Rick Gevers & Associates

October 4, 2020

Greetings:

Still working on formatting with the new Constant Contact program. Made some progress but still ironing out some issues. Appreciate your understanding.

There are THREE new news directors this week and ONE news director.

That leaves our list of open ND jobs at 24. ONE of those 24 jobs is among our TWO Paid Help Wanted ads. And it’s at a network owned station in a top five market!

And there’s more, of course.

We have ONE obituary, ONE new GM, a new job for a reporter who’s moving into management, details about a new novel from a veteran ND, and a new head for SPJ.

And we’ll link to a report on how one major market station is trying to reinvent the late news.

That’s all below.

Newly Named News Directors:

Clapperton

WTVJ-TV, Miami, FL…DAWN CLAPPERTON has been promoted to VP/News for this NBC o-and-o. Here’s the news release. Dawn’s been the Assistant ND here since 2018. She joined WTVJ as EP/Investigations in 2015 and has also worked in Indianapolis, West Palm Beach, Las Vegas, South Bend, and for the A & E show Cold Case. Dawn replaces MIGDALIA FIGUEROA who was promoted to GM for sister NBC-Telemundo station WTMO-TV in Orlando.

Gutierrez

KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX…TIM GUTIERREZ has been named news director for this Nexstar owned NBC affiliate. He’s been working at another Nexstar station,  KVEO-TV in Brownsville and earlier worked in Laredo, San Antonio, and Albuquerque. At KTSM, he replaces VICTOR VENEGAS who left the station in August after not quite two years as ND.

Lucas

WLFI-TV, Lafayette, IN…LON LUCAS has been named news director for the Allen Media owned CBS station. Details in this news release. Lon’s been the ND for WEEK-TV in Peoria for the last 2 1/2 years. When we told you in September Lon was leaving that job, we told you he wanted to be closer to family. And he’s achieved that goal. He replaces JEFF SMITH who left WLFI in May.

New News Director Opening:

   Stein

WAAY-TV, Huntsville, AL…this Allen Media Broadcasting owned ABC affiliate is looking for a new news director to replace MATT STEIN. Matt’s left the station after four years running the newsroom. He’s also worked in Memphis, Salinas/Monterey, CA, Seattle, Denver, Charlotte, and Syracuse.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Executive Producer, WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN:

Meredith Corporation has an immediate opening for an E xecutive Producer. This is a great opportunity to be part of not only putting a quality product on the air, but creating a great work environment for employees. The Executive Producer oversees total quality control of WSMV assigned newscasts. This position manages a highly creative staff to ensure that writing style, content, and presentation meet station standards. The Executive Producer executes research and ratings strategies for the newscasts. The work performed is for all media platforms and initiatives, including on-air, website, app and social media. Prior experience is EP required.

WSMV is a NBC affiliate Nashville, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Meredith Local Media Group. Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) has been committed to service journalism for more than 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms – including broadcast television, print, digital, mobile, tablets and video – to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners. Meredith’s Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching more than 10 percent of U.S. households. Meredith’s portfolio is concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the nation’s Top 25 – including Atlanta, Phoenix, St. Louis and Portland – and 14 in Top 60 markets. Meredith’s stations produce approximately 700 hours of local news and entertainment content each week, and operate leading local digital destinations.

Please visit https://www.meredith.com/careers

Meredith Corporation is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity.

 Vice President of News, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:

Given the events happening in our world, local news is more vital than ever. It informs our community and helps people when other avenues for assistance are blocked. Which means the person leading a local newsroom must have vision, integrity, and an innovative spirit.

That’s who we’re looking for at NBC 10/Telemundo 62 in Philadelphia to become the stations’ next Vice President of News.

This NBC Owned Television Station seeks a dynamic and experienced news leader to guide its newsroom as it serves the tri-state area. Whether it’s breaking news at the top or an investigative piece diving deep into a local issue, this person will elevate the entire team to create compelling content and impactful engagement across linear and digital platforms.

We need someone who values storytelling and understands that Investigative, Weather, Breaking News, and Consumer stories help define our brand promise to our viewers, users and employees.

And, it doesn’t hurt that the station is located in the state-of-the-art Comcast Technology Center which features the most dynamic digital technology in the industry.

If you’re passionate about local journalism, have experience running a forward-thinking newsroom and leading a team of dedicated journalists – consider applying to be our next Vice President of News at the link below.

Apply here!

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 8/30/20)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 9/13/20)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 9/27/20)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 9/6/20)
WKEF/WRGT-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 8/16/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 8/23/20)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (relisted this week)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (listed 9/20/20)
KFSM-TV, Ft. Smith, AR (listed 9/6/20)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (new listing this week)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WDVM-TV, Hagerstown MD (listing 9/27/20)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 9/6/20)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 8/9/20)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (AM EP, listed 9/13/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, relisted 9/13/20)
WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN (Listed 9/27/20, see ad above!)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM EP, listed 8/30/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP of Innovation, listed 8/30/20)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 9/20/20)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 9/20/20)
WATN-TV Memphis TN (listed 9/6/20)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, relisted 8/9/20)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (AM EP, new listing this week)
WLUK-TV, Green Bay, WI (PM EP, new listing this week)
WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 9/27/20)
KSNW-TV, Wichita, KS (listed 8/23/20)
WNEM-TV, Flint/Saginaw, MI (listed 9/27/20)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (listed 9/20/20)
WBTW-TV, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC (Digital EP, listed 8/16/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (PM EP, relisted 8/16/20)
WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA (listed 9/6/20)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 8/23/20)
KDRV-TV, Medford, OR (listed 8/2/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 8/16/20)

More News Management Openings:

Relisted this week:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Senior Manager of Broadcast Content)
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI (Digital Content Director)

Listed 9/6/20

WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Content Manager)

Relisted 9/6/20

KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM Content Manager)

Listed 8/23/20:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 8-16-20:

KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Digital Director)

Obituary:

Garrett

HOMER HOLCOMB, JR, died Thursday. The name may not mean much to you, as he was better known as LEE GARRETT, a former news director for WSLS-TV in Roanoke, VA. He first joined the station in 1953 and spent 34 years there in a number of jobs. He later became a Roanoke County supervisor. More in this obituary.

Names in the News (and other items):

MICHAEL DORIA moves into management as he comes the Content Manager for Scripps’ WFTX-TV (FOX) in Ft. Myers. He’s been a reporter for stations in Las Vegas, and Rochester, Albany, and Binghamton, NY.

Dallas newswoman REBECCA AGUILAR becomes the first Latina President of SPJ. Details here.

Many have tried, and now KSTP-TV, Hubbard’s ABC affiliate in Minneapolis-St. Paul, is looking for a new way to attract viewers to the late news. Details in this story from the Knight-Cronkite News Lab. Full disclosure: I have two clients at KSTP, including meteorologist WREN CLAIR and reporter RICHARD REEVE.

Cohen

Another week, another broadcaster releasing a novel. This time it’s STEVE COHEN, longtime news director for KUSI-TV in San Diego. Ledo Road Diary is based on the true story of how 15,000 black American troops built an overland route across Japanese occupied Burma in WWll. Click here to learn more and purchase a copy. In addition to San Diego, Steve’s been an ND in several other large markets.

General Manager News and Notes:

Zoumbaris

JULIE ZOUMBARIS joins Nexstar’s WJET-TV in Erie, PA, as its new general manager. Details here. Julie most recently was GM for WNEM-TV in Flint/Saginaw. She’s also worked for two stations in Indianapolis, as well as in Dayton and for another Flint station.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, October 4, 2020:

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

WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WCAU-TV 1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (see ad above!)
KHOU-TV 5718 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77057
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KIRO-TV 2807 Third Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
WTMO-TV 1650 Sand Lake Rd. # 340 Orlando, FL 32809 **
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
WTVD-TV 411 Liberty St Durham, NC 27701
WISN-TV 759 N. 19th St. Milwaukee, WI 53233
WDSU-TV 846 Howard Ave New Orleans, LA 70113
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WFXR-TV 5305 Valleypark Dr. #1, Roanoke, VA 24019
WAAY-TV 1000 Monte Sano Blvd SE, Huntsville, AL 35801
KXXV-TV 1909 S New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
WEEK-TV 2907 Springfield Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611
KION-TV 1550 Moffett St. Salinas, CA 93905
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
WCBI-TV, 201 5th Street South, Columbus, MS 39701
KOMU-TV 5550 Old 63 S, Columbia, MO 65201
WETM-TV 101 East Water St. Elmira, NY 14901
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KGWN-TV 2923 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001

**: Spanish language station

September 27, 2020

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 UPDATE:

There’s a new news director in Miami to report.

Clapperton

Congratulations to DAWN CLAPPERTON who’s been promoted to VP/News for NBC’s Miami o-and-o, WTVJ-TV.

Here’s the news release from the station.

Dawn’s been the Assistant ND here since 2018. She first joined the station as EP/Investigations in 2015. She’s also worked in Indianapolis, West Palm Beach, Las Vegas, South Bend, and for the A & E show Cold Case.

She replaces MIGDALIA FIGUEROA is moving to Orlando where she’ll be GM for sister NBC/Telemundo station WTMO-TV.

As you know, we’re still wrestling with a new format forced on me by Constant Contact. A few of you responded after my complaining in Sunday’s report, with most liking it, though a few complains about the size of pictures when viewing on a mobile device.

I’ll keep working on it and, with luck, you soon won’t have to suffer through me complaining. You likely get enough of that from your staff!

regards,

Rick Gevers

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Greetings:

There are TWO new news directors this week (both first time NDs and both promoted within their current companies) and ONE news director opening caused by the retirement of a three time ND.

That leaves our list of open ND jobs at 26. ONE of those 26 openings is featured among our TWO Paid Help Wanted ads.

But there’s much more below:

We have ONE obituary, a new job for a former Atlanta and Chicago GM, new duties for TWO Meredith GMs, a national award for a Phoenix station, and several other items of interest. (Well, I think they’re interesting…why else would I include them?)

That’s all below.

Newly Named News Directors:

Thomas

WATN/WLMT-TV, Memphis, TN…DENISHA THOMAS returns home as the new news director for this Tegna owned ABC/CW operation. She’s currently the Executive Producer for sister Tegna station WKYC-TV in Cleveland. This detailed memo from GM RICK ROGALA has much more detail about Denisha’s background. She replaces LISA LOVELL who left the station earlier this month after 16 years there, 7 1/2 as ND.

Fuller

WCTV, Tallahassee, FL…SABRINA FULLER moves within Gray as she heads to Florida’s capital city to be the next ND for this CBS affiliate. Sabrina is currently the executive producer for Gray’s WDBJ-TV in Roanoke. She first joined the station in 2015 and was promoted to EP two years ago and replaces JEFF SCHLESSER who was promoted to ND for Gray’s WWSB-TV in Sarasota last month.

And one update to our report last week on LAWTON DODD’s appointment as ND for KVAL-TV in Eugene, OR. He’ll also oversee KMTR-TV in Eugene which Sinclair operates under a shared services agreement.

New News Director Openings:

Davidson

WCBI-TV, Columbus, MS….ROBERT DAVIDSON has retired after 8+ years as news director for this Morris Multimedia owned CBS affiliate. He’s also been a news director in Jackson, TN, and Tupelo, MS. The station sent him off in fine fashion with this on-air farewell.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

Executive Producer, WSMV-TV, Nashville, TN:

Meredith Corporation has an immediate opening for an E xecutive Producer. This is a great opportunity to be part of not only putting a quality product on the air, but creating a great work environment for employees. The Executive Producer oversees total quality control of WSMV assigned newscasts. This position manages a highly creative staff to ensure that writing style, content, and presentation meet station standards. The Executive Producer executes research and ratings strategies for the newscasts. The work performed is for all media platforms and initiatives, including on-air, website, app and social media. Prior experience is EP required.

WSMV is a NBC affiliate Nashville, Tennessee, owned and operated by the Meredith Local Media Group. Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) has been committed to service journalism for more than 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms – including broadcast television, print, digital, mobile, tablets and video – to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners. Meredith’s Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching more than 10 percent of U.S. households. Meredith’s portfolio is concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the nation’s Top 25 – including Atlanta, Phoenix, St. Louis and Portland – and 14 in Top 60 markets. Meredith’s stations produce approximately 700 hours of local news and entertainment content each week, and operate leading local digital destinations.

Please visit https://www.meredith.com/careers

Meredith Corporation is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity.

 Vice President of News, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:

Given the events happening in our world, local news is more vital than ever. It informs our community and helps people when other avenues for assistance are blocked. Which means the person leading a local newsroom must have vision, integrity, and an innovative spirit.

That’s who we’re looking for at NBC 10/Telemundo 62 in Philadelphia to become the stations’ next Vice President of News.

This NBC Owned Television Station seeks a dynamic and experienced news leader to guide its newsroom as it serves the tri-state area. Whether it’s breaking news at the top or an investigative piece diving deep into a local issue, this person will elevate the entire team to create compelling content and impactful engagement across linear and digital platforms.

We need someone who values storytelling and understands that Investigative, Weather, Breaking News, and Consumer stories help define our brand promise to our viewers, users and employees.

And, it doesn’t hurt that the station is located in the state-of-the-art Comcast Technology Center which features the most dynamic digital technology in the industry.

If you’re passionate about local journalism, have experience running a forward-thinking newsroom and leading a team of dedicated journalists – consider applying to be our next Vice President of News at the link below.

Apply here!

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 8/30/20)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 9/13/20)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted this week)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 9/6/20)
WKEF/WRGT-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 8/16/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 8/23/20)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (listed 8/9/20)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (listed 9/20/20)
KFSM-TV, Ft. Smith, AR (listed 9/6/20)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WDVM-TV, Hagerstown MD (listing revised this week)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 9/6/20)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 8/9/20)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (AM EP, listed 9/13/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, relisted 9/13/20)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital EP, listed 8/9/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM EP, listed 8/30/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP of Innovation, listed 8/30/20)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 9/20/20)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 9/20/20)
WATN-TV Memphis TN (listed 9/6/20)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, relisted 8/9/20)
WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA (new listing this week)
KSNW-TV, Wichita, KS (listed 8/23/20)
WNEM-TV, Flint/Saginaw, MI (new listing this week)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (listed 9/20/20)
WBTW-TV, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC (Digital EP, listed 8/16/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (PM EP, relisted 8/16/20)
WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA (listed 9/6/20)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 8/23/20)
KDRV-TV, Medford, OR (listed 8/2/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 8/16/20)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 9/6/20

WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Content Manager)

Relisted 9/6/20

KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM Content Manager)

Listed 8/23/20:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 8-16-20:

KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Digital Director)

Listed 8/9/16:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Senior Manager of Broadcast Content)
WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN (Digital Media Manager)
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI (Digital Content Director)

Obituary:

Mater

GENE MATER, a longtime broadcaster who played a big role in the Radio Television Digital News Foundation, died last Sunday (September 20th) at the age of 93. His death was attributed to Covid-19. This tribute from the RTDNA website explains his influence on the organization and our industry.

Names in the News (and other items):

Congratulations to Scripps’ KNXV-TV (ABC) in Phoenix, the only local station to win a National Emmy Award. The station won in the “Outstanding Regional News Story: Investigative Report” category for its “Abuse of Force” investigative series. That series prompted an FBI investigation into a local police department’s use of force.

Murrietta

A reunion in Tulsa re-connects KOKI-TV News Director FRANK VOLPICELLA and RUDY MURRIETTA. They worked together at WGCL-TV in Atlanta when Frank was the ND there and Rudy was the Assistant ND. Now, Rudy will be the Managing Editor for this Cox Media Group owned FOX affiliate.

Willi

Longtime broadcaster JIM WILLI, who spent many hours on the road as a consultant, spent some of that time writing a serial killer novel. Jim tells me it has finally been published as an ebook, with print copies to follow in a few weeks. It’s called The Frogman of Cedar Creek and is set outside Dallas. Learn more and buy your copy by clicking here.

Price

The late GRANT PRICE, a longtime Iowa news director who worked at several stations, most notably KWWL-TV in Waterloo, has a new honor. An endowed position at Wartburg College, where Grant worked after retiring from KWWL, has been established in his honor. More details here.

General Manager News and Notes:

Banks

LYLE BANKS has landed as the new GM for Morgan Murphy’s WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, WI. Here’s the post from the WISC website. Lyle most recently was the GM for Meredith’s WGCL-TV (CBS) in Atlanta, a position he left earlier this year. He’s also been a GM in Chicago and Norfolk.

Speaking of Meredith, TWO current Meredith GM’s will keep their current jobs but assume some additional duties. Find our about the new roles for KEVIN JAMES from Phoenix and DANA NEVES from Hartford in this company news release.

Barr

EMILY BARR, CEO of Graham Media Group, did an extensive interview with Broadcasting and Cable after that publication named her as Broadcaster of the Year. Among other topics, she discusses how Covid 19 will impact the number of people who will actually be working in the stations. It’s worth a few minutes of your time.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 27, 2020:

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

WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WCAU-TV 1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (see ad above!)
KHOU-TV 5718 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77057
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KIRO-TV 2807 Third Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
WTVJ-TV 15000 SW 27th Street Miramar, FL 33027
WTMO-TV 1650 Sand Lake Rd. # 340 Orlando, FL 32809 **
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
WTVD-TV 411 Liberty St Durham, NC 27701
WISN-TV 759 N. 19th St. Milwaukee, WI 53233
WDSU-TV 846 Howard Ave New Orleans, LA 70113
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WFXR-TV 5305 Valleypark Dr. #1, Roanoke, VA 24019
KXXV-TV 1909 S New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
KTSM-TV 3801-D Constitution El Paso, Texas 79922
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
WEEK-TV 2907 Springfield Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611
KION-TV 1550 Moffett St. Salinas, CA 93905
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
WCBI-TV, 201 5th Street South, Columbus, MS 39701
KOMU-TV 5550 Old 63 S, Columbia, MO 65201
WETM-TV 101 East Water St. Elmira, NY 14901
WLFI-TV 2605 Yeager Rd. West Lafayette, IN 47906
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KGWN-TV 2923 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001

**: Spanish language station

September 20, 2020

Greetings:

I need to start this week by thanking those of you who sent kind notes after last week’s newsletter, where we shared the news of the establishment of the Rick Gevers-Karen Burns Diversity Fund for College Journalists at IRE.

And Karen and I would particularly like to thank those of you who sent donations to IRE to help grow the fund, which provides on campus training at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and on other campuses for the benefit of student journalists of color.

More details from the IRE website. And if you’d like to join us, visit the IRE website for a secure donation option.

Thanks again, and on to this week’s news.

Just ONE new news director named this week, with, to my knowledge, NO new openings. But we can tell you about the new job for an ND whose departure we shared last week, and we finally have a name for a Mississippi ND job.

With that change, our list of ND openings drops to 27. TWO of those open ND jobs are among our THREE Paid Help Wanted ads this week. One of those is for a top five market, network owned, VP of News position. And there’s an ad for a faculty position on the east coast.

There are THREE new GMs, including a former ND turned GM who’s moving to a top 15 market.  And we’ll tell you about the retirement of a longtime Minneapolis GM.

And Names in the News has details about TWO retirements, one previously unreported that involves someone whose name you likely know. And the other looks at the tribute paid a retiring ND who left after 16 years in charge.

Newly Named News Directors:

Dodd

KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR…this Sinclair/CBS affiliate has tabbed veteran news director LAWTON DODD as its next news director. Lawton spent 22 years as ND for KSBW-TV in Salinas-Monterey before leaving the job in February, saying he was going to take some time off. Lawton’s also worked in Norfolk, Wichita, and Columbia, MO. He replaces BERT RUDMAN who left after the May book after three years as ND.

Barnd

And we have an update on a newnews director whose name we did not know when we reported that job has been filled. JEFF BARND is the new ND at WABG/WXVT/WNBD/WABG-DT in Greenville, MS. That Cala Broadcasting operation is affiliated with all FOUR major networks. Jeff’s been an anchor in Boston, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, worked as a National Correspondent for Sinclair in Washington D.C., and most recently was news director for Arlington Public News in Arlington, VA.

New News Director Openings:

To my knowledge, there are no new news director openings this week.

But we do have an update on an opening we first reported last week. We told you that RON KELLER had left KION-TV in Salinas/Monterey, CA. What we did not know then…and can share now…is that Ron’s headed to KVVU-TV (Meredith/FOX) in Las Vegas as executive producer.

KION is advertising for Ron’s replacement below, and we have a new ad this week from WCAU-TV in Philadelphia for its VP of News opening.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

 Vice President of News, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, PA:

Given the events happening in our world, local news is more vital than ever. It informs our community and helps people when other avenues for assistance are blocked. Which means the person leading a local newsroom must have vision, integrity, and an innovative spirit.

That’s who we’re looking for at NBC 10/Telemundo 62 in Philadelphia to become the stations’ next Vice President of News.

This NBC Owned Television Station seeks a dynamic and experienced news leader to guide its newsroom as it serves the tri-state area. Whether it’s breaking news at the top or an investigative piece diving deep into a local issue, this person will elevate the entire team to create compelling content and impactful engagement across linear and digital platforms.

We need someone who values storytelling and understands that Investigative, Weather, Breaking News, and Consumer stories help define our brand promise to our viewers, users and employees.

And, it doesn’t hurt that the station is located in the state-of-the-art Comcast Technology Center which features the most dynamic digital technology in the industry.

If you’re passionate about local journalism, have experience running a forward-thinking newsroom and leading a team of dedicated journalists – consider applying to be our next Vice President of News at the link below.

Apply here!

News Director, KION-TV, Monterey/Salinas, CA:

KION News Channel 5, located in beautiful Monterey County, California, is seeking an extraordinary journalist to lead a growing news team. In addition, to CBS we produce news daily on CW and Telemundo.

Our News Director will be a visionary coach who understands how to produce compelling and distinctive content on all multi-media platforms. Must have proven skillset to maximize content and customer engagement on digital and social media platforms. Must demonstrate a passion for the product with strong oversight and consistent communication and feedback.

The successful candidate will be called upon to provide strategic direction for daily news coverage as well as working closely with the General Manager on long-range planning, special news coverage and station projects.

Applicants should be prepared to discuss:
Previous experience
Creative approaches to building and innovating news brand
Digital and social strategies
Effective use of social media in a broadcast environment
Previous experience managing financial, technical and people resources

KION was acquired by News-Press & Gazette Company in December 2013, and has recently made significant capital investments to build a strong local news organization.

Candidate must pass a drug test and background check. A valid driver’s license is required.

Please apply online by submitting brief cover letter that includes resume, and source of referral. Just click here.

Faculty Position, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA:

Considering a mid-career change? Why not move from newsroom to classroom in one of the best small university journalism programs in the country? We have sharp students and the tools to teach them. We just need you.

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Washington and Lee University seeks a versatile colleague for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant or associate professor with teaching and scholarly or creative interests in digital storytelling and/or journalism.

Visit here for full details.

Our department is committed to preparing our students for global communications by creating an educational environment that values diverse people and their ideas.

Learn more about our department here .

Our new colleague will be expected to teach undergraduate courses for both journalism and strategic communication majors to prepare them to communicate with a variety of audiences.

Likely courses will include Introduction to News Writing and Introduction to Digital Journalism, as well as specialty courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise. Experience with audio, video, or data analysis and visualization is preferred.

Candidates should have substantial professional experience in journalism and/or public relations, including expertise with audio and video. A Ph.D. in mass communications or a related field and teaching at the college level are desirable. Candidates with a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications and significant professional experience are also welcome to apply.

The application deadline is October 1, 2020. The appointment begins July 1, 2021.

Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 8/30/20)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 9/13/20)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 7/19/20)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 9/6/20)
WKEF/WRGT-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 8/16/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 8/23/20)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (listed 8/9/20)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 8/2/20)
KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (new listing this week)
KFSM-TV, Ft. Smith, AR (listed 9/6/20)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WDVM-TV, Hagerstown MD (2 jobs, EP & Digital EP, listing revised 8/30/20)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 9/6/20)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 8/9/20)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (AM EP, listed 9/13/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, relisted 9/13/20)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital EP, listed 8/9/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM EP, listed 8/30/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP of Innovation, listed 8/30/20)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (new listing this week)
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (new listing this week)
WATN-TV Memphis TN (listed 9/6/20)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, relisted 8/9/20)
KSNW-TV, Wichita, KS (listed 8/23/20)
WNEM-TV, Flint/Saginaw, MI (listed 8/23/20)
KVEO-TV, Brownsville, TX (new listing this week)
WBTW-TV, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC (Digital EP, listed 8/16/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (PM EP, relisted 8/16/20)
WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA (listed 9/6/20)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 8/23/20)
KDRV-TV, Medford, OR (listed 8/2/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 8/16/20)

More News Management Openings:

Listed 9/6/20

WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Content Manager)

Relisted 9/6/20

KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM Content Manager)

Listed 8/23/20:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 8-16-20:

KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Digital Director)

Listed 8/9/16:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Senior Manager of Broadcast Content)
WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN (Digital Media Manager)
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI (Digital Content Director)

Names in the News (and other items):

Two retirements to share, one ‘new’ news and the other a followup on something we first told you about a few months ago.

Woelfel

Longtime Missouri professor STACEY WOELFEL has announced his retirement, effective next August 31. He’s been at Missouri for 35 years, most of them as ND for KOMU-TV, and, most recently, as head of the documentary program. Here’s his complete bio from the Missouri website. Click here to read a note Stacey sent me, looking back at his career at his alma mater, as well as to what lies ahead.

Linn

TED LINN, longtime news director for Nexstar’s WANE-TV in Ft. Wayne, left the station September 13th after 16 years as ND for this CBS affiliate. We told you in June that Ted was retiring this month around the time of his 66th birthday. The station paid him proper tribute on his final day with this story on its website. Be sure to check the snazzy (and perhaps stylish at the time!) sport coat in the print ad the station dug up from Ted’s first job.

General Manager News and Notes:

Morris

Another former news director takes her second GM job, this time in a top 15 market. KATE MORRIS will be the next GM for Tegna’s KPNX-TV (NBC) in Phoenix at the a week from tomorrow (Monday, 9/28). She’s currently the GM for Tegna’s KTVB-TV in Boise, a job to which she was promoted from ND in 2018. Learn more about Kate and her new job in this news release, where you will also learn that Tegna’s RICHARD DYER has been promoted to Senior VP with additional responsibilities. He’ll remain GM for WUSA-TV (CBS) in Washington.

Remes

Meanwhile, a longtime Tegna General Manager will retire at the end of this year, after a 24 year run at one of the company’s NBC affiliates. JOHN REMES will leave KARE-TV in Minneapolis-St,. Paul. More details in this story from the Star-Tribune in Minneapolis.

Nexstar named TWO new GMs’s this week:

TINA MARIE CASTANO will run the company’s operations in Elmira, NY. She’s been the GM for WLNE-TV (Standard Media/ABC) in Providence, RI.

And, following Nexstar’s acquisition of FOX affiliate WDKY-TV in Lexington, KY, the company named MONTE COSTES as its GM.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 20, 2020:

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

WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WCAU-TV 1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (see ad above!)
KHOU-TV 5718 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77057
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KIRO-TV 2807 Third Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
WTVJ-TV 15000 SW 27th Street Miramar, FL 33027
WTMO-TV 1650 Sand Lake Rd. # 340 Orlando, FL 32809 **
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
WTVD-TV 411 Liberty St Durham, NC 27701
WISN-TV 759 N. 19th St. Milwaukee, WI 53233
WDSU-TV 846 Howard Ave New Orleans, LA 70113
WATN/WLMT-TV 1725 N Shelby Oaks Dr. #101, Memphis, TN 38133
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WFXR-TV 5305 Valleypark Dr. #1, Roanoke, VA 24019
KXXV-TV 1909 S New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
KTSM-TV 3801-D Constitution El Paso, Texas 79922
WCTV 1801 Halstead Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32309
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
WEEK-TV 2907 Springfield Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611
KION-TV 1550 Moffett St. Salinas, CA 93905 (see ad above!)
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KOMU-TV 5550 Old 63 S, Columbia, MO 65201
WETM-TV 101 East Water St. Elmira, NY 14901
WLFI-TV 2605 Yeager Rd. West Lafayette, IN 47906
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KGWN-TV 2923 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001

**: Spanish language station

September 13, 2020

Greetings:

I hope you’ll allow me a personal note before we turn to our normal business.

Earlier this afternoon, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) announced the establishment of the Rick Gevers-Karen Burns Diversity Fund for College Journalists.

This endowed fund will provide on campus IRE training at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions and on other campuses for the benefit of student journalists of color.

More details from the IRE website.

Karen and I added this to our wills in 2016, but recent events convinced us the need was too important to wait for what (I hope) will be a long time. It’s our belief this will benefit young journalists for generations.

While we established the fund, anyone is welcome to contribute. If you think this is important, please visit the IRE website for a secure donation option.

Thanks for the interruption…and now on to this week’s news.

We have THREE newly opened news director jobs this week. As, as far as I know, there were NO news directors hired in a short week. However, we did remove one station from our list of open ND jobs. We explain below.

So, our count of open ND jobs stands at 28. TWO of those open ND jobs are among our FOUR Paid Help Wanted ads this week.

TWO obituaries this week, both of former news directors.

There are TWO new GMs, one is a promotion to GM from News Director within Hearst.

And in Names in the News, new leaders for RTDNA and we’ll tell you about several news managers on the move.

Newly Named News Directors:

As far as I know, no news directors were hired in this holiday-shortened week.

But please note we have removed KTVA-TV in Anchorage, AK, from our list of open ND jobs. The station was recently acquired by Gray Television, which owns KTUU-TV. TRACI SABO, the ND at KTUU, will oversee KTVA as well. JOHN TRACY, who worked for both stations over his long career in Anchorage, penned this interesting analysis of the developments for The Anchorage Daily News.

New News Director Openings:

Hart

WISN-TV, Milwaukee, WI…nothing but good news here as BEN HART has been promoted to GM for sister Hearst station WJCL-TV in Savannah, GA. Here’s the news release from the station. He’s spent most of his career with Hearst, joining WAPT-TV in Jackson, MS, as a producer in 2002. Ben advanced to producer jobs at Hearst stations in New Orleans and Sacramento, returning to Jackson as assistant ND before moving to ND there. In 2017, he moved to Milwaukee as ND.

Eure

KXXV-TV, Waco, TX…JOSH EURE has left this Scripps owned station after one year as news director. He’s had a number of jobs at both local stations and networks during his career, including EP jobs in a number of major markets. Complete details on those jobs can be found by clicking his Linkedin page. KXXV is an ABC affiliate.

Keller

KION-TV, Salinas/Monterey, CA…RON KELLER has left this News Press & Gazette operation after just over two years as news director. He’d earlier been the AND at NPG’s station in Santa Barbara, and has worked at a variety of stations in a wide range of roles. You can learn more about this opening in the paid help wanted ad just below.

Updating an item from last week, regarding the ND opening at WEEK-TV in Peoria. LON LUCAS is staying on as ND for a while but will eventually leave, as he wants to be closer to his family. Check out the stations’s ad below for that opening.

Paid Help Wanted Ads:

News Director, KION-TV, Monterey/Salinas, CA:

KION News Channel 5, located in beautiful Monterey County, California, is seeking an extraordinary journalist to lead a growing news team. In addition, to CBS we produce news daily on CW and Telemundo.

Our News Director will be a visionary coach who understands how to produce compelling and distinctive content on all multi-media platforms. Must have proven skillset to maximize content and customer engagement on digital and social media platforms. Must demonstrate a passion for the product with strong oversight and consistent communication and feedback.

The successful candidate will be called upon to provide strategic direction for daily news coverage as well as working closely with the General Manager on long-range planning, special news coverage and station projects.

Applicants should be prepared to discuss:
Previous experience
Creative approaches to building and innovating news brand
Digital and social strategies
Effective use of social media in a broadcast environment
Previous experience managing financial, technical and people resources

KION was acquired by News-Press & Gazette Company in December 2013, and has recently made significant capital investments to build a strong local news organization.

Candidate must pass a drug test and background check. A valid driver’s license is required.

Please apply online by submitting brief cover letter that includes resume, and source of referral. Just click here.

Faculty Position, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA:

Considering a mid-career change? Why not move from newsroom to classroom in one of the best small university journalism programs in the country? We have sharp students and the tools to teach them. We just need you.

The Department of Journalism and Mass Communications at Washington and Lee University seeks a versatile colleague for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant or associate professor with teaching and scholarly or creative interests in digital storytelling and/or journalism.

Visit here for full details.

Our department is committed to preparing our students for global communications by creating an educational environment that values diverse people and their ideas.

Learn more about our department here .

Our new colleague will be expected to teach undergraduate courses for both journalism and strategic communication majors to prepare them to communicate with a variety of audiences.

Likely courses will include Introduction to News Writing and Introduction to Digital Journalism, as well as specialty courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise. Experience with audio, video, or data analysis and visualization is preferred.

Candidates should have substantial professional experience in journalism and/or public relations, including expertise with audio and video. A Ph.D. in mass communications or a related field and teaching at the college level are desirable. Candidates with a master’s degree in journalism and mass communications and significant professional experience are also welcome to apply.

The application deadline is October 1, 2020. The appointment begins July 1, 2021.

Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

News Director, WEEK-TV, Peoria, IL:

WEEK, Quincy Media’s successful station in Peoria, Illinois is seeking a veteran, dynamic leader for its news operation. Owning both the NBC and ABC affiliates in the market, WEEK serves Central Illinois with two separate award-winning news operations.

We need someone able to provide outstanding leadership to train, coach and inspire our journalists to create and deliver great stories in a multi-platform environment. Our next news director must know the importance of delivering on the brand promise and forging a strong connection with our viewers and users to grow ratings.

Responsibilities:

Foster a performance culture with an emphasis on winning, excellence and innovation.
Communicate the vision and strategy to newsroom and provide the daily direction on major stories, weather events and breaking news.
Ensure ethical, balanced presentation through compliance with Quincy Media policy, FCC policy, federal and state laws, industry standards and our brand promise.
Strong recruiter and team builder
Prepare and execute annual newsroom financial plan.

Qualifications:

Broad understanding of newsroom operations and equipment.
Advanced oral and written communication skills.
Proven leadership which empowers others. Ability to resolve conflict quickly and directly.
3-5 years’ experience in newsroom management.
Strategic thinking – can identify market opportunities and capitalize on them.
Demonstrated team builder

WEEK is proud to be a Quincy Media 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:

mdesantis@week.com

Mark DeSantis
VP/General Manager
WEEK-TV
2907 Springfield Rd.
East Peoria, Illinois 61611

Executive Producer, WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA:

Meredith Corporation has an immediate opening for an Executive Producer.

This is a great opportunity to be part of not only putting a quality product on the air, but creating a great work environment for employees. The Executive Producer directs and supervises all aspects of station’s news programs, including development and execution of show content and program format. This position works closely with Producers, Reporters and Assignment Editors in developing and maintaining high quality newscasts. The Executive Producer oversees story selection, pre-production and Producer rundowns. The incumbent proofs and edits scripts on a daily basis. In addition, the Executive Producer helps reporters craft their stories and oversees brand management and content for the show. Prior experience as EP required.

WGCL-TV is a CBS affiliate in the # 10 television market in the United States. The station delivers over 32 hours of weekly news product. WGCL-TV & WPCH TV are owned and operated by the Meredith Local Media Group.

Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) has been committed to service journalism for more than 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms – including broadcast television, print, digital, mobile, tablets and video – to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners. Meredith’s Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching more than 10 percent of U.S. households. Meredith’s portfolio is concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the nation’s Top 25.

Please visit our website for complete details and to apply online.

Meredith Corporation is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 8/30/20)
WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (new listing this week)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 7/19/20)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 9/6/20)
WKEF/WRGT-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 8/16/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 8/23/20)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (listed 8/9/20)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 8/2/20)
KFSM-TV, Ft. Smith, AR (listed 9/6/20)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

WDVM-TV, Hagerstown MD (2 jobs, EP & Digital EP, listing revised 8/30/20)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 9/6/20, see ad above!)
KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 8/9/20)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (AM EP, new listing this week)
KING/KONG-TV, Seattle, WA (relisted 7/19/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, relisted this week)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Digital EP, listed 8/9/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM EP, listed 8/30/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP of Innovation, listed 8/30/20)
KVVU-TV, Las Vegas, NV (relisted 8/23/20)
WATN-TV Memphis TN (listed 9/6/20)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, relisted 8/9/20)
KSNW-TV, Wichita, KS (listed 8/23/20)
WIS-TV, Columbia, SC (listed 8/2/20)
WBTW-TV, Florence/Myrtle Beach, SC (Digital EP, listed 8/16/20)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (PM EP, relisted 8/16/20)
WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA (listed 9/6/20)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 8/23/20)
KDRV-TV, Medford, OR (listed 8/2/20)

MANAGING EDITOR:

WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 8/16/20)

More News Management Openings:

New Listing this Week:

WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Content Manager)

Relisted this week:

KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK (AM Content Manager)

Listed 8/23/20:

WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital Content Manager, see ad above!)

Relisted 8-16-20:

KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Digital Director)

Listed 8/9/16:

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Senior Manager of Broadcast Content)

Listed 7/26/20:

WATE-TV, Knoxville, TN (Digital Media Manager)
WFRV-TV, Green Bay, WI (Digital Content Director)

Obituaries:

Whiteaker

Longtime broadcaster and former news director BRUCE WHITEAKER died unexpectedly in his sleep last Saturday, September 5th. He was 71 and suffered from charcot foot, a complication of diabetes. Here’s the obituary and here’s a link to a GoFundMe page which hopes to raise enough money to endow a scholarship at Bruce’s church. Bruce was an ND in Austin, TX, Memphis, and Saginaw, MI, if memory serves, and also worked for the Texas Association of Broadcasters.

Schreiner

RAYMOND SCHREINER, whose obituary says he is most remembered for his year as news director of then WXEX-TV (now WRIC-TV) in Richmond, VA in 1964-65, died September 3rd at the age of 98. His obituary fills in the years since his lone news director  stint in the 60’s.

Names in the News (and other items):

Stahlman

There’s a new chair and a new chair elect for RTDNA. ANDREA STAHLMAN, ND for Hearst’s WLKY-TV in Louisville, takes over as chair. And ALLISON McGINLEY, ND for Graham Media’s WKMG-TV in Orlando, will eventually succeed Andrea, as she’s been elected chair-elect. LOREN TOBIA was re-elected treasurer. In addition, new board members were chosen as you’ll read here.

Ostrowsky

STEPHEN OSTROSKY is headed south to become managing editor for Hearst’s WESH-TV (NBC) in Orlando. He’s been the Assistant ND for WHAS-TV, Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Louisville for the past two years. Stephen had earlier been the EP and a producer for WVEC-TV in Norfolk, and began his career at KTHV-TV in Little Rock as an associate producer. He was later promoted to 10:00 producer there.

Two management hires at Nexstar stations:

At WFLA-TV (NBC) in Tampa, BRIAN CALLAHAN will be the new executive producer. He most recently helped launch Spectrum News in Southern California, a job he left in July, 2019. Brian worked at WRC-TV in Washington for 12 years as a producer and EP, and produced newscasts in Charlotte and Syracuse.

MICHAEL “MACE” MACIEJEWSKI joins WNCN-TV (NBC) in Raleigh as assistant news director. Until February, he’d spent the last five years as the AND for WFTV (ABC) in Orlando. He’s been an EP in Charlotte, and a producer in Philadelphia, Boston, and Buffalo.

General Manager News and Notes:

Keeler

TOM KEELER leaves Morgan-Murphy’s WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, WI, and heads west to become the next GM for Nexstar’s Portland, OR, duopoly, KOIN/KRCW-TV (CBS/CW). It’s a return to Portland for him, as he served as Local Sales Manager for KRCW-TV (then KWPB-TV) from 1999-2003. Tom’s been GM for WISC for the last five years and earlier was the GM for KGBT-TV in Harlingen, TX. He replaces PAT NEVIN who returned to Seattle as GM for KIRO-TV (Cox Media Group/CBS).

And careful readers noted above the appointment of BEN HART as GM for Hearst’s WJCL-TV in Savannah, GA. Add Ben to the list of news directors becoming GMs! He replaces TIM MORRISSEY, another former ND turned GM, whose retirement we reported last week.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 13, 2020:

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

WFMZ-TV 300 E Rock Rd, Allentown, PA 18103
WCAU-TV 1800 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
KHOU-TV 5718 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77057
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
KIRO-TV 2807 Third Ave. Seattle, WA 98121
WTVJ-TV 15000 SW 27th Street Miramar, FL 33027
WTMO-TV 1650 Sand Lake Rd. # 340 Orlando, FL 32809 **
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
WTVD-TV 411 Liberty St Durham, NC 27701
WISN-TV 759 N. 19th St. Milwaukee, WI 53233
WDSU-TV 846 Howard Ave New Orleans, LA 70113
WATN/WLMT-TV 1725 N Shelby Oaks Dr. #101, Memphis, TN 38133
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WFXR-TV 5305 Valleypark Dr. #1, Roanoke, VA 24019
KXXV-TV 1909 S New Rd. Waco, TX 76711
KTSM-TV 3801-D Constitution El Paso, Texas 79922
WCTV 1801 Halstead Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32309
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KVAL/KMTR-TV 4575 Blanton Rd., Eugene, OR 97405
WEEK-TV 2907 Springfield Rd, East Peoria, IL 61611 (see ad above!)
KION-TV 1550 Moffett St. Salinas, CA 93905 (see ad above!)
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KOMU-TV 5550 Old 63 S, Columbia, MO 65201
WETM-TV 101 East Water St. Elmira, NY 14901
WLFI-TV 2605 Yeager Rd. West Lafayette, IN 47906
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KGWN-TV 2923 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, WY 82001

**: Spanish language station