September 2, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024:
Greetings:
One of the longest running openings…in one of the biggest markets on our list…has finally been filled.
Dacy
GLEN DACY has been named VP of News Content and Streaming for Fox’s Chicago o-and-o, WFLD/WPWR-TV (Fox/MyTV). It’s a return to WFLD for Glen, who worked there for ten months in 1993-94 as part of the launch team for Good Day Chicago. Most recently Glen worked as producer for CBS for the Democratic Convention in Chicago. His career stops before that are outlined on his Linkedin page, including his start as a reporter in Iowa.
Glen replaces MATT PIACENTE who left the station much earlier this year after eight years as ND. He also worked for two years as ND for NBC o-and-o WVIT-TV in Hartford after 15 years in a variety of roles at NBC’s WMAQ-TV in Chicago.
It’s been a busy week. We’ll recap all the action this weekend with our full newsletter.
regards,
Rick Gevers
Tuesday, September 3, 2024:
Greetings:
Always pleased to report that a news director (or former ND, in this case) has been promoted to a GM’s job, particularly when that job is in a top ten market.
Carr
And that’s the case today as MICHAEL CARR moves within ABC to become GM at KTRK-TV in Houston. Mike’s been GM for ABC’s KFSN-TV in Fresno, where he spent eight years as ND before the promotion four years ago. Here’s the full story from an ABC news release.
Michael replaces another former ND turned GM, WENDY GRANATO, who was recently promoted to GM for KABC-TV in Los Angeles.
Congrats to both.
And one minor correction from last night’s newsletter. Some versions had the wrong call letters for the Louisville station from which KERRY McGEE is retiring. It’s WDRB-TV.
We’ll see you this weekend with our full newsletter.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
I hope you had a pleasant holiday weekend.
More action than I anticipated for a holiday, with TWO jobs filled and TWO others opening, ONE of those openings coming with the pending retirement of a multi-time ND who also worked as a reporter in several major markets.
That leavess our list of open ND jobs at 35.
No help wanted ads this week but I anticipate some next week.
We have a link to KRQE’s tribute to longtime GM BILL ANDERSON whose passing we told you about last week.
TWO GMs in the news this week…one coming and one going, both at Tegna stations.
And several items in Names in the News including the retirement of an original newsroom employee at a Louisville station.
All that and more below.
Newly Named News Directors:
Dangler
KTVI/KPLR-TV, St. Louis, MO…OLIVIA DANGLER takes her third Nexstar ND job as she transfers to this FOX/CW operation. She’s been the ND at WDTN-TV (NBC) in Dayton, OH for 2 1/2 years, earlier ran WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, and is a former AND at Nexstar’s WXIN/WTTV in Indianapolis among other places. Olivia replaces AUDREY PRYWITCH who retired in May after 16 years as ND and 23 at the station.
KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR…this News Press and Gazette owned NBC/FOX duopoly has hired a new ND whose identity will be revealed soon…and we’ll tell you when it is. Whoever gets the job will replace CATHY MARSHALL who’s been ND since late 2022. Cathy first joined KTVZ as the morning anchor and has worked for CNN, and for stations in Boston, Seattle, New Haven and for KGW-TV in Portland, OR, before joining KTVZ.
New News Director Openings:
Bruce
KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA…veteran news director PHILIP BRUCE is retiring at the end of the year. His Linkedin post reveals his future plans. He’s been at this Sinclair owned ABC affiliate for 3+ years and has a wide and vsaried career background, including time with NPR. Phil began his career on the air, working in several large markets as you’ll learn in his Linkedin profile.
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH…as noted above, OLIVIA DANGLER is leaving this Nexstar owned NBC affiliate for Nexstar’s KTVI/KPLR-TV (Fox/CW) in St. Louis. She was here for 2+ years.
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
No ads again this week. If you have an opening you need to fill, there’s no more targeted audience than ours. Email me for details: rick@rickgevers.com
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 8/18/24)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 7/21/24)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/1/24)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 7/21/24)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 8/11/24)
WBRE/WYOU-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (listed 7/28/24)
KTHV-TV, Little Rock, AR (listed 7/21/24)
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 7/7/24)
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI (listed 7/14/24)
KFSM-TV, Fayetteville, AR (listed 7/21/24)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 7/21/24)
WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN & VA (relisted 8/11/24)
KWES-TV, Midland, TX (relisted 7/21/24)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listed 7/28/24)
WPHL-TV, Philadelphia, PA (AM EP, listed 7/28/24)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (AM EP/Special Projects, relisted 8/11/24)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Morning Broadcast EP, listed 7/28/24)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Evening Broadcast EP, listed 7/28/24)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 9/2/24)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 7/28/24)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 8/11/24)
Spectrum News 1, Raleigh NC (relisted 7/21/24)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 8/18/24)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (AM EP, relisted 7/21/24)
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD (listed 8/11/24)
KTVX/KUCW-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (relisted 8/11/24)
KUTV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 7/1/24)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 7/1/24)
WPBF-TV, W. Palm Beach, FL (listed 8/11/24)
WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (listed 7/21/24)
WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA (listed 8/11/24)
WXII-TV, Winston-Salem NC, (Weekend EP, listed 8/11/24)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (AM EP, listed 7/28/24)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/21/24)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (two openings, listing modified 6/2/24)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 9/2/24)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (relisted 8/11/24)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (listed 7/21/24)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 9/2/24)
KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS (listed 7/1/24)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 7/21/24)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (AM EP, listing modified 7/1/24)
WMTM-TV, Portland, ME (listed 8/11/24)
KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT (relisted 9/2/24)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (listed 9/2/24)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 7/21/24:
WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (Digital Director)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (Digital Director)
Obituaries:
Anderson
We now have the KRQE-TV on-air tribute to BILL ANDERSON. We told you last week that the longtime general manager for that Nexstar owned CBS in Albuquerque had died after a long illness. He’d been GM here since 1991 and was inducted into the NATAS Silver Circle in 2022. He began his career in Wisconsin and later worked in Maine, Iowa, Massachusetts and Arizona.
And a correction on our obituary last week of veteran CBS News correspondent PHIL JONES. We told you his son followed him into our business, working as a sportscaster in Nashville, Indianapolis and Dallas, and now as an anchor in Lexington, KY. That was al correct, but we bungled his first name. It’s PAUL. Apologies to him and to you.
Names in the News (and other stuff):
McGee
KERRY McGEE, who was one of the first employees hired when WDRB-TV in Louisville started news, is retiring after 34 years at this Block Communications FOX affiliate. Kerry is currently the Managing Editor there and first came to Louisville to work at WAVE-TV (NBC) as a photographer and night assignment editor. An Air Force veteran, Kerry came to Louisville after getting his journalism degree at the University of Missouri.
Quick hits:
JORGE QUIQUIVIX is moving to WMC-TV (NBC) in Memphis as the Assistant ND. He’s held the same position at sister Gray station KAIT-TV (ABC) in Jonesboro, AR, where ND GRENDEL LEVY told the staff about his departure.
Scripps promoted BRANDON KINNARD to Assistant ND at WGBA-TV in Green Bay. He’s been a sports anchor/MMJ at that NBC affiliate.
Morgan Murphy Media is merging two newsrooms into one in Marquette, MI. Stations involved are WBUP-TV and WJMN-TV. More here.
General Manager News and Notes:
Hofmann
Former News Director turned General Manger CARRIE HOFMANN has left Tegna’s WLTX-TV (CBS) in Columbia, SC. She posted this on Linkedin about her departure. Before she joined WLTX as GM last September, Carrie served three years as ND for Tegna’s WCNC-TV (NBC) in Charlotte and six years as ND for Scripps’ KSHB-TV (NBC) in Kansas City. She’s also worked in Phoenix, Denver, and Milwaukee.
Yates
But Tegna did fill one GM opening this week, naming CARRIE YATES as GM of WZDX-TV, its FOX affiliate in Huntsville, AL. Details in this news release. She’s been the interim GM since LARRY AUDAS retired earlier this year. She first joined the station in 2020.
Our List of Open News Director jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Monday, September 2, 2024:
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
WXTV 500 Frank W Burr Blvd Ste 6. Teaneck, NJ 07666 **
WFLD-TV 205 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60601
KPRC-TV 8181 Southwest Freeway Houston, TX 77074
KOMO-TV 140 4th Ave. N.Seattle, WA 98109
KATU-TV 2153 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97232
WOAI-TV 4335 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX, 78229
Spectrum News Texas (based in Austin, TX)
WXMI-TV 3117 Plaza Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
WOLF-TV 1181 Highway 315 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 (News Manager)
WJAR-TV 23 Kenney Drive Cranston, RI 02920
WATN-TV 1725 Shelby Oaks Dr N. Memphis, TN 38134
KATV 10 Turtle Creek Lane Little Rock, AR 72202
WDTN-TV 4595 S Dixie Dr. Dayton, OH 45439
WKEF/WRGT-TV 2245 Corporate Place Miamisburg, OH 45342
WGBA-TV 1391 North Rd Green Bay, WI 54313
WZDX-TV 1309 N. Memorial Parkway Huntsville, AL 35801
KTBS-TV 312 E. Kings Highway. Shreveport, LA 71104
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WFFF/WVNY-TV, 298 Mountain View Drive, Colchester, VT, 05446
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
WGXA-TV 599 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Macon, GA 31201
KHSL-TV 3460 Silverbell Rd. Chico, CA 95973
KDRV-TV 1090 Knutson Ave. Medford, OR 97504
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX. 79761
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa, TX 79763
KWES-TV 11320 West County Rd. 127. Odessa, TX, 79765
WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850
WDTV 5 Television Dr. Bridgeport, WV 26330
KTVQ-TV 3203 3rd Ave N., Billings, MT 59101
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KREX-TV 345 Hillcrest Drive Grand Junction, CO 81501
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
KQTV 4000 Faraon St. Joseph, MO 64506
**: Spanish language station