| May 6 – UPDATE |
| Rarely do we do an UPDATE moments after sending out the full newsletter, but we just learned that KIM GODWIN is leaving ABC News where she has been President for the last three years. The Los Angeles Times has more here and this link will take you to the New York Times story.  GodwinI am sure you will see much more on this in the days ahead. |
| May 6, 2024 |
| Happy Cinco de Mayo! In this week’s report, TWO new openings and NO new NDs, so our list of openings grows to 39. TWO GM changes this week and a new station manager at a California station. There’s ONE obituary for a former CEO who was well known for hugging employees. In a good way. Our Names in the News section has details on some new titles for News Nation execs and an honor for a Sinclair exec and former ND. Read on and enjoy your week. |
| NEWLY NAMED NEWS DIRECTORS: |
| As far as I know, no new news directors were hired this week. If you know something I missed, please let me know via email: [email protected]. |
| NEW NEWS DIRECTOR OPENINGS: |
WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA…ALLISON HERMAN has left this Scripps owned CBS affiliate after about 18 months as news director. She served as the assistant ND there for about a year before being promoted to the top job. She’s worked in a number of other markets: her Linkedin page has more. Allison’s replacement here will be the fourth news director in three years. HermanKITV, Honolulu, HI…this Allen Media Group owned ABC affiliate is looking for a new news director to replace BILL BRENNAN who was promoted to the job last July. He had been the managing editor there. |
| NEWS MANAGEMENT OPENINGS: |
| ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR: KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 4/14/24) WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 4/21/24) WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (relisted 4/28/24) WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN (listed 4/21/24) WDKY-TV, Lexington, KY (listed 4/14/24) WLTX-TV, Columbia, SC (relisted 3/24/24) WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (relished 4/14/24) WCYB-TV, Tri-Cities, TN & WV (listed 4/28/24) KWEX-TV, Midland, TX (listed 4/7/24) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: WPIX-TV, New York, NY (listed 4/21/24) KNBC-TV, Los Angeles, CA (relisted 4/14/24) WFMZ-TV, Allentown, PA (Philadelphia market, listed 4/7/24) KHOU-TV, Houston, TX (listed 3/15/24) WDCA-TV, Washington, DC (listed 3/15/24) KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 3/15/24) WSNN-TV, Sarasota, FL (listed 4/14/24) WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 5/5/24) WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (AM EP, relisted 3/15/24) KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 3/15/24) KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA (listed 4/7/24) KATU-TV, Portland, OR (Digital EP, listing modified 4/21/24) WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (listed 4/14/24) WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, IN (AM EP, relisted 3/15/24) WXIN/WTTV, Indianapolis, IN (relisted 2/25/24) KGTV, San Diego, CA (listed 5/5/24) KSWB/KUSI-TV, San Diego, CA (listed 3/15/24) WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (AM EP, relisted 3/15/24) WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 3/15/24) WTNH-TV, Hartford, CT (relisted 5/5/24) WLWT-TV, Cincinnati, OH (listed 4/7/24) WSPA/WYCW-TV, Spartanburg, SC (listed 4/14/24) WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA (listed 4/7/24) WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA (relisted 4/28/24) WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (AM EP, (relisted 3/15/24) WXII-TV, Winston-Salem, NC (Weekend EP, listing revised 4/7/24) WLKY-TV, Louisville, KY (PM EP, listed 4/7/24) KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, NM (Nightside EP, listed 4/21/24) WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, NY (listed 3/15/24) WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (Senior EP, listed 3/10/24) WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 5/5/24) KVEO/KGBT-TV, Harlingen, TX (relisted 5/5/24) KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Digital EP, relisted 4/28/24) KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 4/14/24) WKBT-TV, LaCrosse/Eau Claire, WI (listed 4/7/24) KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (relisted 4/28/24) MANAGING EDITOR: WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 3/17/24) WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 3/17/24) Other News Management Openings: Listed 5/5/24: WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH (News Assignments Manager) Listed 4/28/24: KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (Digital Director) Listed 3/17/24: WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (Director of Special Projects) WTIC-TV, Hartford, CT (Digital Director) Relisted 3/17/24: WATN-TV, Memphis, TN (Director of Digital Content) WBNS-TV, Columbus, OH (Director of Digital Content) Listed 3/10/24: KXXV/KRHD-TV. Waco/Bryan, TX (Station Manager) |
| OBITUARY: |
Our sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of KSAT-TV (San Antonio) photographer JOSE “JOE” ARREDONDO who died in his sleep of natural causes on Saturday, April 20th. He was just 49 years old. Joe was a MADDY CORSON died this week at the age of 87. You may not know her but how many media company CEO’s were known for hugging employees? She was, as head of Guy Gannett Communications, which owned newspapers, radio and TV stations in several stations. She spent her last months in hospice, and spent that time calling friends to say goodbye. Corson |
| NAMES IN THE NEWS (and other things): |
| Changes at News Nation, where MICHAEL CORN and CHERIE GRZECH have new titles. Corn, who has been President of News, is now President of Programming and Specials. Grzech is now President and Managing Editor of News and Politics. She had been Senior VP and Managing Editor of News and Politics. Congratulations to BLAISE LABBE who’s been inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame. Blaise is currently a Group News Director for Sinclair Broadcasting based in San Antonio. He oversees news operations at 12 Sinclair stations across five states. Blaise started as a studio camera operator in Lawton, OK. You can learn more about his career on his Linkedin page.  Price |
| GENERAL MANAGER NEWS and NOTES: |
| HUMBERTO HORMAZO is leaving WTIC-TV (Tegna/FOX affiliate) in Hartford where he’s been the general manager for the past 2+ years. He sent this note to the staff. Of note: his departure leaves the station without a GM and news director. ERIC THOMAS has left Nexstar’s WVLA/WGMB-TV in Baton Rouge, LA. He was GM there for 7 1/2 years and previously was a GM in Lubbock and Abilene, TX. JAMES GALINDO is the new station manager for Scripps’ KERO-TV in Bakersfield, CA. |
| OUR LIST OF OPEN NEWS DIRECTOR JOBS: |
| 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] News 12 Bronx/Brooklyn, 930 Soundview Ave. Bronx, NY 10473 WFLD-TV 205 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60601 WLS-TV 190 N State St. Chicago, IL, 60601 WFXT-TV 25 Fox Dr. Dedham, MA 02026 WXIA-TV One Monroe Place NE Atlanta, GA 30324 WRC-TV 4001 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 KTVI/KPLR-TV 2250 Ball Drive St. Louis, MO 63146 WZTV 631 Mainstream Drive Nashville, TN 37228 KUTV 299 South Main Street, #150 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 WDAF-TV 3030 Summit Kansas City, MO 64108 WTIC-TV 285 Broad Street Hartford, CT 06115 WTKR-TV 720 Boush Street Norfolk VA 23510 WOLF-TV 1181 Highway 315 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 (news manager) WHAS-TV 520 W. Chestnut St. Louisville, KY 40202 WNYT-TV 715 North Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12204 KITV 801 South King Street | Honolulu, HI 96813 WZDX-TV 1309 N. Memorial Parkway Huntsville, AL 35801 WTOC-TV 1511 Chatham Center Dr. Savannah, GA 31405 KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 ** KFSM-TV 5101 S. 48th St. Springdale, AR 72762 KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501 KYTX-TV 2211 ESE Loop 323. Tyler, TX 75701 KNDU/KNDO-TV 216 W. Yakima Ave. Yakima, WA 98902 WGXA-TV 599 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Macon, GA 31201 KHSL-TV 3460 Silverbell Rd. Chico, CA 95973 KDRV-TV 1090 Knutson Avenue Medford, OR 97504 KXMB-TV 1811 N 15th Street Bismarck, ND 58501 KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX. 79761 KIFI-TV 1915 N. Yellowstone Hwy. Idaho Falls, ID 83401 WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850 WDTV 5 Television Dr. Bridgeport, WV 26330 WTVY-TV 285 North Foster Street, Dothan, AL 36303 WGEM-TV 513 Hampshire Quincy, IL 62301 WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601 KGNS-TV 120 W. Del Mar Blvd. Laredo TX 78041 KMVT-TV 1100 Blue Lakes Blvd. N. Twin Falls, ID 83301 KGWN-TV, 2923 E. Lincolnway. Cheyenne, WY 82001 KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501 KQTV 4000 Faraon St. Joseph, MO 64506 **: Spanish language station |
