Rick Gevers & Associates

May 12, 2014

Greetings:

It is, perhaps, fitting that in a week that ends with Mother’s Day, THREE veteran newswomen took big new jobs. They either landed one of the THREE new ND jobs, or created one of the THREE new openings, all THREE of those openings in top ten markets!

Our list of open ND jobs remains at 25.

We have a paid ad for ONE of those 25 jobs, one of THREE ads in this week’s report.

In Names in the News, RTDNA names a Paul White Award winner, a new Digital EP for a Washington, DC, station, and some other movement of news managers.

And our friends at Devlin Design Group have a new ad..click on it to see the set design that garnered them the Set of the Year Award for the third straight year.

All this week’s news begins below!

New News Director Openings:

Caputo

WGN-TV, Chicago, IL…GREG CAPUTO announced his retirement this week, effective in June. He’s been the ND for this Tribune owned CW affiliate since 2003. Greg has the Chicago hat trick: he also spent three years as ND for WBBM-TV and was the first ND for WFLD-TV when that Fox o-and-o began news in 1986. He also served as ND for Tribune’s Boston station, WLVI-TV, spent three years as Corporate Director of News for Malrite Communications, which owned stations in Cleveland and Cincinnati at the time. (Our email earlier this week incorrectly listed him as President of Maltrite.) Greg’s also worked in South Bend and Pittsburgh.

Roark

KTVT-TV, Dallas, TX…Congratulations to ADRIENNE ROARK, who’s trading her News Director hat for the General Manager’s job at KOIN-TV in Portland, OR. Adrienne’s been the ND for this CBS o-and-o for the past 4+ years. She’s also been an ND at another CBS o-and-o, WFOR-TV in Miami, and has worked in Orlando, New Orleans, Columbus (twice), Cleveland and for a second station in Miami. She’ll be busy when she gets to KOIN-TV: that LIN Media owned CBS affiliate has been without both a GM and ND for several months.  BRAD NEUHOFF left the station in February after 2+ years as ND.

Collura

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX…More congratulations to DEBORAH COLLURA, who’s also headed to the corner office as GM for WCNC-TV in Charlotte. Ironically, this Gannett owned NBC affiliate has also been without a GM and ND for several months. (CORRIE HARDING left the station for a job with NBC in New York earlier this year.) Deb is currently VP/News for Post-Newsweek in addition to her duties at the NBC affiliate. She first joined the company as ND of WDIV-TV in Detroit in 1997 and moved to Houston in 2011. Deb’s also been an ND in Miami and Minneapolis, and also worked in Sacramento, Albany, St. Louis, and Rockford, IL.

Newly Named News Directors:

Hundley

WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI…JANET HUNDLEY returns to the ND office as she’ll head the news efforts for this Journal owned NBC affiliate. She’s spent the last twelve years as the Assistant News Director for WLS-TV, the ABC o-and-o in Chicago. (ROBERT FEDER has more.) Janet’s a 26 year veteran of the ABC stations, having previously served as ND for WTVG-TV in Toledo (when the company owned that station) and as a operations manager, producer, and photojournalist for WTVD-TV in Raleigh-Durham. She also worked as a bureau reporter for WRAL-TV in Raleigh. In Milwaukee, she replaces BILL BERRA who left earlier this year to return to Tampa as ND for WFLA-TV in Tampa.

Moreland

KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA…veteran news director SHANE MORELAND has been named ND for this Quincy owned NBC affiliate. Shane most recently was GM of WVNS-TV in Bluefield/Beckley, WV. But his background is news: he spent the four years before that as ND for WCTI-TV in Greenville/New Bern/Washington, NC. He previously has been an ND in Norfolk and Roanoke, VA, and has also worked in Miami, Pittsburgh, and West Palm Beach. The move reunites him with GM JIM McKERNAN. They first met when McKernan was the interim GM at WCTI. Shane replaces DAN SCHILLINGER who returns to his native Wisconsin as ND for sister Quincy station WQOW-TV in Eau Claire.

Shultz

WNCT-TV, Greenville/New Bern, Washington, NC…STEPHANIE SHULTZ gets her first ND job at her second TV station. She’s currently the Executive Producer for sister Media General station WSLS-TV in Roanoke. Stephanie first joined WSLS as an associate producer during college ten years ago, and worked her way up to EP. At WNCT, she replaces INGRID JOHANNSEN who left the station in March after 16 months as ND for this CBS affiliate.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:    

Morning Executive Producer WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY:

WAVE 3 News, the NBC affiliate for Louisville, KY, has an opening for Executive Producer of our Sunrise newscast.

Our station has all the tools, a great look, and top-notch talent. We’re looking for an EP who can guide the Sunrise team of anchors, reporters, broadcast producers, digital producers, and production crew to create a morning newscast that fulfills our brand promise of “Expect More. Right Now.”

The Sunrise EP will supervise all news operations during the overnight and morning hours, with a particular emphasis on coaching producers and planning content in advance. This person will also fill in occasionally in other management roles or as a newscast producer.

Applicants should have a four year degree, and at least five years experience producing newscasts – with at least two of those years on a morning newscast. Supervisory experience is preferred.

If qualified and interested in applying for this position, please click here.

No phone calls please. EOE-M/F/D/V

News Director, WOI-TV, W. Des Moines, IA:

WOI-TV, a Nexstar Broadcasting station in Des Moines, Iowa, is looking for a “hands on” News Director. If you are looking to advance your career and have a true passion for news this is a wonderful opportunity.
The successful candidate will possess:

• 3+ years as a News Director
• Strong skills in covering local news that matters
• Understand and embrace digital first
• Sense of urgency to deliver the best and most accurate newscast in the market
• Strong dedicated leader who will mentor and coach the gathering and writing of news content
• Strategic thinker and organized

Des Moines is the State Capital and the largest DMA in Iowa. Des Moines was voted #1 by Forbes as “Best City for Business & Careers”, voted #1 by The Business Journal as “Best Midwest City for Young Adults”, voted #1 by Kiplinger as “Best City for Families”.

Please apply online: http://nexstar.hirecentric.com/jobs/62025.html

Executive Producer, KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK:

KTVA CBS11 News in Anchorage, Alaska, is looking for an Executive Producer.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of five years producing experience with an eye for detail and a desire motivate and inspire others.

You’ll help reporters and producers look beyond press conference podiums and get to the heart of stories that impact Alaskans. At your disposal: two microwave trucks, a sat truck, two flyway sat units and a healthy travel budget. All are needed to cover this vast state in which we live.

Beyond the flashy words and equipment it comes down to this… the person for this position is someone who can pay attention to detail while multi-tasking. The reward: producing special project programming. Those include Iditarod, Arctic Winter Games, elections and election prep programming.

Politics are the state sport of Alaska and our elections quickly get the attention of the lower 48. You could be at the helm of that coverage!

To apply and read more about this position check out http://www.gci.com/about/careers

EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disabled/Race/Ethnicity/Gender/Age

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 4/5/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listing revised 4/12/14)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 4/19/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (listed 4/12/14)
WCJB-TV, Gainesville, FL (listed 5/2/11)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WLS-TV, Chicago, IL (listed 4/19/14)
KTVU-TV, San Francisco/Oakland, CA (listed 4/25/14)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa. FL (relisted 4/5/14)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/30/14)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, listed 3/30/14)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 4/5/14)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, listed 3/17/14)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (PM EP, listing revised 4/12/14)
WTEV/WAWS, Jacksonville, FL (AM EP, new listing this week)
WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY (Morning EP, new listing this week, see ad above!)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 4/5/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (Morning EP, relisted 3/22/14)
WSJV-TV, South Bend/Elkhart, IN (AM EP, listing modified 4/25/14)
WFFF-TV, Burlington, VT (listed 4/12/14)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (AM EP, listed 4/25/14)
WKBN-TV, Youngstown, OH (Dayside EP, listing revised 3/7/14)
WCIV-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 3/22/14)
KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK (listed 5/2/14, see ad above!)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 3/30/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (listed 3/17/14)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Digital ME, listed 3/17/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

Names in the News…and other things:

WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Washington, DC, has hired JIM PARKER as its Executive Producer of Digital Media, a job he learned about via the station’s ad in this newsletter. Jim most recently served as Director of Digital Operations for KPIX-TV in San Francisco. He’s also worked in Portland, OR, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Rock Island, IL, Binghamton, NY, and Toledo, where I hired him as a morning producer.

RICK McLAUGHLIN heads south to become the new Assistant ND at Hearst’s WESH-TV in Orlando. He’s held the same job for another Hearst owned NBC affiliate, WLWT-TV in Cincinnati. He’s also worked in Boston, St. Louis, Milwaukee, and for another station in Cincinnati.

Speaking of Cincinnati, longtime WCPO-TV employee ROBYN TYNDALL heads across the street to become the Nightside EP for Raycom’s Fox affiliate, WXIX-TV. She’s have a familiar boss…she worked with WXIX ND KEVIN ROACH at WCPO. Robyn’s worked for WCPO for the past 23 years, most recently as Morning EP.

Longtime NBC Executive DICK EBERSOL will receive RTDNA’s Paul White Award at the organization’s convention in September in Nashville. More here.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Sunday, May 11, 2014.

WXTV 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd., 6th Floor, Teaneck NJ 07666 *
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
WGN-TV 2501 Bradley Place Chicago IL 60618
KTVT-TV 5233 Bridge St. Ft. Worth TX 76103
KXTX-TV 4805 Amon Carter Blvd. Ft. Worth TX 76155 *
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston MA 02134
KPRC-TV 8181 SW Freeway Houston TX 77074
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave. Cleveland OH 44115
KOIN-TV 222 SW Columbia St. Portland OR 97201
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217
KVDA-TV 6234 San Pedro San Antonio TX 78216 *
WHP-TV 3300 North 6th Street Harrisburg PA 17110
WHAS-TV 520 W. Chestnut St. Louisville KY 40203
WSET-TV 2320 Langhorne Rd. Lynchburg VA 24501
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines IA 50266 (see ad above!)
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane WA 99201
WICS/WICD-TV 2680 East Cook St. Springfield IL 62703
KTLM-TV 3900 N. 10th St., 7th Floor McAllen TX 78501
KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521
WCBD-TV 210 W. Coleman Blvd. Charleston SC 29464
KOLO-TV 4850 Ampere Dr. Reno NV 89502
WAKA-TV 3251 Harrison Road Montgomery AL 36109
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849

May 3, 2014

Friday, May 9, 2014 UPDATE:

Congratulations to another news director turned General Manager.

Roark

ADRIENNE ROARK, who’s been the ND of CBS o-and-o KTVT-TV in Dallas for the past 4+ years, is headed to Portland, OR, to become General Manager of Lin Media’s KOIN-TV there. The station has been without a GM and News Director for the past few months. Adrienne’s also been an ND at another CBS o-and-o, WFOR-TV in Miami. You can learn more about her background by clicking here.

Adrienne becomes the second large market Texas ND to head to a GM’s job at a station without a news director, following DEBORAH COLLURA, who, as you know from our UPDATE earlier this week, is headed to WCNC-TV in Charlotte.  And her departure now means TWO CBS o-and-o’s are looking for a new news departure.  WBZ-TV is the other, following JOHN VERRILLI’s departure earlier this year.

Our complete newsletter, which will be full of news, will likely be delivered later this weekend.

Another Monday, May 5, 2014 UPDATE!:

We don’t often offer you TWO updates in the same day, but I felt that this news warranted that.

Caputo

Longtime Chicago newsman GREG CAPUTO announced his retirement today, effective in June. He’s been the ND for WGN-TV in the Windy City since 2003. During his career, he also spent three years as ND for WBBM-TV and was the first ND for WFLD-TV when that Fox station began news in 1986. He also served as ND for Tribune’s Boston station, WLVI-TV, spent three years as Corporate Director of News for Malrite Communications, which owned stations in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Greg’s also worked in South Bend and Pittsburgh.

Learn more about his background in this item from longtime Chicago media reporter ROBERT FEDER.

Also today, longtime news director SHANE MORELAND was named ND of KWWL-TV in Waterloo, IA.

It’s already been a busy week…we’ll have a full newsletter at the end of the week,

Monday, May 5, 2014 UPDATE:

Collura

Today’s surprise comes from Charlotte, where longtime Post-Newsweek executive DEBORAH COLLURA has been named General Manager of Gannett’s WCNC-TV, the NBC affiliate there. Deb is currently VP/News for Post-Newsweek and Managing Director of News for the company’s Houston property, KPRC-TV. She first joined the company as ND of WDIV-TV in Detroit in 1997 and moved to Houston in 2011. Deb’s also been a News Director in Miami and Minneapolis. She’s also worked in Sacramento, Albany, St. Louis, and Rockford, IL.

Among her first tasks in Charlotte will be to find a news director. That job’s been open since CORRIE HARDING left in February to take a job with NBC in New York.

We’ll have all the week’s news in our full report this weekend.

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

A news director opening in the number one market leads our report this week as a longtime ND at the Univision station leaves her job. And we have THREE new news directors to introduce you to, all were promoted from within the station.

Our list of open ND jobs stands at 25.

We have a paid ad for ONE of those jobs, one of THREE ads in this week’s report.

And just one item in Names in the News this week. Please send me news about you, your colleagues, or your station to: rick@rickgevers.com

Read on!

New News Director Openings:

WXTV, New York, NY…NORMA MORATO has left this Univision o-and-o after 13 years as news director. Media Moves has the details in this story. Norma started her career at WXTV more than 30 years ago. She left to become ND for WJNU-TV, the Telemundo station serving New York. She later worked at WCBS-TV, CNBC, 20/20, and Consumer Reports.

And while not a new opening, I’d like to call your attention to the opening at WOI-TV in Des Moines/Ames, IA, which is re-running its ad for the ND opening there. You can see that below.

Newly Named News Directors: 

WLTV, Miami, FL…DANIEL MORCATE has been promoted to ND for this Univision station. He’s been the interim ND since December when EMILIO MARRERO left the station. Daniel had been with Univision Network News for more than 20 years.

Thouvenot

KMOV-TV, St. Louis, MO…congratulations to BRIAN THOUVENOT who’s been promoted to News Director for this Meredith owned CBS affiliate. He first joined KMOV in 2008 as an EP, was later promoted to Assistant ND, and has been the interim ND since SEAN McLAUGHLIN left earlier this year to become VP/News for Scripps. Brian’s previously worked at KDNL-TV in St. Louis (which no longer has a news department), as well as in Springfield, MO, and Lancaster, PA. Brian tells me he’s from O’Fallon, IL, part of the St. Louis metro area, and grew up on Thouvenot Lane in a home built by his great grandfather. His Mom still lives in that house, and Brian and his family also live on Thouvenot Lane.

Ortega

WDAM-TV, Hattiesburg, MS…another promotion here finds NICK ORTEGA moving from evening weathercaster to news director for this Raycom owned NBC affiliate. (The station carries ABC programming on a digital channel.) Nick joined the station as a reporter in 2003, eventually moved to evening weather in 2007, and has captured four “Best Weathercast” awards from the Mississippi AP Broadcasters. He replaces RANDY SWAN who is stepping down as news director but will continue to anchor for the station and also launch an investigative unit.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:    

News Director, WOI-TV, W. Des Moines, IA:

WOI-TV, a Nexstar Broadcasting station in Des Moines, Iowa, is looking for a “hands on” News Director. If you are looking to advance your career and have a true passion for news this is a wonderful opportunity.
The successful candidate will possess:

• 3+ years as a News Director
• Strong skills in covering local news that matters
• Understand and embrace digital first
• Sense of urgency to deliver the best and most accurate newscast in the market
• Strong dedicated leader who will mentor and coach the gathering and writing of news content
• Strategic thinker and organized

Des Moines is the State Capital and the largest DMA in Iowa. Des Moines was voted #1 by Forbes as “Best City for Business & Careers”, voted #1 by The Business Journal as “Best Midwest City for Young Adults”, voted #1 by Kiplinger as “Best City for Families”.

Please apply online: http://nexstar.hirecentric.com/jobs/62025.html

Executive Producer, KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK:

KTVA CBS11 News in Anchorage, Alaska, is looking for an Executive Producer.

The ideal candidate has a minimum of five years producing experience with an eye for detail and a desire motivate and inspire others.

You’ll help reporters and producers look beyond press conference podiums and get to the heart of stories that impact Alaskans. At your disposal: two microwave trucks, a sat truck, two flyway sat units and a healthy travel budget. All are needed to cover this vast state in which we live.

Beyond the flashy words and equipment it comes down to this… the person for this position is someone who can pay attention to detail while multi-tasking. The reward: producing special project programming. Those include Iditarod, Arctic Winter Games, elections and election prep programming.

Politics are the state sport of Alaska and our elections quickly get the attention of the lower 48. You could be at the helm of that coverage!

To apply and read more about this position check out http://www.gci.com/about/careers

EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disabled/Race/Ethnicity/Gender/Age

Exec. Prod. of Digital Media, KTVU-TV, San Francisco/Oakland, CA:

KTVU Channel 2 has an immediate opportunity for an Executive Producer of Digital Media who will oversee the station’s strategy and execution of digital coverage on all platforms.

The Executive Producer of Digital Media will have oversight of the design and functionality of all digital products. The successful candidate will also ensure there is collaborative and effective marketing across all platforms. Previous success growing website, mobile and social media views/visits is essential, and experience improving performance from metrics is a must.

The successful candidate must be familiar with basic HTML coding and use of a publishing system. This position includes having a hands-on role in creating and posting content, working on sales initiatives, and sending out breaking email, text and push alerts.

Five years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a television newsroom, is required.

Learn more about this opportunity by clicking here.

Resumes and web links will be accepted until July 19, 2013.

Send your resume to human.resources@ktvu.com or via mail to:

KTVU-TV
2 Jack London Square
Oakland CA 94607

KTVU, Channel 2 is an equal opportunity employer. Discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation or disability is prohibited.

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR REFERRAL SOURCE.
NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 4/5/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listing revised 4/12/14)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 4/19/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (listed 4/12/14)
WCJB-TV, Gainesville, FL (new listing this week)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WLS-TV, Chicago, IL (listed 4/19/14)
KTVU-TV, San Francisco/Oakland, CA (listed 4/25/14, see ad above!)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa. FL (relisted 4/5/14)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/30/14)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, listed 3/30/14)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 4/5/14)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, listed 3/17/14)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (PM EP, listing revised 4/12/14)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 4/5/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (Morning EP, relisted 3/22/14)
WSJV-TV, South Bend/Elkhart, IN (AM EP, listing modified 4/25/14)
WFFF-TV, Burlington, VT (listed 4/12/14)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (AM EP, listed 4/25/14)
WJCL/WGTS-TV, Savannah, GA (Digital EP, listed 3/7/14)
WKBN-TV, Youngstown, OH (Dayside EP, listing revised 3/7/14)
WCIV-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 3/22/14)
KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK (new listing this week, see ad above!)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 3/30/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (listed 3/17/14)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Digital ME, listed 3/17/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

Names in the News…and other things:

Congratulations to DAN DEVLIN and our friends at Devlin Design Group for their third consecutive victory in the Set of the Year competition conducted by NewscastStudio.com.  This year DDG was honored for the set created for KTVA-TV in Anchorage. Read more about the honor…and check out pictures of the award winning set…by clicking here. Dan, as you know, has been a longtime supporter and advertiser in this newsletter.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Friday, May 2, 2014.

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

WXTV 500 Frank W. Burr Blvd., 6th Floor, Teaneck NJ 07666 *
KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
KXTX-TV 4805 Amon Carter Blvd. Ft. Worth TX 76155 *
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston MA 02134
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave. Cleveland OH 44115
KOIN-TV 222 SW Columbia St. Portland OR 97201
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217
WTMJ-TV 720 E. Capitol Dr. Milwaukee WI 53212
KVDA-TV 6234 San Pedro San Antonio TX 78216 *
WHP-TV 3300 North 6th Street Harrisburg PA 17110
WHAS-TV 520 W. Chestnut St. Louisville KY 40203
WSET-TV 2320 Langhorne Rd. Lynchburg VA 24501
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines IA 50266 (see ad above)
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane WA 99201
WICS/WICD-TV 2680 East Cook St. Springfield IL 62703
KTLM-TV 3900 N. 10th St., 7th Floor McAllen TX 78501
KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521
KWWL-TV 500 East Fourth St. Waterloo IA 50703
WCBD-TV 210 W. Coleman Blvd. Charleston SC 29464
WNCT-TV 3221 S. Evans Street Greenville NC 27834
KOLO-TV 4850 Ampere Dr. Reno NV 89502
WAKA-TV 3251 Harrison Road Montgomery AL 36109
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849

* Spanish language station

April 26, 2014

Greetings:

This week’s report features TWO new News Directors and a veteran California ND announces plans to leave his station. That brings the count of open ND jobs to 26.

If you’re looking for a new opportunity, you’ve come to the right place. We have FIVE paid ads, including two in top six markets.

We have an obituary for a past president of CBS News. And in Names in the News, RTDNA names the Regional Murrow Award winners, Tribune Broadcasting gets a new Senior VP of News, and a former ND turned GM is on the mend from surgery…and he has an important message to share.

That and more, below!

New News Director Departure:

Baader

KMAX-TV, Sacramento, CA…21 years as a news director in a top 25 market! That’s the story for BRENT BAADER, who will leave this CBS owned CW affiliate in June, after the May ratings period. Brent’s primarily responsibility is the oversight of the very popular Good Day Sacramento program, which sometimes beats the Today Show. Brent tells me he has projects to work on, both in and out of the business. He kindly shared his note to the staff, which you can read by clicking here. A decision how to replace him at the CBS owned duopoly (KOVR-TV and KMAX-TV) will be made in the weeks ahead.

Newly Named News Directors: 

WNWO-TV, Toledo, OH…in one of several management changes at this NBC affiliate, station owner Sinclair Broadcasting installed NICHOLE HAHN as news director. She’d been a producer at WPTA-TV in Ft. Wayne, and replaces JIM BLUE, who will continue to anchor for the station. Also making the move from WPTA to Toledo were a new GM, General Sales Manager, Digital Content Manager, and promotion director. More details in this story.

WRBL-TV, Columbus, GA…SAM EATON will be the next news director for this Media General owned NBC affiliate. He’s been the Assistant ND for WRDW-TV in Augusta, GA. Sam’s also worked in Charlotte, Columbia, SC, Lynchburg, VA, and Midland, TX. He replaces PERRY BOXX who left in February after about 18 months as ND to return to Quincy as ND for the company’s WSJV-TV in Elkhart, IN.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:    

Exec. Prod. of Digital Media, KTVU-TV, San Francisco/Oakland, CA:

KTVU Channel 2 has an immediate opportunity for an Executive Producer of Digital Media who will oversee the station’s strategy and execution of digital coverage on all platforms.

The Executive Producer of Digital Media will have oversight of the design and functionality of all digital products. The successful candidate will also ensure there is collaborative and effective marketing across all platforms. Previous success growing website, mobile and social media views/visits is essential, and experience improving performance from metrics is a must.

The successful candidate must be familiar with basic HTML coding and use of a publishing system. This position includes having a hands-on role in creating and posting content, working on sales initiatives, and sending out breaking email, text and push alerts.

Five years’ experience in a similar role, preferably in a television newsroom, is required.

Learn more about this opportunity by clicking here.

Resumes and web links will be accepted until July 19, 2013.

Send your resume to human.resources@ktvu.com or via mail to:

KTVU-TV
2 Jack London Square
Oakland CA 94607

KTVU, Channel 2 is an equal opportunity employer. Discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation or disability is prohibited.

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NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.

News Director, KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA:

You’re reading this post because:

a) Rick’s newsletter is the highlight of your week

b) you’re a budding or veteran ND looking to work at a station in a beautiful part of the country with top-notch private ownership, award-winning journalists, and a proud history of innovation, and

c) you are curious if the last person got fired.

If your answer includes choice “b” at a minimum, then keep reading.

KHQ in Spokane, WA is looking for a rising star to shine at the helm of this long-time NBC affiliate. We have an enormous staff, state-of-the art facilities, and a culture of excellence. All that is missing is a passionate leader who is not afraid to take risks and wants to crush the competition. If you’re still reading and intrigued, please send your relevant materials to KHQ Station Manager Neal Boling at Neal.Boling@khq.com

He’s also the answer to “c.”

News Director, KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA:

Quincy Newspapers Inc., a sixth generation family owned company operating 14 television stations in 6 states with a multiple station acquisition pending, has an immediate opening for a dynamic newsroom leader at KWWL, the very successful NBC affiliate serving Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Iowa City.

Our market is Iowa’s second largest DMA, boasting a robust economy, great quality of life amenities and is home to cutting edge business growth initiatives through the Cedar Valley Alliance, Iowa’s Creative Corridor and the University of Iowa. We’re looking for:

• Strategic Thinker
• Multi-Platform Practitioner
• Great Eye For Talent
• Coach, Mentor, Teacher
• High Journalistic Standards/Ethics
• Winning Culture/Team Builder
• Hands On Doer
• Experience/Education Commensurate With Position
• Passion for Storytelling

KWWL is proud to be a Quincy station. Learn why our family owned broadcast group has a reputation as one of the best companies to work for in our industry by visiting: www.careersatquincy.com

Send your resume to:

Jim McKernan, Vice President/General Manager, KWWL Television Inc. via email to: jmckernan@kwwl.com

KWWL Television Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Executive Producer, WLS-TV, Chicago, IL:

Job Description:

WLS-TV, Chicago’s number one news organization is looking for a seasoned television journalist with a proven track record in solid coverage and presentation of the news.

Basic Qualifications:

Must have the skills to motivate, lead and strengthen this ABC-owned station. Excellent writing, copy editing, production and digital/social media skills required. Successful candidate will have prior experience as executive producer or substantial newscast production background in a large market.

Additional Information:

Interested applicants may send their resume to Jennifer Graves, VP & News Director, via email to: jennifer.l.graves@abc.com or via mail to:

Jennifer Graves
VP & News Director
WLS-TV
190 N. State
Chicago IL 60601

Applicants may also submit their resume and cover letters by logging onto www.disneycareers.com

No phone calls please.  Equal Opportunity Employer – Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability

Assistant News Director, WIS-TV, Columbia, SC:

WIS-TV, a legacy NBC affiliate, is looking for an Assistant News Director. A minimum of 2 years newsroom management experience is required, including duties as executive producer and/or managing editor.

The successful candidate will have strong skills in covering breaking news including embracing “digital first” concept; familiar with “investigative journalism”; be organized for planning and executing big projects; and will conceive sweeps stories that are important, relevant, and that sell.

When something big is happening, this is the station people turn to in central South Carolina. We need a strong manager with excellent communication and collaborative skills to help lead a great team.

Columbia is the capital city of South Carolina. This is Gamecock Country so if you like college sports you should feel right at home.  You are also in driving distance of popular destinations like Atlanta and Charleston.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit https://careers-raycommedia.icims.com.

No phone calls please. EOE-M/F/D/V

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 4/5/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listing revised 4/12/14)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 4/19/14, see ad above!)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (listed 4/12/14)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WLS-TV, Chicago, IL (listed 4/19/14, see ad above!)
KTVU-TV, San Francisco/Oakland, CA (new listing this week, see ad above!)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa. FL (relisted 4/5/14)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/30/14)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, listed 3/30/14)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 4/5/14)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, listed 3/17/14)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (PM EP, listing revised 4/12/14)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 4/5/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (Morning EP, relisted 3/22/14)
WSJV-TV, South Bend/Elkhart, IN (AM EP, listing modified this week)
WFFF-TV, Burlington, VT (listed 4/12/14)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (AM EP, new listing this week)
WJCL/WGTS-TV, Savannah, GA (Digital EP, listed 3/7/14)
WKBN-TV, Youngstown, OH (Dayside EP, listing revised 3/7/14)
WCIV-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 3/22/14)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 3/30/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (listed 3/17/14)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Digital ME, listed 3/17/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)

Obituary:

DAVID BURKE, who served two years as President of CBS News and also was a longtime executive at ABC News, died at the age of 78. More in this story from CBS News. He began his career in politics, and was Senator TED KENNEDY’s chief of staff during the Chappaquiddick incident.

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

Names in the News:

RTDNA announced the winners of Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards this week. This link will take you to a state by state breakdown of the winners.

Green

Tribune Broadcast has named veteran newswoman KATHERINE GREEN Senior Vice President of News. Katherine’s been working at CNN for the past six years, most recently as Senior Vice President/Managing Editor of the HLN Network. Before joining CNN, Katherine spent nine years as ND for WTTG-TV in Washington and two years running the news department for WBAL-TV in Baltimore. She’s also worked in New York, Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville, FL, where she was a reporter before moving into management.

KCTV in Kansas City has a new morning executive producer, but he’s well known to the staff. ALEX SPEARMAN has been promoted to the job.

ANDREA BRESSEL joins KGPE/KSEE-TV in Fresno as the AM Executive Producer. She and been working for ValleyPBS in Fresno where she was Chief Content Officer, responsible for operations and production of local content. Earlier in her career she worked at KFSN-TV in Fresno on the assignment desk, as a writer, and most recently producing.

Longtime KUSA-TV (Denver) News Director PATTI DENNIS, who just assumed additional duties overseeing recruiting for Gannett Broadcasting, is the subject of this lengthy profile from the Denver Post.

Stutz

Please join me in extending well wishes to KESQ-TV (Palm Desert, CA) GM (and former ND in San Diego and Jacksonville) MIKE STUTZ who’s on the mend from prostate cancer surgery. Mike, who’s also Director of News for parent company News Press & Gazette Broadcasting, tells me he had no outward signs and encourages everyone to get checked.  You can thank him for that good suggestion, and wish him well, via email: michael.stutz@kesq.com

Our Full List of ND Openings:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Friday, April 25, 2014.

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
KXTX-TV 4805 Amon Carter Blvd. Ft. Worth TX 76155 *
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston MA 02134
WLTV 9405 NW 41st St. Miami FL 33175 *
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave. Cleveland OH 44115
KMOV-TV One Memorial Dr. St. Louis MO 63101
KOIN-TV 222 SW Columbia St. Portland OR 97201
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217
WTMJ-TV 720 E. Capitol Dr. Milwaukee WI 53212
KVDA-TV 6234 San Pedro San Antonio TX 78216 *
WHP-TV 3300 North 6th Street Harrisburg PA 17110
WHAS-TV 520 W. Chestnut St. Louisville KY 40203
WSET-TV 2320 Langhorne Rd. Lynchburg VA 24501
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines IA 50266
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane WA 99201 (see ad above)
WICS/WICD-TV 2680 East Cook St. Springfield IL 62703
KTLM-TV 3900 N. 10th St., 7th Floor McAllen TX 78501
KWWL-TV 500 East Fourth St. Waterloo IA 50703
KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521
WCBD-TV 210 W. Coleman Blvd. Charleston SC 29464
WNCT-TV 3221 S. Evans Street Greenville NC 27834 (address corrected this week)
KOLO-TV 4850 Ampere Dr. Reno, Nevada 89502
WAKA-TV 3251 Harrison Road Montgomery AL 36109
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506
WDAM-TV 2362 U.S. Highway 11 Moselle MS 39459
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849

* Spanish language station

April 19, 2014

Greetings:

A busy week to share with you, with TWO  new ND openings and FIVE new news directors to introduce you to.  That brings the count of open ND jobs to a still robust 27.

We have paid ads for TWO of those openings, and a total of SEVEN ads altogether, including an EP opening in Chicago.

There are TWO obituaries this week, one for a Wisconsin broadcasting legend and the other for an Austin, TX, EP.

In Names in the News, a Utah news executive gets bumped up, the Society of Professional Journalists announce their awards, and a handful of news managers on the move.

And lots of GM movement this week.

And…if you’ve not seen it…you might enjoy this STEPHEN COLBERT parody of some of the networks’ morning shows’ attempts to reach millennials.

All that and more below.

New News Director Openings:

Boling

KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA…congratulations to news director NEAL BOLING who’s been promoted to Station Manager here.  Neal joined this Cowles owned NBC affiliate as Executive News Director of Content and Promotion in January, 2010.  He had been the ND for WJHL-TV in Johnson City, TN, and previously worked as an EP in Tampa.  You can learn more about this opportunity in what I’ll just call one of the more ‘interesting’ paid ads we’ve had in a while.  That’s below.

Schillinger

KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA…DAN SCHILLINGER is heading home…returning to his native Wisconsin as ND for sister Quincy station WQOW-TV in Eau Claire.  He’s been the ND for this NBC affiliate for 2 1/2 years.  Dan came to Waterloo from Augusta, GA, where he worked for four years.  He’d earlier spent five years as the ND for KCEN-TV in Waco, TX, was the ND and anchor for KEVN-TV in Rapid City, SD, and had been ND for a Minneapolis cable news channel.  More on his move in this article from the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.  You can learn more about this opportunity in the paid ad below.

Newly Named News Directors: 

Hardy

WAAY-TV, Huntsville, AL…JENNIFER HARDY will be the next ND for this ABC affiliate which is owned by Calkins Media.  The move gets her closer to family.  She’s spent the last two years as ND for Gray’s KOLO-TV in Reno, NV.  Before that, she worked in Las Vegas (both KVVU-TV and KTNV), Spokane, Tulsa, Memphis, and Tucson, where she first met WAAY-TV General Manager PAUL DUGHI when he consulted the station.  Jennifer replaces KEITH LOWHORNE who left in August to take a non-TV job in Huntsville.  Keith was ND there for five years and worked at  WHNT-TV in Huntsville for thirty years.

Hice

KCEN-TV, Waco, TX…JIM HICE leaves his gig as the Assistant ND for WHAS-TV in Louisville to become the new ND for this London Broadcasting owned NBC affiliate.  It’s a return to Texas for Jim, who began his career in Lubbock.  He’s been the Deuce at WHAS for more than three years, spent four years in Tampa before that, and earlier had worked for another Louisville station.  Jim replaces veteran ND JIM HOLLAND who in January announced his plans to retire in May after five years as ND here.  He’s also been a news director in Syracuse, Dallas, and Fresno.  Jim Hice’s departure leaves WHAS without either an ND or an Assistant ND.

KFOX-TV, El Paso, TX…congratulations to SHAUNA ZIEGLER who’s been promoted to news director for this Sinclair owned (look at the call letters and guess the affiliation) station.  Shauna first joined the staff in 2003 as weekend assignment editor, and has been the morning producer, 9:00 producer, executive producer, and assistant news director.  She replaces LIZ O’HARA who left the station after more than six years as ND and close to 14 at the station.

WQOW-TV, Eau Claire, WI…as we told you above, DAN SCHILLINGER is returning to Wisconsin to be the next ND for this Quincy owned ABC affiliate.  More on that above.  Dan replaces LISA PATROW who left the station last week after four years as news director and 14 at the station.

Bell

WJHG-TV, Panama City, FL…another longtime station employee has been named ND, as DONNA BELL has been promoted to news director for this Gray Television owned NBC affiliate.  (We’re a bit late here, the announcement was made in February).  Donna’s worked here for 20 years, ever since her graduation from the University of Florida.  She’s been the morning and noon anchor for the past 13 years and gets to reset her alarm clock to more normal hours when she comes off the AM news after the May book.  Donna will continue to anchor the noon news.  She replaces JAMIE BURCH who left in October to be ND for another Gray station, KBTX-TV in Bryan, TX.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:    

News Director, KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA:

You’re reading this post because:

a) Rick’s newsletter is the highlight of your week

b) you’re a budding or veteran ND looking to work at a station in a beautiful part of the country with top-notch private ownership, award-winning journalists, and a proud history of innovation, and

c) you are curious if the last person got fired.

If your answer includes choice “b” at a minimum, then keep reading.

KHQ in Spokane, WA is looking for a rising star to shine at the helm of this long-time NBC affiliate. We have an enormous staff, state-of-the art facilities, and a culture of excellence. All that is missing is a passionate leader who is not afraid to take risks and wants to crush the competition. If you’re still reading and intrigued, please send your relevant materials to KHQ Station Manager Neal Boling at Neal.Boling@khq.com

He’s also the answer to “c.”

News Director, KWWL-TV, Waterloo, IA:

Quincy Newspapers Inc., a sixth generation family owned company operating 14 television stations in 6 states with a multiple station acquisition pending, has an immediate opening for a dynamic newsroom leader at KWWL, the very successful NBC affiliate serving Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, and Iowa City.

Our market is Iowa’s second largest DMA, boasting a robust economy, great quality of life amenities and is home to cutting edge business growth initiatives through the Cedar Valley Alliance, Iowa’s Creative Corridor and the University of Iowa. We’re looking for:

• Strategic Thinker
• Multi-Platform Practitioner
• Great Eye For Talent
• Coach, Mentor, Teacher
• High Journalistic Standards/Ethics
• Winning Culture/Team Builder
• Hands On Doer
• Experience/Education Commensurate With Position
• Passion for Storytelling

KWWL is proud to be a Quincy station. Learn why our family owned broadcast group has a reputation as one of the best companies to work for in our industry by visiting: www.careersatquincy.com

Send your resume to:

Jim McKernan, Vice President/General Manager, KWWL Television Inc. via email to: jmckernan@kwwl.com

KWWL Television Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Executive Producer, WLS-TV, Chicago, IL:

Job Description:

WLS-TV, Chicago’s number one news organization is looking for a seasoned television journalist with a proven track record in solid coverage and presentation of the news.

Basic Qualifications:

Must have the skills to motivate, lead and strengthen this ABC-owned station. Excellent writing, copy editing, production and digital/social media skills required. Successful candidate will have prior experience as executive producer or substantial newscast production background in a large market.

Additional Information:

Interested applicants may send their resume to Jennifer Graves, VP & News Director, via email to: jennifer.l.graves@abc.com or via mail to:

Jennifer Graves
VP & News Director
WLS-TV
190 N. State
Chicago IL 60601

Applicants may also submit their resume and cover letters by logging onto www.disneycareers.com

No phone calls please.  Equal Opportunity Employer – Female/Minority/Veteran/Disability

Assistant News Director, WIS-TV, Columbia, SC:

WIS-TV, a legacy NBC affiliate, is looking for an Assistant News Director. A minimum of 2 years newsroom management experience is required, including duties as executive producer and/or managing editor.

The successful candidate will have strong skills in covering breaking news including embracing “digital first” concept; familiar with “investigative journalism”; be organized for planning and executing big projects; and will conceive sweeps stories that are important, relevant, and that sell.

When something big is happening, this is the station people turn to in central South Carolina. We need a strong manager with excellent communication and collaborative skills to help lead a great team.

Columbia is the capital city of South Carolina. This is Gamecock Country so if you like college sports you should feel right at home.  You are also in driving distance of popular destinations like Atlanta and Charleston.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please visit https://careers-raycommedia.icims.com.

No phone calls please. EOE-M/F/D/V

Assistant News Director, KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV:

Are you ready to…Live, Work and Play in the Entertainment Capital of the World?

Plus… Do you want to join a Leader in the Broadcasting business, and a leader in News coverage in Southern Nevada?

Plus… Do you want Superior Benefits, Competitive Compensation and the opportunity to shine as a talented, creative News management professional?

If you have answered YES to the above…then read-on below!

KVVU -TV, the Meredith owned FOX affiliate in Las Vegas, is looking for an Assistant News Director to add to our respected/creative News Team.

THE OPPORTUNITY: The Assistant News Director strengthens the team by helping the News Director manage editorial policy; improve the news gathering efforts through supervision of Assignment and News Producing staff; increase news ratings though hands on management of sweeps projects; while assisting the News Director with personnel management and expense control.

WHAT’S REQUIRED: Bachelors’ degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field, or equivalent training and/or experience. Minimum of 2 years in a news management role as an Executive News Producer, Managing Editor or Assistant News Director, at a commercial television station or network broadcast operation is preferred.

TO APPLY FOR THIS EXCITING POSITION:

Please go to Meredith.com, click CAREERS tab, search jobs for State of NEVADA and select KVVU7569 from the list of openings and complete the online profile.

KVVU Broadcasting/Meredith Corporation are EOE.

Assistant News Director, WBND-TV, South Bend, IN:

Weigel Broadcasting has an immediate opening for an Assistant News Director for its ABC and CW affiliates in South Bend.

If you have the ability to imagine, innovate and motivate, we want you. This is a hands-on job for a person who thrives on using cutting-edge technology. You’ll oversee day-to-day coverage, utilizing the talents of our producers and the most multimedia journalists in the market.

You will also work with the News Director on both long term and short term news strategies, guide coverage on multiple platforms and be the point person for furthering our relationships with outside media partners. Other duties include coaching and training our EPs, producers, and MMJS. We’re not looking for another newsroom manager.

We’re looking for a leader who can manage staff effectively and develop our team through constructive feedback.

Successful candidates will have:
Strong interpersonal skills
Thorough knowledge of newsroom systems and broadcast technology
High impact enterprise story generation
Previous experience as Executive Producer or large market Producer
Interested candidates should send their resume via email to: humanresources@abc57.com

Human Resources – AND
Weigel Broadcasting Co.
53550 Generations Dr.
South Bend IN 46635

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Executive Producer, WFFF-TV, Burlington, VT/Plattsburg, NY:

FOX44 & ABC22 in the beautiful Champlain Valley is looking for an aggressive newscast producer and newsroom leader to join our growing team as Executive Producer. We cover three states and Quebec, so there’s never a shortage of news!

The Executive News Producer produces daily newscasts, approves scripts, writes teases and other content, times news programs, trains new producers, and posts video to the website.

This position is part of the newsroom leadership team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years as a news producer.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

•  Produces newscasts for broadcast across all platforms.
•  Approves scripts.
•  Critiques newscasts to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff.
•  Assists with training of new producers.
•  Assists News Director with developing news strategy, and ensuring coverage fits our news brand.
•  Writes stories for the website and other eMedia platforms.
•  Interacts with viewers and users on social media sites.
•  Performs other duties as assigned.

Apply by emailing News Director Jolene Greene at jgreene@fox44now.com

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 4/5/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (listing revised 4/12/14, see ad above!)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (New listing this week, see ad above!)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
WBND-TV, South Bend, IN (listed 4/12/14, see ad above!)

EXECUTIVE NEWS PRODUCER:

WLS-TV, Chicago, IL (New listing this week, see ad above!)
WJLA-TV, Washington, DC (Web EP, listed 2/22/14)
KPHO-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 4/12/14)
WFLA-TV, Tampa. FL (relisted 4/5/14)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 3/30/14)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (Morning EP, listed 3/30/14)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 4/5/14)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Senior EP, listed 3/17/14)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (PM EP, listing revised 4/12/14)
WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (relisted 4/5/14)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (listed 4/5/14)
KGUN-TV, Tucson, AZ (Morning EP, relisted 3/22/14)
WSJV-TV, South Bend/Elkhart, IN (relisted 2/22/14)
WFFF-TV, Burlington, VT (listed 4/12/14, see ad above!)
WJCL/WGTS-TV, Savannah, GA (Digital EP, listed 3/7/14)
WKBN-TV, Youngstown, OH (Dayside EP, listing revised 3/7/14)
WCIV-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 3/22/14)
KTTC-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 3/30/14)

ASSIGNMENT MANAGER:

WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC (listed 3/17/14)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Digital ME, listed 3/17/14)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/5/14)

Obituaries:

One time Milwaukee News Director…best known for his long tenure as an anchor there…CARL ZIMMERMAN died this week. He was 96 years old. His half-century in Milwaukee broadcasting included a stint as ND for WITI-TV.  Take a few minutes to read this obituary of a Wisconsin legend.

Our sympathy to the staff at Austin, TX’s KVUE-TV on the death of the station’s longtime Executive Producer, SCOTT REATHER, who died of cancer earlier this week.  He was 51.  Scott had also worked in Boston, Portland, ME, Jacksonville, FL, and Joplin.  The station posted this report on his passing.

Situations Wanted:

We offer a free situations wanted ad to news managers who are looking for a new opportunity. If you’d like to state your case to a well targeted audience, email me an item (max. 150 words). You may include a link to a website, an email address, and a photo. You must include your name. I’ll run it for one week. I don’t represent or endorse those listed, but merely trying to help.

Names in the News:

The Society of Professional Journalists announced the 2013 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism this week. Here are the TV winners.

Vea

Congratulations to veteran Salt Lake City broadcaster TANYA VEA who’s been named Station Manager of KSL-TV, where she’s been the Executive Vice President of News and Cross-Platform Development since January, 2011.  (Tanya tells me she’ll hold both jobs for a while.)  She first joined KSL in 2010 as Director of Program Development.  Earlier in her career she was the ND for KUTV in Salt Lake City, where she worked for 14 years.  KSL does not have a general manager, so Tanya will report directly to DARREL BROWN, who’s President of parent company Bonneville.  Trivia:  Tanya is the niece of longtime ND JENNIFER RIGBY, who is now working at the Weather Channel.

A few management changes at New York’s WPIX-TV.  Former Philadelphia News Director CHUCK CARTER joins the station as Managing Editor.  He’s been the Assistant News Director at sister-Tribune station WTIC-TV in Hartford.  Chuck’s also worked in Houston and Jacksonville, FL.  Also at WPIX, AMY WALDMAN has been promoted to Senior Executive Producer.  Amy’s been the Managing Editor.  SHARON VAN ZWIETEN, who was the Senior EP, is moving into a news talent project management role.

KIM SAXON has been promoted to Assistant News Director at WBTV in Charlotte. She’s been the Executive Producer for this Raycom owned CBS affiliate.

KTUL-TV in Tulsa has a new executive producer, and they saved some money on moving expenses. AMY BRYANT joins this owned-by-Albritton-for-now ABC affiliate. She’s been a producer for cross-town rival KJRH-TV.

Five time News Director (Tucson (2), Tampa, Ft, Myers, Albuquerque) turned author FORREST CARR  is now blogging, in addition to his book writing.  Check his efforts out here:

JORGE METTEY resigned last week as Senior VP/News at the MundoFox Network after two years. He was the founding news director of the Spanish language network.

General Manager News:

A flurry of General Manager moves this week:

PETE MARQUARDT joins Journal Broadcasting’s Green Bay duopoly, WGBA-TV and WACY-TV.  He’d been the GM for WJFW-TV in Wausau-Rhinelander, WI.  He’s being replaced there by STEVE SHANKS who’s been the General Sales Manager for WFRV-TV in, you guessed, it Green Bay.

In Roanoke, VA, LEESA WILCHER will leave WSLS-TV later this spring to return to Tennessee, where she’d been the GM for sister Media General station, WJHL-TV in Johnson City.  She’d been GM in Roanoke for about three years.

And ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ SOBRINO has been named GM of Telemundo’s WTMO in Orlando, FL.  That’s a low power digital station.

Our Full List of ND Openings:

Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Saturday, April 19, 2014.

If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com

KWHY-TV 1201 West 5th St., # T-900 Los Angeles CA 90017 *
KXTX-TV 4805 Amon Carter Blvd. Ft. Worth TX 76155 *
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Rd. Boston MA 02134
WLTV 9405 NW 41st St. Miami FL 33175 *
KCEC-TV 777 Grant St. #110 Denver CO 80203 *
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave. Cleveland OH 44115
KMOV-TV One Memorial Dr. St. Louis MO 63101
KOIN-TV 222 SW Columbia St. Portland OR 97201
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Dr. Charlotte NC 28217
WTMJ-TV 720 E. Capitol Dr. Milwaukee WI 53212
KVDA-TV 6234 San Pedro San Antonio TX 78216 *
WHP-TV 3300 North 6th Street Harrisburg PA 17110
WHAS-TV 520 W. Chestnut St. Louisville KY 40203
WSET-TV 2320 Langhorne Rd. Lynchburg VA 24501
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines IA 50266
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane WA 99201 (see ad above)
WICS/WICD-TV 2680 East Cook St. Springfield IL 62703
KTLM-TV 3900 N. 10th St., 7th Floor McAllen TX 78501
KWWL-TV 500 East Fourth St. Waterloo IA 50703 (see ad above)
KVEO-TV 394 N. Expressway Brownsville TX 78521
WCBD-TV 210 W. Coleman Blvd. Charleston SC 29464
WNCT-TV 3221 S. Evans Street Greenville NC 27834
WAKA-TV 3251 Harrison Road Montgomery AL 36109
KLFY-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Rd. Lafayette LA 70506
WRBL-TV 1350 13th Ave. Columbus GA 31901
WDAM-TV 2362 U.S. Highway 11 Moselle MS 39459
WBUP/WBKP-TV 1705 Ash Street Ishpeming MI 49849

* Spanish language station