September 12, 2021
Wednesday. September 15, 2021 UPDATE:
Greetings:
This just in…as you TV types like to say.
NAB has cancelled its in-person show, scheduled for early next month in Las Vegas. The news comes after several large exhibitors (Sony, Panasonic, Ross, and Canon) had pulled out.
The announcement…linked above…says it intends to resume an in-person show next April.
regards,
Rick Gevers
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Greetings:
I do hope your football teams did better than mine this weekend!
The biggest development for this week’s newsletter seems to be a surfeit (see, I did pay attention in English class) of executive producer openings, including ads for TWO of them in large markets.
There were NO new news directors named this week, while THREE new openings make our list. Our list of open ND jobs increases to 40.
TWO of those open ND jobs are among our FIVE help wanted ads this week.
No obituaries this week, fortunately.
TWO items about GMs…one leaving a top ten market network owned station, while Sinclair names a new GM at one of its FOX stations.
A former Hartford news director returns to a local newsroom after years at the network. And we have interesting stories involving Hearst, Scripps, and a new hire at the CBS owned stations divisions who’s coming from a Viacom property…in Australia.
All this and more below!
Newly Named News Directors:
It’s been a slow week…to the best of my knowledge, there were NO new news directors hired this week.
I anticipate that will NOT be the case next week.
New News Director Openings:
Mendoza
WOAI/KABB-TV, San Antonio, TX…MANDI MENDOZA’s last day at this Sinclair owned NBC/FOX duopoly was Friday. I’m told she is leaving news to ‘spend more time with family’ (I wish I had copyrighted that phrase.) An 18 year veteran of the station, she’s been ND since March, 2018, was Assistant ND before her promotion and began as an investigative producer in 2003. She’s also worked in Knoxville and San Angelo, TX.
Hatmaker
KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA…KELLY HATMAKER is moving to a new role within Cowles, helping develop a new streaming product for the company. He’s been the ND for 2+ years, had been manager of coverage and content for 2+ years before that, and has also worked in San Diego, Portland, OR, St, Louis, Columbus, OH, and New Haven, CT.
Baxley
WDHN-TV, Dothan, AL…after about 18 months as news director for this ABC affiliate, DAVID BAXLEY is being promoted to Assistant ND for Nexstar’s Birmingham station, WIAT-TV. It’s a return to this CBS affiliate for David, who was once an investigative producer there for two years. His background is interesting: he was even a chief meteorologist once!
Paid Help Wanted Ads:
News Director KIEM/KVIQ-TV, Eureka, CA:
Redwood News has a News Director Opening!
Duties include:
• Overseeing the daily operations of the television newsroom
• Must be tech savvy with attention to website content and social media
• Hire, train, and coach news staff.
• Reviewing stories to make sure they are fair and accurate before they air
• Ensuring adherence to journalistic and legal standards
• Mentor and guide the team
News Director experience preferred, however experienced executive producers or assistant news directors looking to move into the News Director role are also welcomed to apply. A minimum of three years’ experience in broadcast management is preferred.
Eureka and Humboldt County sit along California’s rugged northern coastline. Nestled among ancient redwood trees Humboldt County is famous for timber fishing and in recent decades the production of world-class legal cannabis products. Neighboring Arcata is home to Humboldt State University, known for their outstanding programs in natural resources and sciences as well as leadership in sustainability. Humboldt State recently became a polytechnical University.
If you love beautiful scenery hiking and nature you will fall in love with the area. Located 270 miles north of San Francisco Humboldt County is a place of cultural individualism with a thriving arts community where more artists sustain their livelihood through the arts than any other county in California. Our municipal airport offers daily flights to San Francisco Los Angeles and Denver.
If you’re the right candidate send your resume and cover letter to: jennyo@redwoodnews.tv or mail your information to:
Jenny Olszewski
General Manager
KIEM/KVIQ-TV
5650 South Broadway
Eureka CA 95503
All inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Senior Producer, NY1, and MMJ, New York, NY:
Headline: NY1 is looking for amazing storytellers to cover impactful stories in the country’s largest media market. We are ready to hire creative Producers-MMJs who want to make their mark on NYC.
We’re innovative. We’re growing. We’re different. If you haven’t yet considered Spectrum Networks for your next job—now is the time!
Spectrum News NY1 is available throughout New York City’s five boroughs. Spectrum News NY1 serves Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island and provides 24-hour hyper local news, politics, features and weather seven days a week.
Senior Producer, Mornings on 1: Click here to learn more and apply.
Multimedia Journalist: Click here to learn more and apply.
Executive Producer, KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZ:
Come work for the strongest news team in the Valley of the Sun!
We are a company committed to true journalism. Our vision is to create a better informed world and help communities get the information they need to make their own decisions.
KNXV, the E.W. Scripps owned ABC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona is looking for an Executive Producer to join our team. The Executive Producer must be a proven newsroom leader who knows how to execute content strategy and also win breaking news and weather coverage on all platforms, maintain a strong sense of urgency with our newscast production and newsroom culture, and knows how to balance serious journalism with lighter moments critical to the success of our newscasts.
The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for newscasts or local programs, including oversight on story selection, content, and production, ensuring that the station is competitive within the market.
Please click here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply!
News Director KNDO/KNDU, Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA:
Here’s your chance to lead a special newsroom, in a place you’d be proud to call home.
The NBC affiliate in the Tri-Cities/Yakima, WA market has newsrooms filled with talent! We are a family-owned media company, committed to strong journalism and community service. And our newscasts are consistently rated #1 in southcentral Washington state.
The KNDU/KNDO News Director will lead our award-winning newsroom with proven leadership skills and at least three years of leadership experience. You must be a catalyst and a leader in our digital/social efforts and set the tone every day in the newsroom. Excellent coaching and communication skills are required.
This is a beautiful part of the Pacific Northwest, consistently recognized for its incredible quality of life. Rivers, mountains, vineyards, breweries and farmers markets – it’s all here.
Responsibilities include supervision and development of news department staff, providing direction in story selection, storytelling, and coverage. You’ll coach, critique, and motivate. You’ll plan big coverage!
Digital? Glad you asked. KNDU/KNDO is on the leading edge of the content revolution. We are part of a hyper-local 24 hour news service for three states.
The News Director will hire, train, lead, and manage news department personnel, prepare operating budgets, and be involved in news department capital planning.
Applicants require a college degree in journalism, broadcasting, or related field, previous experience as a newsroom leader, and an ability to work in a high stress environment. To apply, email Cowles Director of Recruiting JEFF HITE at jeff.hite@khq.com
Executive Producer, Investigative Unit, WGCL-TV, Atlanta, GA:
Passionate to uncover stories? Proactive self-starter? Meredith Corporation has an immediate opening for an Executive Producer for its Investigative Unit to manage a large numbers of ongoing projects. Requires a high-level understanding of TV strategy and tactics, visual storytelling, graphics, teases, and promotional opportunities. Will lead team in generating a large quantity of high quality investigative stories; creating and managing sweeps calendars and franchise stories; producing one-time specials.
WGCL-TV is a CBS affiliate in the # 7 television market in the United States. The station delivers over 32 hours of weekly news product. WGCL-TV & WPCH TV are owned and operated by the Meredith Local Media Group. Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com), a leading media company for nearly 120 years, produces service journalism that engages audiences with essential, inspiring, and trusted content. Meredith reaches more than 190 million unduplicated American consumers every month, including nearly 95 percent of all U.S. women, across media platforms including digital, video, print, and broadcast television.
Meredith’s Local Media Group includes 17 television stations reaching more than 10 percent of U.S. households. Meredith’s portfolio is concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the nation’s Top 25 – including Atlanta, Phoenix, St. Louis, and Portland – and 14 in Top 60 markets. Meredith’s stations produce approximately 745 hours of local news and entertainment content each week and operate leading local digital destinations.
Please visit this website to learn more and apply.
Meredith Corporation is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity.
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
MANAGING EDITOR:
WTNH-TV, New Haven, CT (relisted 8/29/21)
More News Management Openings:
New Listing this week:
New York 1, New York, NY (Sr. Producer, Mornings on 1) (see ad above!)
Listed 9/5/22:
WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (Digital Manager)
KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (Digital Content Manager)
Listed 8/15/22:
WLNS-TV, Lansing, MI (Digital Content Manager)
Relisted 8/1/21:
KOLR-TV, Springfield, MO (Digital Content Manager)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (Digital Content Manager)
Names in the News:
Manning
TOM MANNING joins Tegna’s WTIC-TV (FOX) in Hartford as Morning News Content Director. Details in this story on the station’s website It’s a return to the station for Manning who had been chief photographer, operations manager and assistant news director there. He’s also a former ND at WTNH-TV (ABC) in Hartford/New Haven and has worked for many years as a photographer for ABC News.
Dagan
ROSS DAGAN has been named (deep breath!) Executive Vice President, News Operations and Transformation for CBS News and Stations. The release explains exactly what that means for the newly combined divisions. He most recently served as Network Director of News for News 10, a Viacom owned network based in Sydney, Australia.
Biancuzzo
Hearst has tabbed longtime company executive FRANK BIANCUZZO to head a new division, Hearst Media Production Group. It will develop and produce original programming. Details in this news release. Frank’s been with Hearst for years in a variety of roles, including GM for the company’s Milwaukee station, WISN-TV (ABC). He also worked for Magid as a consultant.
And Scripps has hired two new executives for its Scripps Networks news division. ETHAN NELSON will oversee program development, while CHRISTINE HARTMAN will be in charge of news standards. More about both and the responsibilities here.
General Manager News and Notes:
Lund
After nine years on the job, MARK LUND is leaving as general manager for CBS’s WBZ-TV in Boston, citing a desire to (let’s say it all together now) ‘spend more time with family’. His background is his sales as you’ll learn in this Boston Herald article from when he was hired in October, 2012. He’s also worked in Hartford.
Manzi
JOHN MANZI joins the Sinclair Broadcast Group as general manager of its Wichita station, KSAS-TV, the FOX affiliate there. More details on this background in this news release from the company.
Our Full List of Open ND Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, September 12, 2021:
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
KRON-TV 900 Front Street, San Francisco, CA 94111
WBTS-TV 189 B St., Needham, MA 02494
KCPQ-TV 1813 Westlake Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98109
KMSP/WTTC-TV 11358 Viking Dr, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
KCNC-TV 1044 Lincoln, Denver, CO 80203
KGTV 4600 Air Way, San Diego, CA 92102
KUAN-TV 9680 Granite Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92123
WSMV-TV 5700 Knob Road, Nashville, TN, 37209
KUTV 299 South Main St. # 150, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
WOAI/KABB-TV 4335 NW Loop 410. San Antonio, TX 78229
KLAS-TV 3228 Channel 8 Drive Las Vegas, NV 89109
KTBC-TV 119 East 10th Street Austin TX 78701
WAVY-TV 300 WAVY Street Portsmouth, VA 23704
WOOD-TV 120 College Ave. SE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
WNEP-TV 16 Montage Mountain Rd, Moosic, PA 18507
WBRE/WYOU-TV 62 S Franklin, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18701
KJRH-TV 3701 S. Peoria, Tulsa, OK 74105
WVLT-TV 6450 Papermill Drive; Knoxville, TN 37919
WHIO-TV 1611 S Main Street , Dayton , OH 45409
WYMT-TV 199 Black Gold Blvd. Hazard, KY 41701
KHQ-TV 1201 W. Sprague Ave. Spokane, WA 99201
WOWK-TV 350 Quarrier St Charleston, WV 25301
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
WCIA-TV 509 S. Neil St., Champaign, IL 61820
KFSM-TV 5101 S. 48th Street Springdale, AR 72762
KLKN-TV, 3240 South Tenth Street, Lincoln NE 68502
KYTX-TV 2211 E SE Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701
KNDO/KNDU 216 W. Yakima Ave., Yakima, WA 98902 (see ad above!)
WWTV/WWUP-TV P.O. Box 627, Cadillac, MI 49601
KATC-TV 1808 Eraste Landry Road. Lafayette, LA 70506
KION-TV 1550 Moffett Street Salinas, CA 93905
WLTZ-TV 6140 Buena Vista Rd.. Columbus, GA 31907
KVII-TV 1 Broadcast Center, Amarillo, TX 79101
WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Road Rockford, IL 61103
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
WJET-TV 8455 Peach St, Erie, PA 16509
KULR-TV 2045 Overland Ave. Billings, MT 59102
KPAX-TV 1049 West Central Avenue Missoula MT 59801
KREX-TV 345 Hillcrest Drive Grand Junction, CO 81501
KIEM/KVIQ-TV 5650 South Broadway Eureka CA 95503 (see ad above!)
**: Spanish language station