October 2, 2016
Greetings:
A slight uptick in the number of open news director jobs with THREE new openings this week. ONE of those openings was created by a promotion within a large group that created the ONE newly named ND.
Our always unofficial list of open ND jobs now stands at 19. THREE of those openings are featured among our FIVE help wanted ads.
New responsibilities for two veteran newswomen lead off our Names in the News segment. We also have the story of a Missouri newswoman leaving to return to her former market after just six months at her current job. There are other items in Names in the News, as well, and we also have details about a former sports director turned news director turned general manager landing a GM job in a top 20 market.
Newly News Director Openings:
KOKI-TV, Tulsa, OK…we told you earlier this week that SUZANNE NADELL was being promoted within Cox Media to become ND for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh. She’s been the ND here for more than three years. More on her move below.
Brooks
WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN…BARBARA BROOKS is leaving this Nexstar owned FOX affiliate as she is expecting her second child and plans to devote her full time to raising her children. She’s worked here for more than seven years, the last year and a few months as ND. She’s also worked as a producer for a station in Indianapolis and another Ft. Wayne station. You can learn more about this opportunity in the paid help wanted ad below.
Smith
KESQ-TV, Palm Springs, CA…after more than ten years as ND for the News-Press & Gazette owned station, BOB SMITH is resigning to move to the East Coast for family reasons. This glowing note from GM MIKE STUTZ offers more detail. NPG operates KESQ, the ABC affiliate as well as CBS, FOX, CW and Telemundo affiliates on digital sub channels. Bob’s a former ND in Waterloo, IA who’s also worked in Miami, Tucson, and Cedar Rapids.
Newly Named News Director:
Nadell
WPXI-TV, Pittsburgh, PA…as noted above, SUZANNE NADELL will be the next ND for this Cox Media owned NBC affiliate. She’s been the ND for sister Cox station KOKI-TV in Tulsa since 2013, and has also worked for COX stations in Orlando and Atlanta. Learn about the rest of his history in this note from GM RAY CARTER. Suzanne replaces MIKE OLIVEIRA who was also promoted, in his case to ND for WFTX-TV in Boston, after 11 years at the station, three as ND.
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
News Director, WFFT-TV, Ft. Wayne, IN:
If you are an experienced broadcast journalist with newsroom leadership experience, then we are interested in speaking with you. Our News Director will focus on building an energetic, skill-rich, and innovative team that can gather and deliver the best local news content to the Ft. Wayne market. This is a great opportunity for someone to join and lead a highly competitve and accomplished newscast that has earned four Emmy nominations and twice awarded Best Newscast.
The successful candidate must have an ability to coach reporters to be enterprising with their story generation, as well as compelling and relevant with their content. This is a unique opportunity to take an award winning product to the next level. Solid news judgment, great communication skills and exceptional leadership are a requirement.
Fort Wayne is located in northeast Indiana and is the second largest city in Indiana and the 76th largest city in the country. The Fort Wayne market is an extraordinary place to live and work, offering affordable living and an active lifestyle. Fort Wayne has been honored with several awards for quality of life and is a multiple winner of the All American City Award.
Please send resumes and support materials to:
WFFT Fort Wayne
Attn: Bill Ritchhart
3707 Hillegas Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46807
Britchhart@wfft.com
Nexstar Broadcasting is an equal opportunity employer.
Assistant News Director, KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO:
Scripps-owned NBC affiliate KSHB is looking for a strong leader with a proven track record of success. Our newsroom has won Overall Excellence in the Midwest Regional Emmy competition the past two years. Our investigative work in covering a restaurant explosion two years ago earned us a DuPont Columbia Award.
Our passion for journalism has taken us all across the country, and to Afghanistan, Honduras and Canada. Kansas City is one of the best severe weather markets. We have the tools and the people to lead the market in providing life-saving information at critical moments on all platforms.
Our culture is such that we fight for the privilege to be number-one in the market, and we are climbing. This role is a perfect launching ground to a future News Director role in Scripps. A recent KSHB Assistant News Director left here to become ND in Scripps’ largest market. Our GM is a legend in local and national journalism circles and has mentored successful news managers for decades. We will work as a station and a company to grow your career.
Here are specific areas where your leadership will be used:
* Oversee investigative team and big story coverage
* Lead team in news/digital collaboration to grow audience
* Work closely with reporters and anchors on enterprising stories, and on-air performance
Click here to view the full job description and to apply directly for this opportunity.
Visit http://scripps.com/careers to view other opportunities within The E. W. Scripps Company.
News Director, WTEN-TV, Albany, NY:
ABC affiliate WTEN-TV in Albany, NY has an immediate need for a News Director.
WTEN also operates a JS&S agreement with WXXA (FOX). Responsibilities include managing a news operation that provides news product to both WTEN and WXXA. Ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills along with a passion for multi-platform news distribution. Knowledge of branding and marketing is essential. Must be able to create and maintain a positive, focused, and competitive culture within the News Department. Work ethic and in-depth knowledge of news coverage will be closely examined.
Experience requirements are minimally an assistant news director. Education requirements are minimally a four year degree in Journalism, Communication, or closely related field.
Qualified candidates should apply online at www.MediaGeneral.com or email resume and cover letter to hr@news10.com.
Drug screen and background check required. Young Broadcasting of Albany is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
News Director, KMVT, Twin Falls, ID:
KMVT-TV, the premiere CBS Affiliate in Twin Falls, Idaho seeks a news leader who loves news, loves to teach, loves to produce and loves to innovate. And by the way did we mention what a great place Twin Falls is? We have fishing, hiking, biking, camping, golfing and skiing. If you have those qualities and want to trade your current surroundings for a great place to live and work this job is for you.
The KMVT News Director will be responsible to continue to meet market leading standards, goals, and tactics for newsroom operations and content. The News Director will also be responsible for recruiting, hiring, coaching, mentoring, supervising and evaluating newsroom personnel. The News Director is also responsible for providing innovative content on all social media platforms. The News Director is expected to work closely with the General Manager and other department managers to achieve the company`s overall performance goals. General knowledge of strategic planning and management of budgets is a plus.
Click here for more detail on this position:
Applicants should have at least 2 years of newsroom management experience, and a 4 year college degree is preferred.
To apply for this position, please submit resume and cover letter electronically at jobs@kmvt.com
KMVT-TV
1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N.
Twin Falls ID, 83301
KMVT-TV is an equal opportunity employer. Employment discrimination because of race, color, national origin, or sex is prohibited by the FCC and other Federal, State, and Local Agencies. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Pre-employment drug screening is required. Gray Television, d/b/a KMVT-TV participates in E-Verify.
Executive Producer, KWGN-TV, Denver, CO:
WEEKDAY EVENING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER WANTED!
KWGN – Colorado’s first television station and part of Tribune Media’s duopoly in Denver – has more than doubled its evening news presence on TV this year and is looking for a passionate and experienced Executive Producer to lead and oversee our evening newscasts.
We want a strong leader who is aggressive, competitive and creative! We don’t want a stacker. We want someone who will keep the shows updated and fresh. Must be strong with breaking news, good at copy editing, and able to coach producers.
Our Executive Producers are responsible for managing all aspects of newscast content and play a vital role in our strategic plan to grow ratings and improve our product on air and on our digital platforms. You’ve got to own social media! And have the skills to contribute content to our web site. Must have solid news judgment, the ability to meet daily deadlines, work well under pressure, generate story and coverage ideas on a daily and long-term basis, manage a team of producers, and work with a large, diverse staff in a professional manner to ensure our content meets standards for editorial and technical integrity.
Excellent communication skills are a must, as is prior management and major market producing experience.
Interested and qualified candidates are urged to apply on-line by clicking here.
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
KXAS-TV, Ft. Worth/Dallas, TX (relisted 9/4/16)
KNTV, San Francisco/San Jose, CA (listed 9/4/16)
WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, PA (listed 8/14/16)
KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 8/7/16)
KSHB-TV, Kansas City, MO (new listing this week, see ad above!)
WJXT-TV, Jacksonville, FL (relisted 8/21/16)
WREG-TV, Memphis, TN (listed 9/4/16)
KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR (relisted 8/21/16)
KTXS-TV, Abilene, TX (listed 8/21/16)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
KXAS-TV, Ft. Worth/Dallas, TX (relisted 9/4/16)
WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA (2 jobs, Sr. EP & Spec. Projects Sr. EP, listed 9/25/16)
WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (Special Projects/Investigative, relisted this week)
KRIV-TV, Houston, TX (Senior EP, listed 9/18/16)
KWGN-TV Denver, CO (listed 9/25/16, see ad above!)
WEWS-TV, Cleveland, OH (Dayside EP, relisted this week)
WOIO/WUAB-TV, Cleveland, OH (listed 9/18/16)
KOVR-TV, Sacramento, CA (Dayside EP, listed 8/28/16)
WBTV, Charlotte, NC (listed 8/7/16)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (AM EP, listed 8/14/16)
KPTV, Portland, OR (relisted 9/11/16)
WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (two openings, listing modified 9/18/16)
KCTV, Kansas City, MO (PM EP, relisted 9/18/16)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (AM EP, relisted 8/14/16)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (AM EP, relisted this week)
KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV (AM EP, listed 8/28/16)
WFOX/WJAX-TV, Jacksonville, FL (AM EP, listed 8/21/16)
KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, NM (PM EP, relisted 9/4/16)
KOB-TV, Albuquerque, NM (relisted 9/25/16)
WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY (listed 8/14/16)
WREG-TV, Memphis, TN (listed 9/4/16)
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Senior EP, listing revised 8/21/16)
WVLT-TV, Knoxville, TN (AM EP, listing revised 8/28/16)
WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV (relisted 9/11/16)
WAAY-TV, Huntsville, AL (PM EP, relisted 8/21/16)
WCTI-TV, New Bern, NC (relisted 9/25/16)
WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL (listing revised 9/11/16)
MANAGING EDITOR:
NBC Boston (relisted 9/18/16)
Names in the News:
Dillon
LEESA DILLON returns to New York as Executive Producer for WCBS-TV. She most recently was the Senior Executive Producer for WGCL-TV in Atlanta. She’s a former news director in Cleveland, as well as for News 12/Bronx-Brooklyn, and has worked in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Detroit, Charlotte and Kansas City.
Doctor
Another longtime New York City broadcaster, DIANNE DOCTOR, is taking on some new responsibilities. She’s been named Manager of Affiliate Relations for the FOX News Edge. It’s a new position and you can learn more about it here. She’ll continue her duties as Station Manager for FOX’s WWOR-TV in New York. Diane’s a former ND for both WCBS-TV and WNBC-TV in New York and has also worked in Syracuse and Little Rock.
Blevins
BRIDGET BLEVINS heads back to St. Joseph, MO, as Director of Communications for the St. Joseph School District. More about her new job and salary here. She spent more than eight years as ND/Anchor for KQTV in St. Joseph before moving to Kansas City as Assistant ND for KSHB-TV there last April. KSHB is now advertising for her replacement: you can see that advertisement above.
KIVI-TV in Boise, ID, has promoted STEPHEN SHAW to Executive Producer. He had been the 10:00 producer for that ABC affiliate.
Buehler
Congratulations to News Director JULI BUEHLER of WLUK-TV in Green Bay who was inducted into the NATAS Silver Circle Saturday night. She’s been the ND for that FOX affiliate for more than 22 years.
General Manager Moves:
Schrader
ERIK SCHRADER is on the move again. The former sports director turned news director turned general manager is headed to Raycom’s WOIO/WUAB-TV in Cleveland as GM. Here’s the note Raycom’s VP/Television DON RICHARDS sent to the staff. Erik’s been the GM for Media General’s WIAT-TV in Birmingham, AL, for less than a year. He also was a GM for Media General in Wichita, and an ND for the company in New Haven/Hartford, CT. As mentioned, he began in sports: his complete resume is here.
KIM GUTHRIE will be the next President of the Cox Media Group, succeeding the retiring BILL HOFFMAN. She’s currently the executive vice president of national ad platforms and president of Cox Reps, an advertising rep firm.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here is my list of stations with open ND jobs, as of Sunday, October 2, 2016:
If you know of any additions/deletions/updates, please email me at: rick@rickgevers.com
KTVT-TV 5233 Bridge Street, Fort Worth TX 76103
KOIN-TV 222 SW Columbia St. Portland OR 97201
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45202
WIVB-TV, 2077 Elmwood Ave. Buffalo, NY 14207
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr, Tulsa, OK 74129
WTEN-TV 41 Northern Blvd, Albany, NY 12204 (see ad above!)
WSET-TV 2320 Langhorne Rd. Lynchburg VA 24501
WCSH/WLBZ-TV One Congress Square Portland, ME 04101
WAND-TV 904 South Side Drive Decatur, IL 62521
KRDO-TV 399 S. 8th St. Colorado Springs, CO 80905
WFFT-TV 3707 Hillegas Road Fort Wayne, IN 46807 (see ad above!)
KIMA/KEPR-TV 2801 Terrace Heights Dr. Yakima,WA 98901
KX Network 1811 N 15th Street Bismarck, ND 58501
KARD/KTVE-TV 200 Pavilion Road W. Monroe, LA 71292
KMID/KPEJ-TV 3200 LaForce Boulevard Midland, TX 79711
KESQ-TV 31276 Dunham Way Thousand Palms, CA 92276
KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N Twin Falls, ID 83301 (see ad above!)
KEYC-TV 1570 Lookout Dr, North Mankato, MN 56003
KYOU-TV 820 W Second St. Ottumwa IA 52501
* Spanish language station