Rick Gevers & Associates

November 20, 2022

Monday Nov 21, 2022

Greetings:

(Apologies for the different look of this week’s newsletter. Our friends at WordPress, taking a page from those at Constant Contact, have installed a new…but not improved, in my view…editor. Hopefully by next week I’ll either have figured it out or found a way to go back to the old system.)

There’s a fair amount of news director movement this week, with THREE newly named news directors and TWO new openings, both created when peoole took new jobs.

Those changes leaves 22 jobs on our list of open ND positions.

We have a report about a huge purge of GMs and GSMs at Univision, and sad news about a one time WV News Director…better known as an anchor in Ohio…losing his voice to cancer.

Also…be sure to click on the ad from Elixir Marketing below…it will take you to the company’s home page so you can learn more about their services.

Holiday travel may impact our publication time next week, but we’ll try to be close to our normal Sunday PM distribution.

Best wishes to you and your family during this holiday week.

Newly Named News Directors:

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX…you learned via Monday’s UPDATE that BERNICE KEARNEY is moving to one Graham Media station from another. She’s been the ND for Graham’s KSAT-TV (ABC) in San Antonio for the past nine years, part of a 27 year career there. The move reunites her with GM PHIL LANE. They worked together at KSAT. She replaces DAVE STRICKLAND at this NBC affiliate. He was ND there for five years and had earlier been the ND at Houston’s KTRK-TV (ABC owned).

Kearney

KWCH-TV, Wichita, KS…DENISE KILLIAN returns to Wichita, this time at this Gray TV owned CBS affiliate as news director. Earlier in her career she was ND at KSNW-TV (NBC) from 2013-2017. She’s been the ND for WJRT-TV (Allen Media/ABC). Denise has been an ND in Davenport, IA, and also worked in Dallas, Nashville, and Temple and Corpus Christi, TX. At KWCH, she replaces KIM WILHELM who was promoted to a corporate news trainer position after five years as ND here.

Killian

New News Director Openings:

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Other News Management Openings:

ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:

KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 11/6/22)

KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (listed 10/30/22)

WGBA-TV, Green Bay, WI (relisted 10/30/22)

KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (relisted 10/23/22)

WROC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 11/13/22)

KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)

WKBT-TV, La Crosse, WI (relisted 10/30/22)

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, CA (Digital EP, relisted 10/23/22)

WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX (EP Investigations, listed 10/9/22)

KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (AM EP, relisted 10/9/22)

KPHO/KTVK-TV, Phoenix, AZ (relisted 10/30/22)

WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (2 openings, PM EP & MSJ EP, revised 10/30/22)

KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (Digital EP, listed 10/16/22)

WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (AM EP, listed 10/9/22)

WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (relisted 11/20/22)

WRTV, Indianpolis, IN (listed 11/20/22)

KSWB-TV, San Diego, CA (relisted 10/30/22)

KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City (relisted 10/30/22)

WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (2 jobs, Spec. Proj. & EP, modified 10/9/22)

WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (relisted 11/20/22)

WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 10/30/22)

KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (AM EP, relisted 10/30/22)

WAVY/WVBT-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 11/13/22)

WFMY-TV, Greensboro, NC (AM EP, relisted 10/30/22)

WIVB/WNLO-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 11/6/22)

KREM-TV, Spokane WA (listed 10/9/22)

WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY (relisted 10/2/22)

KRGV-TV, Weslaco, TX (AM EP, relisted 11/6/22)

WRBL-TV, Columbus, GA (Digital EP, listed 11/20/22)

WTVO/WQRF-TV, Rockford, IL (relisted 10/30/22)

KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls, TX (listed 10/23/22)

WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (relisted 10/30/22)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 10/30/22)
News Center Maine, Portland/Bangor (relisted 10/30/22)

More News Management Openings:

Relisted 11/13/22:

WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Digital Content Manager)

Relisted 10/2/22:

Spectrum News NY1 (Senior Producer & Senior Producer-Politics)

Names in the News (and other things):

MIKE JACKSON, once a news director in West Virginia but better known as an anchor for two stations in Columbus, OH, has been diagnosed with cancer which has left him unable to speak. The complete story is here. He also worked as an anchor and reporter in Washington, DC.

General Manager News and Notes:

Media Moves reports a MASSIVE purge of General Managers and Sales Managers at Univision stations, perhaps numbering as many as 25 people. Complete details in this story.

Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:

Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, November 20, 2022:

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

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