| January 5, 2025 |
| Happy New Year. It will be interesting on many levels, won’t it? Just ONE new news director in this week’s report, and NO new openings. That means, by my count, there are still 41 stations with ND openings. Lots of new managers at Tegna stations. We have those moves below. And lots of new GMs at the company formerly known as Gray Television. (We’ll explain that change in Names in the News.) We’ll also have tips on something simple you can do to help people who may have lost their jobs. I expect we’ll have a lot more news next week. Until then, if you’re battling bad weather as we are here in Indianapolis, be careful out there (to quote Sgt. PHIL ESTERHAUS…look it up, kids). |
| NEWLY NAMED NEWS DIRECTORS: |
KIAH-TV, Houston, TX…LIZ ROLDAN will be the next ND for this Nexstar owned CW affiliate. (YOU know that because you read Thursday’s UPDATE). Liz, a Houston native, most recently was the ND for Tegna’s KHOU-TV (CBS) in Houston, a job she left in September after 3+ years. She spent much of her career in Miami including nine years as ND for WFOR-TV (CBS). At KIAH, she replaces ANGEL COVARRUBIAS who was there 2 1/2 years before leaving in October. Roldan |
| NEW NEWS DIRECTOR OPENINGS: |
| No changes this week. |
| NEWS MANAGEMENT OPENINGS: |
| ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR: KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 1/5/25) WJZY-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 12/8/24) WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (relisted 11/17/24) WJAR-TV, Providence, RI (listed 11/3/24) WBRE/WYOU-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (relisted 11/10/24) WDTN-TV, Dayton, OH (listed 11/10/24) KREM-TV, Spokane, WA (listed 1/5/25) WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY (listed 11/3/24) WCIA-TV, Champaign, IL (relisted 12/1/24) WMBD-TV, Peoria, IL (listed 1/5/25) EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Spectrum Noticias, New York, NY (Senior EP, listed 10/27/24) KPRC-TV, Houston, TX (AM Broadcast EP, relisted 10/6/24) Spectrum News, Tampa, FL (National EP, relisted 12/22/24) WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL (relisted 10/13/24) WTSP-TV, Tampa, FL (Digital EP, listed 1/5/25) WXYZ-TV, Detroit, MI (listed 10/13/24) Spectrum News, Orlando, FL (relisted 10/27/24) WESH-TV, Orlando, FL (relisted 10/20/24) WCNC-TV, Charlotte, NC (relisted 1/5/25) Spectrum News 1, Raleigh NC (relisted 12/22/24) WNCN-TV, Raleigh, NC (listed 12/22/24) KSDK-TV, St. Louis, MO (relisted 1/5/25) WTVF-TV, Nashville, TN (Senior Content Producer, listed 11/10/24) WCMH-TV, Columbus, OH (Digital EP, listing modified 10/6/24) WDAF-TV, Kansas City, MO (listed 1/5/25) WYFF-TV, Greenville-Spartanburg-Ashville, (listed 10/20/24) WDJT-TV, Milwaukee, WI (Nightside EP, listed 1/5/25) WTLV/WJXX-TV, Jacksonville FL (listed 1/5/25) WXMI-TV, Grand Rapids, MI (EP Lifestyle Show, listed 11/10/24) WGAL-TV, Lancaster, PA (relisted 10/20/24) WXII-TV, Winston-Salem NC, (Weekend EP, relisted 10/20/24) KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, NM (listed 10/20/24) WWL-TV, New Orleans, LA (relisted 1/5/25) WDSU-TV, New Orleans, LA (listed 10/20/24) WVLA/WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (relisted 11/17/24) WQAD-TV, Moline, IL (relisted 1/5/25) Other News Management Openings: Listed 1/5/25 WATN-TV, Memphis, TN (Digital Director) Relisted 1/5/25: KGW-TV, Portland, OR (Digital Director) WGNO/WNOL-TV, New Orleans, LA (Digital Content Manager) KARK/KLRT-TV, Little Rock, AR (Digital Webmaster & Content Dir.) WVLA/WGMB-TV, Baton Rouge, LA (Digital Content Manager) Listed 12/15/24: KRON-TV, San Francisco, CA (Streaming/Weekend Executive Producer) Listed 12/8/24: Tegna, Jacksonville, or Tampa, FL (Florida Digital Director) |
| NAMES IN THE NEWS (and other stuff): |
| Too many of us know people (or may be one ourselves) who’ve lost jobs through layoffs, cutbacks, dismissals,, etc. As we enter the New Year, veteran broadcaster HANK PRICE has some good, easy suggestions on how we can help. Updates on new managers at several Tegna stations. At WUSA-TV in DC, KELSEY STANGER and JAMES WARNER have joined this CBS affiliate. Kelsey has been an EP at Tegna’s WXIA-TV in Atlanta, while James most recently was the Assistant ND at Fox’s WOFL-TV in Orlando. MEGAN SHORT, a ten year veteran of the station, has been bumped up to Assistant ND at news director-less WHAS-TV (ABC) in Louisville. She’s been an EP there. REAGAN ROY-YOUNG has been named Assistant ND at Tegna’s KYTX-TV in Tyler, TX. She’s been the Marketing Director there but spent several years at another Tyler station as an assignment editor and news manager. Gray Television is now Gray Media. A correction: Last week we shared a video of KSFY-TV (Sioux Falls, SD) News Director KEVIN KING‘s last day before his move to KWCH-TV (CBS) in Wichita. Both moves are in the same company, but we erred in telling you which company. Both stations are owned by Gray |
| GENERAL MANAGER NEWS and NOTES: |
| Lots of GM moves this week at Gray Media (you learned above that’s the new name for Gray). After more than 44 years at KTUU-TV in Anchorage in a variety of roles, the last seven as GM, NANCY JOHNSON is retiring. She reflects on her career here. JACQUE HARMS, a former ND in North Platte, NE, moves to KKTV (CBS) in Colorado Springs as general manager.. She most recently was GM for WTOK-TV in Meridian, MS, where she is being replaced by ALISON DAVIS, who will continue as Director of Sales for this ABC/CW/Telemundo operation. |
| 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] WPHL-TV 5001 Wynnefield Ave. Ste 3. Philadelphia, PA 19131 KDFW-TV 400 N. Griffin Street Dallas, TX 75202 WKTB 4675 River Green Pkwy, Duluth, Georgia 30096 ** WTVT-TV 3213 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609 KSTP-TV 3415 University Ave. St. Paul, MN 55114 WISH-TV 1950 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46202 KSL-TV 55 North 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84180 WOAI-TV 4335 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX, 78229 WHNS-TV 21 Interstate Court. Greenville, SC 29615 WHTM-TV 3235 Hoffman Street. Harrisburg, PA 17110 WHAS- 520 W Chestnut St, Louisville, KY 40202 WOLF-TV 1181 Highway 315 Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 (News Manager) KFSN-TV 1777 G St, Fresno, CA 93706 KATV 10 Turtle Creek Lane Little Rock, AR 72202 KOKI-TV 2625 S Memorial Dr, Tulsa, OK 74129 KLEW-TV 2626 17th St, Lewiston, ID 83501 WOWK-TV 350 Quarrier St, Charleston, WV 25301 WZDX-TV 1309 N. Memorial Parkway Huntsville, AL 35801 WCIV-TV 88 Allbritton Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 KNVO-TV, 801 North Jackson Rd., McAllen TX 78501 ** WSAV-TV 1430 East Victory Drive Savannah, GA 31404 KTBS-TV 312 E. Kings Highway. Shreveport, LA 71104 WSIL-TV 1416 Country Aire Drive Carterville, IL 62918 WNCT-TV 3221 South Evans Street. Greenville, NC 27834 KSFY-TV 325 S 1st Ave, Ste 100, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 WGXA-TV 599 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Macon, GA 31201 KHSL-TV 3460 Silverbell Rd. Chico, CA 95973 WREX-TV 10322 Auburn Rd. Auburn, IL 62615 KQDS-TV 2001 London Road Duluth, MN 55812 KOSA-TV 4101 E. 42nd. Suite J-7. Odessa, TX. 79761 KMID/KPEJ-TV 1550 West I-20 Odessa, TX 79763 KWES-TV 11320 West County Rd. 127. Odessa, TX, 79765 WTWO-TV 10849 N US Highway 41, Farmersburg, IN 47850 WDTV 5 Television Dr. Bridgeport, WV 26330 KECI/KCFW/KTVM-TV, 340 W. Main St. Missoula, MT 59802 KTVQ-TV 3203 3rd Ave N., Billings, MT 59101 WWNY-TV 120 Arcade St. Watertown, NY 13601 KREX-TV 345 Hillcrest Drive Grand Junction, CO 81501 KIEM/KVIQ-TV 5650 S, Broadway St. Eureka CA 95503 KIDY-TV5 S. Chadbourne San Angelo, TX 76902 KYOU-TV 820 West 2nd Street; Ottumwa, IA 52501 **: Spanish language station |
