| April 22, 2024 |
| Only a handful of ND changes this week, but TWO of them were in top ten markets. Those TWO openings and ONE newly named ND mean our list of openings grows slightly to 37. The other big news of the week was Graham Media’s hire of SEAN McLAUGHLIN as VP/News. We have new details on that surprise move in Names in the News. No obituaries and no GM changes this week. In Names in the News, a new executive director for SPJ, and developments in TWO legal cases we’ve reported on previously. Finally, Investigative Reporters and Editors has launched a membership drive, offering a rare discount for any new or renewed memberships. Click on the graphic just below for details. Longtime readers know of my affinity for the organization and I’d love to see more broadcasters at this year’s conference in June in Anaheim. Full disclosure: I am a member of the Board of Directors for IRE. |
| NEWLY NAMED NEWS DIRECTORS: |
| KULX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT…AMY ALVAREZ moves within Telemundo to take over here. She’s been the EP at Telemundo’s San Antonio station, KVDA-TV, for the last five years and has also worked in Houston and Dallas. My records show that PEDRO ANDRADE had been the ND here since last August. |
| NEW NEWS DIRECTOR OPENINGS: |
WLS-TV, Chicago, IL…you learned in ONE of our THREE Updates this week that JENNIFER GRAVES is retiring in June after a remarkable 22+ year run as VP/News for this ABC o-and-o. We have Jennifer’s note to the staff, GM John Adler’s station memo, and the news release from the station’s website. She started at WLS as an EP in 1992, and was upped to Assistant ND in 1998. She’s also worked in Atlanta, St. Louis, and Columbia. MO. GravesWFTX-TV, Boston, MA…the staff at this Cox Media Group owned FOX affiliate were told Tuesday that news director SARAH BURGESS has resigned. NEW this edition: General Manager TODD BROWN followed up with this staff note. Sarah’s been the ND since 2018, first joining the station on the investigative team before being named managing editor.  Burgess |
| NEWS MANAGEMENT OPENINGS: |
| ASSISTANT NEWS DIRECTOR: KDVR/KWGN-TV, Denver, CO (listed 4/7/24) KUSA-TV, Denver, CO (relisted 4/14/24) WVEC-TV, Norfolk, VA (listed 4/21/24) WFTX-TV, Ft. Myers, FL (listed 2/25/24) 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) 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) KAZT-TV, Phoenix, AZ, (2 openings, EP & DIgital EP. listed 4/7/24) KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ (listed 3/15/24) WSNN-TV, Sarasota, FL (listed 4/14/24) WFTS-TV, Tampa, FL (listed 3/3/24) WTSP-TV, Tampa/St. Petersburg (AM EP, relisted 3/15/24) KMGH-TV, Denver, CO (listed 2/24/24) 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) 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 (listed 3/3/24) 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 (listed 2/25/24) 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) WHNT-TV, Huntsville, AL (Digital EP, relisted 4/21/24) KXXV-TV, Waco, TX (listed 2/25/24) KVEO/KGBT-TV, Harlingen, TX (listed 3/3/24) KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, CO (Digital EP, listed 2/25/24) KTSM-TV, El Paso, TX (relisted 4/14/24) WTAJ-TV, Altoona, PA (Digital EP, relisted 4/21/24) WKBT-TV, LaCrosse/Eau Claire, WI (listed 4/7/24) KRIS-TV, Corpus Christi, TX (listed 2/25/24) MANAGING EDITOR: WXIA-TV, Atlanta, GA (listed 3/17/24) WJYZ-TV, Charlotte, NC (listed 3/17/24) Other News Management Openings: Listed 4/21/24: 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) Listed 3/3/24: WJW-TV, Cleveland, OH (News Operations Manager) KTVX-TV, Salt Lake City, UT (Assignment Desk Manager) |
| OBITUARIES: |
| No obituaries this week. |
| NAMES IN THE NEWS (and other things): |
As we first told you in our second Wednesday UPDATE, SEAN McLAUGHLIN is joining Graham Media as Vice President of News. New this edition: the company’s news release. Sean just finished ten years in a similar role for Scripps. He’s also been an ND in Minneapolis, St. Louis, two stations in Tulsa, and in Springfield IL. Graham has not had a corporate VP/News in more than ten years. McLaughlinQuick hits: Gray Television has renewed its 30 minute daily program InvestigativeTV+ for a second season. SPJ has named CAROLINE HENDRIE as its new executive director. WPSD-TV in Paducah, KY, and Murray State University have settled a lawsuit the station filed in an open records dispute. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court decision finding that DirectTV and Dish did not discriminate against Circle City Broadcasting and its WISH-TV in Indianapolis in a retransmission dispute. Owner DeJUAN McCOY claimed racial discrimination. The station (and its sister station, WNDY-TV) have been off both satellite services during the dispute. More from the Indianapolis Business Journal. |
| GENERAL MANAGER NEWS and NOTES: |
| No changes this week to the best of my knowledge. Please let me know if you know of something I’ve missed. |
| 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 WBMA-TV 800 Concourse Pkwy Ste 200. Hoover, AL 35244 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 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 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 |
