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MOVING UP TO RALEIGH

Michelle Mackonochie is now at Capitol Broadcasting’s WRAL in Raleigh, N.C., working as an anchor and reporter. She arrived from family-owned WINK in Ft. Myers, Fla. Mackonochie’s career began at WBKB in Alpena, Mich. ...

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Here are some moves from our friend Rick Gevers… FORMER CHICAGO ND NOW AT THE TOP OF VOA YOLANDO LOPEZ, a former news director for Univision’s WGBO-TV in Chicago, has been named Acting Director ...

HANGING AT ‘THE MAX’

Former WTSP anchor Rob Finnerty left the Tampa, Fla. station for a gig at Nexsmax, the conservative cable network. Now, he’s going full-time. Finnerty is the networks new morning anchor and will anchor it ...

GONE FROM NEWS NATION

There’s a rumor that News Nation’s news director has resigned  – and just five months after launching.  Sandy Pudar, who oversaw the launch of the three-hour primetime newscasts allegedly quit on Tuesday. Pudar came ...

A LEGEND – PETE NOYES

Pete Noyes, a Peabody-winning Los Angeles TV news legend who worked in every L.A. network affiliate’s newsroom during a six-decade career and was the inspiration for the classic TV character Lou Grant, died Monday ...

HEADED FOR BIG D

"I’ve accepted a dream offer to get to do what I love in the same city as my momma, and I’m thrilled. St. Louis, we’ve still got a month together. Dallas, I’ll see you ...

JOBS, JOBS & MORE JOBS, 1/29/21 EDITION

NewsBlues offers Job Placement connections and services.   If you would like more information about any of these positions, please contact dave@newsblues.com. Anchor / Reporter WAOW Wausau-Rhinelander, Wisconsin 2 years experience   Multimedia Journalist WPTA-TV ...

ANOTHER SUIT BITES THE DUST

James Goldston, the president of ABC News, will leave the Walt Disney-backed unit at the end of March, the latest in a recent series of changes among top national news executives – according to ...