May 29, 2023
Friday, June 2, 2023 UPDATE:
Greetings:
Two surprising changes at Tegna stations to tell you about in today’s UPDATE, and a former news director gets the top job at a broadcast company. And if you are a betting person, you’ll find a tip on how to win a bar bet below!
Dallman
BILL DALLMAN is leaving his job as General Manager for Tegna’s KARE-TV (NBC) in Minneapolis-St. Paul two weeks from today. He’s been there just over two years. Here’s the note Bill sent his staff Wednesday. He owns the MSP hat trick (appropriate for Bill, a big hockey fan), having worked for KSTP-TV earlier in his career and later as VP/ND for Fox’s KMSP-TV from 2006-2013. He’s held several other large market news director jobs, as you will learn on his Linkedin page.
During his tenure there, KARE was honored with multiple awards, including a Peabody, Columbia DuPont, and TWO national Edward R. Murrow Awards.
Manuel
In Sacramento, JILL MANUEL has left Tegna’s KXTV (ABC) where she had been Director of Content for the last four years. Jill’s spent much of her career in Chicago, but also was the ND for WEWS-TV in Cleveland for almost six years. Here’s the short and sweet note GM RISA OMEGA sent the staff. All the ‘deets’ (as the youngsters say) on Jill’s career background can be found on her Linkedin page.
Now for some happier news.
Vea
Congratulations to former ND TANYA VEA who’s been named President & Chief Operating Officer of Bonneville International, owner of Salt Lake City’s KSL-TV (NBC) and a number of radio stations around the west. Tanya is currently GM of KSL and EVP of Content and Media Operations for Bonneville. She’s been news director there and for KUTV in Salt Lake City.
And here’s your chance to win a bar bet:
Tanya’s aunt is longtime ND and consultant JENNIFER RIGBY.
However, if you are drinking in a bar where someone would make that bet, you need more help than I can provide.
We’ll have a busy newsletter this weekend.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
Our annual day-after-the-500 tradition is to honor the winner of Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, which we do today.
This year’s winner is Nashville’s JOSEF NEWGARDEN. He won $3.6 million dollars from a record purse of just over $17 million.
Josef Newgarden at practice on Sunday, May 21. (photo by Rick Gevers)
On to our normal business!
For a holiday week, there were a lot of news director changes, most at network owned stations in large markets.
FOUR ND jobs were filled (including TWO at a duopoly). And ONE job opening was created by a prmotion to a new job at a CBS o-and-o, so there are now 37 stations on our list.
TWO of those new openings are highlighted in Paid Help Wanted ads just below. along with ONE new ad for an EP job in a top 20 market.
RTDNA finished its long rollout of the winners of regional Murrow Awards. We have the full list in Names in the News.
Also in Names in the News, a letter from Scripps CEO ADAM SYMSON in which he pledges $10 million as part of a project to ‘reimagine’ local news. It’s worth your time to read.
And Gray Televison announced a flurry of senior management promotions…we have those in our GM section.
Enjoy the short work week!
Newly Named News Directors:
Perelman
KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA…in one of several UPDATES we brought you during the week, you learned that MARINA PERELMAN would be the next VP/News Director for this NBC o-and-o. She’s been the Assistant ND there since 2019 and first joined NBC at the network’s San Francisco station, KNTV. She’s also worked in Phoenix and Palm Springs, CA. At KNBC, Marina replaces RENEE WASHINGTON who left in March after four years as ND.
Gaytan
KVEA-TV, Los Angeles, CA…that same UPDATE told you that MIKE GAYTAN would be the next VP/News Director for this NBC owned Telemundo station. Mike’s currently Vice President of News for Telemundo’s KUAN-TV in San Diego. He’s also worked in a number of other markets, as you’ll learn in this news release which covers BOTH his new job and Marina’s promotion.
Black
WJZ-TV Baltimore, MD…in another move we first reported in a mid-week UPDATE, TANYA BLACK was promoted to VP/News Director for this CBS o-and-o. A 30+ year veteran of the station, she’s been the Director of Community impact for a little more than a year. But she was Managing Editor for more than 20 years. Tanya replaces GAIL BENDING who left in March after almost 32 years as news director.
Castillo
KTIV-TV, Sioux City, IA…DIANE CASTILLO joins this Gray Television owned NBC affiliate as news director. She’s spent the last nine years as ND for KMEG/KPTH-TV in Sioux City until Sinclair (owned of KPTH, operator of KMEG) discontinued local news earlier this year. Diane is a former news director in Laredo, TX, and replaces KIM FICKETT who is now the assignment editor after just a few months as news director.
New News Director Opening:
Patey
WCCO-TV, Minneapolis, MN…in yet another development in a mid-week UPDATE, KARI PATEY is moving from ND at this CBS o-and-o to a new role as VP of Producer Development for the CBS owned stations. Kari’s been ND here since 2017. She worked at WCCO earlier in her career, then moved to KSTP-TV (ABC) there before spending 12 years at WNBC-TV in New York. She was Assistant ND there when she left for Minneapolis.
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News Director, WIVB-TV, Buffalo, NY:
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News Director, WBNG-TV, Binghamton, NY:
WBNG is looking for a dynamic newsroom leader to take our team to the next level.
WBNG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Binghamton, NY, seeks a News Director to help guide our news department to new heights of journalistic and ratings success. This is an exciting opportunity to join a great team in one of New York’s most beautiful places to live.
The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing and maintaining market leading standards for newsroom operations and content. Other duties include hiring, coaching, supervising and evaluating news personnel, as well as preparation and administration of newsroom budgets and capital requests. The News Director is expected to work closely with other department managers to achieve the company’s overall performance goals.
A minimum of 4 years television news management experience and a college degree in broadcast journalism preferred. Must be able to demonstrate strong working knowledge of community issues, as well as sound journalistic principles. Must have the ability to make fast, accurate journalistic and logistical judgments.
If you have a passion for excellence, and a burning desire to lead the best local broadcast news operation in Binghamton, NY, we want to hear from you.
WBNG offers a competitive salary and traditional benefits package.
If you think you’re qualified, want to work with a great group of people and live in a great community, apply online at:
Please apply by clicking here.
WBNG-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Multimedia News Manager, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in beautiful Gainesville, Florida, seeks a Multimedia News Manager for the Innovation News Center (INC) to teach students, produce news content, and provide innovative leadership.
News Managers of the INC must embrace our dual mission which is to prepare UF College of Journalism & Communications students for the workforce through instructional coursework and immersion experiences while serving the greater Gainesville community through high-quality news, weather, sports, and information content across existing and emerging multimedia platforms.
The ideal candidate will have effective service as a newscast Producer, Executive Producer, or News Director and experience working in a blended/multiplatform news environment, and especially experience with broadcast & digital platforms.
The INC is a 14,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art professional newsroom at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, which is one of the top communication programs in the country, providing hands-on learning opportunities for more than 400 students each semester. Students work alongside professionals to produce and edit content for seven media properties and companion digital platforms, including the local NPR, PBS, and ESPN affiliates, as well as the Spanish-language news operation of Noticias and the Fresh Take Florida news service.
Click here to learn more and apply:
Posting closes June 2, 2023
Technical Media Producer, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL:
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications in beautiful Gainesville, Florida, seeks a Technical Media Producer for the Innovation News Center (INC) to mentor students and be directly involved in the production of daily news products.
Technical Media Producers (TMP) of the INC must embrace our dual mission which is to prepare UF College of Journalism & Communications students for the workforce through instructional coursework and immersion experiences while serving the greater Gainesville community.
TMPs direct and/or provide production support for live and pre-recorded WUFT and WRUF programs, including but not limited to news, sports, and weather, for distribution on all media platforms including WUFT-TV/FM, WRUF-TV/FM, WUFT.org, WRUF.com, FPREN, all station social media accounts, and mobile apps. Programs may be in studio or remote productions.
The ideal candidate will have effective service as a Director or Technical Director in a complex news environment and experience using Ross Overdrive automation.
The INC is a 14,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art professional newsroom at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, which is one of the top communication programs in the country, providing hands-on learning opportunities for more than 400 students each semester. Students work alongside professionals to produce and edit content for seven media properties and companion digital platforms, including the local NPR, PBS, and ESPN affiliates, as well as the Spanish-language news operation of Noticias and the Fresh Take Florida news service.
Click here to learn more and apply:
Posting closes June 2, 2023.
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KCBS/KCAL-TV, Los Angeles, LA (listed 4/30/23)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 4/30/23)
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 4/16/23)
WJTV, Jackson, MS (listed 5/14/23)
WNCT-TV, Greenville, NC (listed 5/21/23)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (relisted 5/29/23)
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX (AM/Special Projects EP, relisted 4/23/23)
KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA (relisted 4/23/23)
KTVU-TV, Oakland/San Francisco, CA (Nightside EP, listed 3/26/23)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (listed 5/21/23)
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 5/29/23)
WKRN-TV, Nashville, TN (listed 5/14/23)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (AM EP, listed 5/14/23)
WREG-TV, Memphis, TN (listed 5/21/23)
KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 4/30/23)
WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL (Digital EP, listed 5/29/23)
WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 4/23/23)
MANAGING EDITOR:
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 4/16/23)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (listed 5/13/23)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 5/14/23:
Voice of America, Washington, DC (Standards Editor)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (Assignment Manager)
WWTI-TV, Watertown, NY (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 5/7/23:
U. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Multimedia News Manager, see ad above!)
U. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Technical News Producer, see ad above!)
Listed 4/30/23:
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (Director of Digital Content)
Listed 3/12/23:
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (Manager of Enterprise Content)
Obituary:
JANICE ORME, mother of longtime newswoman JENNIFER RIGBY, died May 23. She was 90 and surrounded by family when she passed. More details in this obituary. We told you in March that Jennifer was leaving her job as ND for WXIA-TV in Atlanta to join the in house consulting division at Gray TV. Your kind note can be sent here.
Names in the News:
Symson
Scripps President/CEO ADAM SYMSON regularly posts letters to his staff. This week’s is particularly worth your time…it’s called Reimagining Local News.
RTDNA finally finished rolling out the regional winners of Edward R. Murro RTDNA award winners. The complete list is here.
General Manager News and Notes:
Gray Television was busy this week with a series of announcements.
Breland
Our Monday UPDATE told you of SANDY BRELAND’s promotion to Chief Operating Officer.
One day later, Gray announced new roles for MATT JAQUINT and MIKE KING.
And the day after that, Gray revealed that MIKE MORAN would be the company’s new Senior Managing Vice President. He’s been the GM for Gray’s WOIO/WUAB-TV in Cleveland.
Our List of Open News Director jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Monday, May 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
WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324
WZDC-TV 4001 Nebraska Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 **
WCCO-TV 90 S. 11th Street Minneapolis, MN 55403
WLTV 9405 NW 41st St, Doral, FL 33178 **
KGTV 4600 Air Way. San Diego, CA 92102
WTIC-TV 285 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06115
KSNV-TV 1500 Foremaster Lane Las Vegas, NV 89101
WWMT-TV 590 West Maple St. Kalamazoo, MI 49008
WLNE-TV 10 Orms St. Providence, RI 02904
KFTV 3239 W Ashlan Av. Fresno, CA 93722 **
WIVB-TV 2077 Elmwood Ave Buffalo, NY 14207 (see ad above!)
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd. Moosic, PA 18507
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr. Tulsa, OK 74129
WHIO-TV 1611 S Main St. Dayton, OH 45409
KITV 801 So. King St. Honolulu, HI 96813
KWCH-TV 2815 E. 37th Street North. Wichita, KS 67219
WISC-TV 7025 Raymond Rd. Madison, WI 53719
WOWT-TV 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha NE 68131
WQAD-TV 3003 Park 16th Street Moline, Illinois 61265
KHGI-TV 1078 25 Road Axtell, NE 68924
WTAJ-TV 5000 Sixth Avenue Altoona, PA 16602
KIMA-TV 2801 Terrace Heights Dr. Yakima, WA 98901
KMIZ-TV 501 Business Loop 70 E., Columbia MO 65201
KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812
KNOE-TV 1400 Oliver Rd., Monroe, La. 71201
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790 (see ad above!)
KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa TX 79763
WBUP/WKBP-TV 1705 Ash Street Suite 5 Ishpeming, MI 49849
WDTV 5 Television Dr. Bridgeport, WV 26330
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
WBKO-TV 2727 Russellville Road. Bowling Green, KY 42101
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