment problems at Social Security.
Erica J.
Speaking of Cox and investigative, its Boston station, WFXT-TV (FOX) has hired a former investigative producer from its Atlanta station, (WSB-TV), as its new managing editor. ERICA JORGENSEN has been working as the EP of Special Projects and Streaming at WBTS in Boston, the NBC owned operation there. She’s also worked in news management roles at other NBC o-and-o’s, WNBC-TV in New York and WVIT-TV in Hartford. Here’s the staff memo from WFXT ND SCOTT ISAACS.
Continuing with news of investigative people, we are late in sharing that ABC News EP of Investigative, CINDY GALLI, was among the victims of a large ABC news layoff a month of two ago. More in this NY Post story. Cindy is a longtime member of the IRE Board of Directors.
Nexstar has named BILL NARDI as VP of Station Operations. He’ll replace MARK TAYLOR who is retiring. Bill’s been in a similar job for Tegna.
Dennison
Finally, congratulations (or should we say Aloha?) to longtime news manager DAN DENNISON. Dan’s retiring from his job as Communications Director at the Hawai’i Dept. of Land and Natural Resources. He shared this note with us about his past and future. That past includes SIX ND stops over the years and his note has his email address for old friends who’d like to reach out.
General Manager News and Notes:
We mentioned this in Wednesday’s UPDATE, but, in what appears to be an unusual move, WKMG-TV in Orlando will NOT replace JEFF HOFFMAN as GM. The Graham Media station has decided instead to have department heads report to their corporate supervisors.
Sinclair has named JOHN HANNON to be GM of a whole bunch of stations in Nebraska. Details here.
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, May 11, 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
WPIX-TV 220 E. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. 10017
WGN-TV 2501 West Bradley Place Chicago, IL 60618
WKTB 4675 River Green Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30096 **
WSB-TV 1601 W. Peachtree St., N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02134
WMUR-TV 100 South Commercial St. Manchester, NH 03101 (Boston)
WFTV 490 E. South St., Orlando, FL 32801
KMOV-TV 77 Progress Parkway; Maryland Heights, MO 63043
KSAT-TV 1408 N St. Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78215
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45202
WPEC-TV 1100 Fairfeild Drive W. Palm Beach FL 33407
WHAS- 520 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202
WMC-TV 1960 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104
WFTX-TV 621 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33991
KTHV-TV 720 Izard Street Little Rock, AR 72201
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266
WFRV-TV 1181 E Mason Street Green Bay, WI 54301
WLUK-TV 787 Lombardi Ave., Green Bay, WI 54304
WSLS-TV 821 5th St SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
WAAY-TV 1000 Monte Sano Blvd SE Huntsville AL 35801
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WCTV 1801 Halstead Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32309
WRBL-TV 1350 13th Ave. Columbus, GA 31901
WMDT-TV 202 Downtown Plaza, Salisbury, MD 21801
KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX 79761
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa, TX 79763
KSWO-TV 1401 SE 60th St. Lawton, OK 73501
WDHN-TV 5274 AL-52, Webb, AL 36376
KAAL-TV 1320 Salem Road SW, Rochester, MM 55902
WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850
WDTV 5 Television Dr. Bridgeport, WV 26330
KOTA-TV 2001 Skyline Drive Rapid City, SD 57701
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KAIT-TV P.O. Box 790, Jonesboro, AR 72403
KIEM/KVIQ-TV 5650 S, Broadway St. Eureka CA 95503
KIDY-TV5 S. Chadbourne San Angelo, TX 76902 (Content Manager)
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
**: Spanish language station