May 3, 2020
Greetings:
The slowest week in the last month of so, but a few items to report.
We have ONE new ND opening this week, and NO newly named news directors. Thus, my list of stations with an ND opening numbers 27.
Only TWO items in Names in the News this week, including a former Sacramento producer in trouble with the feds and a promotion for a Texas EP.
There’s just ONE item in our GM moves segment.
Be sure to check out the ad just below for some free help from a number of experienced TV coaches.
Newly Named News Directors:
No new NDs this week to the best of my knowledge. As always, if you know of a newly hired news director, please let me know: rick@rickgevers.com
New News Director Opening:
Smith
WLFI-TV, Lafayette, IN…JEFF SMITH left this Allen Media Owned CBS affiliate on Friday. He was the news director and anchor. The local newspaper reported he sent an email to staff saying he was no longer employed there, effective immediately. I reached out to Jeff but haven’t heard back. He started his career there in 1984 after graduating from Purdue University, left for two radio jobs, and returned in 1999.
Paid Help Wanted Ad:
There are no paid help wanted ads this week.
If you need to advertise a news management job, email me for details: rick@rickgevers.com
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WGN-TV, Chicago, IL (listed 3/22/20)
WSFL-TV, Miami, FL (relisted 4/20/20)
KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 3/8/20)
WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (relisted 4/12/20)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (relisted 4/26/20)
WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 4/12/20)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (listed 3/22/20)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (listing revised 4/20/20)
Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (Digital EP, relisted 4/5/20)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (relisted 3/29/20)
KING/KONG-TV, Seattle, WA (relisted this week)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (PM EP, relisted 4/5/20)
KGTV, San Diego, CA (relisted 4/12/20)
KSND-TV, San Diego, CA (PM EP, relisted 3/1/20)
KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 4/5/20)
WFSB-TV, Hartford/New Haven, CT (AM EP, listed 3/15/20)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (EP/Innovation, listing revised 2/23/20)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (listed 2/23/20)
WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA (listed 3/15/20)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (relisted this week)
WSAV-TV, Savannah, GA (relisted this week)
KNWA-TV, Fayetteville, AR (PM EP, listing revised 3/29/20)
WHBF-TV, Rock Island, IL (relisted this week)
KRNV-TV, Reno, NV (PM EP, listing revised 3/29/20)
KCAU-TV, Sioux City, IA (relisted this week)
MANAGING EDITOR:
Nexstar’s News Nation, Chicago, IL (listing revised 4/19/20)
WSFL-TV, Ft. Lauderdale/Miami (Investigative/Enterprise, listed 3/8/20)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 4/19/20:
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Digital Director)
KOLR/KOLZ-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Director)
Listed 2/23/20:
WJLA-TV, Washington, DC (Investigative Producer)
E.W. Scripps @ WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (News Manager Apprentice)
Listed 2/16/20:
E. W. Scripps, Cincinnati, OH (Director of News Content Strategy)
WWSB-TV, Sarasota, FL (Digital Content Manager)
Names in the News (and other items):
Keys
A one-time producer for Sacramento’s KTXL-TV is in hot water again with the Feds. MATTHEW KEYS was sentenced to two years for computer hacking after a 2013 indictment. Now the government says he violated the terms of his probation by hacking into accounts of a business magazine for whom he had once worked. More in this story from the Sacramento Bee.
KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, TX has promoted BRITTNEY COTTINGHAM to assistant ND. She’s a six year veteran of the station, and most recently was the EP for this Nexstar owned NBC affiliate. She’s also been a producer there.
General Manager News and Notes:
TIGE JONES has been named station manager for Sinclair’s KHQA-TV in Quincy. He’d been the regional sales manager.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, May 3, 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
KXTX-TV 4805 Amon Carter Blvd. Ft. Worth, TX 76155
WUVG-TV 3350 Peachtree Road #1250, Atlanta, GA 30326 **
WEWS-TV 3001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St, Baltimore, MD 21211
KCTV 4500 Shawnee Mission Pkwy. Fairway, KS 66205
KOAT-TV 3801 Carlisle Blvd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107
WGAL-TV 1300 Columbia Avenue. Lancaster, PA 17603
WPMT-TV 2005 South Queen Street York, PA 17403
WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204
WRGB-TV 1400 Balltown Road, Schenectady, NY 12309
WOI-TV 3903 Westown Parkway West Des Moines, Iowa 50266
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KVAL/KMTR-TV 4575 Blanton Rd., Eugene, OR 97405
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd. Columbus, GA 31907
KRCR-TV 755 Auditorium Dr. Redding, CA 96001
KOMU-TV 5550 Old 63 S, Columbia, MO 65201
KFDM-TV 2955 I-10 East Beaumont, TX 77702
KSWO/KAUZ-TV 1401 SE 60th St, Lawton, OK 73501
KPLC-TV 20 Division Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601
KHQA-TV 301 S 36th St, Quincy, IL 62301
WLFI-TV 2605 Yeager Rd. West Lafayette, IN 47906
Delta News 837 Washington Av. Greenville, MS 38701
KIDY/KXVA-TV 5 S. Chadbourne Street San Angelo, TX 76903
KAEF-TV 540 E St Eureka, California 95501
KAVU-TV 3808 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX 77901
**: Spanish language station