August 24, 2025
Sunday Aug 24, 2025
Greetings:
A fairly slow week, with just ONE news director change as an opening is filled in Buffalo.
With that change, there are now 32 stations looking for a news director.
TWO general manager changes: an opening at a CBS o-and-o in Dallas, while Tegna fills an opening in Indianapolis with an internal promotion.
Unless you were doing a Rip Van Winkle impersonation, you’re already aware of the Nexstar/Tegna deal. But not so fast…says AL TOMPKINS. His thoughts are in Names in the News.
Also in Names in the News, more nervous staffers at CBS News, a veteran broadcaster urges local stations to consider a relatively rare partnership, a ND celebrates a milestone by ringing a bell, and more.
Hartman
Finally, an ‘above the fold’ (newspaper term, sorry) shout out to CBS’s STEVE HARTMAN who tackled a passion project without first alerting his bosses, though it did turn into a Sunday Morning piece. Now, his story about the untouched bedrooms of school shooting victims has been made into a film, a traveling exhibit, and a 60 Minutes segment later this year. AL TOMPKINS talked with Steve about the project.
If you missed the Sunday Morning story, it is well worth your time.
Newly Named News Directors:
Moore
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY…JUDY MOORE has been promoted to news director of this Tegna owned NBC affiliate. It’s been a quick rise up the ladder at WGRZ for Judy, who joined in October 2023 as EP, moved to Assistant ND a year later, and now is the ND. Judy replaces JEREMY SETTLE who left earlier this summer to be ND at Tegna’s WTSP-TV (ABC) in Tampa-St. Petersburg. Of note: Judy’s dad worked for 35 years at WGRZ on the photojournalism staff.
New News Director Openings:
No new openings this week to my knowledge. Always happy to hear from you if I’ve missed anything.
Paid Help Wanted Ad:
No help wanted ads this week. If you are trying to fill a news management opening, there is no more targeted place to advertise that job than right here. Email me for details: [email protected].
Other News Management Openings:
ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR:
WCVB-TV, Boston, MA (listed 8/4/25)
WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 8/10/25)
KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (relisted 8/17/25)
WJCL-TV, Savannah, GA (listed 8/17/25)
WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (listed 7/13/25)
KIII-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 8/10/25)
KWES-TV, Midland, TX (listed 7/25/25)
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
WMUR-TV, Manchester, NH (Boston market) (listed 8/4/25)
WMUR-TV, Manchester, NH (Boston market) (Chronicle EP, listed 8/4/25)
KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 8/24/25)
KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (Inv. & Special Projects, listed 7/6/25)
KING-TV, Seattle, WA (EP Evening Magazine, relisted 6/29/25)
WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 8/4/25)
WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 8/24/25)
KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (listed 8/24/25)
KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 8/4/25)
WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 8/4/25)
KOIN-TV, Portland, OR (Sports EP, listed 7/27/25)
WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC (listed 8/10/25)
KSTU-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 7/13/25)
KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (listed 7/6/25)
WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 7/27/25)
WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC (listed 8/4/25)
WFOR-TV, Oklahoma City, OK (listed 8/4/25)
WHAS-TV, Louisville, KY (relisted 8/24/25)
KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, NM (Nightside EP, relisted 7/27/25)
WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 8/24/25)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, listed 8/24/25)
WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/6/25)
WIVB/WNLO-TV, Buffalo, NY (Digital EP, listed 7/13/25)
WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 7/13/25)
WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre, PA (Sr. EP of News & Streaming, listed 8/17/25)
WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (relisted 7/13/25)
KCCI-TV, Des Moines, IA (listed 8/4/25)
WFXR-TV, Roanoke, VA (relisted 8/4/25)
WOWK-TV, Charleston, WV (Digital EP, relisted 8/17/25)
WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (relisted 7/20/25)
KVEO/KGBT-TV, Brownsville, TX (Digital EP, listed 8/4/25)
WVNY-WFFF-TV, Burlington, VT (Digital EP, listed 7/27/25)
KFSM-TV, Fayetteville, AR (listed 7/6/25)
WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA (listed 8/24/25)
WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (relisted 6/29/25)
MANAGING EDITOR:
WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (released 8/17/25)
KQDS-TV, Duluth, MN (listed 7/27/25)
More News Management Openings:
Listed 8/17/25:
WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (Digital Content Manager)
KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (GM and Department Head)
Relisted 8/17/25:
WDHN-TV, Dothan, AL (Digital News Manager)
Names in the News (and other stuff):
The big story of the week was the Nexstar-Tegna deal. In the unlikely event you missed it, here’s the Nexstar news release. Since it was so widely reported, I passed on an UPDATE until I found something that added valuable perspective, and I think this column from AL TOMPKINS offers that perspective. Al points out that lots could happen before this a done deal.
Variety reports that staffers at CBS News are worried about more potential layoffs under new management AND a possible tweaking of the format of the just reformatted CBS Evening News.
Veteran broadcaster EMILY BARR suggests that local TV stations would be well served in linking up with local non-profit journalism sites to improve news content.
Julie M.
Congratulations to WBAY-TV (Green Bay) News Director JULIE MORAVCHIK who rang the bell at a local cancer treatment center this week, signaling the end of her chemotherapy sessions. We shared with you earlier this year that Julie had gone public with her diagnosis in hopes of raising awareness for other women.
VICKIE BINKLEY gets a promotion at Nexstar’s Indianapolis duopoly, WTTV/WXIN-TV (CBS/FOX). She’s now the Assistant ND there, moving up from Director of Digital Content. Vicki, a nine year veteran of the station in her home market, shared the news on her Linkedin page.
And another Nexstar move finds SEAN O’DONNELL moving to KLAS-TV (CBS) in Las Vegas as Digital Director. He’s spent the five years as EP of Digital for the company’s KDVR/KWGN-TV in Denver.
General Manager News and Notes:
TWO General Manager changes this week.
Houston blogger MIKE McGUFF (who covers other Texas markets, too) shares that RAQUEL AMPERO is leaving CBS owned KTVT/KTXA-TV in Dallas after four years as GM.
And Tegna has promoted BRETT DENNY to General Manager of its Indianapolis NBC affiliate, WTHR-TV. An eleven year veteran of the station, he most recently has been director of sales.
Our List of Open News Director Jobs:
Here’s our list of open ND jobs as of Sunday, August 24, 2025:
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: [email protected]
WDCW/WDVM-TV 2121 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington DC, 20007
WBZ-TV 1170 Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02134
KING-TV 1501 1st Ave. South Ste 300 Seattle, WA 98134
WJBK-TV 16550 W Nine Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan 48037
KARE-TV 8811 Olson Memorial Hwy. Minneapolis, MN 55427
WCNC-TV 1001 Wood Ridge Center Drive Charlotte, NC 28217
KSDK-TV 1000 Market St., St. Louis, MO 63101
KDKA-TV 1 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
KSWB/KUSI-TV 7191 Engineer Rd., San Diego, CA 92111
WBNS-TV 770 Twin Rivers Dr., Columbus, OH 43215
WCPO-TV 1720 Gilbert Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45202
WPTV 1100 Banyan Blvd. West Palm Beach, FL 33401
WXMI-TV 3117 Plaza Drive NE Grand Rapids, MI 49525
KOKH-TV 1228 E Wilshire Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73111
WFTX-TV 621 SW Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33991
KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501
WSLS-TV 821 5th St SW, Roanoke, VA 24016
KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 **
KRGV-TV 900 East Expressway 83, Weslaco,TX
KTLM-TV 200 S. 10th St., 2nd Fl. McAllen, TX 78501 **
WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918
KWQC-TV 805 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52803
WCTV 1801 Halstead Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32309
WEAU-TV 1907 S. Hastings Way Eau Claire, WI 54701
WSAW-TV 1114 Grand Ave. Wausau, WI 54403
KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX 79761
KSWO-TV 1401 SE 60th St. Lawton, OK 73501
WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850
WBNG-TV 560 Columbia Dr. Johnson City, NY 13790
KOTA-TV 2001 Skyline Drive Rapid City, SD 57701
WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601
KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501
**: Spanish language station
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