MEGYN KELLY GETS SIRIUS
There will be more of her soon.
Category: Double Duty
TAKE ANOTHER HAT
Nexstar’s Hagerstown, MD president and general manager is taking on additional duties just down the road and inside the Beltway. Andrew Wyatt, in addition to overseeing WDVM in Hagerstown, will now steward WDCW and ...
THAT WAS QUICK
It didn’t take NBC News very long to find a replacement for departed “Weekend Today” Sheinelle Jones. White House correspondent Kristin Welker got the nod. Welker is no stranger to the shift, having filled ...
THE FACES ARE MOVING…
There are quite a few changes at Gray’s WABI in Bangor, ME. Jim Morris who’s been ND and anchor since 2000 is retiring. Jon Small will replace him as ND, and Catherine Pegram will ...
NBCU DOUBLES UP ON MIAMI GM
Jorge Carballo, president and general manager of NBCUniversal’s Telemundo outlet WSCV in Miami, is poised for double duty in the New Year. He’ll become president and general manager of sister station WTVJ on January ...
TWO HATS IN CLEVELAND
Andre Knott is joining the sports team at Tribune-soon-to-be-Nexstar-or-maybe-even Fox’s WJW in Cleveland, OH But he’s hanging on to his current job at regional sports network SportsTime Ohio. He’ll be a contributor to all ...
DUAL ROLE IN THE PANHANDLE
Anne Dolan is taking on a dual general manager role for Lockwood Broadcasting’s WPGX in Panama City, FL. and WDFX up the road in Dothan, AL. She has been general sales manager of WRLH ...
WEARING TWO HATS IN WAUSAU
At WQOW in Wausau, WI anchor Stephen Kelly has added executive producer responsibilities to his anchor assignment for that Quincy owned station. He’s worked there since 2006 and anchors the 10:00 PM news.
JOURNALISTS COVERING JOURNALISM
Nancy Alvarez, veteran anchor at Cox-owned WFTV in Orlando, FL, will add an extra hat when she takes on hosting duties for pubcaster WUCF’s “NewsNight,” covering local journalism and community issues. The roundtable format ...
PULLING DOUBLE DUTY?
Out in the Bay area, blogger Rich Lieberman reports that CBS-owned KPIX is thisclose to handing chief meteorologist Paul Deanno, a steady anchor role IN ADDITION to his weather duties. The sticking point is, ...
THE FORECAST IS THAT THE CHIEF MET IS IN CHARGE
Matt Ernst adds additional duties as he is promoted to the news director job for KJTV, the Lamar Communications owned FOX affiliate in Lubbock, TV. He’ll be busy, as he will remain the station’s chief ...
PALM SPRINGS STATIONS CONSOLIDATE (DOWNSIZE) NEWSROOM
Back in 2012, KESQ and KPSP, both in Palm Springs CA, began working under one roof, producing different newscasts with different staff. That’s over. Starting this week, KESQ is producing a simulcast of news ...
MORE FACE TIME IN MILWAUKEE
Nope, doing the 5 and 10 pm weekday newscasts at WISN Milwaukee, WI wasn’t enough. The Hearst station has added the 6 pm edition to the plate of Patrick Paolantonio. That chair was formerly ...
DOUBLING UP IN DENVER
Mark Cornetta adds GM at Tegna’s KUSA in Denver to his resume. He remains an Executive Vice President for the company. At KUSA, he replaces Steve Carter who moves to the same position at Tegna’s KGW in Portland, ...
“MADE IT, MA. TOP OF THE WORLD!”
Your guess is as good as anybody’s as to why Ana Navarro seemed to yearn to become a part of the panel on ABC’s “The View.” But, bless her, she did and will be ...
A NEW ANCHOR INTRODUCED FOR NBC’S “SATURDAY TODAY”
The worst-kept secret in tv news is now official. Peter Alexander has been sitting in the former “Craig Melvin Chair” on the Saturday Today” set for the past couple of week and now it ...
TRIBUNE HANDS KTLA ND A CORPORATE HAT
Jason Ball, currently Vice President/News Director at Tribune’s KTLA in Los Angeles, is now, in addition, Tribune’s Vice President of Content Development. Which means that Ball will oversee editorial initiatives and create best practices ...
