January 16, 2022
Greetings:
Movement slowed this week, with just ONE new opening and 1 1/2 newly named NDs. (How, you wonder is there a 1/2 news director? I’m told the job has been filled but haven’t confirmed the name.)
Our total of open ND jobs moves to 41 with TWO of those jobs featured in Paid Help Wanted ads below.
There wasn’t much movement in other areas, either. Just ONE new GM and ONE item in Names in the News…that an on-air tribute for a Louisville news director who’s off to a new job.
A reminder: please send me your news items.
We’ll see you next Sunday, hopefully with more news.
Newly Named News Directors:
Gonzalez
KTAZ/KHRR-TV, Phoenix/Tucson, AX…NOE GONZALEZ returns to Arizona as news director for these Telemundo stations. He had been the Assistant ND for KTAZ until 2019, when he was transferred to Telemundo’s Salt Lake City station, KULX-TV as news director. More details in this story from TV Newscheck.com. He replaces MIKE GAYTAN who moved to KUAN-TV in San Diego as ND last November.
WOAY-TV, Oak Hill, WV…I am told that there is a new news director for this locally owned ABC affiliate, but I have not yet been able to confirm the name. Being old-fashioned, I’ll report it when I can confirm it. TYLER BARKER was named ND here in May, 2019, and was also chief meteorologist.
New News Director Openings:
Parquet-Taylor
KCBS/KCAL-TV, Los Angeles, CA…ANDREA PARQUET-TAYLOR is returning to Dallas as Vice President, CW and Independent Stations News Director for CBS. It’s a new job and part of a local news innovation lab the company is developing. Andrea had been ND at KCBS for 13 months. She’s a former ND at CBS’s Dallas station as well as in Detroit, Baltimore, and Raleigh (two stations). Her replacement will be the fourth ND since SCOTT DIENER left 6 1/2 years ago after a 5 1/2 year run.
Cross
The new CBS project also answer the question of the destination of CHAD CROSS. We told you last week that he was leaving Nexstar’s KXAN-TV (NBC) in Austin, TX, after ten years for a new job. That job (as detailed in the news release above) will be VP, Content Development, CBS Stations. also based in Dallas. Chad’s a former ND in Wichita as well.
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
News Director, KIAH-TV, Houston, TX:
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News Director, KXAN-TV, Austin, TX:
KXAN, the Austin, Texas NBC affiliate, is looking for an experienced news director. KXAN is committed to succinct and powerful hard news coverage through its in-depth, investigative brand and is consistently the #1 most viewed news station in the market.
KXAN Investigates is a nationally-recognized, award-winning team of nine journalists – the largest investigative unit in Central Texas. The team has been honored with the Investigative Reporters & Editors Award, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, two National Edward R. Murrow Awards, two National Headliner Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi Award.
KXAN tackles stories that hold our leaders accountable and work to enrich our community. Our In-depth, investigative brand is promised and delivered daily.
KXAN First Warning weather is also the dominant weather brand in the market.
KXAN produces over 50 hours per week of local news content, including State of Texas, a statewide weekly political program. State of Texas is produced in Austin and distributed across Texas.
Live in one of the most desired cities in the nation and lead a nationally-recognized, award-winning team of journalists at the most-watched station in Austin, Texas.
Executive Producer, KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX:
Nexstar Media Group has a rare opening for an Executive News Producer at the leading news duopoly in North Texas.
KFDX TV in Wichita Falls is seeking someone to fill the role of Executive News Producer. Come live in one of America’s most affordable and friendliest cities.
Located on the Texas – Oklahoma border in an area known as Texoma, Wichita Falls is a family-oriented community with no traffic and very low crime. The area offers great fishing, hunting, and hiking. We’re also only two hours from Dallas or Oklahoma City if you want to experience a major metropolitan area.
This position is the number two manager in the newsroom and will be responsible for a variety of duties including supervision and producing of special projects, personnel management and producing newscasts as needed.
This is a market where news managers must be good teachers as well. The ideal candidate has at least two years of line producing experience as well as the desire to win.
Applications are being accepted now. Enter yours by clicking here.
Interested parties can also email directly to News Director Adam P. Bradshaw at: abradshaw@kfdx.com.
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital AND, relisted 12/26/21)
WDCW/WDVM-TV, Washington, DC (listed 12/26/21)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 12/26/21)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 11/21/21)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (new listing this week)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 12/26/21)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (relisted 12/12/21)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 12/12/21)
WGNO-TV, New Orleans, LA (new listing this week)
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (relisted 12/26/21)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted this week)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (new listing this week)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WPIX-TV, New York, NY (Digital EP, new listing this week)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (new listing this week)
Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC (relisted 11/21/21)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 12/12/21)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (new listing this week)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Streaming EP, listed 12/19/21)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (AM EP, relisted 12/5/21)
WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids, MI (relisted 11/28/21)
KFSN-TV, Fresno, CA (relisted this week)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (Digital EP, listed 12/19/21)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (AM EP, listed 12/19/21)
KSNW-TV, Wichita, KS (listed 11/14/21)
WNEM-TV, Saginaw, MI (relisted this week)
WAFF-TV, Huntsville, AL (relisted 11/28/21)
WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL (AM EP, relisted 12/26/21)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted 11/21/21)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 11/21/21)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (relisted 1/2/22)
WSYM-TV, Lansing, MI (Digital EP, listing modified 12/26/21)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (Digital EP, relisted 12/12/21)
KADN/KLAF-TV, Lafayette, LA (relisted 12/12/21)
KATC-TV, Lafayette, LA (new listing this week)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA (relisted 12/12/21)
KGET-TV, Bakersfield, CA (new listing this week)
KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (new listing this week, see ad above!)
WTWO-TV, Terre Haute, IN (Digital EP, listed 11/14/21)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 1/9/22:
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI: (Senior Manager of Investigative and Enterprise Content)
Listed 12/26/21:
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC: Digital Content Manager
Relisted 12/26/21:
KXXV-TV, Waco, TX: (Assignment Desk Manager)
Listed 12/19/21:
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL: Director of Innovation News Center
Listed 12/12/21:
E.W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH: National Director of News Platform Strategies and Special Projects
Relisted 12/12/21:
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 12/5/21:
News Nation, Chicago, IL: (News Director – Digital)
WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH: (Digital Content Director)
Relisted 12/5/21:
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (Digital Content Manager)
Relisted 11/28/21:
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA: (Digital Content Director)
Listed 11/21/21:
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY: (Assistant Professor)
Relisted 11/21/21:
New York 1, New York, NY (Sr. Producer, Mornings on 1)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA: (Digital Content Director)
Names in the News:
Fulmer
BARRY FULMER‘s 17 year run as news director for Louisville’s WDRB-TV (Block owned/FOX) ended last Wednesday. He’s off to WCPO-TV (Scripps/ABC) in nearby Cincinnati as ND there as we told you a few weeks ago. The station paid him tribute in this story on his departure. This was Barry’s second stint at WDRB…he worked in Philadelphia in between.
General Manager News and Notes:
Cantu
Tegna has a new general manager at KIII-TV (ABC) in Corpus Christi, TX. The company has named REBECCA CANTU to fill the opening. She’s a 14 year veteran of Tegna’s KHOU-TV (CBS) in Houston where she was business development manager and community marketing specialist. Learn more about Rebecca and her background in the company’s news release.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, January 16, 2022:
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
News 12 Long Island, 1 Media Crossways Woodbury, NY 11797
KCBS/KCAL-TV 4200 Radford Ave. Studio City, CA 91604
KPIX-TV 855 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111
KIAH-TV 7700 Westpark Drive Houston, TX 77063 (see ad above!)
KGTV 4600 Air Way, San Diego, CA 92102
WSYX-TV 1261 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215
WPBF-TV 3970 RCA Blvd, Suite 7007 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
KXAN-TV 908 W MLK Jr. Blvd. Austin, TX 78701 (see ad above!)
WAVE-TV 725 S Floyd St. Louisville, KY 40203
WDRB-TV 624 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Louisville, Ky. 40203
WMC-TV 1960 Union Ave., Memphis, TN 38104
WGRZ-TV 259 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY 14202
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201
KMTV 10714 Mockingbird Drive Omaha, NE 68127
KOLR-TV 2650 E. Division Springfield, MO 65803
KVEO/KGBT-TV 9201 W. Expressway 83. Harlingen, TX 78552 **
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Dr. Carterville, IL 62918
KXXV-TV 1909 S. New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
WAND-TV 904 South Side Dr. Decatur, IL 62521
KWWL-TV 511 E 5th Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703
KWQC-TV 805 Brady St. Davenport, IA 52803
KOLO-TV 4850 Ampere Dr., Reno, NV 89502
KNDO/KNDU 216 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA 98902
KAPP/KVEW-TV 601 N. Edison Kennewick, WA 99336
KERO-TV 321 21st St. Bakersfield, CA 93301
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
WTVA-TV P.O. Box 320, Tupelo, MS 38802
KRCG-TV 10188 Old Highway 54 North. New Bloomfield, MO 65063
KCBD-TV 5600 Avenue A Lubbock, TX 79404
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KXMB-TV 1811 N 15th Street Bismarck, ND 58501
KIMT-TV 135 E William St. Albert Lea, MN 56007
KTTC-TV 6301 Bandel Road NW Rochester, MN 55901
KOAM-TV 2950 NE Highway 69 Pittsburg, KS 66762
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WETM-TV 101 East Water Street Elmira, NY 14901
Delta News 837 Washington Ave Greenville, MS 38701
**: Spanish language station