April 3, 2022

Greetings:

While there’s not a lot of news director movement this week, we have a bunch of Paid Help Wanted ads in markets large, medium and small.

Something for everyone!

Just TWO new NDs this week, with TWO new openings, one of which was created by the promotion of the news director at a CBS owned station to GM of another.

That leaves count of open ND jobs at 34.

TWO of those 34 jobs are featured among our SEVEN Paid Help Wanted Ads.

Speaking of ads, we welcome back WMVision as an advertiser and thus supporters of our efforts. PETER LEVY and members of his team will be at NAB later this month in Las Vegas (as will I.) Be sure to check out the WMVision booth.

THREE stories in Names in the News: Cox Media sells 18 stations in 12 markets, CBS News comes under fire from its own staff for its latest hire, and a new Assistant ND in Richmond.

Read on!

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Newly Named News Directors:

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WEAU-TV, Eau Claire, WI…JOE RADKSE will be the next news director for this Gray TV owned NBC affiliate. For the last six years, he’s been the ND for KVRR-TV in Fargo, ND, owned for the moment by Red River Broadcasting but being sold to Forum. Joe’s also been an ND in Madison, Milwaukee, and Omaha and has worked in Minneapolis. My records show JANIS HARPER had been the ND here for the last two years.

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WTOK-TV, Meridian, MS…EMILY ERIKSON ascends to the news director’s office for this Gray TV owned ABC affiliate, where she also anchors. She’s a native of the area, grew up watching WTOK, and worked for another Meridian station earlier in her career. She replaces PAT PETERSON who left earlier this year to become ND for Allen Media’s WTVA-TV in Tupelo after five years as ND.

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New News Director Openings:

Hostetter

Hostetter

KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA…our Wednesday UPDATE told you that veteran ND KATHY HOSTETTER is off to Charm City (aka Baltimore) to be GM for sister CBS o-and-o WJZ-TV. New this edition: a look at her time in Pittsburgh from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She was the ND at KDKA for 3 1/2 years, and has earlier been an ND in Indianapolis, Louisville, Norfolk, and Ft. Wayne, IN. Kathy’s also worked in San Jose/San Francisco, Grand Rapids, MI, and Moline, IL.

Webb

Webb

WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC…RYAN WEBB is returning to his old job as EP of the late news at WKRN-TV (ABC) in Nashville. Both are Nexstar stations. Ryan’s been ND here for little more than two years, worked at WKRN before that, worked at WBTW before THAT, and has also worked in Knoxville. Learn more about this opportunity in the Paid Help Wanted ad just below.

 

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Paid Help Wanted Ads:

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News Director, WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC:

Join the largest television ownership group in the country at WBTW CBS13 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Work in a positive work culture, leading a team of passionate journalists. We are looking for someone who can serve as a mentor and motivator with excellent editorial judgement. Must have solid time management skills, multitasking abilities and understand how to budget.

You will oversee our strategy for excellence on broadcast and digital. We currently produce 47 hours of local programming a week, and will be looking to add more with you at the helm. We also provide news production services to Springfield Independent Television Co., Inc which owns WFXB-TV (FOX) in the market.

Live in a great market at the beach while working for a great station and a great company with endless possibilities.

Up for the challenge? Apply here!

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Executive Producer, KPRC-TV, Houston, TX:

KPRC2, the Graham Media Group owned/NBC affiliated station, is on the search for a leader, coach, creative thinker, innovator and top-notch journalist to join our news team as an Executive Producer.

Our next EP will come to work every day, with the passion and drive to be the #1 news organization in Houston on all platforms.

Houston is a diverse, growing city with a non-stop appetite for breaking news, enterprise and investigative journalism. It’s a market prone to year-round severe weather events and winning weather coverage is a top priority.

You’ll help lead the editorial direction of the newsroom, focusing on stories that interest and engage our very diverse audience. Our ideal candidate is someone who’s obsessed with understanding and serving our target audience, understands how to showcase big stories with memorable live shots, has impeccable news judgement and can motivate and lead veteran reporters and young producers while maintaining their cool under pressure.

Our Executive Producers need to react to breaking news and weather without hesitation and be willing to scrap stories the team has been working on all day to get it covered.

As a condition of employment, GMG requires that all newly hired employees be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by the first day of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law, unless you qualify for a medical or religious accommodation, or as otherwise allowed by law.

Visit Click2Houston.com to learn more and apply.

KPRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Managing Editor, KPRC-TV, Houston, TX:

KPRC2 is on the search for a Managing Editor to oversee assignment desk operations.

Our next Managing Editor will serve as a leading voice on daily editorial calls, setting the tone for the day and coming prepared with a competitive strategy to win the big story.

They will supervise all operations of the KPRC2 assignment desk, including making key content decisions and leading efforts on pre-planned, breaking news, severe weather and enterprise coverage. They will serve as one of several “point-people” for news crews in the field, coaching reporters and videographers on story elements, logistics and execution of content on all platforms.

The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience managing a team of journalists, preferably in a local, network, cable or OTT news operation, advanced understanding of state laws regarding libel, fair use, and video/audio recordings, and a collaborative, positive, competitive attitude and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.

Located in the 4th largest city in the nation, the home of NASA, and “the energy capital of the world”, KPRC2 is a Graham Media Group news hub with strong ratings on broadcast and digital platforms and deep community ties.

As a condition of employment, GMG requires that all newly hired employees be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by the first day of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law, unless you qualify for a medical or religious accommodation, or as otherwise allowed by law.

Visit Click2Houston.com to learn more and apply.

KPRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Executive Producer, KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ:

We’re looking for an Executive Producer to lead our evening producers to deliver promotable, compelling, and well- written newscasts as well as online content. He, she will work closely with the News Director and Assistant ND to develop and implement strategies to improve product and raise ratings while managing resources. The EP will also work closely with our promotions department to ensure content is not only dynamic but also promoted accurately on multiple platforms. In addition, the successful candidate will:

  • Exercise strong news judgment and review newscast rundowns with an eye toward promotable content,
  • Engage in creative content development following up on viewer submission of story ideas via Facebook, Twitter and other online sources, as well as official sources
  • Motivate staff and encourage “buy in” for station’s news brand, news strategies and action plans, ·
  • Work with reporters/photographers to determine direction of stories and expectations.
  • Work closely with assignment desk on coverage, story selection, live coverage, assignment of reporters and crews.
  • Collaborate with producers on rundowns, story selection, formats, graphic elements, content and pace and flow of newscasts.
  • Supervise long term planning for sweeps and special events.

Requirements include at least four years of experience in producing newscasts.

Experience in management and a four-year college degree preferred.

Interested applicants can click here to apply and learn more!

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News Director, KULR-TV, Billings, MT:

This won’t be your average News Director job posting.
Sure, we could talk about all the things the Billings, Montana area has to offer.
We could talk about the Yellowstone River, the rugged Beartooth Mountains, the Rimrocks, the western culture, and the overall appeal of living in beautiful ‘Big Sky’ country!
We could even mention that we’re part of a privately-owned broadcasting company that doesn’t believe in the corporate top-down approach.
But let’s get to the good stuff!
KULR is on the leading edge of the content revolution, from technology to workflows to employee engagement. How often have you game-planned customized Non-Stop News channels? When was the last time you talked about staffing productions on your local sports channel?
Despite all of these things, we are deeply committed to powerful storytelling.
And we’re still about basic blocking and tackling. We need a strong leader who practices “relaxed intensity” (this is a real thing). We need a pied piper who can motivate and inspire generations X, Y and Z. And we need a skilled journalist who can deploy our news staff in a way that ensures we keep our lead on all platforms virtually every hour of every day. You’ll oversee day-to-day functions of the KULR news department, you’ll handle budgets, hiring, and strategic planning too!
If this sounds like you, and you’re ready to earn your news director stripes or looking for a quality of life move, please send resume and cover letter to via email to: Jeff Hite, Director of Recruiting and Training at: jeff.hite@khq.com

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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 a strong Executive Producer to oversee the presentation and look of WRAL newscasts. We are looking for a leader who will coach the producing staff, write and approve scripts, review topical and image promotion, enhance weather and sports content, 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 next 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.

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 must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A pre-employment drug screening is required.

To apply, visit here:

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital AND, relisted 1/16/22)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 4/3/22, see ad above!)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 2/27/22)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 1/30/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 2/27/22)
WXBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/13/22)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 3/13/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (listed 2/20/22)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 4/3/22)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 3/20/22)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 3/27/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 3/27/22)
KBTX-TV, Bryan, TX (listed 2/27/22)
KXXV-TV, Waco, TX (listed 3/13/22)
WAND-TV, Decatur, IL (listed 3/27/22)
WTVC-TV, Chattanooga, TN (listed 4/3/22)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (listed 4/3/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 3/20/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 3/27/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (listed 4/3/22, see ad above!)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 4/3/22, see ad above!)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 2/13/22)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/27/22)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/13/22)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 4/3/22)
KMOV-TV. St. Louis, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 2/27/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (relisted 3/13/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (listing revised 3/27/22, see ad above!)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 2/27/22)
KTVX/KUCW-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 3/20/22)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 3/6/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (listed 2/20/22)
WHTM-TV, Harriburg, PA (listed 3/6/22)
WGNO/WNOL-TV, New Orleans (EP Special Projects, revised 2/27/22)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 3/13/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 2/27/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 3/20/22)
WNEM-TV, Saginaw, MI (relisted 3/20/22)
WAFF-TV, Huntsville, AL (relisted 3/20/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, listed 1/16/22)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 4/3/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 3/20/22)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (listed 4/3/22)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (Digital EP, relisted 2/13/22)
KADN/KLAF-TV, Lafayette, LA (relisted 2/27/22)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CO (listed 2/27/22)

SUPERVISING PRODUCER:

KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (relisted 4/3/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (listed 4/3/22, see ad above!)
Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC (listing revised 4/3/22)

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 2/27/22)
KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (relisted 4/3/22)

More News Management Openings:

Relisted 4/3/22:

Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Director, Documentary Journalism Center)

Listed 3/27/22:

KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (Digital Content Director)

Listed 3/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ: (Assignment Desk Manager)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Manager of Real Time Depth)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO: (Assignment Desk Manager)

Listed 3/6/22:

U. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (Director of Student Media)

Listed 2/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Digital Director)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Assignment Desk Manager)

Relisted 2/13/22:

E.W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH: National Director of News Platform Strategies and Special Projects

Relisted 2/6/22:

WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH: (Digital Content Director)

Relisted 1/30/22:

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Assistant Professor)

Names in the News:

More changes in station ownership this week as Cox Media Group sold 18 stations (in 12 markets) to Imagicomm Communications. The largest market involved is Memphis, where Cox is selling WHBQ-TV (FOX). More details in the company’s news release.

CBS News has come under fire from within for hiring the former interim chief of staff for President Trump to be a paid on-air consultant. MICK MULVANEY made his first on-air appearance last Tuesday, much to the apparent dismay of some CBS News employees. The Washington Post has more.

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WRIC-TV, Nexstar’s ABC affiliate in Richmond, VA, has a new Assistant News Director. It’s NICOLE McMULLIN, who has been the Digital Content Manager for the station. News Director SHANE MORELAND shared the news in this email. Nicole spent 12 years at the local newspaper before making the switch to TV.

General Manager News and Notes:

Hostetter

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We told you above (in our Mew News Director Openings section) that KATHY HOSTETTER was moving from ND for CBS’s KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh to become GM for CBS owned WJZ-TV in Baltimore. More on her background and new job in the CBS news release.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, April 3, 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

KPIX-TV 855 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111
WTSP-TV 11450 Gandy Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95605
KDKA-TV 1 Gateway Ctr. Pittsburgh, PA 15222
KTVX-TV 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
WTLV/WJXX-TV 1070 East Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
WZZM-TV 645 3 Mile Rd NW. Grand Rapids, MI 49544
WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman Street. Harrisburg, PA 17110
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
KGMB/KHNL-TV 420 Waiakamilo Rd. Suite 205, Honolulu, HI, 96817
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201
KOLR-TV 2650 E. Division Springfield, MO 65803
KXXV-TV 1909 S. New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
WBTW-TV 101 McDonald Ct, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 (see ad above!)
KNDO/KNDU-TV 216 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA 98902
KAPP/KVEW-TV 601 N. Edison Kennewick, WA 99336
KADN-TV 1500 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette, LA 70506
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCG-TV 10188 Old Highway 54 North. New Bloomfield, MO 65063
WTVO/WQRF-TV 1917 N. Meridian Road Rockford, IL 61101
KBJR-TV 246 S Lake Ave. Duluth, MN 55802
KMIR-TV 72920 Park View Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KIMT-TV 135 E William St. Albert Lea, MN 56007
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 South 14th St. Abilene TX 79605
KULR-TV. 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102 (see ad above!)
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
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

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March 27, 2022

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 UPDATE:

Greetings:

Always pleased to report that another news director moving into the general manager’s office.

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Today it’s KATHY HOSTETTER, who will be the next GM for CBS’s WJZ-TV in Baltimore. Here’s the news release.

Kathy’s currently the ND for CBS’s KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, a job she’s held for the past 3 1/2 years.

She’s also been an ND in Indianapolis (WTHR-TV/NBC), Louisville (WAVE-TV/NBC), Norfolk (WAVY-TV/NBC) and Ft. Wayne (WKJG-TV then NBC, now WISE-TV/CW.)

She’s also worked in San Jose/San Francisco, Grand Rapids, MI, and Moline, IL.

One other note…the Black News Channel officially filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. Details here.

And here’s the note that President/CEO PRINCELL HAIR sent to the staff last Friday announcing the shutdown. The station is airing repeats until the end of the month.

We’ll see you this weekend with our full newsletter.

regards,

Rick Gevers

Monday, March 28, 2022 UPDATE:

Greetings:

One more bit of information about the closing of the Black News Channel.

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Here’s the note that President and CEO PRINCELL HAIR sent to employees last Friday.

regards,

 

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

While there are a lot of ND moves this week, they are perhaps overshadowed by the news we first reported on Friday, and that’s the closing of the Black News Channel.

Here’s a new story from The Wall Street Journal.

230 people will lose jobs. The channel will continue to air repeat programming until the end of the month, but no new shows will air.

On to our normal business.

Another flurry of ND hires this week, with SIX jobs filled, though another FOUR opened up.

Our count of open ND Jobs stands at a more typical 33.

ONE of those open ND jobs is among our TWO Paid Help Wanted ads.

We have THREE obituaries this week, including one for a longtime ABC news executive.

In a reversal of the typical move, a ND turned GM returns to a newsroom, thanks to an ad she saw in this newsletter. Tegna names a new GM in Buffalo, and a veteran Meredith manager lands at Nexstar.

There are TWO stories this week that involve second generation broadcasters, one of them among items in Names in the News.

Have a great week.

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Newly Named News Directors:

Gaito

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WLNE-TV, Providence, RI…ALLISON GAITO returns to Providence as news director for this Standard Media ABC affiliate. (The station is being sold to Cox Media). Allison is currently an EP for KTRK-TV (ABC) in Houston. She previously worked for WPRI-TV in Providence. At WLNE, she replaces KELLY BOAN who spent less than a year as ND before being promoted to a corporate role.

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KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA…second generation newsman ANDREW ALTENBERN returns to this Allen Media owned NBC affiliate as ND. Details from GM JOHN HUFF. John’s been the Assistant ND for KFSM-TV in Ft. Smith, AR, has worked in Denver and Kansas City, and began at KWWL. His Dad JOHN is a former ND at KGAN-TV in Cedar Rapids and is a longtime consultant, now at Crawford Johnson and Northcott. Andrew replaces ALLISON GIBSON who left late last year after four years as ND here.

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WLBT-TV, Jackson, MS…CHARLEY JONES has been promoted to ND for this Gray TV owned NBC affiliate. He has been the Assistant News Director here since 2015, and served as the EP and Managing Editor before. Charley started at WLBT as a producer/photograpehr, went to Birmingham as a producer and then returned to Jackson. He replaces MARK LITTLE who was promoted to ND for Gray’s WMC-TV (NBC) in Memphis after four years here.

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WNDU-TV, South Bend, IN…KENT HARRELL has a new job. The veteran news director will take the helm for this Gray TV owned NBC affiliate. Kent most recently spent 4 1/2 years as ND for Weigel’s WDJT-TV (CBS) in Milwaukee. He’s also been a news director in Springfield, IL, Green Bay and Rockford, IL. At WNDU, he replaces KATE GLOVER who was promoted to ND for Gray’s newly acquired KCTV in Kansas City after 4 1/2 years.

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KOAM-TV, Joplin, MO…BRIT STACK will be the next news director for this Morgan Murphy owned NBC affiliate. The move brings her closer to family in her native Missouri. She most recently was ND for KADN-KALF-TV in Lafayette, LA for about a year and has worked in New Orleans and for two stations in Johnson City, TN. At KOAM, she replaces KRISTI SPENCER who left the station a few months ago after 23 years as news director.

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KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA…LETITIA WALKER returns to the news director’s office as she takes over at this Gray owned NBC affiliate. She’s been working at WWL-TV (Tegna/CBS) in New Orleans as a morning EP, but earlier had been the ND for KATC-TV (Scripps/ABC) in Lafayette, LA. At KPLC, she replaces GREG DeBROSSE who left for a job at The Weather Channel. Greg was ND here for 3 1/2 years.

New News Director Opening:

Inderhees

Inderhees

WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville, FL…this Tegna owned (at least for now, pending the sale to Standard Media) duopoly has a job posted for news director on its website. JOE INDERHEES had been ND there since 2019. WTLV is an NBC affiliate while WJXX is the ABC affiliate: they are branded as First Coast News.

Humber

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KHNL/KGMB/KFVE-TV, Honolulu, HI…it’s not unusual for an ND to follow his/her boss to a new job, but it’s different here as the new job is at City Hall. SCOTT HUMBER will be the next communications director for the Mayor of Honolulu, RICK BLANGARDI, who had been the GM for that Gray owned tripoly. (NBC/CBS/Telemundo). Scott has been ND here since 2016 and has worked in Hawaii for 20 years. He earlier worked in Boston.

McConico

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WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL…MATT McCONICO has left this Nexstar operated duopoly after about 18 months as news director. He’s also been an ND in Harrisburg and Reno, and has worked in Ft. Myers, Green Bay, and Eau Claire, WI. WQRF (FOX) is owned by Nexstar, which operates Mission Broadcasting-owned WTVO (ABC) under a shared services agreement.

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KULR-TV, Billings, MT…MATT STEIN has left this Cowles owned NBC affiliate after less than a year as news director. He had been ND for WAAY-TV in Huntsville, AL before coming to Billings. Matt also worked in Memphis, Salinas/Monterey, CA, Seattle, Denver, Charlotte, and Syracuse. You can learn more about this job opportunity in the Paid Help Wanted ad just below.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

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News Director, KULR-TV, Billings, MT:

This won’t be your average News Director job posting.
Sure, we could talk about all the things the Billings, Montana area has to offer.
We could talk about the Yellowstone River, the rugged Beartooth Mountains, the Rimrocks, the western culture, and the overall appeal of living in beautiful ‘Big Sky’ country!
We could even mention that we’re part of a privately-owned broadcasting company that doesn’t believe in the corporate top-down approach.
But let’s get to the good stuff!
KULR is on the leading edge of the content revolution, from technology to workflows to employee engagement. How often have you game-planned customized Non-Stop News channels? When was the last time you talked about staffing productions on your local sports channel?
Despite all of these things, we are deeply committed to powerful storytelling.
And we’re still about basic blocking and tackling. We need a strong leader who practices “relaxed intensity” (this is a real thing). We need a pied piper who can motivate and inspire generations X, Y and Z. And we need a skilled journalist who can deploy our news staff in a way that ensures we keep our lead on all platforms virtually every hour of every day. You’ll oversee day-to-day functions of the KULR news department, you’ll handle budgets, hiring, and strategic planning too!
If this sounds like you, and you’re ready to earn your news director stripes or looking for a quality of life move, please send resume and cover letter to via email to: Jeff Hite, Director of Recruiting and Training at: jeff.hite@khq.com

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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 a strong Executive Producer to oversee the presentation and look of WRAL newscasts. We are looking for a leader who will coach the producing staff, write and approve scripts, review topical and image promotion, enhance weather and sports content, 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 next 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.

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 must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. A pre-employment drug screening is required.

To apply, visit here:

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital AND, relisted 1/16/22)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 2/27/22)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 1/30/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 2/27/22)
WXBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/13/22)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 3/13/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (listed 2/20/22)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (listed 2/27/22)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 3/20/22)
WHO-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 3/27/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 3/27/22)
KBTX-TV, Bryan, TX (listed 2/27/22)
KXXV-TV, Waco, TX (listed 3/13/22)
WAND-TV, Decatur, IL (listed 3/27/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 3/20/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 3/27/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 2/13/22)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/27/22)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/13/22)
Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC (relisted 1/30/22)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 1/30/22)
KMOV-TV. St. Louis, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 2/27/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (relisted 3/13/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (listing revised 3/27/22, see ad above!)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 2/27/22)
KTVX/KUCW-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 3/20/22)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 3/6/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (listed 2/20/22)
WHTM-TV, Harriburg, PA (listed 3/6/22)
WGNO/WNOL-TV, New Orleans (EP Special Projects, revised 2/27/22)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 3/13/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 2/27/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 3/20/22)
WNEM-TV, Saginaw, MI (relisted 3/20/22)
WAFF-TV, Huntsville, AL (relisted 3/20/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, listed 1/16/22)
WTVC-TV, Chattanooga, TN (listed 1/23/22)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 1/30/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 3/20/22)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (Digital EP, relisted 2/13/22)
KADN/KLAF-TV, Lafayette, LA (relisted 2/27/22)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CO (listed 2/27/22)

SUPERVISING PRODUCER:

KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (listed 1/30/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 2/27/22)
KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (listed 1/30/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 3/27/22:

KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (Digital Content Director

Listed 3/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ: (Assignment Desk Manager)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Manager of Real Time Depth)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO: (Assignment Desk Manager)

Listed 3/6/22:

U. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (Director of Student Media)

Listed 2/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Digital Director)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Assignment Desk Manager)

Relisted 2/13/22:

E.W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH: National Director of News Platform Strategies and Special Projects

Relisted 2/6/22:

WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH: (Digital Content Director)

Listed 1/30/22:

Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Director, Documentary Journalism Center)

Relisted 1/30/22:

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Assistant Professor)

Relisted 1/23/22:

New York 1, New York, NY (Sr. Producer, Mornings on 1)

Obituaries:

Westin

Westin

AV WESTIN, a longtime ABC News executive, died March 12th at 92 of cardiac arrest. He spent one year as executive producer of World News Tonight and then moved on to supervise 20/20 in 1979. He left ABC in 1987, according to this obituary in The New York Times, after distributing a lengthy memo about what he saw as th3 shortcomings of the ABC News division. Remarkably, I could not find an obituary on abc.com.

Fleming

Fleming

Longtime Columbus, GA, broadcaster AL FLEMING passed away Sunday, March 13th. He was 91. Al served as the news director and anchor at was what was then called WDAK-TV (now WTVM-TV) and also worked at several other Columbus stations. He later opened several restaurants, including one called “Al Who’s Place?” More on Al’s life and career in this obituary.

George K.

George K.

GEORGE KRONSCHNABEL died February 23rd at the age of 88. He began his career in radio and later moved to Casper, WY, where he worked for 40 years until his retirement in 2005. Since he thought Kronschnabel was too long, he went by GEORGE KAY on the air. He was a newsman, sports director, and news director there. You can learn more about him by reading this obituary.

Names in the News:

Snyder

Snyder

A second generation broadcaster will be the executive producer for SYMONE SANDERS‘ new MSNBC program. CATHERINE SNYDER has been the Managing Editor for WRC-TV (NBC) in Washington, has also worked for two other DC stations, and was a senior producer for CNBC. Catherine’s father was the late JIM SNYDER, who worked for CBS, was an ND for Post-Newsweek stations in Washington and Detroit, and was VP/News for Post-Newsweek.

Martinez

Martinez

CBS has named JOELLE MARTINEZ as its West Coast Bureau Chief. She’s been the Deputy Bureau Chief for Vice News in Los Angeles, and previously worked for MSNBC as a producer and at NBC News as a researcher. More on her background and new job here.

Quick notes:

JEREMY SPEARMAN has been promoted to Streaming EP for WRAL-TV in Raleigh. He had been there 7:00 producer there and has also worked at WNCN-TV in Raleigh.

SAM WOOD is the new Nightside EP for Weigel’s WDJT-TV (CBS) in Milwaukee. He has been the 10:00 producer there. News Director JESSIE GARCIA’s note to the staff suggests he’s landing in the new role at a most interesting time.

General Manager News and Notes:

Vickers

Vickers

Former news director turned GM DENISE VICKERS is headed back to a newsroom. She’s been named Director of the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida. That’s the newsroom for the College of Journalism at UF. Denise is the GM for Lockwood’s WFXG-TV (FOX) in Augusta, GA and has been an ND in Huntsville, AL, Charleston, SC, Montgomery, AL, and Boise, ID. Self promotion alert: I’m told that Denise learned of her new job via the ad in this newsletter.

Manders

Manders

MARK MANDERS has been promoted to General Manager for Tegna-soon-to-be-Standard-Media’s WGRZ-TV (NBC) in Buffalo, He’s been the director of sales there for the past 16 years, has held sales positions at two stations in Syracuse and one in Kansas City, and was VP of Marketing for a major furniture chain.

DePalma

DePalma

Nexstar has tabbed KLARN DePALMA to be its Senior Vice President of Sales and Sponsorship. He’s a former GM for several Meredith stations and had held a number of other positions at Meredith. More details here.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 27, 2022.

KPIX-TV 855 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111
WTSP-TV 11450 Gandy Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95605
KTVX-TV 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
WTLV/WJXX-TV 1070 East Adams Street Jacksonville, FL 32202
WZZM-TV 645 3 Mile Rd NW. Grand Rapids, MI 49544
WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman Street. Harrisburg, PA 17110
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
KGMB/KHNL-TV 420 Waiakamilo Rd. Suite 205, Honolulu, HI, 96817
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, IA 50266
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201
KOLR-TV 2650 E. Division Springfield, MO 65803
KXXV-TV 1909 S. New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
KNDO/KNDU-TV 216 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA 98902
KAPP/KVEW-TV 601 N. Edison Kennewick, WA 99336
KADN-TV 1500 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette, LA 70506
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCG-TV 10188 Old Highway 54 North. New Bloomfield, MO 65063
WTVO/WQRF-TV 1917 N. Meridian Road Rockford, IL 61101
KBJR-TV 246 S Lake Ave. Duluth, MN 55802
KMIR-TV 72920 Park View Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KIMT-TV 135 E William St. Albert Lea, MN 56007
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 South 14th St. Abilene TX 79605
KULR-TV. 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102 (see ad above!)
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WTOK-TV 815 23rd Ave. Meridian, MS 39301
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

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March 20, 2022

Friday, March 25th, 2022 UPDATE:

Greetings:

BncLogoSorry to report that there are many stories reporting that the Black News Channel is shutting down, perhaps as soon as 5:00 PM Eastern time today.

That will cost 230 people their jobs.

The Los Angeles Times was apparently the first to report the news. Here’s the story. The Atlanta Journal Constitution quickly posted its own story.

While the channel was based in Tallahassee, FL, it had a significant presence in Atlanta.

The BNC website has no details. On the other hand, the website does not appear to have been updated in more than a month.

I’m sure there will be many other stories. We’ll try to find the most comprehensive for our Sunday newsletter.

regards,

 

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

A flurry of news director hires this week, with FIVE jobs filled and just ONE new opening, that created when the incumbent took an Assistant ND job.

So those of you betting the over/under won if you bet the under at 35 1/2, as our total list of openings number 35.

(It’s possible I’ve spent too much time watching basketball this week.)

Pleased to welcome back AccuWeather as an advertiser, whose ad is just below. They’ll be exhibiting at NAB in Vegas in April and you can sign up for an appointment via clicking on the ad.

We have TWO Paid Help Wanted ads, including a ad for a sales job with AP which might allow you to work from where you currently live….and an AND job in Texas.

Sorry to report the death of old friend JIM OGLE. We told you last week that the three time ND and longtime Topeka GM had entered hospice. Much more on this life and career below.

TWO new GMs, including ONE at a CBS o-and-o in San Francisco.

And NO items in Names in the News. Please send me your news!

All that and more as you read on.

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Newly Named News Directors:

Combs

Combs

WTVQ-TV, Lexington, KY…MIRANDA COMBS completes the Lexington hat trick as she’ll be the next ND for this Morris Multimedia owned ABC affiliate. She joined WDKY-TV (Nexstar/FOX) last fall as its Assistant ND after a year+ working for the Kentucky Secretary of State. She also worked for WKYT-TV (CBS) for 13 years in two stints. Miranda replaces SARA HOWARD who had been ND there since 2017.

Salyers

Salyers

KMTV, Omaha, NE…KRISTI SALYERS has been promoted to news director at this Scripps owned CBS affiliate. Here’s the note to staff from GM DAVE GERMAN. Kristi’s worked here for more than nine years, first as a producer, then EP, and since January 2019, as Senior EP. She’s also worked in Kearney, NE. Krtisti succeeds GEOFF ROTH who left in January for a job with Northwest Public Broadcasting after 3+ years here.

Cerbo

Cerbo

KIVI-TV. Boise, ID…CHRIS CERBO has been promoted to news director at this Scripps’ owned ABC affiliate. He’s been the Assistant ND here for the past year, coming from Charlottesville, VA. This note from GM MERRI HANSON provides more details. Chris has also worked in Myrtle Beach and is replacing J (cq) BATES who’s joining the Scripps recruiting team after four years as ND.

Vaughan

Vaughan

KOLO-TV, Reno, NV….MATT VAUGHAN has been promoted to news director for this Gray TV owned ABC affiliate. He’s been the EP there since August, 2020. Matt worked as a reporter at KOLO from 2014-2016 before taking a break from TV news, working for two non-profits in Reno. He replaces STANTON TANG who left late last year (after 7 1/2 years) to return to Grand Rapids, MI, as ND for Nexstar’s WOOD-TV (NBC).

Lawton Dodd

Dodd

WMBD/WYZZ-TV, Peoria IL…veteran news director LAWTON DODD returns to the corner office as ND for this duopoly. (Nexstar owns WMBD and operates WYZZ). Lawton sent 22 years as ND for Hearst’s KSBW-TV in Salinas-Monterey and, more recently, seven months as ND as for Sinclair’s KVAL/KMTV in Eugene, OR. Lawton replaces SHAUN NEWELL who was promoted to GM after five years as ND. StringrFull-9-7-21

New News Director Opening:

Atwood

Atwood

KMVT-TV, Twin Falls, ID…KADE ATWOOD is leaving this Gray owned CBS affiliate to head to the bright lights of Sin City (aka Las Vegas) as the new Assistant News Director for Sinclair’s KSNV-TV (NBC). He’s been the news director here for about 3 1/2 years. According to the KMVT news release when he was hired, Kade also coaches and trains multiple world champion American Paint horses.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

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National Sales Executive, Associated Press:

AP ENPS is hiring! Come join our great team.

The Associated Press is seeking a National Sales Executive, North America to join the ENPS news production team. The National Sales Executive will build on the success of ENPS news production and Playbook editorial planning software and develop this expanding business throughout the United States and Canada.

Main areas of responsibility:

· Work with Sales and Account Management colleagues to further develop existing customers and identify new business.
· Grow new customer base, increase the proportion of revenue which is from cloud-based SaaS solutions.
· Liaise with product management and support teams, both to channel development requests and to troubleshoot customer questions.
· Market and license SaaS cloud-based editorial systems initially to the news sector, as well as to content producers and other adjacent market segments.
· Develop business opportunities with online publishers, broadcasters, news agencies and other organizations managing news output (sports or finance information networks, social networks, associations, aggregators).

The ideal candidate will have:

· College Degree or equivalent relevant industry experience
· Experience of successful SaaS sales strategies either in a sales role directly or with compelling exposure to a range of sales and marketing activity
· Background in news, online publishing, media
· Network of contacts within the target businesses described above

The successful candidate may work on a hybrid schedule based in the Washington, D.C. office, AP’s New York headquarters or any U.S. city with an AP office and will report to the National Sales Director/AP ENPS & Playbook.

Click here to apply:

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Assistant News Director, KBTX-TV, Bryan, TX:

KBTX, the legacy CBS station in Bryan-College Station, Texas, is looking for an inclusive, collaborative leader to serve as the station’s Assistant News Director.

You’ll work in a well-resourced, market-leading newsroom in one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Bryan-College Station is consistently named one of America’s best college towns, recognized for quality of life no matter the last time you set foot in a classroom.

This is a growth-focused position at a station that prioritizes team members meeting their personal and professional goals. Each day, you’ll oversee KBTX’s multiplatform programming with a commitment to the station’s core values, providing editorial direction, leadership, support, and encouragement to a growing team of journalists. You will also help craft and oversee the newsroom’s strategic plan and development strategies.

KBTX has a deep commitment to community and a strong history of fostering the best in our team members through close, personal relationships. We work each day to build an inclusive, diverse workplace where all ideas and perspectives are valued, ensuring our product best reflects the vibrant community we serve.

You’ll succeed in this role thanks to a community-minded spirit and a vision to maintain and expand the station’s legacy of community outreach. Each year, KBTX’s newsroom helps to raise millions of dollars for local organizations and serves as a trusted community partner to dozens more. As assistant news director, you’ll serve as a direct conduit and among the strongest sustaining forces behind this vision.

To learn more or apply now, click here.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital AND, relisted 1/16/22)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 2/27/22)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 1/30/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 2/27/22)
WXBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/13/22)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 3/13/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (listed 2/20/22)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (listed 2/27/22)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 3/20/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 1/9/22)
KBTX-TV, Bryan, TX (listed 2/27/22, see ad above!)
KXXV-TV, Waco, TX (listed 3/13/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 3/20/22)
WMBB-TV, Panama City, FL (listed 2/20/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 2/13/22)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/27/22)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/13/22)
Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC (relisted 1/30/22)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 1/30/22)
KMOV-TV. St. Louis, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 2/27/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (relisted 3/13/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Streaming EP, relisted 2/27/22)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 2/27/22)
KTVX/KUCW-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 3/20/22)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 3/6/22)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 2/13/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (listed 2/20/22)
WHTM-TV, Harriburg, PA (listed 3/6/22)
WGNO/WNOL-TV, New Orleans (EP Special Projects, revised 2/27/22)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 3/13/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 2/27/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 3/20/22)
WNEM-TV, Saginaw, MI (relisted 3/20/22)
WAFF-TV, Huntsville, AL (relisted 3/20/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, listed 1/16/22)
WTVC-TV, Chattanooga, TN (listed 1/23/22)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 1/30/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 3/20/22)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (listed 2/27/22)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (Digital EP, relisted 2/13/22)
KADN/KLAF-TV, Lafayette, LA (relisted 2/27/22)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CO (listed 2/27/22)

SUPERVISING PRODUCER:

KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (listed 1/30/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 2/27/22)
KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (listed 1/30/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 3/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ: (Assignment Desk Manager)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Manager of Real Time Depth)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO: (Assignment Desk Manager)

Listed 3/6/22:

U. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (Director of Student Media)

Listed 2/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Digital Director)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Assignment Desk Manager)

Relisted 2/13/22:

E.W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH: National Director of News Platform Strategies and Special Projects

Relisted 2/6/22:

WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH: (Digital Content Director)

Listed 1/30/22:

Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Director, Documentary Journalism Center)

Relisted 1/30/22:

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Assistant Professor)

Relisted 1/23/22:

New York 1, New York, NY (Sr. Producer, Mornings on 1)

Obituaries:

Ogle

Ogle

JIM OGLE, a former news director and longtime general manager in Topeka, died last Sunday of cancer. He was 64. Obituary here. His former station, WIBW-TV in Topeka, remembered him here. He left WIBW in 2006 but remained immersed in civic life in Topeka. He was an ND in Reno, Greensboro, and Lexington, KY. and also worked in Miami and Columbia, MO.

Names in the News:

No items this week. Please send your news to me at rick@rickgevers.com

General Manager News and Notes:

Warren

Warren

SCOTT WARREN, a longtime newsman with a diverse resume, will be the next General Manager for CBS’s KPIX-TV in San Francisco. He’s currently the Senior Director of News and Content at Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles and previously worked as an executive producer for two Bay Area stations. His complete background is on his Linkedin page.

Butcher

Butcher

She’s back! REBECCA BUTCHER returns to a GM job in Flint/Saginaw as she’s been named GM for Sinclair owned WSMH-TV (FOX). She’ll also oversee services for WEYI-TV (NBC) and WBSF-TV (CW). Rebecca served as GM for the later two stations from 2008-2015 before leaving to take a job with Adams Outdoor Advertising.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 20, 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

KPIX-TV 855 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111
WTSP-TV 11450 Gandy Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95605
KTVX-TV 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
WZZM-TV 645 3 Mile Rd NW. Grand Rapids, MI 49544
WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman Street. Harrisburg, PA 17110
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
KOLR-TV 2650 E. Division Springfield, MO 65803
KXXV-TV 1909 S. New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
KWWL-TV 511 E 5th Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703
WLBT-TV 715 South Jefferson Street. Jackson, MS 39201
WNDU-TV 54516 State Road 933, South Bend, IN 46637
KNDO/KNDU-TV 216 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA 98902
KAPP/KVEW-TV 601 N. Edison Kennewick, WA 99336
KADN-TV 1500 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette, LA 70506
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCG-TV 10188 Old Highway 54 North. New Bloomfield, MO 65063
KBJR-TV 246 S Lake Ave. Duluth, MN 55802
KMIR-TV 72920 Park View Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KIMT-TV 135 E William St. Albert Lea, MN 56007
KOAM-TV 2950 NE Highway 69 Pittsburg, KS 66762
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 South 14th St. Abilene TX 79605
KPLC-TV 320 Division St. Lake Charles LA 70601
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WTOK-TV 815 23rd Ave. Meridian, MS 39301
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd North, Twin Falls, IDy 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
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March 13, 2022

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 UPDATE:

Greetings:

And a happy Ides of March to you, too.

A veteran newsman gets his first GM job…in a top six market.

(And if that line sounds familiar, that’s because it’s almost identical to the open of our most recent UPDATE last Wednesday, reporting the move of KELLY FRANK to GM of CBS’s KYW-TV in Philadelphia.)

Warren

Warren

Today it’s SCOTT WARREN, named General Manager for CBS’s KPIX-TV in San Francisco. He’s currently the Senior Director of News and Content at Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles. He’s been there since 2018, but previously worked as an executive producer for two different stations in San Francisco.

More details in the announcement from CBS.

Scott’s background is wide and varied. Some of it is detailed in the CBS release, and the rest can be found on his Linkedin page.

More in our full newsletter Sunday, the delivery of which may be impacted by the basketball schedule!

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

A slow week of news director changes, so you can read our newsletter quickly and return to filling out your basketball bracket.

Just ONE new ND to introduce, with ONE opening, created by the move of a ND to a GM job in a top five market.

Our list of open ND jobs remains at 39.

ONE of those ND jobs are among our FOUR Paid Help Wanted ads, including a new ad for a sales job with AP which might allow you to work from where you live now.

TWO obituaries this week, one for a former GM in a number of top 25 markets and another for a longtime NBC director.

The aforementioned new GM in Philadelphia is recapped in our GM section, along with details about new responsibilities for SIX Gray GMs.

In Names in the News, TWO assistant news directors named at the same Chicago station. TWO former news directors get new jobs at Scripps stations (though one is an interim hire), and a former ND in several markets (and GM in one) is moved into in-home hospice care.

All that and more below.

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Newly Named News Directors:

Bauman

Bauman

WITN-TV, Washington, NC…CLAYTON BAUMAN is being promoted to news director for this Gray owned NBC affiliate. He’s worked here since 2008, first on air and then in to management. He’s replacing JESSICA BOBULA, who spread the news among her fellow Gray news directors via this email. We told you last month, Jessica is off to be ND for another Gray station, KOLD-TV in Tucson, after two years as ND here.

New News Director Openings:

Frank

Frank

WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL…congratulations to KELLY FRANK who’s making a big jump to GM for CBS’s KYW-TV in Philadelphia. Kelly’s been the Director of Content for this Tegna owned CBS affiliate since 2018, and had been an ND in Columbus, OH before that. Her background is varied: see her Linkedin page. Of note, earlier in her career she worked with ADRIENNE ROARK, one of the Presidents of the CBS o-and-os, to whom she will report.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

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National Sales Executive, Associated Press:

AP ENPS is hiring! Come join our great team.

The Associated Press is seeking a National Sales Executive, North America to join the ENPS news production team. The National Sales Executive will build on the success of ENPS news production and Playbook editorial planning software and develop this expanding business throughout the United States and Canada.

Main areas of responsibility:

· Work with Sales and Account Management colleagues to further develop existing customers and identify new business.
· Grow new customer base, increase the proportion of revenue which is from cloud-based SaaS solutions.
· Liaise with product management and support teams, both to channel development requests and to troubleshoot customer questions.
· Market and license SaaS cloud-based editorial systems initially to the news sector, as well as to content producers and other adjacent market segments.
· Develop business opportunities with online publishers, broadcasters, news agencies and other organizations managing news output (sports or finance information networks, social networks, associations, aggregators).

The ideal candidate will have:

· College Degree or equivalent relevant industry experience
· Experience of successful SaaS sales strategies either in a sales role directly or with compelling exposure to a range of sales and marketing activity
· Background in news, online publishing, media
· Network of contacts within the target businesses described above

The successful candidate may work on a hybrid schedule based in the Washington, D.C. office, AP’s New York headquarters or any U.S. city with an AP office and will report to the National Sales Director/AP ENPS & Playbook.

Click here to apply:

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Assistant News Director, KBTX-TV, Bryan, TX:

KBTX, the legacy CBS station in Bryan-College Station, Texas, is looking for an inclusive, collaborative leader to serve as the station’s Assistant News Director.

You’ll work in a well-resourced, market-leading newsroom in one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Bryan-College Station is consistently named one of America’s best college towns, recognized for quality of life no matter the last time you set foot in a classroom.

This is a growth-focused position at a station that prioritizes team members meeting their personal and professional goals. Each day, you’ll oversee KBTX’s multiplatform programming with a commitment to the station’s core values, providing editorial direction, leadership, support, and encouragement to a growing team of journalists. You will also help craft and oversee the newsroom’s strategic plan and development strategies.

KBTX has a deep commitment to community and a strong history of fostering the best in our team members through close, personal relationships. We work each day to build an inclusive, diverse workplace where all ideas and perspectives are valued, ensuring our product best reflects the vibrant community we serve.

You’ll succeed in this role thanks to a community-minded spirit and a vision to maintain and expand the station’s legacy of community outreach. Each year, KBTX’s newsroom helps to raise millions of dollars for local organizations and serves as a trusted community partner to dozens more. As assistant news director, you’ll serve as a direct conduit and among the strongest sustaining forces behind this vision.

To learn more or apply now, click here.

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News Director, KADN/KLAF-TV, Lafayette, LA:

NEWS15, the local FOX and NBC affiliate in Lafayette, LA is looking for a News Director to lead our news department. We are looking for someone with outstanding leadership skills who thrives on teaching, coaching and developing a strong and positive newsroom environment. In addition, the News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming production.

The News Director will oversee a department that generates 40.5 hours of on-air content on the Lafayette market’s NBC and FOX stations. Lafayette is a great place to live and work with a culture all its own, and we are looking for a someone to oversee a department that produces professional and engaging content that reflects that culture in a way that appeals to our own families and communities.

Specific Job Duties:

Institutes training systems for new employees.
Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees.
Develops news coverage strategy for the station and its website.
Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff.
Prepare the department’s budget and manages expenses to meet established financial goals.

Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience preferred.
Minimum five years’ experience in news programming production, with at least two years’ experience in a leadership role.

Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law).

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please click here.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital AND, relisted 1/16/22)
WRTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 2/27/22)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 1/30/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 2/27/22)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/13/22)
KTNV-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listed 3/13/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (listed 2/20/22)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (listed 2/27/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 1/9/22)
KBTX-TV, Bryan, TX (listed 2/27/22, see ad above!)
KXXV-TV, Waco, TX (listed 3/13/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach/Florence, SC (listed 2/13/22)
WMBB-TV, Panama City, FL (listed 2/20/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 2/13/22)
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/27/22)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/13/22)
Spectrum News, Charlotte, NC (relisted 1/30/22)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 1/30/22)
KMOV-TV. St. Louis, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 2/27/22)
WMAR-TV, Baltimore, MD (relisted 3/13/22)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Streaming EP, relisted 2/27/22)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 2/27/22)
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (Special Projects EP, listed 3/6/22)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 2/13/22)
WIAT-TV, Birmingham AL (listed 2/20/22)
WHTM-TV, Harriburg, PA (listed 3/6/22)
WGNO/WNOL-TV, New Orleans (EP Special Projects, revised 2/27/22)
WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 3/13/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 2/27/22)
WNEM-TV, Saginaw, MI (relisted 1/9/22)
WAFF-TV, Huntsville, AL (relisted 1/2/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, listed 1/16/22)
WTVC-TV, Chattanooga, TN (listed 1/23/22)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 1/30/22)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (listed 2/27/22)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (Digital EP, relisted 2/13/22)
KADN/KLAF-TV, Lafayette, LA (relisted 2/27/22)
KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CO (listed 2/27/22)

SUPERVISING PRODUCER:

KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (listed 1/30/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 2/27/22)
KOMU-TV, Columbia, Mo (listed 1/30/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 3/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ: (Assignment Desk Manager)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (Manager of Real Time Depth)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO: (Assignment Desk Manager)

Listed 3/6/22:

U. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (Director of Student Media (see ad above!)

Listed 2/13/22:

KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Digital Director)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Assignment Desk Manager)

Relisted 2/13/22:

E.W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH: National Director of News Platform Strategies and Special Projects
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 2/6/22:

WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH: (Digital Content Director)

Listed 1/30/22:

Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, MO: (Director, Documentary Journalism Center)

Relisted 1/30/22:

Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (Assistant Professor)

Relisted 1/23/22:

New York 1, New York, NY (Sr. Producer, Mornings on 1)

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

Obituaries:

Ramsey

Ramsey

BOB RAMSEY, who held general manager or station manager jobs in Chicago, Sacramento, and San Diego, died Tuesday. He was 65 and died of complications while awaiting a liver transplant. He started as a sports anchor in Terre Haute, IN before moving into management. Chicago media reporter ROBERT FEDER has much more on Bob’s life and career in this story.

Schindler

Schindler

Longtime NBC Director MAX SCHINDLER died this week at the age of 91. He worked for NBC for more than 40 years, and directed both The Today Show and Meet the Press. He was in the booth for coverage of the aftermath of the assassination of President JOHN KENNEDY among other stories. The Today Show remembered him.

Names in the News:

We are tardy in reporting the promotion of TWO people to Assistant News Director jobs at Chicago’s WLS-TV (ABC owned). DOUG WHITMIRE is an 18 year veteran of WLS, most recently as EP for the station’s 10:00 PM newscast. And NNEKA NWOSU FAISON joins the station from WCVB-TV (Hearst/ABC) in Boston where she was an EP. More, including more details on their backgrounds, in this news release.

TWO former news directors have new jobs at Scripps stations, though one is an interim.

Casey

Casey

Old friend MARK CASEY is serving as interim ND at Scripps’ WPTV in West Palm Beach. Mark’s last job before ‘retirement‘ was as ND for the company’s KNXV-TV (ABC) in Phoenix. Mark was the longtime ND/Station Manager for KPNX-TV (Tegna-NBC) in Phoenix, and also worked as an ND in several other markets. His entire background is here. In West Palm, he fills in while the station searches for a replacement for NICOLE HOGENSEN who’s off to her native Ohio as ND for Sinclair’s WSYX-WTTE-TV (ABC/FOX) in Columbus.

Foley

Foley

And TERRI FOLEY joins Scripps’s KTNV-TV (ABC) in Las Vegas as Managing Editor. She’d been the news director for KLAS-TV (Nexstar/CBS) in Las Vegas, before leaving last September after 35 years, the last six as news director.

Scripps also promoted EVAN HUMMEL to EP at KMTV in Omaha. He had been an in-depth planner for that CBS affiliate.

Ogle

Ogle

Finally, I’m very sorry to report that longtime ND and GM JIM OGLE has entered in-home hospice care. His son, COLIN OGLE, posted this update on his dad’s Facebook page. Jim was a news director in Reno, Greensboro, and Lexington, worked in Miami and Columbia, MO, and a GM in Topeka until 2018 when he became Executive Director at Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area in Lawrence, KS. Friends can post well wishes on Jim’s Facebook page.

General Manager News and Notes:

You learned about (in our News Director Openings section) about KELLY FRANK‘s appointment as GM for CBS’s KYW-TV in Philadelphia.

Gray Television has made a number of management appointments, promoting a current GM to Senior VP/Local Media, and promoted FIVE GMs into new positions as Regional VP/General Managers. Details in this news release.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, March 13, 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

KPIX-TV 855 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111
WTSP-TV 11450 Gandy Blvd, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
KOVR/KMAX-TV 2713 KOVR Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95605
KTVX-TV 2175 West 1700 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
WZZM-TV 645 3 Mile Rd NW. Grand Rapids, MI 49544
WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman Street. Harrisburg, PA 17110
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
WTVQ-TV 6940 Man O War Blvd., Lexington, KY 40511
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
KXXV-TV 1909 S. New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
KWWL-TV 511 E 5th Street Waterloo, Iowa 50703
WLBT-TV 715 South Jefferson Street. Jackson, MS 39201
WNDU-TV 54516 State Road 933, South Bend, IN 46637
KIVI-TV 1866 E. Chisholm Dr. Nampa, ID 83687
KOLO-TV 4850 Ampere Dr., Reno, NV 89502
KNDO/KNDU-TV 216 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA 98902
KAPP/KVEW-TV 601 N. Edison Kennewick, WA 99336
WMBD/WYZZ-TV 3131 N. University, Peoria, IL 61604
KADN-TV 1500 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette, LA 70506 (see ad above!)
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCG-TV 10188 Old Highway 54 North. New Bloomfield, MO 65063
KBJR-TV 246 S Lake Ave. Duluth, MN 55802
KMIR-TV 72920 Park View Dr., Palm Desert, CA 92260
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KIMT-TV 135 E William St. Albert Lea, MN 56007
KOAM-TV 2950 NE Highway 69 Pittsburg, KS 66762
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
KTAB/KRBC-TV 4510 South 14th St. Abilene TX 79605
KPLC-TV 320 Division St. Lake Charles LA 70601
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WTOK-TV 815 23rd Ave. Meridian, Ms. 39301
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

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