CHANGING BUSINESS CARDS Updates on what your colleagues are doing and where they're headed

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

None, at least that I know about. If you know of new openings or new NDs, please let me know.

Newly Named News Director:

KYMA-TV, Yuma, AZ...and the Yuma hat trick goes to LUIS CRUZ who returns for his third run as ND at the same station! Luis has previously been ND here from 2004-2006 and then again from 2008-2011. He left the station last year to be a reporter and fill-in anchor in San Diego, but Luis tells me he missed management and mentoring young journalists. He replaces JENNIFER MUSA who was ND here for four months. KYMA is an NBC affiliate owned by Intermountain West Communications Company. Luis also worked at the company's NBC station in Las Vegas between his first two stints as ND at KYMA.

02/02/12

From Mort Meisner Associates...

EMILY BAUCUM MOVES TO NBC AFFILIATE WOAI IN SAN ANTONIO where she will be a General Assignment Reporter. Emily who is a graduate of Northwestern University most recently worked at the CBS Affiliate in TULSA, OKLAHOMA

01/31/12

From Mort Meisner Associates...

KRISTIN BYRNE joins ABC Affiliate WEWS in Cleveland as a general assignment/Multi media reporter. KRISTIN who makes the more than 50 market jump most recently worked in Green Bay at the ABC Affiliate is a graduate of Florida International University

01/28/12

From Rick Gevers' News Director List

New News Director Opening:

KSNW-TV, Wichita, KS...JASON KRAVARIK is leaving one New Vision TV station for another. He's been named Assistant ND for the company's station in Portland, OR, KOIN-TV. Jason has worked at KSNW for ten years and was promoted to News Director three years ago. He began there as a reporter. Jason's also worked in Amarillo, TX, and as an associate producer in Chicago.

Newly Named News Directors:

WITI-TV, Milwaukee, WI...JOHN LaPORTE takes over his second Milwaukee newsroom as he's been promoted here. John's been the News Content Manager for this LocalTV owned FOX affiliate since September, 2010. From November 2003-January 2005 he was ND at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee. John's also been an ND in Palm Springs, CA and Eau Claire, WI, and has worked in Houston, Albany, NY, Green Bay, Hartford, and Omaha. He replaces JIM LEMON who resigned in December to avoid another Wisconsin winter.

KOLO-TV, Reno, NV...congratulations to JENNIFER HARDY who returns to Reno for her first ND job at this ABC affiliate. Jennifer also stays within Nevada: she's been the Assistant ND for KVVU-TV in Las Vegas since 2009, and worked there since 2006. Jennifer's also worked in Spokane, Memphis, Tulsa, Tucson, and an earlier job in Las Vegas. She began her career at KRNV-TV in Reno. At KOLO, she replaces DAVE BEECH who left late last year after three years as ND. Jennifer becomes the seventh ND in ten years for the Gray TV owned station.

KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO...veteran news director JOHN SHELBY will be the next ND for this Barrington Broadcasting owned CBS affiliate. John's been an ND in Buffalo, New York; Green Bay, Wisconsin; Cedar Rapids, Sioux Falls, Lansing, and Pasco, WA. He's also worked in Chicago, St. Louis, and Columbus, OH. At KRCG, he replaces LADD EGAN who left in November to return to his native Utah and a job at KUTV. John is the fourth ND in five years here.

01/23/12

From Mort Meisner Associates...

KRISTEN GUILFOOS moves to CBS AFFILIATE WSAW in Wausau where she will be Monday-Friday Morning Anchor. KRISTEN most recently worked at the CBS AFFILIATE in Amarillo where she was weekend anchor. KRISTIN is a graduate of the University Of Florida

JASON KNOWLES signs a new deal WITH ABC O&O WLS in CHICAGO where he will continue as a General Assignment Reporter. JASON who joined WLS IN 2004 has won numerous awards and received a number of AP and Emmy Nominations for his work. JASON is a graduate of Bowling Green State University

KRISTEN GUILFOOS and JASON KNOWLES are represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

01/22/12

From Rick Gevers' News Director List

New News Director Openings:

KGO-TV, San Francisco, CA...we told you in an UPDATE earlier this week that KEVIN KEESHAN has left this ABC o-and-o to become the ombudsman for NBC News. Kevin's been ND here for almost eleven years and has worked at KGO for a total of 21 years, interrupted by a three year assignment as sister ABC o-and-o KFSN-TV in Fresno. He's also worked in Bakersfield and Sacramento, spent some time as an anchor and consumer reporter, and is one of the few NDs who often attends the valuable IRE conference. (His former GM at KGO, VALARI STAAB, was named President of the NBC owned stations last year.) You can send Kevin a note of congratulations at: kkeeshan@aol.com

WTXL-TV, Tallahassee, FL...another veteran newsman is making a cross country trip, as BILL CUMMINGS is leaving this ABC affiliate to take a job in Yuma, AZ. (More on that below.) Bill's been ND here for almost three years. WTXL is owned by Calkins Media.

Newly Named News Directors:

KSWT-TV, Yuma, AZ...BILL CUMMINGS is taking the 3:10 to Yuma to become the ND for this Pappas owned CBS affiliate. We reported above he was leaving his job in Tallahasee. Bill tells me he's wanted to move west for family reasons: his brother and in-laws live in Tucson, his oldest son is in California, and another brother lives in Reno. Bill's a former ND in Tucson, Evansville, IN, Huntington, WV, and Tri-Cities, TN, and also worked for weather vendor Baron Services. He replaces SHANNON MAZE who left the station almost a year ago for an Assistant ND job in Birmingham.

01/14/12

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

KMTV, Omaha, NE...AL CARL has left this Journal Broadcasting owned CBS affiliate after two years as ND. He's a former ND in Huntsville, AL, and worked in Kansas City before moving to Omaha.

WTVY-TV, Dothan, AL...KATIE McMANUS FAYE is leaving after seven years as ND here. She's moving to her native Illinois for a job at WICS/WICD in Springfield (more on that below.) WVTY is a CBS affiliate owned by Gray Television.

WCAV-TV, Charlottesville, VA...another Gray Television station has an ND opening. My records show that JIM HANCHETT had been ND here for just over three years. WCAV is a CBS affiliate.

Newly Named News Directors:

WSB-TV, Atlanta, GA... MARIAN PITTMAN, who's been the ND here since 2006, has been promoted to station manager. Marian has been with Cox for 23 years in a variety of roles at several of the company's stations.

And another Cox veteran, MIKE DREADEN, was promoted to ND to replace her. Mike's been Managing Editor here since 1998, and previously worked in Miami and New York. Those moves meant a step up for some other WSB employees: MISTI TURNBULL was promoted from Senior EP to Managing Editor, REENA BHARDWAJ to Senior Executive Producer, and TINA COMMODORE to Manager of Coverage and Content.

WICS/WICD, Springfield/Champaign, IL...Illinois native KATIE McMANUS-FAYE returns home to become the Executive News Director for this Sinclair owned duopoly. Katie is currently ND for WTVY-TV in Dothan, AL (see above). She's also been an ND in Jackson, TN, and Sarasota, and has also worked in Nashville, Miami (two stations), Tampa, and Dallas. Katie replaces DEANA REECE who announced in September she'd be leaving after four years as ND.

KWES-TV, Midland-Odessa, TX...DAVID MARINO has been promoted to news director here. He's currently an anchor there but will eventually concentrate on the management side. David's a Texas native who worked for KWES before taking a job in Tucson a few years ago. At this Drewry Communications owned NBC affiliate, he replaces MARK KURTZ who left in December after almost four years as ND. Mark is joining WAVY-TV in Norfolk as Assistant ND.

01/10/12

From DB & Associates...

JENNIFER HORBELT moves to KOAA in Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colorado. Jennifer will co-anchor the weekday AM show, News 5 Today for the NBC station. The award-winning Horbelt comes from WPSD in Paducah, Kentucky where she was the weeknight evening anchor.

FATIMA RAHMUTULLAH goes to Omaha, Nebraska and KMTV. Rahmatullah will be the Morning Reporter for the CBS affiliate. Fatima worked as a reporter at WRCB in Chattanooga, TN and WTVM in Columbus, GA.

DANIEL FIORUCCI moves to Anchorage, Alaska and KTUU. Fiorucci will report for the NBC station. Daniel previously worked as a writer/producer for WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DUKE CARTER is the newest reporter at WCJB in Gainesville, Florida. Carter comes from WVLA in Baton Rouge, LA where he was a reporter.

AMIR ABBAS moves to West Virginia and WVVA. Abbas will report from the Beckley bureau for the NBC affiliate. Amir, who speaks 7 different languages, comes from a print background, working at The Arizona Republic.

ANTHONY AUSTIN has been promoted to Weekday 5PM Co-anchor at KYTX in Tyler, Texas. Austin was Weekend Anchor.

JENNIFER HORBELT, FATIMA RAHMUTULLAH, DANIEL FIORUCCI, DUKE CARTER, AMIR ABBAS and ANTHONY AUSTIN are represented by DAVID BRUNNER of DB & ASSOCIATES. www.dbandassociates.com

01/06/12

TVContract.Com is proud to announce the following client news:

MIchigan native Alan Longstreet is returning to his home state, making an amazing 180-market leap from Parkersburg, West Virginia, to WJBK, the Fox O&O in Detroit, where he joins the staff as a Weekend Meteorologist. Longstreet also worked in South Bend, Indiana after graduating from Central Michigan University.

Anchor/Reporter Jamie Lynn Drohan is trading the Tennessee Valley for the Pacific Northwest, leaving WATE/Knoxville for Fisher's KOMO (ABC 4) in Seattle. Drohan's a New Jersey native who got her start in musical theatre and hosting before catching the news bug, and she's already earned a number of awards for her reporting.

Finally, Tiffany Teasley is starting the new year with a new adventure in Orlando, where she'll join WOFL, the Fox O&O, as a Reporter later this month. For the past two years, Teasley reported for WXIX in Cincinnati. She's a proud graduate of both the University of Michigan and Northwestern, where she received her Master's from the Medill School of Journalism.

New contracts for Alan, Jamie Lynn and Tiffany were negotiated by Rick Carr, Esq. of TVContract.Com. Rick can be reached at (303) 918-8414 or rick@tvcontract.com.

01/05/12

Napoli Management Group is proud to announce the following client placements:

Erin Kennedy moves to WKYC in Cleveland to be the new morning anchor. Erin spent the last five years at WPRI/WNAC in Providence, most recently anchoring the 5:30 and 10pm weeknight newscasts.

Ron Reagan can be heard back on the radio for “Both Sides Now," a syndicated weekend show with views on the news. Ron and Mary Matalin exchange ideas, not insults.

Sarah Arbogast joins KDKA in her hometown of Pittsburgh as traffic and general assignment reporter. She was most recently working as a freelance reporter for WTAE.

Lisa Fletcher joins Al Jazeera in Washington DC as a freelance anchor. Lisa has been freelance reporting for WJLA in Washington DC.

Arran Andersen joins KMGH in Denver as sports anchor and reporter. Most recently, he was host of the 4pm entertainment/news program at KVVU in Las Vegas.

Mellisa Paul transitions from midday weathercaster to host of KXTV’s “Sacramento & Co," beginning at its new time 11am weekdays in January 2012.

Kira Miner joins WBBH/WZVN in Ft. Myers as weekend morning weathercaster. The Ft. Myers native has been freelancing for WINK.

Michelle Carolla joins WMSN in Madison, Wisconsin as the primary anchor. She was most recently anchoring at WFXB in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

01/03/12

From Mort Meisner Associates...

CHRIS WRIGHT moves to CBS Affiliate KVAL in Eugene where he will be the weekday Morning anchor. CHRIS arrives in Eugene from Louisville where he had been a reporter at the FOX affiliate Chris is a graduate of Northwestern University and Arizona State University

CHRIS WRIGHT is represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

12/31/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX...MICHAEL VALENTINE is being promoted to VP of Content for station owner Belo. He's been ND for this ABC affiliate since 2005, and earlier worked as the ND for Belo's WVEC-TV in Norfolk, VA. Michael's first ND job was in Evansville, IN. He’ll continue at WFAA until his successor is found.

Newly Named News Directors:

KDEN-TV, Denver, CO...MARIA ROZMAN has been promoted to News Director for this Telemundo station. She has been the EP there and also anchors for the station.

WLNE-TV, Providence, RI...BOB ROCKSTROH has been named ND for the Citadel Communications-owned ABC affiliate. Bob's a former ND in Hartford and Ft. Wayne who's been the EP for FiOS1, Verizon's news operation in New York. He's also worked in San Francisco, Minneapolis, and San Diego. At WLNE, he replaces IRENE MAHONEY PAGE who left the station a few weeks ago after four months as ND.

WOWK-TV, Charleston/Huntington, WV...ELISABETH SHAFFER has been named ND for the West Virginia Media owned CBS affiliate. Elizabeth has worked for WCHS-TV for the past 30 years. At WOWK, she replaces APRIL KAULL who will remain with the company. April first joined WOWK in 2000, and has been news director since May, 2010.

WJFW-TV, Rhinelander, WI...after almost 21 years at Magid, JOHN QUARDERER is moving home to Wisconsin and becoming ND for this NBC affiliate. Rhineland is home for John and he told friends he and his wife are excited to be back. Earlier in his career, John was on the faculty of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and was ND for KOMU-TV. He also was an ND in Salinas, CA, and an EP in San Francisco. John replaces HEATHER SCHALLOCK who left the station after 12 years as ND for a job out of TV.

WTOV-TV, Steubenville, OH...MIKE BOTHWELL remains with Cox as he has been named ND for this NBC affiliate. Mike's currently the Director of Content and Coverage for Cox's WPXI-TV in nearby Pittsburgh. He's a former ND in Bend, Or, an Assistant ND in Palm Desert, CA, and worked in Philadelphia as well as an earlier stint in Pittsburgh. He replaces BRANDON GOBEL who was also promoted within Cox as he moved to WSB-TV in Atlanta as an EP.

12/22/11

The NWT Group would like to congratulate the following:

Christopher Heath moves to afternoon and evening anchor at WKEF in Dayton, OH from weekend anchor/reporter at KENS in San Antonio.

Nishi Gupta heads north of the border to Global News Toronto from reporter at KTVB in Boise, Idaho.

Chris Coffey to reporter at WVIT in Hartford, CT from reporter at KEYE in Austin, TX.

Stephen Mayer moves up 52 markets to multi-media journalist at KCTV in Kansas City from anchor/multi-media journalist at KTBS in Shreveport, LA.

Trang Do moves to WHTM in Harrisburg, PA from weekend morning anchor/reporter at WAFF in Huntsville, AL.

April Dovorany heads to KNOE in Monroe, Louisiana as the morning and noon anchor. She was previously at WXOW in La Crosse, WI.

Rachel Kent moves up 58 markets to reporter WSPA in Spartanburg, SC from reporter at WFFF in Burlington, VT.

Tim Ciesco jumps 118 markets to reporter at WSLS in Roanoke, VA from reporter at KKCO in Grand Junction, CO.

Dan Shadwell returns home to California as anchor/reporter at KSBY in San Luis Obispo, CA from anchor/reporter at WXIN in Indianapolis.

Greg Angel has been promoted to the weekend anchor from MMJ reporter at WTXL in Tallahassee, FL.

Alex Goldsmith to reporter at KRQE in Albuquerque, NM from multi-media journalist at WILX in Lansing, MI.

All of these journalists are represented by The NWT Group, No Whining Talent. For more information, please visit our website: www.NoWhiningTalent.com, or contact us at 817-987-3600.

12/18/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

KOLO-TV, Reno, NV...DAVE BEECH has left this ABC affiliate after three years as ND. Dave previously was an ND in Grand Junction, CO. His replacement will be the seventh ND in just over ten years for the Gray Television owned station.

KNOE-TV, Monroe, LA...this Hoak Media owned CBS affiliate is advertising for a new news director. My records show MARLA GILCREASE has been ND there since April, 2009.

KWES-TV, Midland, TX...MARK KURTZ is leaving this NBC affiliate to become the new Assistant ND for WAVY-TV in Norfolk. That's the LIN Media-owned NBC station there. Mark spent almost four years as ND for this Drewry-owned station. He's also worked in Waco and Corpus Christi, TX.

Newly Named News Directors:

KDFW-TV, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX...as we first reported to you yesterday, ROBIN WHITMEYER will be the next ND for this Fox o-and-o. Robin most recently was ND for WSOC-TV in Charlotte, a job she left in February after eight years as ND and a total of 30 years at the station. At KDFW, she replaces another longtime ND, MARIA BARRS, who served as ND for 13 of her 17 years at the station. Maria left in August to become GM for KXTV in Sacramento.

WMC-TV, Memphis, TN...TAMMY PHILLIPS has been promoted to ND for this Raycom-owned NBC affiliate. She's been the Assistant ND there and has worked at the station for ten years. And congratulations to the woman she replaces, TRACEY ROGERS, who's being promoted within Raycom to become GM of KAIT-TV in Jonesboro, AR. Tracey spent four years as ND in Memphis, and earlier was an ND in Huntsville and Paducah, KY. Tracey's a Tennessee native and has also worked (for three stations) in Nashville.

12/16/11

From Mort Meisner Associates...

DAVE ROBERTS moves to CBS Affiliate KOLN in Lincoln where he will be Monday through Friday anchor. Dave joins KOLN after spending 5 years at CBS Affiliate KMTV in Omaha where he was weekend anchor and reporter Dave who has won numerous awards for investigative and breaking news reporting is a graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids.

DAVE ROBERTS is represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

12/13/11

3 Kings Entertainment, LLC is pleased to announce the following job placements:

ERICH “MANCOW” MULLER signs a development deal as a Host with Twentieth Television (FOX).

PAULA FARIS joins ABC NEWS as co-anchor of World News Now in New York City, and will contribute to ABC’s Good Morning America from sports anchor/reporter at WMAQ-TV in Chicago.

ANNA KOOIMAN becomes a correspondent/anchor/host at FOX NEWS CHANNEL in New York City from morning anchor at WCCB-TV in Charlotte.

ZUBIN MEHENTI joins ESPN in Bristol, CT as a Studio Anchor/Host from sports anchor/reporter at KDVR-TV/KWGN-TV in Denver.

ROBERT MOSES joins FOX O&O WNYW-TV in New York City as a Freelance Reporter from reporter at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis.

DIANE PATHIEU moves to her native Chicago as a Reporter for ABC O&O WLS-TV from reporter and midday anchor at WTMJ in Milwaukee.

MARCUS MOORE becomes a Reporter for WFAA-TV in Dallas from reporter at KMBC in Kansas City.

CHRIS SUCHAN becomes Chief meteorologist at KCTV in Kansas City from meteorologist at WTSP in Tampa.

KIMBERLY GILL moves to CBS O&O KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh as the Noon & 4PM Anchor from morning anchor at WEWS in Cleveland.

TRACEY EARLY joins WSPA in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina as the 5:30 & 7PM Anchor from morning anchor at News 14 Carolina in Raleigh.

ALEX DIPRATO makes a 37-market jump to his native Florida, as a Reporter for WSVN in Miami from reporter at WPRI in Providence.

JACLYN SCHULTZ makes a 31-market jump as a Reporter/Fill-in Anchor at KPNX-TV in Phoenix from reporter/anchor at KOKH in Oklahoma City.

BRANDON BEYER makes a 28-market jump to WSVN in Miami as a Reporter from reporter/anchor at KOCO in Oklahoma City.

SHAWNDREA THOMAS moves to KTVI-TV in St. Louis as a Reporter/MMJ from traffic reporter at Central Florida’s News 13 in Orlando.

HUBERT TATE becomes the Weekend Evening Anchor at KLRT-TV in Little Rock from reporter/fill-in anchor at WALA in Mobile.

Mancow, Paula, Anna, Clayton, Zubin, Natasha, Robert, Diane, Marcus, Michael, Chris, Jessica, Corey, Kimberly, Tracey, Alex, Jaclyn, Brandon, Shawndrea and Hubert are all represented by Matthew Kingsley. Matthew Kingsley is the President / Founder & CEO of 3 Kings Entertainment, LLC - Matthew can be reached at 3117 N. Hoyne Ave. - Chicago, IL 60618 - (773) 687-8410 (Voice) E: matthew@3kingsentertainment.net W: http://www.3kingsentertainment.net

12/10/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List

New News Director Openings:

KYMA-TV, Yuma, AZ...the ND search is on at this Intermountain West Communications (formerly Sunbelt) owned NBC affiliate. JENNIFER MUSA was just promoted to that position in August. Her replacement will be the ninth ND here in just over ten years.

WYIN-TV, Merrilville, IN... this PBS station located in Northwest Indiana has an ND opening listed. My records show RYAN PRIEST was promoted to ND more than two years ago.

Newly Named News Directors:

WSYR-TV, Syracuse, NY...ROB CARTWRIGHT will be the new news director here. He's currently the Assistant ND for KDAF-TV in Dallas (see below for an ad seeking his replacement there). Rob's also worked for WFAA-TV in Dallas and b in Washington, DC. He replaces JIM TORTORA who left his Newport-owned ABC affiliate earlier this summer after ten years as ND. Jim's now ND for WGGB-TV in Springfield, MA.

KMEG/KPTH-TV, Sioux City, IA...AARON WEISS will join this Pappas owned CBS/FOX duopoly as news director in early January. Aaron is currently the news integration manager for KGW-TV in Portland, OR. He's also worked in Tucson as a producer, and worked for Microsoft before that. He replaces JEFF RAKER who left the station after more than six years as news director.

12/03/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

WITI-TV, Milwaukee, WI...saying he wanted to avoid another Wisconsin winter, JIM LEMON has announced his resignation from this FOX affiliate. He's been ND for this LocalTV owned station since 2005, and earlier had been an ND in Sacramento, Honolulu, and Topeka, KS. His last day at WITI will be December 16th.

WLNE-TV, Providence, RI...this Citadel Broadcasting owned ABC affiliate is looking for a new ND. IRENE MAHONEY-PAIGE has left the station after just four months as news director. Her replacement will be the fourth ND in just over a year.

Newly Named News Directors:

WPVI-TV, Philadelphia, PA...TOM DAVIS has been promoted to ND for this ABC o-and-o. He's been the Assistant ND there for the past nine years, and earlier worked in Washington, DC, Cleveland, and Youngstown. Tom replaces longtime ND CARLA CARPENTER. She was named Senior VP of Digital Media for the ABC owned stations.

WTAP-TV, Parkersburg, WV...JOHN FORTNEY is returning to the station where he began his career, this time as news director and anchor. He most recently has been the primary anchor for sister-Gray Television owned KOLN/KGIN-TV in Lincoln, NE. He's also worked in Columbus, OH. At WTAP, he replaces BRUCE LAYMAN who left this NBC affiliate in September after more than nine years as news director.

11/30/11

N.S. Bienstock is proud to announce the following job placements:

ASHLEIGH BANFIELD joins the new CNN morning block and will anchor from 5am to 7am ET. Prior to joining CNN, Ashleigh was a correspondent for ABC News.

ERIC BOLLING is one of the five hosts on the new Fox News Channel show, "The Five." He also continues to host his show, "Follow the Money" on the Fox Business Channel at 10pm.

GARY TUCHMAN joins N.S. Bienstock, Inc and is a National Correspondent at CNN.

DAVID SHUSTER joins Current TV as D.C. Correspondent & Fill-In Anchor for Keith Olbermann.

NATALIE MORALES has been named a Correspondent on “Rock Center with Brian Williams.” Natalie continues as the News Anchor of “TODAY” and Co-Host of the third hour.

GINGER ZEE joins ABC’s “Good Morning America” as a Meteorologist from WMAQ in Chicago.

MICHAEL CORN has been promoted to Executive Producer of ABC's "World News with Diane Sawyer."

JOHN D'INCECCO joins ABC's "The Chew" as Director.

MICHAEL BROWNLEE joins KNBC in Los Angeles as a Weekday Anchor from Reporter at KTTV.

SHIBA RUSSELL is promoted to Co-Anchor for WNBC’s new noon newscast in addition to her 5pm anchoring duties. Shiba joined WNBC in February as a Weekend Anchor from WCVB in Boston.

TOM LLAMAS is also promoted to Co-Anchor for WNBC’s new noon news and will continue to anchor the 5pm newscast. In addition to his duties at WNBC, Tom continues as a contributing NBC News Correspondent.

SARAH FRENCH joins WHDH in Boston as a Weekend Evening Anchor from Weekday Morning Anchor at WTIC in Hartford.

GUY RAWLINGS joins WGCL in Atlanta as primary 5 and 11pm weeknight News Anchor from primary Sports Anchor at WESH in Orlando.

BRIDGETT WILLIAMS has been promoted to Weekday Morning Anchor from Weekend Anchor at WKMG in Orlando.

KALA RAMA has been promoted to a Weekend Anchor from Reporter at WKMG in Orlando.

LIZ NAGY joins WSVN in Miami as a Reporter from WEAR in Pensacola.

LAUREN MURPHY joins WKRN-TV as a Reporter and Weekend Morning Anchor in Nashville from Reporter at KVVU in Las Vegas.

SHOMARI STONE joins WRC-TV in Washington DC as a Reporter from his position at KOMO-TV in Seattle, WA.

MEAGAN FITZGERALD will be jumping 130 markets to become a Reporter at KUSA-TV in Denver, CO from her position at KTVE in Monroe, LA.

NARMEEN CHOUDHURY will be joining WPIX-TV in New York City as a Reporter from her position at WTIC-TV in Hartford, CT.

CHARLY ARNOLT joins WDAF-TV in Kansas City, MO as a full time Reporter from her freelance Reporter position at WXIN-TV in Indianapolis, IN.

LIZ DAHLEM joins WVIT-TV in Hartford, CT as a Reporter from News 12 The Bronx.

CATHERINE GARCIA has been promoted and named Primary Anchor at KNSD-TV in San Diego, CA. She currently co-anchors the News at Noon and 4:00pm and will begin co-anchoring the Evening Newscasts in early December.

JOHN HENDREN joins Al Jazeera English as a Correspondent based in Chicago, IL.

AMBER NOGGLE joins WKOW-TV as the primary M-F Evening Anchor.

MARTI SKOLD joins News 14 Carolina as the main M-F Anchor.

BETTY YU has joined WTVJ in Miami as a Reporter from News12 The Bronx in New York.

GILMA AVALOS has returned home to Miami as a Reporter for WTVJ from News12 The Bronx in New York.

ELIZABETH ALVAREZ has joined KRQE in Albuquerque as a Weekday Morning Anchor. She was previously a Reporter at WOFL in Orlando.

KENDIS GIBSON has joined WJLA in Washington, DC as Weekend Evening Anchor and Reporter. He was previously a correspondent for CBS Newspath in Los Angeles

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11/28/11 From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

KSAX-TV, Alexandria, MN...JOEL LUNDSTAD is leaving after just two months as ND to return to his old job as ND for KULR-TV in Billings, MT (more on that below).

Newly Named News Directors:

KOAA-TV, Colorado Springs, Co...MICHAEL LANGLEY has been named ND for this Cordillera Communications owned NBC affiliate. Michael's worked in Sacramento (KXTV and KOVR-TV) and Washington, DC (WTTG-TV). For the past few years he's operated a hyper-local website in the Sacramento area. Michael replaces CINDY AUBREY who left the station in July after eight years as ND to take a job with the city of Colorado Springs.

KTSM/KDBC-TV, El Paso, TX...LAUREN MACIAS-CERVANTES returns to a newsroom as the new ND for this ComCorp owned NBC/CBS duopoly. For the last five years she's been working for a non-profit organization in El Paso. She began her career as an intern at KTSM, worked at KDBC while in college, and after graduation moved to KFOX-TV in El Paso for nine years. Lauren started there as a producer and rose to EP. She replaces HOLLIS GRIZZARD who will help Lauren with the transition before leaving the stations. Hollis was ND there for two years and will announce his next job soon.

New/Old News Director:

KULR-TV, Billings, MT...JOEL LUNDSTAD returns as ND here after a two month run as ND for KSAX-TV in Alexandria, MN. Joel had been ND here from August, 2007 until last August when he left for Alexandria.

11/21/11

TVContract.Com is proud to announce the following client news:

Bigad Shaban is now a full-time corespondent for CBS Newspath, based in Los Angeles. Bigad has been working for the network for the last few months as a freelancer on the Evening News, The Early Show and the weekend newscasts. Before that, the Florida grad spent several years in New Orleans, working at both WVUE and WWL.

CBS is also the new network home for Adriana Diaz, who will begin in the Eye's Digital Journalist Unit in early 2012. Adriana has anchored, reported and produced for Channel One News for the last several years, frequently covering huge international stories such as the earthquake in Haiti and the Chilean miners' rescue. She also was the first host of "Trending Now," Yahoo's daily internet news update. Adriana speaks 4 languages and is a former Miss New York USA.

Lynae Miyer has agreed to become the newest Meteorologist at Bonneville's KSL (NBC 5) in Salt Lake City. Lynae's a Texas native and Baylor grad who previously forecasted in Victoria, Lubbock and Waco, and will start her duties at KSL in early December.

After 17 years as the Main Anchor at WOWK/Huntington, West Virginia, Sandra Cole began the next chapter in her career last month as the new weeknight anchor for the Ohio News Network in Columbus. Sandra's a Wisconsin native, who's excited to be back in Big Ten country after previous stops in Tampa, Wichita, and Sioux City, Iowa.

Add "Assistant News Director" to the list of titles that Jim Niedelman has held in his well-traveled television news career, as he takes over as Main Anchor/Asst. ND at Fisher's KIMA (CBS 29) in beautiful Yakima, Washington. Jim's a west coast guy (he graduated from Cal Berkeley), but has worked all over the country, including anchoring and reporting gigs in MIssissippi, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Nevada and, most recently, Greenville, North Carolina.

New contracts for Bigad, Adriana, Lynae, Sandra, Jim and Mark were negotiated by Rick Carr, Esq. of TVContract.Com. Rick can be reached at (303) 918-8414 or rick@tvcontract.com.

11/19/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

CENTRAL FLORIDA NEWS 13, Orlando, FL…STEVE CHAVARIE is retiring from TV, so this Brighthouse Networks owned cable news operation is looking for his replacement. Steve’s been the ND here for more than ten years, and earlier worked for WKMG-TV and WFTV in Orlando. I’m told that Steve wanted to retired when he reached age 56, which he will next month, though he’ll stay on during the transition to his replacement.

KCOY/KKFX-TV, Santa Maria, CA…JOHN ZUCHELLI is leaving this Cowles-owned CBS/FOX duopoly. He’s returning to KNTV in San Jose/San Francisco to work as the Assignment Manager. That’s where he worked before moving to KCOY/KKFX. John’s been ND here for almost six years. He’s also worked at KCRA-TV in Sacramento.

KRCG-TV, Jefferson City, MO…LADD EGAN is returning to his native Utah as Southern Bureau Chief for KUTV, the CBS station in Salt Lake City. Ladd has been news director for this Barrington Broadcasting owned CBS affiliate since January, 2009. He also co-anchors the 5:00 newscast. Ladd first joined the station in 2006. His replacement will be the fourth news director in five years.

WTOV-TV, Steubenville, OH…BRANDON GOBEL is leaving one Cox Media Group owned station for another. He’s transferring to sister-station WSB-TV in Atlanta where he’ll be an executive producer. He’s been the ND for this NBC affiliate since September, 2007, and was an EP for the station for two years before that.

Newly Named News Directors:

None that I know of.

11/17/11 From DB & Associates...

GIL DIAZ jumps 139 markets to San Francisco, California and KPIX. Diaz will be a morning reporter for the CBS station. Gil comes from KESQ/KDFX where he was a reporter. He also worked at KDLH in Duluth, Minnesota as a reporter/weekend anchor.

PAUL EMMICK joins WSBT in South Bend, Indiana as Chief Meteorologist. Emmick comes to the CBS affiliate from WDRB in Louisville, Kentucky. Paul also worked at WRTV in Indianapolis, Indiana and The Weather Channel in Atlanta.

PIERRE NOUJAIM moves to Waco, Texas to be Weekend Sports Anchor at KCEN. Noujaim joins the NBC station from KJCT in Grand Junction, Colorado; where he was a sports anchor/reporter. That's a 96 market jump for Pierre.

JACQUELINE MAZUR goes to the Salinas/Monterey, California market. Mazur will report and be weekend AM anchor for KSBW, the NBC station. She last worked at KOBI in Medford, Oregon and WHBF in Rock Island, Illinois.

GIL DIAZ, PAUL EMMICK,PIERRE NOUJAIM and JACQUELINE MAZUR are represented by DAVID BRUNNER of DB & ASSOCIATES www.dbandassociates.com

11/16/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

Newly Named News Director:

WNEP-TV, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA…congratulations to longtime station employee CARL ABRAHAM who’s been promoted to ND for this LocalTV-owned ABC affiliate. Carl first joined the station in 1983, and has worked in many roles, including assignment manager and assistant news director. Carl replaces ERIK SCHRADER who left the station in September to become ND at WTNH-TV in Hartford/New Haven. Eric spent three years as ND here.

New News Director Openings:

None, that I know of.

11/09/11

From Mort Meisner Associates...

METEOROLOGIST GLENN WILLEY is promoted to Monday through Friday morning weather anchor at ABC AFFILIATE KTVX IN SALT LAKE CITY. GLENN joined the station this past September. GLENN is a graduate of Ohio University and Mississippi State University.

GlENN WILLEY is represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

11/08/11

Napoli Management Group is proud to announce the following client placements for November 2011:

Alex Wagner has been named host of a new MSNBC political show weekdays at noon. Previously, Alex has been a contributor for MSNBC, a columnist on cultural impact for the Huffington Post and a political blogger for Politics Daily.

Amanda Grace is promoted to anchor of the weeknight 4, 4:30 and 5pm newscasts for Sunbeam’s WHDH in Boston. It is Amanda’s third promotion at WHDH since starting there in 2008.

Chris Flanagan heads to WEWS in Cleveland to anchor the station’s 11pm weeknight newscasts. Chris leaves Dallas where he has been the anchor of WFAA’s “Good Morning Texas”.

Alicia Roberts moves to the Midwest to join WEWS in Cleveland as the morning traffic anchor and MMJ. Alicia spent five years in a similar capacity at WFLA in Tampa.

Ama Daetz moves home to the Bay Area to anchor weekends for KGO in San Francisco. Most recently she anchored mornings for KTXL in Sacramento.

Meredith McDonough has been promoted within the Hearst Television Group to weekend anchor and reporter for WESH in Orlando. She leaves WPBF in West Palm Beach where she was also an anchor and reporter.

Sherri Ly is promoted to investigative reporter at WTTG in Washington DC. She has been a general assignment reporter there for the past nine years.

Tom Roussey joins WJLA in Washington DC as a general assignment reporter. He leaves WBTV in Charlotte where he was a reporter and fill-in anchor.

Larry Seward joins the Belo station, KHOU in Houston, as general assignment reporter. Prior, Larry reported for KSHB in Kansas City.

Rich DeMuro will co-host “All Access Live”, Spike TV’s coverage of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Rich is currently the technology anchor for the KTLA morning news in Los Angeles.

11/06/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

WFOR/WFBS-TV, Miami, FL…LIZ ROLDAN has been promoted to news director for this CBS o-and-o. Liz had been the interim ND since CESAR ALDAMA left in August to become Director of News for Comcast Sports Net Mid-Atlantic. Liz joined WFOR in August as EP of Special Projects and Investigations, but she’s no stranger to Miami TV, having worked in the market for 18 years at both WFOR and WTVJ-TV. She’d been away from TV for almost three years before returning to WFOR this summer.

KMIR-TV, Palm Springs, CA…GEORGE SEVERSON has been named ND for this Journal Broadcasting owned NBC affiliate. George most recently was an EP at KOIN-TV in Portland, and he’s also worked in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, and Anchorage. At KMIR, he replaces KATE GLOVER who left the station in August after 18 months as ND to become an EP in San Diego.

New News Director Opening:

WJFW-TV, Rhinelander, WI…longtime News Director HEATHER SCHALLOCK is leaving this NBC affiliate to take a new job as Executive Director of the Nicolet College Foundation. Heather’s worked here since 1994 (except for a short detour for a job in Eau Claire, WI.) She was promoted to news director in 1999 and has also been anchoring the 5:00 news. WJBF is owned by Rockfleet Broadcasting.

11/02/11

From Mort Meisner Associates...

JAY OLSTAD joins ABC AFFILIATE KARE in MINNEAPOLIS as a general assignment reporter. JAY comes to KARE from NBC AFFILIATE WTMJ in Milwaukee. Jay is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

JAY OLSTAD is represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

10/28/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

Newly Named News Directors:

KUVN-TV, Dallas, TX…CARLOS TAMEZ has been promoted to news director for this Univision o-and-o. He has been the Executive Producer there, and first joined the station as a producer in 2003. Carlos replaces MARTHA KUTTAN. We told you last week that Martha was moving to Univision’s KXLN-TV in Houston after 12 years as ND here.

New News Director Openings:

KTSM/KDBC-TV, El Paso, TX…this NBC/CBS duopoly is looking for a new news director to replace veteran Texas newsman HOLLIS GRIZZARD. Hollis is helping with the search and will leave the after his replacement is on board. Hollis has been ND here for two years, has been an ND in Corpus Christi and Lubbock, TX, has worked in many other Texas markets as a reporter, and spent six years as a consultant for Magid. KTSM is owned by Comcorp which provides services to KDBC.

KAUZ-TV, Wichita Fallas, TX…this Drewry Corporation owned CBS affiliate is looking for a new news director. My records show TALIA NAQUIN has been the ND here for the past two years. She’s also worked in Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, FL, and Lawton, OK.

10/26/11

From Mort Meisner Associates...

KIM WYNNE joins CBS Affiliate KGAN as a General Assignment Reporter. KIM who is a graduate of both the University of Southern California and Virginia State University previously worked at the ABC Affiliate in Waco.

Kim Wynne is represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

10/16/11

From Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

WACH-TV, Columbia, SC…this Barrington Broadcasting owned FOX affiliate is looking for a new ND. My records show that BRYAN COX had been ND there since last year.

Newly Named News Directors:

WHSV-TV, Harrionsburg, VA…KAY NORRED has been promoted to news director for this Gray Television owned ABC. She had been the Assistant ND here, and first joined the staff in 2008. Kay earlier worked as an anchor, reporter, and producer in Tampa. She replaces ED REAMS who left the station earlier this year to become the Assistant ND for WISN-TV in Milwaukee. Ed was ND here for five years.

10/12/11

The NWT Group would like to congratulate the following:

Marie Saavedra to reporter/anchor at KTVK in Phoenix from anchor/reporter at KYTV in Springfield, Missouri.

Hailey Frances moves to KPNX in her hometown of Phoenix from reporter at WXMI in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Mark Boyle promoted to weekend morning anchor/reporter, KCTV, Kansas City, from reporter.

Andrea Medeiros moves to WPRI in her hometown of Providence, Rhode Island from MMJ in Davenport, Iowa.

Rielle Creighton moves to reporter/anchor at WDJT in Milwaukee from reporter/fill-in anchor at WPMI in Mobile.

Stephanie Diffin to producer at KSDK in St. Louis from reporter/anchor/producer at KAKE-T in Wichita, Kansas.

Kelly O'Connell promoted to morning/noon anchor at KGAN from weekend anchor/reporter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jill Margetts to full-time meteorologist in her hometown of Salt Lake City. Jill was previously a meteorologist at WPTY in Memphis.

Mike Daniels jumps 99 markets to reporter at KOB in Albuquerque from reporter/anchor at KESQ in Palm Springs, California.

Joe LePage jumps 161 markets and down the road to reporter at WXIN in Indianapolis from anchor/reporter at WLFI in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Sara Celi moves from reporter WXIX, Cincinnati, to anchor/reporter KAUT, Oklahoma City, OK.

Jacqueline Sit heads across country to reporter KGW in Portland, Oregon from reporter at KWTV in Oklahoma City.

Craig Gold has been hired as a full-time meteorologist/reporter at WPEC in West Palm Beach, FL.

Ryan O’Donnell is promoted to weekend morning anchor, KTVK, Phoenix from reporter.

Marissa Torres to anchor/reporter at KOB in Albuquerque from reporter/anchor at WCIA in Champaign, Illinois.

Brandi Cummings joins WTOC, Savannah, Georgia as morning anchor from reporter at WIS Columbia, South Carolina.

Eric Sollman promoted to 4-PM anchor/reporter from reporter at WAFF in Huntsville, Alabama.

All of these journalists are represented by The NWT Group, No Whining Talent. For more information, please visit our website: www.NoWhiningTalent.com, or contact us at 817-987-3600.

10/09/11

IF Management, Inc. is pleased to announce the following client moves:

ANDRE ALDRIDGE is a studio anchor each Saturday for Fox Sports South's college football coverage, and he recently served as pre- and post-game host for the network's telecasts of the Atlanta Braves. Prior to Fox Sports South, Andre was an anchor, host and reporter for three high-profile national outlets: NBA-TV, ESPN, and CNN/SI.

Turner Sports has tabbed BRIAN ANDERSON to be its lead play-play voice on the MLB Playoffs. Brian worked the Yankees-Tigers ALDS series and will continue on to call the NLCS on TBS. This is Brian's fourth year broadcasting postseason games for Turner. He also calls TBS' Sunday afternoon regular season MLB package and is the TV voice of the Milwaukee Brewers.

TONY BOSELLI returns to Westwood One for his second full season as a Color Analyst for Sunday Afternoon NFL Games. Tony will also work select Sunday & Monday night games as a Sideline Reporter. The former Jaguars star (5 Pro Bowls, 3 All-Pro teams) made his national broadcasting debut in 2007, working as a Game Analyst for the NFL on FOX.

CHASE CAIN has joined WTSP in Tampa as reporter. He was previously a freelance reporter in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of Georgia.

STEVE CANGIALOSI is elevated to full-time play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Devils on MSG. For the past six seasons, Steve was the Devils' pre- and post-game host and in-game reporter. He also worked as the play-by-play announcer for 20-25 games over the last several years. In addition, the New York native is the voice of the NY Red Bulls on MSG's soccer coverage, and he's covered soccer for ESPN during his career as well.

ANTONIO CASTELAN has also joined KNBC as a general assignment reporter. Previously, Antonio worked as an investigative reporter at KGTV in San Diego covering the most dangerous drug cartels.

TINA CERVASIO, reporter and host for MSG Network in New York, has added CBSSports.com to her already impressive resume. Tina will file reports each Saturday from the top college football game of the week.

KERRY DREW recently joined WPIX as a freelance reporter. Previously, Kerry worked as an anchor for Ebru TV. A New York native, she is really enjoying her time at PIX.

KATIE FEHLINGER moves down the Jersey Turnpike to become to the weekday morning and noon meteorologist at KYW (CBS) in Philadelphia. Previously, Katie was the weekend morning meteorologist at WCBS in New York. Katie grew up in Lehigh Valley, PA before attending Cedar Crest College in nearby Allentown. From there, Katie held reporting jobs in Bath and Bethlehem, PA before a 5-year stint at AccuWeather in State College, PA. She holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in geosciences from Mississippi State University.

It's be a reunion of sorts for NICOLE FERGUSON, who heads back to WGHP in Greensboro as a reporter and fill-in anchor on the station's new morning show. Nicole worked at the Fox affiliate before departing for Nashville to report at WTVF. Nicole is thrilled to be back home and is looking forward to re-connecting with the community.

LOWELL GALINDO returns to his home state as the inaugural lead anchor at the Longhorn Network, which will be operated by ESPN. The San Antonio native has intimately followed the University of Texas his entire life, and he was able to keep a close eye on UT in his previous role as the #1 anchor at ESPNU.

NICK GRIFFITH moves west to take over as the sports director at KDVR, the Fox affiliate in Denver. He comes from KMBC in Kansas City, where he was the lead sports anchor. Prior to that, the Indiana native and former college baseball player was the sports director at KTKA in nearby Topeka, KS.

LISA HERNANDEZ recently moved to Houston to be the main anchor at KHOU. Prior to KHOU, Lisa was the weekend morning anchor at KABC. Lisa is a UCLA graduate.

E.J. HRADEK moves to the National Hockey League full time to contribute on a variety of platforms. He is co-host of "NHL Live", airing daily on both NHL Network and NHL Radio, and is also writing columns, a blog, and appearing as an analyst on NHL.com and NHL Network. E.J. comes over from ESPN, where he was a columnist for ESPN The Magazine and web host on ESPN.com.

Former Michigan All-American JON JANSEN joins BTN's (The Big Ten Network) On-Air Announcing Team this fall as a Game & Studio Analyst. Jon, a member of the Wolverines' 1997 national championship team, played ten seasons in the NFL for the Washington Redskins & Detroit Lions.

Former Indiana University Wide Receiver RHETT KLEINSCHMIDT worked the sidelines for The Big Ten Network on its September 10th broadcast of Eastern Illinois at Northwestern football. Rhett is currently a sports anchor/reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston.

STEVE LAYMAN has settled in as the lead sports anchor & reporter at WTVF in Nashville. The Illinois native was most recently sports director at KOKI in Tulsa, OK, his first job after graduating from the University of Illinois. Steve is front and center covering the Titans, Predators, the University of Tennessee and more in the Music City.

LOLITA LOPEZ has moved to Los Angeles to report for. Prior to LA, she worked as a news and sports reporter for WPIX. A Harvard graduate, Lopez worked at Court TV before WPIX.

ANN MERCOGLIANO is the newest member of the WCBS team in New York, where she'll be a general assignment news reporter. A New York native, Ann was most recently across town at WNBC as the lead correspondent and a fill-in anchor for the 5 pm show "New York Live", as well as a reporter on the station's various news casts.

heads south to New Orleans to join WDSU as a sports anchor and reporter. After growing up in New York City and going to college in Connecticut, Chris has made stops in Bluefield, WV; Columbus, OH; and Roanoke, VA. Just two weeks into his new job, Chris will spend a week in Green Bay to cover the Saints opening game against the Super Bowl champion Packers.

ESPN veteran takes on a new role in the company and become the lead anchor at ESPNU. Long one of the most trusted college sports guys in Bristol, Dari will now fulfill his passion at ESPNU's headquarters in Charlotte. Dari will also continues his duties as a talk show host on ESPN Radio and play-by-play announcer for several events throughout the Year.

DEB PLACEY jumps from the New York Islanders to the New Jersey Devils and will be the team's pre- and post-game host and in-game reporter on MSG. Deb comes over to the Devils after spending a decade on Long Island in a similar role with the Islanders. She also serves as a co-host for "NHL Live", airing daily on both NHL Network and NHL Radio. Deb has also worked as a studio host for the NHL on Versus, in addition to filling a multitude of other roles during her 16 years with MSG.

Houston Astros radio voice DAVE RAYMOND called the first-ever University of Texas women's softball game to be broadcast on the ESPN operated Longhorn Network in late August.

ANISH SHROFF is tackling a new role at ESPN, moving to Charlotte to become a host at ESPNU and add more play-by-play assignments on college sports. A Syracuse graduate, Anish has been with ESPN since 2008.

After two years in Hartford, BEN SOSENKO goes cross-country to become a reporter at KOVR, the CBS O+O in Sacramento, CA. Most recently, Ben was a jack-of-all trades at WVIT — in addition to serving as a news reporter during the week, he was the station's weekend sports anchor since the start of the year. A Miami native, Ben's previous stops have included Westchester, NY, Grand Forks, ND, and Scottsbluff, NE.

NFL Network named LINDSAY SOTO the co-host of its flagship "Total Access" show on Fridays and Saturdays. In addition to her work with NFLN, Lindsay can be seen on Fox Sports West, Versus, and NBC Sports.

MIKE TRIM was recently announced as the Weekend Morning Anchor at WPTV, the market leader in West Palm Beach, FL. Mike moved to the Sunshine State a little more than a year ago as a reporter — in addition to making a name for himself out in the field, he quickly became one of the station's most relied upon fill-in anchors before moving into this new position full-time.

CLARISSA WARD has been named CBS News Foreign Correspondent. Beginning in December, she will report for CBS News broadcasts and platforms across the division, including 60 Minutes. Ward most recently served as the Asia correspondent for ABC News and was based in Beijing. She has also spent time in Afghanistan, and served as ABC News' Moscow Correspondent during the 2007 Russian presidential election.

STEVE WEISSMAN served as a tennis play-by-play announcer for the 2011 U.S. Open on ESPN3 and DirecTV. Since joining The Worldwide Leader in January 2010, Steve has anchored "SportsCenter" on ESPN, hosted "College Football Live", and appeared on ESPN2's "First Take" and "Mike & Mike in the Morning", among a handful of other assignments.

ADRIAN WHITSETT was named the co-anchor of KETV's 5 pm weekday news cast in Omaha, NE. In addition, Adrian will file reports for the station's 6 pm and 10 pm shows. Born in Hawaii, Adrian grew up in Omaha and — after a stint in the military — attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Andre, Brian, Tony, Chase, Steve, Antonio, Tina, Kerry, Katie, Nicole, Lowell, Nick, Lisa, E.J., Jon, Rhett, Steve, Lolita, Ann, Chris, Dari, Deb, Dave, Anish, Ben, Lindsay, Mike, Clarissa, Steve and Adrian are represented by Steve Herz, Carol Perry, Gideon Cohen, Josh Santry, and Jeff Feldman at IF Management, located at 152 West 57th Street, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10019. We can be reached at 212-265-7711, and to learn more about us, please visit our website at www.ifmanagement.com.

And from Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

KKCO-TV, Grand Junction, CO...this Gray Television owned NBC affiliate is advertising for a new ND. My records show AMANDA WAGNER has been ND there since December, 2008.

Newly Named News Directors:

KREX-TV, Grand Junction, CO...JORMA DURAN has been named ND here. He previously worked as a reporter for the Weather Channel, at KJCT-TV in Grand Junction, as well as in Ft. Myers FL. Most recently he's been working as a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Transportation. Jorma replaces KEIRA BRESNAHAN who left the station in July to be a full-time Mom. KREX is a CBS affiliate, owned by Hoak Media.

10/07/11

WILLINGER TALENT AGENCY (“WTA”) is pleased to announce the following deals it has recently closed for some of its clients:

JILL NICOLINI moves to WNYW in New York as entertainment anchor/reporter, from traffic reporter at WPIX.

MIKE SCHNEIDER is the anchor of “NJ Today” on NJTV. He is also the narrator for CNBC’s biography series, “Titans.”

DAVE BROWN is now the Executive Producer of “The Dr. Steve Show” on WPIX in New York.

CRAIG LUCIE moves to WSB in Atlanta as weekend anchor, from WESH-TV in Orlando.

DAVE KINCHEN moves to WTXF in Philadelphia as a reporter, from WEYI in Flint, Michigan.

COURTNEY GILMORE has been named staff reporter at KPRC in Houston.

MONIQUE GRIEGO has joined WJZ in Baltimore as a reporter, from anchor/reporter at KTSM in El Paso.

LINDSEY BROWN recently joined WMC in Memphis as the 4 p.m. anchor, from anchor/reporter at WTOK in Meridian, Mississippi.

FRANK WILEY joins KOKI in Tulsa as weekend anchor, from reporter at KSDK in St. Louis.

JILL, MIKE, DAVE, CRAIG, DAVE, COURTNEY, MONIQUE, LINDSEY and FRANK are represented by Gregg A. Willinger, Esq. and Traci Wilkes, Esq. at WTA. WTA can be reached at 875 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1601, New York, NY 10001. P: 212-695-1950: F: 212-695-1855: E: info@willingertalent.com. www.willingertalent.com.

10/06/11

From Mort Meisner Associates...

JAMIE OBERG joins CBS Affiliate KWTV in OKLAHOMA CITY as a GENERAL ASSIGNMENT REPORTER. JAMIE most5 recently worked at the FOX Affiliate in Tulsa. JAMIE is a graduate of Kansas State University

Jamie Oberg is represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

10/04/11 From Mort Meisner Associates...

MARCIE KOBRIGER joins CBS AFFILIATE WWMT IN KALAMAZOO as ANCHOR/REPORTER. MARCIE WILL BE ANCHORING THE WEEKDAY morning newscasts at the television station. MARCIE comes to Kalamazoo from the ABC AFFILIATE in GREEN BAY. MARCIE is a graduate of the University of Minnesota.

Marcie Kobriger is represented by Mort Meisner Associates. Mort Meisner can be reached at: 248-545-2222 (office) info@mortmeisner.com Mort Meisner Associates 26711 Woodward Ave.#203 Huntington Woods MI 48070

10/03/11

From DB & Associates...

JOY REDMOND moves to the anchor desk. Redmond will solo anchor the weeknight 6 & 9 newscasts for WDBD; the Fox affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi. She will also solo the 10 on sister station WUFX as well. Joy comes from WOIO in Cleveland, Ohio where she was a traffic reporter. Also, she was a reporter/anchor for KQDS in Duluth, Minnesota.

JESSA LEWIS goes to Knoxville, Tennessee where she will report for WATE, the ABC station. Lewis previously worked at KSNF in Joplin, Missouri and KOMU in Columbia, Missouri.

ANDREW LOGSDON moves to Ft. Wayne, Indiana and WFFT. Logsdon will forecast weather for the weekend 10 pm shows and do special reporting during the week. Andrew worked at KEZI in Eugene, Oregon; KOAM in Pittsburg, Kansas and KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho.

JOY REDMOND, JESSA LEWIS and ANDREW LOGSDON are represented by DAVID BRUNNER of DB & ASSOCIATES. www.dbandassociates.com

09/30/11

Two weeks worth of Rick Gevers' News Director List...

New News Director Openings:

None, that I know of.

Newly Named News Directors:

WGGB-TV, Springfield, MA...JIM TORTORA is the new ND here. Jim most recently was the longtime ND for WSYR-TV in Syracuse, a position he left in May after almost ten years. He replaces DAVID BAER at this Gormally Broadcasting owned ABC affiliate. Dave left WGGB in July after three years as ND. He's since been named ND for WXXA-TV in Albany, NY.

KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID...NATE KUESTER returns to Lewiston as ND for a station for which he previously anchored. Nate spent the last 4+ years as an anchor/reporter/EP for KTRV-TV in Boise, but he spent the previous two years as an anchor/reporter at this CBS affiliate. He replaces GREG MEYER who spent more than nine years as ND for this Fisher Broadcasting station.

WCJB-TV, Gainesville, FL...ANDREA CLENNEY returns to the ND chair and returns to Florida as the new ND for this Diversified Communications owned ABC affiliate. Andrea's a former ND in Wilmington and Greenville, NC who has been working as a producer for KMGH-TV in Denver. She's a Florida native who's also worked in Orlando, Tampa, Austin, TX, Albany, GA, and Syracuse. She replaces TERRY GRAHAM who left the station in July just a few days before he passed away from a long illness. Terry had only been at WCJB for a few months.

WLUC-TV, Marquette, MI...REGINA ROBINSON has been named ND for this NBC affiliate located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Regina is a native of Michigan who once worked for WDIV-TV in Detroit. She's spent the last 16 years in Washington working for a variety of outlets. Regina replaces BRIAN CABELL who left this Barrington Broadcasting owned property after almost seven years as ND.

From last week...

New News Director Openings:

WFOR-TV, Miami, FL...we told you earlier this week in