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New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a sales manager in Philadelphia. Other existing openings in include a VP of sales, a director of studio and production operations, two executive producers, assistant news director, three local TV reporters, a senior digital content producer, and an account executive.

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include these openings: vice president of sales; business partnerships and development executive; news executive producer; duopoly executive producer evening; assistant news director; reporter (AFTRA); senior digital content producer; account executive; and TV reporter.

Marina Perelman is promoted at KNBC, while Miguel “Mike” Gaytán joins KVEA from San Diego.

NBCU promotes the Southern California native to oversee community engagement and communications strategies for its Los Angeles NBC and Telemundo stations in a new, expanded role.

The staffers departing, also including Vikki Vargas, Kim Baldonado and Angie Crouch, accepted early retirement buyouts offered in a round of cost-cutting.

NBCUniversal moves him from its NBC-Telemundo duopoly in San Diego to become the first GM to oversee both of its Los Angeles stations.

Word is that not one, but two general managers are now out of a job in Los Angeles. Leaving soon will be Steve Carlston, who joined KNBC back in September of 2011, as well as Celia Chavez, who joined KVEA (Telemundo) as GM in 2012.

NBC O&O KNBC Los Angeles has launched a new streaming series that takes viewers behind the scenes of some of the biggest news stories that rocked Southern California and beyond.

The new broadcast begins June 7 and will be anchored by veteran journalist Colleen Williams.

KNBC’s Beverly White: “I’ve been covering Black Lives Matter protests in Los Angeles long before George Floyd’s killing. The people I see there are angry, dismayed, bewildered and compassionate. And now, they are more multiracial and multigenerational than ever.” Above, White covering a recent Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles.

His extensive knowledge of weather, seamlessly intertwined with his own style of humor, and his limitless philanthropic work has made him one of Southern California’s most popular and beloved TV anchors.

TV stations, including those in Los Angeles, have had to adapt quickly to the new normal of programming news while adhering to government mandates designed to stop the spread of the virus. While TV audiences continue to tune in to CNN and MSNBC for the latest national updates, they are also relying on broadcasters closer to home to apprise them of what’s going on specifically in their communities.

New job openings posted to TVNewsCheck‘s Media Job Center include a managing editor position at a network O&O in Los Angeles, an account exec opening in Memphis and a general sales manager opening in Cincinnati.

The NBC Los Angeles O&O promotes the 20-year TV news veteran from assistant news director.

California Live will air at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday across KNBC Los Angeles, KNTV San Francisco and KNSD San Diego. The show will have some modular segments that will be customized for each market, with an emphasis on restaurants, nightlife, lifestyle topics, pop culture and entertainment.