July 31, 2022
Greetings:
We’re a little late this week due to out of town company and (okay, I’ll be honest) the NASCAR race in town.
But we have some interesting items, including what I believe is the first report of a senior management change at Gray. That’s in our GM section below.
Also this week, TWO new news directors (both promotions at Scripps stations) and ONE new opening, leaving our list of open ND jobs at 31.
There are THREE Paid Help Wanted ads, a new one for an Assistant ND job in a top 15 market and two for EP openings.
Once again, happy there are no obituaries this week.
In addition to the Gray TV item teased above, a longtime GM retires in Houston and there’s a new GM in Oklahoma City. That’s in our GM news section.
In Names in the News, a former Casper, WY news director retires from a different job for which he was much better known. We’l tell you about a departure from Extra!, a new job for a former RTDNA chair, and the daughter in law of a longtime broadcast gets promoted at a New York o-and-o.
And if you’re going to NABJ/NAHJ this week, I hope to see you there, perhaps at this reception hosted by the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
The Missouri School of Journalism invites you to attend an
Alumni and Friends Reception
at the NABJ/NAHJ Convention
Featuring
Ron Stodghill, Meredith Chair in Service Journalism
Friday, August 5, 2022 – 6:00–7:30 p.m.
in the Reno Room at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
3555 S. Las Vegas Boulevard
The reception will feature light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
SciLine, a nonpartisan, philanthropically funded, free service for reporters, tees up articulate scientists from universities across the country for windows of media availability. Journalists can sign up to book broadcast-quality Zoom interviews for their exclusive use. SciLine also hosts on-the-record expert panels for reporters, with ample time for Q&A.
1-ON-1 INTERVIEW AVAILABILITIES
Aug. 2: Electric vehicles (Dr. Lewis Fulton, University of California, Davis)
Aug. 9: Teen mental health (Dr. Nick Allen, University of Oregon)
Aug. 25: Delta-8 and other cannabinoids (Dr. Ziva Cooper, UCLA)
UPCOMING MEDIA BRIEFINGS
Aug. 4: Wildfire resilience: buildings, water, and land use (with experts from Headwaters Economics, Oregon State University, and University of Colorado Boulder)
Sign up to get notified about upcoming opportunities.
Follow @RealSciLine on Twitter.
Newly Named News Directors:
Roberts
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City…this Scripps owned FOX affiliate has promoted interim news director STACEY ROBERTS. Here’s the note from GM TIM ERMISH. Scripps sent Stacey there as interim from her job as Assistant ND for KNXV-TV in Phoenix, where she worked for almost four years following 17 years at KPNX-TV in Phoenix. At KSTU, she replaces MARC STERNFIELD who is now Director of Content at KTLA-TV in Los Angeles.
Williams
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV…another Scripps station, another promotion. JESSIE WILLIAMS will join this ABC affiliate as ND, coming from sister Scripps’ station WSYM-TV in Lansing, MI. The move reunites her with newly arrived KTNV GM JEFF KIERNAN: they worked together in Milwaukee. Here’s Jeff’s note to the staff. Jessie replaces NANCY BAUER who left the station in June.
New News Director Openings:
Shelley
WPTA/WISE-TV, Fort Wayne, IN…JONATHAN SHELLEY has left this Gray owned NBC/ABC/CW operation. He’s been there for six years following nine as ND for WDSU-TV in New Orleans. He’s also worked in Oklahoma City, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, and Ft. Myers. His departure comes less than two months after a new GM, CHRIS FEDELE, arrived, bringing to mind this old saying (which we haven’t dusted off in almost three years!):
30 days hath September, April, and any sitting ND who gets a new GM.
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
Assistant News Director, KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ:
KNXV, The EW Scripps ABC station based in Phoenix, Arizona is looking for an experienced leader and broadcast journalist to join our news team as Assistant News Director. If you desire to work with a great team of journalism professionals in gathering, producing, and delivering stories on multiple platforms that make a difference in our communities, we want to hear from you!
Our Assistant News Director is responsible for managing daily coverage and operations of the news team and is responsible for consistently executing strategies.
In this role, we require a person who will roll up their sleeves to get the job done, is highly organized, can successfully multi-task, and is focused on fostering creativity and coaching the team for growth and development.
Apply at scripps.com/careers.
Weekend Executive Producer, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC:
Would you like to be a leader in a news operation with a commitment to excellence and the resources you need to succeed?
WRAL News, a multiplatform news organization in the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market, is seeking an executive producer to oversee the content and presentation of WRAL weekend newscasts. We’re looking for a leader who will coach the weekend staff, write and approve scripts and digital content, enhance weather presentations, and contribute to special coverage.
The ideal candidate will find new and engaging ways of presenting content in our newscasts while working closely with our graphics, promotions, and news management teams. We are looking for a person with outstanding communication and organizational skills, superb news judgment, and a creative mind. Our weekend EP needs to excel at breaking news and have an eye for showcasing.
If you have a vision for graphics and a passion for memorable, creative and captivating newscasts, this is the job for you. You must be willing to work weekends and produce newscasts during the week.
WRAL is locally owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, a pioneering, community advocate company that offers some of the best benefits in the business. We are based in Raleigh, NC, which is consistently named one of the best places to live in America.
Requirements include five years of experience in producing newscasts, two years of news management experience and a four-year college degree.
You can learn more and apply by clicking here.
Executive Producer, WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL:
Join THE. BEST. newsroom leadership team in country.
(Well, the news director says it is the best. She’s not biased at all.)
This job is all about coaching reporters and producers and elevating already-great newscasts. The newsroom at WBRC Fox6 is a collaborative environment. The team approaches the work with an attitude of service.
You must love severe weather coverage, strategic planning, innovation, and high-energy work environments.
You will work hard and be proud of it. And you will be appreciated! WBRC Fox6 and Birmingham are gems!
Click here to learn more and apply.
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 6/19/22)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 7/31/22, see ad above!)
WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (listed 7/31/22)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (listed 7/10/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 6/5/22)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 7/17/22)
KENS-TV, San Antonio TX (relisted 7/17/22)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (listed 7/10/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 7/31/22)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 6/5/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WPRI-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 7/17/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (listed 6/5/22)
WAND-TV, Decatur, IL (relisted 6/5/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (relisted 7/24/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 6/5/22)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KTVT-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (AM EP, listed 7/10/22)
WUSA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 7/10/22)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (AM EP, listing revised 7/31/22)
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (listed 7/17/22)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 6/5/22)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 6/26/22)
WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (MSP EP, listed 7/10/22)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 6/12/22)
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (relisted 7/17/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (AM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (listed 6/12/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Weekend EP, revised 7/24/22, see ad above!)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 7/17/22)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 6/5/22)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 7/3/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Special Projects EP. relisted 7/17/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 5/30/22)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 6/12/22)
WJAX/WFOX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (PM EP, revised 7/24/22)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 7/10/22)
KFOR/KAUT-TV, Oklahoma City (Overnight EP, listed 7/3/22)
WBRC-TV, Birmingham, AL (listed 7/24/22, see ad above!)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (relisted 6/26/22)
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WGHP-TV, Greensboro/High Point NC (listed 6/19/22)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/10/22)
WINK-TV, Fort Myers, FL (2 openings, listed 7/10/22)
WBAY-TV, Green Bay, WI (AM EP, listed 6/12/22)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (AM EP, relisted 7/24/22)
KMTV. Omaha, NE (listed 7/17/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (listed 6/5/22)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (two openings, AM & PM EP, relisted 7/17/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 7/24/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (2 openings, one a Digital EP, revised 7/24/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 6/5/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (relisted 7/24/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 7/17/22)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (listed 6/26/22)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (PM EP, listed 7/17/22)
WETM-TV, Elmira, NY (listed 6/26/22)
KBZK-TV, Boseman, MT (listed 7/17/22)
MANAGING EDITOR:
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 6/12/22)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (relisted 7/17/22)
KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO (relisted 6/5/22)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 7/31/22:
Listed 7/24/22:
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Manager)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (Director of Digital Media)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Director of Digital Media)
Relisted 7/24/22:
Spectrum News NY1 (Senior Producer & Senior Producer-Politics)
Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Supervising Producer, Documentary Journalism Center)
Listed 7/10/22:
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Manager of Real Time Depth)
WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH (Digital Content Director)
Listed 7/10/22:
WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (Director of Digital Content)
KSEE/KGPE-TV, Fresno, CA (Digital News Manager)
Listed 7/3/22:
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Digital Content Manager)
Relisted 6/26/22:
WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH: (Digital Content Director)
Listed 6/12/22:
KVEO/KGBT-TV, Rio Grande Valley, TX (Digital Content Manager)
Obituaries:
No obituaries this week.
Names in the News:
Williams
Friday was the last day for PETE WILLIAMS at NBC News, but he makes these pages because he’s a former ND for KTWO-TV in Casper, WY. He’s retiring after almost 30 years at NBC, most of it as the Justice Department correspondent. He also worked for then Wyoming Congressman (and future VP) DICK CHENEY and for the Justice Department. The Today Show offers this farewell.
Shepherd
One time RTDNA Chair TERENCE SHEPHERD moves cross country to become News Director for KPBS, San Diego’s NPR and PBS public media station. He’s been the ND for WLRN in South Florida since 2013. He’s also a former business editor for The Miami Herald. Learn more about Terence’s past and his new job in this story from KPBS.
Gregorish Dempsey
After more than 20 years in the job, LISA GREGORISCH-DEMPSEY is stepping down as executive producer of the syndicated show Extra!. She’s a former VP of News for FOX and once served as an EP for Hard Copy. Lisa’s been working from Florida where she and her husband moved after he recovered from cancer. Lots more details from The Daily Mail which first reported the change.
Shallcross
CATHY SHALLCROSS is moving up at New York’s WCBS-TV where she has been promoted to Director of Streaming and Digital Content. She’s worked there for eleven years, beginning as the 5:00 producer before advancing to EP and Special Projects EP. Cathy’s also worked in Miami and West Palm Beach and is the daughter in law of longtime broadcaster JOE COSCIA, who many of you know.
LAURA MATOVINA, who’s been the Assistant ND for Scripps’ WTMJ-TV (NBC) in Milwaukee, is headed off to a new job. She’ll be the Director of the company’s new producer hub.
General Manager News and Notes:
Ingram
Gray TV SVP TIM INGRAM has parted ways with the company. He’s been in that job since January, 2020, and has spent his entire career working for Gray and its predecessor, Raycom. (Gray acquired Raycom in 2019). Tim was a GM at WVUE-TV in New Orleans for about six years before being promoted, and held GM jobs in a number of other markets, as you will learn by checking out his Linkedin page. Tim told me the parting was amicable and that he is looking at his next step.
Martin
Longtime KPRC-TV (Houston/Graham Media/NBC) General Manager JERRY MARTIN will retire in early September, bringing to an end an eleven year commuter marriage. Jerry’s been back and forth to Indianapolis for those eleven years, where his family stayed after he left the GM gig at WTTV/WXIN-TV. Learn more about Jerry’s past…and future…in this story from the KPRC website.
Sinclair has named DIANA WILKIN as GM of its Oklahoma City operation, KOKH/KOCB-TV (Fox/CW). She’s a veteran GM who most recently has been managing partner at a media consulting firm.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, July 31, 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
KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KTVT/KTVA-TV 5233 Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX 76103
WTHR-TV 1000 N. Meridian St. Indianapolis, IN 46204
KGTV 4600 Air Way. San Diego, CA 92102
KTVX-TV 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
WITI-TV 9001 N Green Bay Rd. Milwaukee, WI 53209
WTLV/WJXX-TV 1070 East Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
WTKR-TV 720 Boush Street, Norfolk VA, 23510
WIVB-TV 2077 Elmwood Ave Buffalo, NY 14207
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WHAM-TV 4225 W. Henrietta Rd. Rochester, NY 14623
WROC-TV 201 Humboldt Street Rochester, NY 14610
WEYI/WSMH-TV, 3463 W. Pierson Road. Flint, MI 48504
KAGS-TV 2800 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77802
WSAV-TV 1430 East Victory Dr., Savannah, GA 31404
WCSC-TV 2126 Charlie Hall Blvd. Charleston, SC 29414
KTSM-TV 3801-D Constitution El Paso, TX 79922
KRNV/KRXI-TV 1790 Vassar St. Reno, NV 89502
WJBF-TV 1336 Augusta W Pkwy., Augusta, GA 30909
WPTA/WISE-TV 3401 Butler Road, Fort Wayne, IN
KADN-TV 1500 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette, LA 70506
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KTVE/KARD-TV 200 Pavilion Rd. West Monroe, LA 71292
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
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
**: Spanish language station