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January 29, 2023

Greetings:

There’s ONE new news director opening this week, while ONE job has been filled (though the announcement of WHO will get that job is a few days away).

So, our unofficial list of stations looking for a new news director remains at 28.

There are THREE Paid Help Wanted ads, all for jobs in the top ten markets.

The deadline for the RTDNA Murrow Awards is fast approaching, as is the decline for the Scripps Howard Awards. Details for both in Paid Ads below.

There are what I think of several interesting items in Names in the News (and other stuff), including one company increasing its streaming efforts with another pulling back. And there are some Names in the News items, including one about a news director turned mayor…who resigned that job in the middle of her term.

All that and more below!

Newly Named News Directors:

KIVI-TV, Boise, ID…we are removing that job from our list of open ND positions. I am told it has been filled but the announcement of who will fill the position at this Scripps station will come in a few days.

We’ll fill you in when it does.

The 70th Scripps Howard Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious American journalism competitions, is accepting entries from now until Feb. 5, 2023, for journalism and storytelling produced in 2022.

Click here to apply for the 70th Scripps Howard Awards.

This year’s awards offer $170,000 in prize money in 15 categories. The awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and other print publications.

Finalists will be announced in September, with winners announced in October during a special program airing on Scripps News, formerly Newsy, the national broadcast news network owned by The E.W. Scripps Company.

Learn more about the Scripps Howard Awards at SHAwards.org

New News Director Opening:

Nazarenus

WGAL-TV, Harrisburg/Lancaster, PA…we are a little tardy in reporting that ERIC NAZARENUS left this Hearst owned NBC affiliate at the end of the year. Eric worked here for more than 23 years, 17 as the assistant news director before being promoted to ND in May, 2021. Eric also worked for two stations in Baltimore in assignment manager roles. Eric’s Linkedin Page also lists an interesting side job, as a ‘sideline coordinator’ for the NFL.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Executive Producer, News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY:

 

News 12 Long Island is looking for an Executive Producer for our 3.5 hour morning broadcast. The right candidate will be part of a management team dedicated to innovative, authentically local storytelling.

The EP will be expected to be a newsroom leader, responsible for overseeing all aspects of our morning daypart. A strong editorial and control room leader, the right candidate will be a team leader and be able to foster a cohesive team dynamic on a daily basis. With multiple direct reports, this is an incredible opportunity for a seasoned professional and/or strong producer looking for the next opportunity.

If you are an innovative storyteller, with strong story showcasing abilities looking for a collaborative newsroom environment, please consider joining our team.

Click here to learn more and apply!

Special Projects Producer, News 12 New Jersey, Edison, NJ:

The Special Projects Producer’s main responsibility is to facilitate the production of on-air promos, sales tapes and marketing projects designed to promote awareness of network’s programming and strengthen its brand.

The SP Producer will juggle multiple projects while working closely with staff editors under very tight budgets and deadlines.

If you have 5+ years experience in broadcast or cable television production, we want to hear from you!

Apply now!

Livestream Producer, KPRC-TV, Houston,TX:

Are you a creative news producer who’s longing to develop content you’d actually watch? Then come play in the KPRC 2 streaming sandbox! We’re hiring a Livestream Producer to delight our audiences with engaging live coverage and next-generation newscasts on the KPRC 2+ livestream.

The Livestream Producer will build live daily news programs that move seamlessly between breaking news and important events as they’re happening. The ideal candidate will be aggressive when it comes to breaking news and enthusiastic about identifying new ways to produce coverage of the day’s top stories, including experimenting with innovative formats for live reporter hits.

The Livestream Producer will be a multi-skilled journalist capable of researching, gathering and producing original content daily. And they’ll have a nose for digging into the details of the day’s big story and the important issues facing Houston.

Our next Livestream Producer will have 1-3 years of experience of experience as a producer in a live broadcast news operation, including control room experience, strong editorial judgement and critical thinking skills, be proficient with digital tools and content management systems, and have an understanding of metrics for digital and streaming products.
College degree in Journalism or communication preferred.

To apply: Please send your resume to: Tiffani Lupenski, Livestreaming Executive Producer, tlupenski@kprc.com

Visit Click2houston.com to view learn more.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 1/15/23)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 1/15/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 12/18/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23, see ad above!)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23, see ad above!)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 1/29/23)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (listed 12/26/22)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WTVD-TV, Durham, NC (listed 1/29/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 1/22/23)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/22/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 12/4/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Nightside EP, listed 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 1/22/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 12/11/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (relisted 1/15/23)
KTAL-TV, Shreveport, LA (Digital EP, listed 1/15/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 12/11/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 1/22/23)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 12/11/22)
KETK-TV, Tyler, TX (listed 1/29/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (listed 1/29/23)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)
KSNT-TV, Topeka, KS (Digital EP, listed 1/22/23)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 1/22/23)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KXTV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 12/18/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/15/23)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer, see ad above!)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituaries:

None this week.

Names in the News:

CBS’s Detroit owned station, WWJ-TV, launched its first newscast in years this week, airing programs at 6:00 and 11:00. It’s been the largest market o-and-o without its own news department. Several stories for you: the news release from CBS, a preview from The Detroit Free-Press, a detailed look at the operation from Newscast Studio, and the premiere 6:00 newscast.

We’re a little late in reporting that Nexstar has dropped live streaming of local newscasts in many of its markets, though you will be able to watch on a two hour delay. The reasons behind the move are detailed in this story from Mixdexhq.com.

Trevino

VIOLETA TREVIZO returns to the Southwest as she’ll be the new dayside executive producer for Gray’s Phoenix duopoly, KPHO/KTVK-TV (CBS/independent). Prior to Phoenix, she was the Assistant ND for WATN-TV (Tegna-ABC) in Memphis. She’s also worked for four years in Odessa/Midland at KWES-TV, where she held a variety of roles, and worked briefly at KJTV in Lubbock.

Akins

Former news director JULIE AKINS surprised her constituents this week when she resigned as mayor of Ashland, OR, a small town near Medford, OR. Julie was twice an ND for different TV stations in Medford, as well as in Fresno and Las Vegas. She also worked in San Francisco. More in this story from Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Quick hits:

As part of News Literacy Week, Detroit’s WXYZ-TV (Scripps/ABC) posted a primer on how the station gets news to you.

ABC and its Washington affiliate, WJLA-TV, are being sued by a Virginia family whose home was shown in a story about the ripple effects of January 6. It’s a good reminder to be careful about ‘wallpaper video’ but Poynter’s AL TOMPKINS is among several quoted in the story that think there’s little chance the plaintiffs will prevail.

General Manager News and Notes:

All the GM changes this week are at Spanish language stations.

GLENN COLEMAN has been promoted to President/GM of Univision’s KXLN-TV in Houston. He had been VP/station manager there.

And two moves at Telemundo stations, as detailed from Media Moves.

Our List of Open News Director jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, January 29, 2023:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KMGH-TV 123 E. Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80203
WOIO/WUAB-TV 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
WGAL-TV 1300 Columbia Avenue Lancaster, PA 17603
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WBRE/WYOU-TV, 62 S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WSLS-TV 821 5th St. NE Roanoke, VA 24016
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WJRT-TV 2302 Lapeer Rd. Flint MI 48503
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KFDX/KTJL-TV 4500 Seymour Hwy. Wichita Falls, TX 76309
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
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
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

**: Spanish language station

January 22, 2023

Greetings:

Just ONE news director change…but it’s a well known ND in a larger market. (We first reported the change on Tuesday).

Our list of open ND jobs grows ever so slightly to 28.

There are THREE Paid Help Wanted ads, all for jobs in the top ten markets.

Another ad for an awards program, this time the Scripps Howard Awards which offers $170,000 across 15 categories.

We have new information about the death of a longtime Hearst employee who actually left the company in 2021.

Several former top 20 market NDs have new jobs (okay, in one case he returns to his old company) while another two-time ND retires after more than 40 years in news.

And The National Press Club rips Nexstar over a deal to cover LIV Golf on the (mostly) Nexstar owned CW Network.

And just ONE new GM who’s replacing someone who held the job for more than TWO decades!.

All that and more below!

The 70th Scripps Howard Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious American journalism competitions, is accepting entries from now until Feb. 5, 2023, for journalism and storytelling produced in 2022.

Click here to apply for the 70th Scripps Howard Awards.

This year’s awards offer $170,000 in prize money in 15 categories. The awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and other print publications.

Finalists will be announced in September, with winners announced in October during a special program airing on Scripps News, formerly Newsy, the national broadcast news network owned by The E.W. Scripps Company.

Learn more about the Scripps Howard Awards at SHAwards.org

Newly Named News Directors:

To my knowledge, no hires this week. If I’ve missed something , please let me know.

The deadline for the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards is approaching fast!

The Radio Television Digital News Association is accepting entries through 5 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 7.

Don’t miss this opportunity to highlight the outstanding journalism your teams produced in 2022.

Since 1971, RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Among the most prestigious in news, the Murrow Awards recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community. Murrow Award-winning work demonstrates the excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.

Learn more and enter here:

https://www.rtdna.org/edward-r-murrow-awards

New News Director Opening:

Gauntt

KMGH-TV, Denver, CO…our Tuesday UPDATE brought you the first report of HOLLY GAUNTT’s late April retirement as ND for this Scripps’ owned ABC affiliate. Here’s her terrific note to the staff (worth your time if you missed it Tuesday) and here’s what the station posted. Holly’s a former ND in Seattle and Philadelphia (and for another Denver station). Her background is here.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Executive Producer, News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY:

 

News 12 Long Island is looking for an Executive Producer for our 3.5 hour morning broadcast. The right candidate will be part of a management team dedicated to innovative, authentically local storytelling.

The EP will be expected to be a newsroom leader, responsible for overseeing all aspects of our morning daypart. A strong editorial and control room leader, the right candidate will be a team leader and be able to foster a cohesive team dynamic on a daily basis. With multiple direct reports, this is an incredible opportunity for a seasoned professional and/or strong producer looking for the next opportunity.

If you are an innovative storyteller, with strong story showcasing abilities looking for a collaborative newsroom environment, please consider joining our team.

Click here to learn more and apply!

Special Projects Producer, News 12 New Jersey, Edison, NJ:

The Special Projects Producer’s main responsibility is to facilitate the production of on-air promos, sales tapes and marketing projects designed to promote awareness of network’s programming and strengthen its brand.

The SP Producer will juggle multiple projects while working closely with staff editors under very tight budgets and deadlines.

If you have 5+ years experience in broadcast or cable television production, we want to hear from you!

Apply now!

Livestream Producer, KPRC-TV, Houston,TX:

Are you a creative news producer who’s longing to develop content you’d actually watch? Then come play in the KPRC 2 streaming sandbox! We’re hiring a Livestream Producer to delight our audiences with engaging live coverage and next-generation newscasts on the KPRC 2+ livestream.

The Livestream Producer will build live daily news programs that move seamlessly between breaking news and important events as they’re happening. The ideal candidate will be aggressive when it comes to breaking news and enthusiastic about identifying new ways to produce coverage of the day’s top stories, including experimenting with innovative formats for live reporter hits.

The Livestream Producer will be a multi-skilled journalist capable of researching, gathering and producing original content daily. And they’ll have a nose for digging into the details of the day’s big story and the important issues facing Houston.

Our next Livestream Producer will have 1-3 years of experience of experience as a producer in a live broadcast news operation, including control room experience, strong editorial judgement and critical thinking skills, be proficient with digital tools and content management systems, and have an understanding of metrics for digital and streaming products.
College degree in Journalism or communication preferred.

To apply: Please send your resume to: Tiffani Lupenski, Livestreaming Executive Producer, tlupenski@kprc.com

Visit Click2houston.com to view learn more.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 1/15/23)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 1/15/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 10/30/22)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 12/18/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23, see ad above!)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23, see ad above!)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 10/30/22)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (listed 12/26/22)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 1/22/23)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (listed 1/22/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 12/4/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (AM EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Nightside EP, listed 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 1/22/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 12/11/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (relisted 1/15/23)
KTAL-TV, Shreveport, LA (Digital EP, listed 1/15/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 12/11/22)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (listed 1/22/23)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 12/11/22)
WRBL-TV, Columbus, GA (Digital EP, relisted 1/22/23)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)
KSNT-TV, Topeka, KS (Digital EP, listed 1/22/23)
KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 1/22/23)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KXTV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 12/18/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/15/23)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer, see ad above!)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituary:

Sherwin

We have more on the death of TRAVIS SHERWIN, a longtime Hearst employee. We told you Sunday that Travis had passed away. We did not owe that Travis had left Hearst 18 months ago. While there, he’d been the EP of the investigative unit and the ND for Hearst’s WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach. He also worked for Hearst’s WESH-TV in Orlando, as well as for another Orlando station and stations in Ft. Myers and his native Wyoming.

Names in the News:

The controversial Saudi backed LIV Golf tour scored its first television contract with the CW Network, which is 75% owned by Nexstar. Details here. But in what strikes me as an unusual move, The National Press Club ripped the deal. USA Today has more.

Ginther

We told you Friday about two additions to the team at consulting and research firm SmithGeiger. MARK GINTHER joins as Senior VP of Strategy. He’s spent the last four years as Director of News Content and Operations for Sinclair. Mark’s a former news director in Seattle, Dallas, and Des Moines and has worked in Minneapolis : Linkedin tells the full story.

Culliton

And former news director and general manager JOHN CULLITON returns to SmithGeiger after almost a year away. John was a Senior VP for more than 17 years before leaving last April. He’s a former GM in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Minneapolis, where he began at WCCO-TV (CBS owned) as a producer and rose to VP/News and then GM. He began in Columbia, MO and then worked in Toledo, OH, where he worked for me when I was ND at WTOL-TV.

Kosowski

Veteran news director ED KOSOWSKI has a new gig.

He’s joined the University of North Texas at Dallas as Director of Integrated Communications. Ed explains his new job in this note he sent me. Ed’s a former ND in a number of markets, both large ands small, and also worked for CNBC. It’s all outlined on his Linkedin page.

Williams

Another former ND is noteworthy, not for a new job, but for her retirement. CAROLYN FESSLER WILLIAMS stepped down last month after more than ten years as the Assistant for WAVE-TV (NBC) in Louisville. Carolyn’s a former ND in Indianapolis and Tulsa but began her career at the Chicago News Bureau. She sent me this note which includes her entire career history.

And apologies to REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN whose name I misspelled last week in reporting her move to NBC News from The New York Times.

General Manager News and Notes:

Keefe

BETSY KEEFE steps into big shoes as she moves into the corner office for Gray’s WSAW-TV (CBS) in Wausaw, WI. She’s been the General Sales Manager there for ten years. But the man s he’s replacing is AL LANCASTER, who’s been the general manager there for 23 years. Al’s retiring after 45 years in our business. More here. Betsy’s also worked in Milwaukee.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, January 22, 2023:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
KMGH-TV 123 E. Speer Blvd. Denver, CO 80203
WOIO/WUAB-TV 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WBRE/WYOU-TV, 62 S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WSLS-TV 821 5th St. NE Roanoke, VA 24016
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WJRT-TV 2302 Lapeer Rd. Flint MI 48503
KIVI-TV 1866 E. Chisholm Dr. Nampa, ID 83687
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KFDX/KTJL-TV 4500 Seymour Hwy. Wichita Falls, TX 76309
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
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
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

**: Spanish language station

January 14, 2023

Friday, January 20, 2023 UDPATE:

Greetings:

Big news today from one of our industry’s premiere consulting firms.

Ginther

MARK GINTHER joins SmithGeiger as a Senior VP of Strategy. He marked his fourth year yesterday as the Director of News Content and Operations for Sinclair. Mark’s been an ND in Dallas, Seattle, and Des Moines, and worked in other markets as you’ll learn here. SmithGeiger CEO DAVE SMITH told me they are happy to have Mark join the team, citing his station and corporate oversight experience.

Culliton

In other SmithGeiger news, JOHN CULLITON has returned to the company after almost a year away. He was a Senior Vice President for the company for more than 17 years before stepping away last April. John is a former GM in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Minneapolis, where he began as a producer and rose to news director and GM. John also worked in Columbia, MO and Toledo, OH. More on his Linkedin page, too!

Full disclosure. John was the weekend weather caster when I joined WTOL-TV as news director in Toledo in 1983. He applied for an open producer position which was an easy decision for me. And speaking of full disclosure, Dave Smith was a graduate teaching assistant when I was an undergrad at Missouri and accompanied me on my first story with a sound film camera.

I realize I have just dated myself (and maybe Smitty) for many younger readers. 🙂

More on this in our full newsletter on Sunday.

regards,

 

Rick Gevers

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 UPDATE:

Greetings:

Today’s UPDATE brings news of the upcoming retirement of a longtime news director.

Gauntt

HOLLY GAUNTT will retire in late April (before the May book!) as news director for Scripps’ KMGH-TV (ABC) in Denver. Here’s the very interesting note she sent her staff within the hour. Holly’s been the ND here since 2017, crossing the street from KDVR-KWGN-TV. She’s also been an ND in Seattle and Philadelphia, and worked in Washington and a number of other markets as you’ll learn on her Linkedin page.

Bradshaw

And a reminder that the memorial service for ADAM P. BRADSHAW will be live streamed thanks to the staff at his last station, KFDX-TV (Nexstar owned) in Wichita. It’s scheduled to begin at 1:00 Central Time today.

You can watch it here.

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

regards,

 

Rick Gevers

**** ***** ****

Greetings:

A very busy week, though some of that contains sad news.

We have THREE new ND openings, ONE created by a death, and another created by the incumbent stepping down for health reasons. On the flip side, there are THREE new NDs, two of them getting their first news director jobs.

Our list of open ND jobs grows to 27.

There are THREE Paid Help Wanted ads, all for jobs in the top ten markets.

The deadline for Murrow Awards is approaching…RTDNA’s ad below has more. And Sciline is offering interview opportunities with experts in different fields.

We have a new obituary for a longtime Hearst employee and details about a memorial service for ADAM P. BRADSHAW (which will be live-streamed.)

Lots of items in Names in the News, with stories about top leaders at both CBS and NBC News.

Telemundo made a bunch of management moves…details in our GM section.

All that and more below!

The deadline for the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Awards is approaching fast!

The Radio Television Digital News Association is accepting entries through 5 p.m. EST Tuesday, February 7.

Don’t miss this opportunity to highlight the outstanding journalism your teams produced in 2022.

Since 1971, RTDNA has been honoring outstanding achievements in broadcast and digital journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards. Among the most prestigious in news, the Murrow Awards recognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a service to the community. Murrow Award-winning work demonstrates the excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.

Learn more and enter here:

https://www.rtdna.org/edward-r-murrow-awards

Newly Named News Directors:

Oldenburg

KTMD-TV, Houston, TX…FREDDY OLDENBURG returns to Texas as he’s been named VP/News for this Telemundo station. He’s been the VP/News for Telemundo’s WNJU-TV in New York but earlier had run news departments at KXTX-TV in Dallas and KSTS-TV in San Francisco. At KTMD, he replaces the late JERRY VASQUEZ who died last October.

Orellana

KSAT-TV, San Antonio, TX…MARIO ORELLANA has been promoted to news director for this Graham Media owned ABC affiliate. His is quite a story: he began at the station as an unpaid intern in 1996 and worked his way up the ranks to his most recent role as Assistant News Director. Mario replaces BERNICE KEARNEY who was promoted to ND for sister Graham station KPRC-TV (NBC) in Houston late last year.

Whitney A

WTVY-TV, Dothan, AL…congratulations to WHITNEY ARGENBRIGHT who is also being promoted to ND at this Gray Television owned CBS affiliate. She’s been the Assistant ND there for the last year. Details in this staff memo from GM ROBBY THOMAS. Whitney replaces STEVEN CREWS who (according to his Linkedin page) has joined the recruiting team for Gray Television.

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Jan. 26: Psychedelic Medicine (Dr. Jennifer Mitchell, UCSF)

Feb. 1: Offshore Wind Energy (Dr. Rebecca Barthelmie, Cornell University)

Feb. 9: Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder (Dr. Jonathan Watanabe, UC Irvine)

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New News Director Openings:

Hume

WBRE/WYOU-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA…our Tuesday UPDATE told you that veteran news director CRAIG HUME is stepping down from the ND job here for health reasons. Here’s the note he sent his staff. Craig’s been an ND in markets big and small and from coast to coast. He’s been here for a little more than a year. WBRE (an NBC affiliate) is owned by Nexstar, which provides services to Mission Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WYOU.

KFDX/KJTL-TV, Wichita Falls, TX…these Nexstar stations will start a search later this month to replace ADAM P. BRADSHAW. We told earlier this week that Adam died suddenly last Sunday at the age of 62 (and we have more on his memorial service below.)

Mahoney

WGEM-TV, Quincy, IL…the news is a little happier at this Gray TV owned NBC affiliate, at least for departing ND CHAD MAHONEY. After 14 years as news director here, Chad has taken a job as President and CEO of the Missouri Broadcasters Association. (Quincy borders Missouri if you were wondering about the connection.) Details in this news release from the MBA

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 1/15/23)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 1/15/23)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 1/15/23)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
KETK-TV, Tyler, TX (relisted 1/15/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 10/30/22)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 12/18/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

News 12 Long Island, Bethpage, NY (listed 1/15/23, see ad above!)
News 12 Edison, NJ (Spec. Projects. Prod., listed 1/15/23, see ad above!)
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 10/30/22)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (listed 12/26/22)
KXTV. Sacramento, CA (listed 1/15/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 11/20/22)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (relisted 1/15/23)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (relisted 1/15/23)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 1/15/23)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 12/4/22)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (listed 1/15/23)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 1/15/23)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (AM EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 1/15/23)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Nightside EP, listed 1/15/23)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 1/15/23)
WWL-TV, New Orleans (AM EP, listed 1/15/23)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (PM EP, listing modified 1/15/23)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 12/11/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (relisted 1/15/23)
KTAL-TV, Shreveport, LA (Digital EP, listed 1/15/23)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 12/11/22)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, relisted 1/15/23)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 12/11/22)
WRBL-TV, Columbus, GA (Digital EP, listed 11/20/22)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 1/15/23)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KXTV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 12/18/22)
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 1/15/23)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer, see ad above!)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituaries:

Sherwin

TRAVIS SHERWIN, a longtime Hearst employee, passed away this week after a brief stay in hospice care. Services will be this week. I have few other details (though I have reached out to Hearst execs and will update my website if/when they respond). I believe he was currently working for Hearst’s Investigative unit and is a former ND for the company’s WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach. Here’s his outdated bio from that website.

Bradshaw

A memorial service for longtime newsman ADAM P. BRADSHAW will be held this Tuesday at 1:00 PM (CST) at First Baptist Church, 1200 Ninth St., Wichita Falls, TX. It will be live-streamed here. Adam was the ND at Nexstar’s KFDX/KJTL-TV in Wichita Falls when he died last Sunday at the age of 62. Memorial contributions can be made to either the American Diabetes Association or Investigative Reporters & Editors.

Names in the News:

Khemlani

The New York Post is reporting that CBS’s NEERAJ KHEMLANI is facing an internal HR probe. You can read the Post’s story here. It is not particularly pleasant. Neeraj is co-president of both CBS News and the owned stations division, a role he shares with WENDY McMAHON. He’s been criticized within CBS for cost-cutting and the way he treats underlings.

Meanwhile, changes at NBC News, where NOAH OPPENHEIM is stepping down as president and has cut a production deal with NBC Universal to produce projects. Many of his responsibilities will be taken by REBECCA BLUMENSTEIN, who has been a deputy managing editor at The New York Times. Here’s the Times story on the changes.

Speaking of management changes on a different level, there are some at KTIV-TV, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Sioux City, IA.

And some quick hits on a variety of stories:

Sinclair is dropping its 10:00 PM newscast on WUTV in Buffalo, costing four people their jobs. The Buffalo News‘ ALAN PERGAMENT has details in this story, where you will learn the anchor, meteorologist, and sportscaster anchored from other New York markets.

RTNDA announced winners of the 2023 First Amendment Awards. You’ll certainly recognize some of the names.

And two stories from Scripps:

The company has announced the names of six veteran print journalists for its Journalism Journalism Initiative. They will teach them video skills to keep their journalism talents in the industry. Google is supporting the initiative.

And Scripps and Cox have announced that Cox stations in Jacksonville and Orlando, FL, will partner with Scripps’ Florida 24 Network to provide content from those cities. This news release explains that The Florida 24 Network is a statewide over-the-top and over-the-air news network that provides real-time depth, context, and clarity to the biggest stories impacting Florida residents.

General Manager News and Notes:

Telemundo has made a number of GM changes at some of its stations. All the moves are outlined here in this story from Media Moves.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, January 15, 2023:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
WOIO/WUAB-TV 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WBRE/WYOU-TV, 62 S Franklin St, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WSLS-TV 821 5th St. NE Roanoke, VA 24016
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WJRT-TV 2302 Lapeer Rd. Flint MI 48503
KIVI-TV 1866 E. Chisholm Dr. Nampa, ID 83687
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KFDX/KTJL-TV 4500 Seymour Hwy. Wichita Falls, TX 76309
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire. Quincy, IL 62301
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
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
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

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January 8, 2023

Thursday, January 11, 2023 UPDATE:

Bradshaw

A memorial service for ADAM P. BRADSHAW will be held next Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 1:00 PM Central Time.

It will be live streamed at this site: https://www.texomashomepage.com/special-live-stream/

If you are able to attend in person, here’s the location:

First Baptist Church Chapel
1200 Ninth Street
Wichita Falls, TX  76301

As you know, Adam, a veteran ND who had been working at KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, TX, died Sunday. He was 62 and was found at his home.

I will provide details on memorial contributions when available.

regards,

 

Rick Gevers

Tuesday, January 10, 2023 UPDATE:

Greetings:

THREE items in tonight’s UPDATE. Health issues force a longtime ND to step down. There’s a new news director in San Antonio, and we have much more on the passing of ADAM P. BRADSHAW, including a lengthy on-air tribute to him from his last station. If you knew Adam…or even if you didn’t…you’ll want to watch it.

Hume

First, veteran news director CRAIG HUME is stepping down as ND for WBRE/WYOU-TV in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In the note he sent to his staff, Craig cited ‘personal health issues’ as the reason. Craig’s been the ND here for just a year, the latest stop in a long career that has taken him from markets large (Los Angeles and Chicago) to small. (WBRE is owned by Nexstar, which provides services to Mission Broadcasting owned CBS affiliate WYOU).

Orellana

In San Antonio, KSAT-TV Assistant ND MARIO ORELLANA has been promoted to news director at this Graham Media owned ABC affiliate. He has an interesting background…he began at the station as an unpaid intern and worked his way up to news director. More details in this story from the KSAT website. Mario replaces longtime KSAT news director BERNICE KEARNEY who was promoted to ND for Graham’s KPRC-TV (NBC) in Houston.

Bradshaw

And we have new information on the death of KFDX/KJTL-TV (NBC/FOX-Wichita Falls, TX) ND ADAM P. BRADSHAW. We told you late Sunday night that he died at the age of 62. Adam had apparently been suffering from a lung infection though I have not yet seen an official cause of death.

The station aired a very nice tribute to their fallen leader, complete with interviews of Adam’s brother and former employees, and it includes pictures of Adam as a child. Worth watching.

I wanted to share a more casual picture of Adam than the one above. Adam and I enjoyed lunch together several times a year when he lived in Las Vegas. I took this picture in 2017 at one of his favorite places, the coffee shop at the Westgate (the former Hilton) Hotel and Casino.

He told me he went there often because he liked the lobster roll.

He was right.

It was good.

RIP, my friend.

Looks like we’ll have a very full newsletter this weekend.

regards,

 

Rick Gevers

Monday, January 9, 2023 UPDATE:

Greetings:

I’m very saddened to report the death of a well known news director who was a good friend to many, including me.

Bradshaw

KFDX/KJTL-TV (NBC/FOX-Wichita Falls, TX) ND ADAM P. BRADSHAW (and he ALWAYS insisted the middle initial be included) died Sunday afternoon. He was just 62 years old and had apparently been suffering from a lung infection

His sister posted this on Facebook which says he was found in his home. And the station has this story along with a link to his bio.

Adam’s Linkedin page has a detailed account of his career which took him from California to New York state..and several points in between. He had a long run as ND for KVVU-TV (FOX) in Las Vegas which ended with his 2015 firing (and he insisted I report that he HAD been fired.) His note to the staff then remains one of the most clicked items in the long history of this newsletter.

I’ll post more details when I have them.

Finally, I want to clear up a mistake I made in last night’s full newsletter. In reporting on CHRISTINA GINN’s move to EP of the Banfield show on NewsNation, I moved her former station (KVUE-TV) to San Antonio. Thanks to many of you who pointed out (without calling me an idiot) that it was, is, and will continue to be, located in Austin, TX.

regards,

 

Rick Gevers

**** ***** ****

Greetings:

Lots of action in the first week of the New Year,  though for many it was holiday-shortened.

TWO new ND openings, both in Ohio, with NO news directors hired. Those changes bring our list of open jobs to 25.

We have ONE Paid Help Wanted ad, for a Livestream Producer and we welcome the return of Sciline, a free services for stations, which offers experts in a variety of fields for interview. Check out their schedule below.

After a few quiet weeks on the GM front, there are FOUR moves to report.

We have THREE obituaries, and just ONE item in Names in the News, which answered the question of the destination of an Austin, TX, news director, whose departure we told you about last month.

All that and more below!

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Jan 18: Sex Education (Dr. Eva Goldfarb, Montclair State University)

Jan. 26: Psychedelic Medicine (Dr. Jennifer Mitchell, UCSF)

Feb. 1: Offshore Wind Energy (Dr. Rebecca Barthelmie, Cornell University)

Feb. 9: Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder (Dr. Jonathan Watanabe, UC Irvine)

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Newly Named News Directors:

No movement this week, to the best of my knowledge. If you know of something I’ve missed, please email me.

New News Director Openings:

Rubin

WOIO/WUAB–TV, Cleveland, OH…IAN RUBIN is leaving this Gray owned CBS/CW duopoly to move within Gray as a News Consultant/Strategist for the company’s new house consulting unit. (We told you in Novmever that Gray had hired CHRIS ARCHER and TONY CALFO to start that unit.) Ian’s been ND here since 2018. He’s a former ND at WNEM-TV in Saginaw, WKEF-TV in Dayton, and for WRNN-TV in New York.

Nickels

WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH…JENNIFER NICKELS has left this Tegna owned CBS affiliate after 3 1/2 years as news director. She first joined WBNS as the Assistant ND in September, 2016. Jennifer’s also worked as an executive producer in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Louisville, and also worked as a producer in Columbia, MO. More on her background in her Linkedin page.

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 11/6/22)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 10/30/22)
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 10/23/22)
WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 11/13/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
KETK-TV, Tyler, TX (listed 12/11/22)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 10/30/22)
KAAL-TV, Rochester, MN (listed 12/18/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (listing revised 1/8/23)
KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 10/30/22)
KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (listed 12/26/22)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 11/20/22)
WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (listed 11/20/22)
WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 12/11/22)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 12/4/22)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 10/30/22)
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 11/20/22)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (listed 12/11/22)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (listed 12/4/22)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 10/30/22)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (AM EP, relisted 10/30/22)
WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 11/13/22)
WIVB/WNLO-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 11/6/22)
WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 12/11/22)
WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 12/11/22)
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (listed 12/11/22)
KIVI-TV, Boise, ID (listed 12/11/22)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (Digital EP, listed 12/11/22)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listed 12/11/22)
WRBL-TV, Columbus, GA (Digital EP, listed 11/20/22)
WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 10/30/22)

MANAGING EDITOR:

KXTV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 12/18/22)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 1/9/23:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (Livestream Producer, see ad above!)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager)

Obituaries:

Ulloa

The Chairman and CEO of Entravision died of a sudden heart attack on December 31, 2022. WALTER ULLOA was 74. He co-founded the company in 1996 and held the Chairman/CEO role since then. Walter’s a former news director at KMEX-TV in Los Angeles (in addition to other roles there.) Many more details about Walter’s life and career in this obituary.

Riordan

Former KOAT-TV (Albuquerque, NM) News Director JIM RIORDAN died Wednesday, January 4th. He was 80 years old. He ran the news department there in the 70’s and 80’s and is credited with adding diversity to the staff and creating New Mexico’s first co-anchor team. (KOAT is now owned by Hearst but would have been under Pulitzer ownership during his time there.The station remembered him here.

Bock

There’s a sad update to a story we brought you last week about MIKE BOCK, once the head of the Guy Gannett Communications TV group. Some of Mike’s friends had asked me to solicit notes for him as he was under hospice care. Unfortunately, Mike died Wednesday evening, probably before he could see of them. When I find a full obituary, I will include it in a future edition. Mike was also former GM of Guy Gannett’s station in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Names in the News:

Ginn

An UPDATE on a story we brought you a few weeks ago, that of the departure of CHRISTINA GINN as news director for Tegna’s KVUE-TV (ABC) in San Antonio Austin, TX, We told you December 4th that she was leaving to return to a ‘network executive producing job’. We’ve now learned that job is at Nexstar’s NewsNation where she is the executive producer of the Banfield program.

General Manager News and Notes:

After a few weeks of no GM movement, we have several changes this week, TWO in top ten markets.

TWO changes at NBC owned stations. TONY CANALES moves from Telemundo’s KTMD-TV in Houston to NBC’s KXAS-TV in Dallas, where he replaces the retiring TOM EHLMANN. Canales also over saw Telemundo New Mexico. And in Hartford, HANK GUERRERO moves from VP/Sales to GM for WVIT-TV (NBC) and WRDM-TV (Telemundo). DIANE HANNES, who had held both jobs, is retiring.

In Washington, Sinclair named TODD BERNSTEIN as GM for WJLA-TV (ABC). He’s been the Station Manager there and replaces WILLIAM FANSHAWE who remains a Group VP for the Company.

PETER NOLL moves from commercial TV to PBS as he’s been named GM for West TN PBS Peter’s been the GM for WNBJ-TV in Jackson, TN, and is a former GM for KERO-TV in Bakersfield, CA.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, January 8, 2023:

It’s unofficial, there may be others that are open, and some of these may have been filled. If you know of any in either category, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com

KTTV 1999 S. Bundy Dr. Los Angeles CA 90025
WIOO/WUAB-TV 1717 E. 12th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114
KSAT-TV 1408 N. St. Mary’s St., San Antonio, TX 78215
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr. Columbus, OH 43215
KVUE- TV 3201 Steck Avenue, Austin, TX 78757
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
KSEE/KGPE-TV 5035 E McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
WSLS-TV 821 5th St. NE Roanoke, VA 24016
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WJRT-TV 2302 Lapeer Rd. Flint MI 48503
KIVI-TV 1866 E. Chisholm Dr. Nampa, ID 83687
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
WJET-TV 8455 Peach Street Erie, PA 16509
WGFL/WNBW/WMYG-TV 1703 NW 80th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32606
KALB-TV 605 Washington Street; Alexandria, LA 71301
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041
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
KNOP-TV 402. S. Dewey. North Platte NE 69101

**: Spanish language station

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