June 14, 2026
Greetings:
We’re a little early again this week, not, this time, because of our attendance at an IndyCar race in St. Louis, because of a VERY slow week of news.
Hopefully we can find some news as we’ll be attending the annual IRE conference in National Harbor, MD, this week, and hope to see many of you there.
On to business:
NO new news directors were named this week, with NO news openings, to the best of my knowledge.
Our count of ND openings stays at 23.
BARRY NASH returns with a post suggesting your lead anchor talent should play a role similar to a football quarterback.
No help wanted ads, NO obituaries, and NO new GM changes.
I told you it was slow!
And there was not a lot of news.
- Powerhouse Raleigh station WRAL-TV has a new documentary looking a news deserts around both the country and North Carolina.
- A defamation suit against a Michigan NBC affiliate is one step closer to a jury trial.
- There are TWO new assistants NDs to tell you about.
- And a former top ten market ND retires after 28 years in his second career: public relations.
Always welcome your tips about items worthy of inclusion. Let me hear from you!
See you next week, hopefully with more content.
Newly Named News Directors:
I am not aware of any new hires. Always happy to hear from you if you know about something I missed.
New News Director Openings:
I am not aware of any new openings. Always happy to hear from you if you know about something I missed.
Help Wanted Ads:
No ads this week. There’s no better place to advertise your news management openings. Email me for details.
News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX (listed 5/25/26)
KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 6/7/26)
KGW-TV, Portland, OR (listed 5/25/26)
WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC listed 5/25/26)
WVTM-TV, Birmingham, AL (relisted 5/17/26)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (relisted 5/25/26)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WPIX-TV, New York, NY (Digital EP, listed 5/10/26)
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (relisted 5/17/26)
WMUR-TV, Manchester, NH (Boston market) (listed 5/17/26)
KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (listed 4/12/26)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 6/7/26)
WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 4/19/26)
KXTV, Sacramento, CA (relisted 5/17/26)
WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (Lifestyle Show EP, listed 6/7/26)
KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (relisted 5/17/26)
WBAL-TV, Baltimore, MD (listed 5/17/26)
WCPO-TV, Cincinnati, OH (relisted 4/19/26)
WPBF-TV, W. Palm Beach, FL (listed 5/17/26)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 5/17/26)
KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, OK (listed 5/17/26)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (relisted 5/17/26)
WREG-TV, Memphis, TN (listed 6/7/26)
WBBH-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 5/17/26)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (relisted 5/17/26)
KTHV-TV, Little Rock, AR (relisted 5/17/26)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Morning EP, relisted 3/29/26)
KJRH-TV, Tulsa, OK (listed 4/19/26)
KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 5/17/26)
WFXR/WWCW-TV, Roanoke, VA (listed 6/7/26)
WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC (Digital EP, listed 5/25/26)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 5/17/26)
KBMT-TV, Beaumont, TX (relisted 5/17/26)
KWES-TV, Midland, TX (listed 6/14/26)
WETM-TV, Elmira, NY (Digital EP, listed 5/2/26)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WCBD-TV, Charleston, SC (listed 6/7/26)
Other News Management Openings:
Listed 5/31/26:
Hubbard DC, Washington, DC (Market President)
Listed 5/25/26:
KOMU-TV, Columbia, MO (General Manager)
Arizona PBS, Phoenix, AZ (Dir. of News & Public Affairs)
WPTV, West Palm Beach, FL (Executive Reporter)
Listed 5/3/26:
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Senior Producer, Nighttime Newscast)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (Newscast Producer)
Relisted 4/19/26:
KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (Digital Director)
KXAN-TV, Austin, TX (Digital Director)
Listed 4/12/26:
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (GM of Student Broadcast Media and Instructor)
Names in the News (and other stuff):
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WRAL-TV in Raleigh continues to produce local documentaries. The latest: a look at news deserts nationally and across North Carolina and what it means. WRAL is, of course an NBC affiliate owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company.
The defamation lawsuit filed against Nexstar Broadcasting and its Grand Rapids, MI, NBC affiliate WOOD-TV, is one step closer to a jury trial. That after a settlement conference failed to reach an agreement. Two former news managers are the plaintiffs. More details in this story from TheDesk.net.
Two new assistant news directors to report:
WILLIAM NEGRON has been promoted at Univision’s KMEX-TV in Los Angeles, while LAUREN SATHER gets bumped up at Tegna’s KVUE-TV (ABC) in Austin, TX.
Kraft
Congratulations to former WXYZ-TV (Detroit) News Director WALTER KRAFT who is retiring after 17 years as VP/Communications at Eastern Michigan University. Walter worked at WXYZ for almost 20 years, the last six as ND, before moving to PR. His Linkedin post has more.
Finally, thanks to those of you who reached out with a kind word after we shared that we lost one of the Associates, LOLA the cat. the week before. Obviously we have a lot of animal lovers among the readership. I took this poignant picture a few weeks and shared it with a few responders who liked it.
General Manager News and Notes:
I’m not aware of any GM changes again this week. As always, appreciate your tips.
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, June 14, 2026:
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
WPVI-TV 4100 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
KMGH-TV 2323 Delgany St, Denver, CO 80203
KSDK-TV 1001 Highlands Plaza Dr. St. Louis, MO 63110
WKRN-TV 441 Murfreesboro Pike Nashville, TN 37210
WBFF-TV 2000 W 41st St Baltimore, MD 21211
KOKH/KOCB-TV 1228 E. Wilshire Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73111
WLKY-TV 1918 Mellwood Ave. Louisville, KY 40206
WGNO-TV 1 Galleria Blvd, Suite 850 Metairie LA 70001
KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr, Tulsa, OK 74129
KREM-TV 4103 S Regal St Spokane WA 99223
KAKE-TV 1500 N. West St. Wichita, KS 67203
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KCEN-TV 215 N. 3rd Street Temple, TX 76501
KKTV 3100 N Nevada Ave, Ste B, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
WHBF-TV 231 18th St. Rock Island, IL 61201
KNDU-TV 3312 W. Kennewick Ave. Kennewick, WA 99336
WCBI-TV 201 5th Street South Columbus, MS 39701
KRIS-TV 301 Artesian Street Corpus Christi, TX 78401
KBMT-TV 525 Interstate 10 South, Beaumont, TX 77701
KIFI-TV 1915 N Yellowstone Hwy Idaho Falls, ID 83401
KAVU-TV. 3808 N Navarro St. Victoria, TX 77901
**: Spanish language station