FROM BROADCASTING TO BUS DRIVING
Taking retirement sitting down, a longtime reporter returns to his bus driving roots.
Category: Career Change
HER NEW ADVENTURE BEGINS
Back at the beginning of June, we reported that meteorologist Kelly Franson was leaving Hearst’s KOAT in Albuquerque, NM because, as she put it, “It’s time for new adventures away from the world of ...
FORMER SCRANTON ANCHOR JOINS THE POLITICAL CIRCUS
Back in March, we told you about the exit of WNEP anchor Tom Williams after 30 years at the station….26 of them at the morning anchor desk. At the time, he was a tad ...
SAN DIEGO REPORTER SWITCHES GEARS TO PUBLIC RELATIONS
New career from a former reporter in San Diego.
TEXAS SPORTS DIRECTOR LEAVES TV FOR ‘JOB OUTSIDE THE BIZ’
Longtime sportscaster put plans in place for future.
A DECADE OF TV NEWS WAS ENOUGH
Angela Brauer spent 10 years in tv news, the last five of them as morning anchor at Nexstar’s WTTV in Indianapolis. And now, her next adventure is working in the nonprofit world in Cleveland, ...
ANOTHER ONE IN THE REAL ESTATE GAME
Back in February we noted that Mark Wright wrapped up his 11-year anchoring career at Seattle’s KING without giving a clue as to his next step. Now we know that next step is into ...
LONGTIME ARIZONA TV NEWSER TAKES THE EXIT INTO REAL ESTATE
No, she won’t be flogging open houses, but Destry Jetton, late of Tegna (s-t-b Standard Media) station KPNX in Phoenix, AZ is now in the real estate business. She’s the new vice-president of communications ...
MONTANA SPORTSCASTER MOVES INTO NEW ROLE
Veteran Montana sportscaster exits for the sales world.
NEW BEGINNINGS FOR FORMER IOWA ANCHOR
From anchoring to public relations, a former Iowa broadcaster begins new career.
THIS TIME I’M REALLY LEAVING….
Victor Hugo Rodriguez is no stranger to exiting the tv news business. After entering the newsroom environment back in 2000 with Telemundo, he took a three-year break from 2013-2016 to work in the insurance ...
HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL…KIND OF
Nate Feken spent all but six months of his 10½ year tv news career at Nexstar’s KFOR in Oklahoma City as a sports reporter. And he’s decided now is the time to head back ...
METEOROLOGIST TAKING NEW CAREER PATH TO HELP SAVE LIVES
A veteran meteorologist is exiting the TV business to join a organization that fights cancer.
A CHANGE IN STORE FOR DALLAS ND
Laurie Passman, who’s been VP/News for CBS owned KTVT in Dallas for the last four years, is moving to a new…and yet to be revealed…role at the station. She sent this very detailed and ...
LEAVING TV NEWS AND HEADED FOR?
It looks like a trip into the world of PR….excuse us….corporate communications…for longtime Orlando morning anchor Christian Bruey. He is leaving Cox-owned WFTV. http://
FROM THE ANCHOR CHAIR TO THE BAR…REALLY!
After nine years of manning the anchor chair and reporting for KETV in Omaha, NE, David Earl is leaving the Hearst station and going back to school. Law school at the University of Nebraska. ...
KC SPORTS DIRECTOR QUITS TO BECOME TEAM’S PR PERSON
Dani Welniak signed off from her sports director job at Gray’s KCTV in Kansas City, MO just last Friday. A couple days later and here she is, the newly-minted executive director of communications for ...
FORMER REPORTER MAKES LEAP TO PUBLIC RELATIONS
Minneapolis reporter moves on, taking career in a different direction
LAS VEGAS ANCHOR EXITS WITH ‘DREAM TO START OWN BUSINESS’
A veteran Las Vegas anchor leaves with plans to start a new career.
REPORTER DECIDES TO COMMUNICATE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT
Texas reporter makes the move to public relations with a position in education.
VETERAN MN REPORTER HINTS AT ‘NEW CHAPTER’ WHEN SHE LEAVES NEXT MONTH
"Dreams change" for veteran reporter who plans her departure next month.
LONGTIME ATLANTA REPORTER JUMPS SHIP TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITION
A reporter gives up TV news in Atlanta for a role with the FBI.
MOVING TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAMERA
After 16 years on the news set at Graham Media’s WSLS in Roanoke, VA, first as a meteorologist and, for the last 7+ years as an anchor, Patrick McKee is saying goodbye to the ...
A TIME SHIFT IN THE TWIN CITIES
We told you a couple of weeks ago about longtime morning anchor Jason DeRusha’s plans to exit CBS-owned WCCO in Minneapolis to “take leap and try a new adventure.” New adventure, same call letters. ...
‘NEW ADVENTURES’ FOR NEW MEXICO METEOROLOGIST
Meteorologist exits New Mexico station and the business.
NEW CAREER BLOSSOMS FOR LONGTIME WATERTOWN NEWSER
Longtime member of one Watertown newsroom is leaving the TV business.
…AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT….
We’ve more than our share of departures from tv news into such tried-and-tested fields as public relations and real estate. So we were a bit gob-smacked to find the next destination for Alison Morris, ...
EXPLORING ‘NEXT CHAPTER’ AFTER TWO YEARS REPORTING IN GREEN BAY
Green Bay reporter finds new career path after two years of reporting,
SHE HAS A DREAM AND SHE MUST FOLLOW IT
Rachel Skytta has been an MMJ with Nexstar’s KDVR in Denver , CO for the past two and a half years. Before that she was an MMJ at Gray’s KWCH in Wichita, KS for ...
METEOROLOGIST FORECASTS A RUN FOR MINNESOTA STATE SENATE
A chief meteorologist sets his sights on politics in Minnesota.
ANOTHER ONE LIKELY HEADED FOR PR?
After four years as an MMJ at Gray’s WWBT in Richmond, VA, Karina Bolster is walking away from the job and tv news and into a second career. http:// The phrase “communicating with the ...
WITHOUT TV, LONGTIME ANCHOR FORGES PATH IN REAL ESTATE
After 16 years, a former San Antonio anchor has found a new career path in the real estate market.
CHANGING CAREERS AFTER QUARTER-CENTURY AS WNYT PRODUCER
A longtime Albany news producer makes the move to communications director for Roman Catholic church.
EXITING THE BUSINESS AND STRIKING OUT ON HER OWN
After nearly a dozen years at the anchor desk for Nexstar’s WXIN, Fanchon Stinger, announced Wednesday that she will leave the Indianapolis station next month. “I’m retiring from broadcast news after nearly 30 years,” ...
TRADING TV NEWS FOR CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
The Great Exodus continues as Kaitlyn Karmout puts Nexstar’s KXAN in Austin, TX and the tv news business in her rear-view mirror to become the corporate communication manager for an Austin-based tech firm. Karmout ...
HE’S HEADED RINGSIDE
It’s buh-bye to news, but not to television for Joe Galli, soon-to-be former reporter for Sinclair duopoly WOAI-KABB in San Antonio. After three years of reporting news, he’s going fulltime as a commentator with ...
HEARST LONGTIME CORRESPONDENT EXITS
Hearst's longtime national correspondent turns the page on her career.
CONNECTICUT POLITICAL REPORTER LEAVES FOR MEDIA COMPANY
Connecticut TV reporter will oversee magazines and podcasts with her new editorial director gig.
ANCHOR EXITS TO BUILD CONTENT FOR WALMART
Anchor switches career for an opportunity to work at top retail company.
JOURNALIST JUMPS TO PUBLIC RELATIONS
After more than at Denver TV station, reporter Kevin Torres finds a new career opportunity.
VETERAN SAN DIEGO REPORTER CALLS IT CAREER
After 30 years, a longtime KUSI reporter has retired from the San Diego station and this business.
FROM REPORTER TO SPOKESPERSON WITH GOVERNMENT POSITION
Reporter exits Arizona station to join a government agency as spokesperson.
OUT OF NEWS AND INTO MEDICINE
From news to plastic surgery??
FORMER REPORTER TAKES ON NEW PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGE
He’s going to University.
