February 28, 2021
March 4, 2021 UPDATE:
Greetings:
He started as a sports reporter, then became morning anchor, filled some other roles, and now is the news director…all at the same station in a top 25 market.
Holliday
That’s the story of ART HOLLIDAY, who moments ago was named news director for Tegna’s KSDK-TV (NBC) in St. Louis. Here’s the staff email from Director of Content CAROL FOWLER, to whom Art will report.
Art’s a 41 year veteran of the station. He’s been the interim news director since the start of the year, and had anchored the 4:00 PM news before that.
He first joined the station in 1979 as a sports reporter/anchor before launching the station’s morning newscast. He also spent two stints as EP of the that program.
Art’s also worked in Oklahoma City and Columbia, MO.
Full disclosure: he and I were classmates at Missouri and worked together at what was then KSD-TV.
Congrats to Art.
It’s been a busy week with other developments which we’ll recap in our full report this weekend.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
Another busy week in the world of news director and news manager changes.
And the number of news director openings continues to creep up, reaching 21 after THREE new openings occurred this week…with TWO positions filled.
ONE of those openings is featured among our FOUR paid help wanted ads this week.
Among our other items…the President of Nexstar Broadcasting is retiring. There’s a new GM for CBS owned stations in Miami, and we have several items in Names in the News.
There’s also an obituary for a longtime Oklahoma City Hispanic broadcasters.
Read on for all the details!
Newly Named News Directors:
Presley
WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN…congratulations to COREY PRESLEY as he returns to Tennessee and gets his first ND job at this Tegna owned NBC affiliate. Details in this email from GM DAVID HUNT. Corey is currently the EP at WBTV in Charlotte and earlier was an EP for WIS-TV in Columbia, SC. He began his career in Tennessee at WCYB-TV in Bristol. At WBIR, he replaces JEREMY CAMPBELL who left last November after 14 months as ND.
Lopez
KAKW-TV, Austin, TX…MARIO LOPEZ starts tomorrow (Monday, March 1) as the ND for this Univision owned station. He’s a longtime news manager at other Univision stations and served a brief stint working for News Nation in Chicago. Mario replaces ISMAEL MARTINEZ who left the station last October.
New News Director Openings:
Hundley
WVIT-TV, Hartford, CT…JANET HUNDLEY is leaving this NBC o-and-o in early April after 2 1/2 years as VP/News. Learn more about her decision in the email she sent her staff. Janet’s a former ND in Milwaukee (WTMJ-TV) and Toledo (WTVG-TV) and a former Assistant ND at WLS-TV in Chicago. She’s also worked for two stations in Raleigh-Durham and in Fayetteville, NC.
Paape
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI…ANNE PAAPE is retiring later this year from this Morgan Media owned CBS affiliate, and the station is beginning the search for her replacement. Anne also holds the title of station manager here, and has worked at the station for more than 30 years! Her station bio has more about her.
White
KAIT-TV, Jonesboro, AR…JOSH WHITE will leave this Gray TV owned ABC affiliate in a few months. Josh has no immediate plans except to move his family closer to relatives. He’s been the ND here since 2015 in his second stint at KAIT. Josh was the Assistant ND here before moving to sister station WFIE-TV in Evansville in the same role. He’s also worked in Kentucky, Missouri, and South Carolina in a variety of roles.
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Senior Manager, News and Content, Spectrum Networks NY1:
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News Director, KMPH-TV, Fresno, CA:
Lead a legacy FOX station in Fresno, CA to new heights.
KMPH is searching for a new leader to expand our content center operation across all platforms. Sure, you will lead a five-hour morning news, a midday news, an hour of late prime and newscasts for sister stations.
But you will also lead the charge of content for digital, social and emerging platforms. We need a leader who understands that consumers need content now on digital and social channels. An intense understanding of how to develop content unique to each platform is key.
Your leadership skills must be outstanding, The life-blood of our organization is our people. Your staff includes seasoned veterans as well as early career journalist who can benefit from your skills as a mentor.
And Fresno’s location has a lot to offer! It’s s near the geographical center of California. It lies approximately 220 miles north of Los Angeles, 170 miles south of the state capitol, Sacramento, and 185 miles southeast of San Francisco. Yosemite National Park is about 60 miles to the north, and Sequoia National Park is 75 miles to the southeast.
Join the team now! Apply here.
Executive Producer, WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH:
The biggest news station in the Midwest is searching for its next leader!
WXIX-TV in Cincinnati has an immediate opening for a dynamic, creative, and bold Executive Producer.
We deliver 11+ hours of news each day, 60+ hours of news each week. Fox19 is #1 all morning, #1 in the afternoon, and #1 at night!
Cincinnati is a vibrant, booming town with amazing entertainment, culture, and food. We have 3 professional sports teams, top colleges, and unique, thriving communities.
We are seeking someone who is not afraid to take the reins of a newscast, using showcasing skills and production tools to make the newscast sizzle. 5+ years of line producing experience is required. Executive Producer experience is preferred. Must be a news geek and have the ability to find and dig for stories.
Qualified candidates will have experience working closely with digital team to create content on all platforms. Must be strong at multi-tasking and attentive to the details but also possesses solid people/management skills. Must be creative, a great writer and can enterprise beyond the news of the day.
Qualified applicants, please apply online.
Drug screen required. No phone calls please. EOE-M/F/D/V
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WJLA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 2/21/21)
KARE-TV, Minneapolis, MN (listed 1/17/21)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 1/31/21)
WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA (listed 2/21/21)
WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 1/24/21)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City,TN (listed 2/14/21)
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 2/14/21)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WGN-America/News Nation, Chicago, IL (listed 1/3/21)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (EP Special Projects, listed 1/10/21)
KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (EP, listed 1/10/21)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (EP Investigations, relisted 1/31/21)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (listed 2/7/21)
WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, PA (listed 2/21/21)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (Digital EP, relisted 1/10/21)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, relisted 1/24/21)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 1/3/21)
WXIX-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 2/21/21, see ad above!)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (Digital Content EP, relisted 2/21/21)
WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI (listed 2/21/21)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (relisted 1/10/21)
WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 2/21/21)
WATN-TV Memphis TN (relisted 1/18/21)
KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 2/21/21)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital EP, relisted 1/10/21)
KTAL-TV, Shreveport, LA (listed 1/17/21)
WVLA-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 2/14/21)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 2/21/21)
WNCT-TV, Greenville, NC (listed 2/14/21)
WJHL-TV, Johnson City, TN (Digital EP, listed 1/31/21)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (listed 1/31/21)
KLKN-TV, Lincoln, NE (AM EP, listed 1/3/21)
WTVM-TV, Columbus, GA (new listing this week, see ad above!)
KDRV-TV, Medford, OR (relisted 2/14/21)
More News Management Openings:
Listed this week:
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Broadcast Director)
Listed 2/21/21:
Spectrum Networks NY1 Senior Manager, News and Content (see ad above!)
Listed 2/14/21:
Listed 1/10/21:
Spectrum News: Senior Director of News, New York
Obituary:
Rubio
ARMANDO RUBIO, a well known Spanish language broadcaster who served as station manager for KTUZ-TV in Oklahoma City, died of Covid-19 on February 18th. He was 73 years old. Armando served in the Army, worked for GM, but later moved to radio and TV where he often championed Hispanic causes. This interesting obituary has more.
Names in the News:
Eure
JOSH EURE joins the Black News Channel as Senior Director of Live Programming in the network’s Washington bureau. BNC CEO PRINCELL HAIR told the staff via this email. Josh most recently was ND for KXXV-TV in Waco, TX, a job he left last October after about a year. His Linkedin page outlines his other jobs, both in local and network news.
Garcia
Milwaukee newswoman JESSIE GARCIA continues her unusual ascent up the management ladder. Just a little over a year after moving from sports to become Broadcast Director for Scripps’s WTMJ-TV (NBC), she begins tomorrow as the station’s Editorial Director, overseeing content for WTMJ. More in this staff note from news director TIM VETSCHER.
CHRIS CERBO moves a long way from his job as EP for WCAV-TV in Charlottesville, VA to Idaho. He’ll be the new Assistant News Director for Scripps’ KIVI-TV in Boise.
Balta
HUGO BALTA, recently ousted as the news director for public station WTTW-TV in Chicago, penned a lengthy letter to the editor/commentary in The Chicago Sun-Times saying his beliefs that a journalist can not be objective…only transparent…had a role in his departure from the station. You can read his letter here.
General Manager News and Notes:
Busch
TIM BUSCH, who’s the President of Nexstar Broadcasting, will retire from the company on June 1, ending a 36 year career in our industry. This news release has most of the important details. Tim first joined Nexstar in 2000 as general manager of the company’s Rochester, NY, station, WROC-TV. He’s also served in other corporate roles for Nexstar.
Green
DARRYLL GREEN has been named GM for CBS’s Miami duopoly, WFOR/WFBS-TV. He’s currently the GM for Scripps’ WFXT-TV (FOX) in Ft. Myers, FL. Darryll’s been a GM at WUSA-TV (CBS) in Washington, DC, and for WGRZ-TV (NBC) in Buffalo, NY. He’s also held GM jobs for radio stations and radio groups, including one in Miami.
Brady
After 15 years as general manager of WVVA-TV in Bluefield, WV, FRANK BRADY is going to retire from this Quincy Media owned NBC station. That 15 years is part of a 47 year career in broadcasting which included a stint as GM for KHQA-TV in Quincy. This story on the WVVA website has more details.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, February 28, 2021:
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
WABC-TV 7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023
KTLA-TV 5800 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
KOMO-TV 140 4th Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109
WFOR-TV 8900 NW 18th Terrace, Doral FL 33172
KTXL-TV 4655 Fruitridge Road Sacramento, CA 95820
WVIT-TV 1422 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06110
KMPH/KFRE-TV 5111 E. McKinley Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 (see ad above!)
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WCHS-TV 1301 Piedmont Rd. Charleston, WV 25301
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Road McAllen TX 78501 **
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KADN/KLAF-TV 1500 Eraste Landry, Lafayette, LA 70506
KIII-TV 5002 South Padre Island Drive Corpus Christi TX 78411
WKBT-TV 141 South 6th Street La Crosse, WI 54601
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KTEN-TV 10 High Point Cir, Denison, TX 75020
KTXS-TV 4420 N. Clack Abilene, TX 79602
WDAM-TV 2362 US-11, Moselle, MS 39459
KAIT-TV 472 Craighead 766. Jonesboro, AR 72401
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903 ***
**: Spanish language station
***: News Director and Anchor
