December 20, 2020
Greetings:
15.
That’s the number of open news director jobs on our list, which is as low as I can remember it in the 20+ years we’ve brought you this newsletter. That’s after a flurry of hires this week, and just ONE new opening.
We have ONE paid ad for an assistant ND job at a strong station in the south.
There’s an obituary for a long ago GM in Columbus, OH and Lexington, KY.
And we have THREE items in Names in the News, including a new scholarship funded by a former network executive who many of you know.
Since the next week is likely to be a very slow week for news, I plan to skip next week’s newsletter (for about the first time in at least ten years.) If I’m wrong about the slow week, we’ll see you Sunday night.
Best wishes for a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season to everyone.
Rick Gevers
Newly Named News Directors:
Nogy
KARE-TV, Minneapolis, MN…STACEY NOGY is now in charge of the newsroom for this Tegna owned NBC affiliate. She’s a 28 year veteran of the station and moves up after STUART BOSLOW (whose title was Director of Content) left for a new job as Director of Innovation for sister station KHOU-TV (CBS) in Houston. Stacey’s also worked in San Diego.
Holliday
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO…we don’t often report ‘interim news directors’ but we’ll make an exception as old friend and longtime anchor ART HOLLIDAY takes that title at this Tegna owned NBC affiliate. Art started here in 1979 as a sports reporter and anchor, moved to morning anchor, and has since anchored almost every newscast at the station. He reports to CAROL FOWLER, the Director of Content. (Full disclosure: Art & I worked together both here and at KOMU-TV in Columbia.)
Carree
WTVD-TV, Raleigh-Durham, NC…BERVETTE CARREE will be the next news director for this ABC o-and-o. It’s a return to North Carolina for her as she has worked for another Raleigh station and in Charlotte and in Greensboro/High Point. She’s currently the Nightside EP for WXIA-TV in Atlanta. Bervette’s also worked in Philadelphia and for CNN. She replaces MICHELLE GERMANO who left in July after almost five years as ND.
Dart
WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA…MELISSA DART gets her first ND job at this Hearst owned NBC affiliate. Hearst often promotes from within, but Melissa is new to the company. She’s been the Assistant ND for Scripps’ WPTV in West Palm Beach. It’s also Melissa’s first job outside of Florida, as she’s worked in Tallahassee, Tampa, and Ft. Myers. She replaces AKILI FRANKLIN who was promoted to ND for Hearst’s WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC after five years as ND here.
New News Director Opening:
Otero
WCTI-TV, New Bern, NC…this Sinclair owned ABC affiliate is looking for a new ND to replace JAIME McCUTCHEON OTERO who left after not quite two years as ND. Jaime had been the Assistant ND before being promoted, and first joined the station as an anchor. She’s also worked in Omaha, Macon, GA, and Sioux Falls, SD.
Paid Help Wanted Ad:
Assistant News Director, WRBZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA:
WBRZ, the only truly local TV station serving Louisiana’s capital city, seeks a bold leader to join the team as Assistant News Director.
Top leadership roles at this family-owned station are not available often. With the original local owners, this legacy station is positioning itself to own the future of not just news, but local broadcasting.
The Assistant News Director will manage day-to-day newsroom operations, mentor and coach budding journalists along with helping to create and implement big ideas.
This evolving newsroom doesn’t lose sight of the job: News. We do the news – period. Our investigative reporting prowess leaves a mark in the community. Local owners demand quality, hard-hitting journalism. It’s delivered 8 hours a day on TV or on online, where it’s usually reported first.
WBRZ, in Baton Rouge, is in the shadows of LSU’s Tiger Stadium football cathedral; The city is home to a rowdy, satirical Mardi Gras parade, an unmatched St. Patrick’s Day parade, renowned Southern University’s Human Jukebox and features lush city parks for outdoor enthusiasts.
Knowledge of Louisiana helpful; TV newsroom management experience required.
Email resume and a brief explanation of your news philosophy to Trey Schmaltz: trey@wbrz.com
Pre-employment drug screening required. EOE.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (relisted 11/22/20)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 11/29/20)
WATN/WLMT-TV, Memphis, TN (listed 11/15/20)
KXXV-TV, Waco, TX (listed 11/1/20)
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 12/13/20, see ad above!)
KFSM-TV, Ft. Smith, AR (relisted 11/15/20)
WTXL, Tallahassee, FL (relisted 12/13/20)
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN (listing revised 11/15/20)
KBMT-TV, Beaumont, TX (listed 11/15/20)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (relisted 11/22/20)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (EP Investigations, listed 11/29/20)
KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA (AM EP, relisted 11/8/20)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (Nightside EP, listed 11/15/20)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (Nightside EP, listed 11/15/20)
WTTV/WXIN-TV, Indianapolis, IN (Digital EP, listed 11/1/20)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, relisted 11/15/20)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 12/13/20)
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (Digital Content EP, relisted this week)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM EP, relisted 11/15/20)
WHTM-TV, Harrisburg, PA (listed 11/8/20)
WATN-TV Memphis TN (relisted 11/22/20)
WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, relisted 12/13/20)
WRIC-TV, Richmond, VA (AM EP, relisted 12/6/20)
KSEE/KGPE-TV, Fresno, CA (Digital EP, relisted this week)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (Digital EP, listed 11/8/20)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted this week)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (PM EP, relisted this week)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 11/15/20)
KDRV-TV, Medford, OR (relisted 12/13/20)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WSLS-TV, Roanoke, VA (relisted 10/25/20)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 11/15/20:
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (News Content Manager)
Listed 11/1/20:
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (Content Manager)
Obituary:
Von Stade
FRED VON STADE, a former General Manager for Taft Broadcasting in two markets, died in late November, just eight days before his 98th birthday. He spent 31 years with the company, running WKYT-TV in Lexington and later WTVN-TV (now WSYX-TV) before retiring in 1984. More on his life and career in this obituary.
Names in the News:
NATASHA GEIGER has been promoted to Director of Digital Content for Nexstar’s WFRV-TV (CBS) in Green Bay, WI. She had been a producer there.
Ginther
We have a brief update on Sinclair’s MARK GINTHER‘s battle against Covid-19. We reported last week that Mark (and his wife) were battling Covid-19. Mark sent me this brief update last Monday. (And the Viking’s loss today to the rival Chicago Bears likely did not improve his mood.) Before joining Sinclair, Mark was an ND in Dallas, Seattle, and Des Moines and also worked in Minneapolis.
Horner
Congratulations to former network executive BOB HORNER who’s funded a eponymous scholarship through RDTNF. Details in this news release. Bob spent almost 30 years running NBC NewsChannel and earlier held a similar role for CBS News. He also worked in local newsrooms in Missouri, Michigan, Wyoming, and Alabama. Friends can congratulate Bob via email:
General Manager News and Notes:
To my knowledge, no GM moves today. Please let me know if I’ve missed one: rick@rickgevers.com
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, December 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
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WXYZ-TV 20777 W. Ten Mile Rd. Southfield, Michigan 48075
WFOR-TV 8900 NW 18th Terrace Doral FL 33172
WTMO-TV 1650 Sand Lake Rd. # 340 Orlando, FL 32809 **
KAKW-TV 2233 W. North Loop Austin,TX 78756 **
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WSLS-TV 401 3rd Street SW Roanoke, VA 24011
WCTI-TV 225 Glenburnie Dr, New Bern, NC 28560
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KADN/KLAF-TV 1500 Eraste Landry, Lafayette, LA 70506
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
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903 ***
**: Spanish language station
***: News Director and Anchor