news directors

The Media General Norfolk NBC-Fox duopoly promotes him from assistant news director. He will have oversight of all facets of the stations’ broadcast and digital news content.

A message went out to the staff at Graham Media-owned WKMG this morning, saying that News Director Steve Hyvonen had “resigned.” Hyvonen had been at the Orlando, Fla., CBS affiliate since 2008.

The Cordillera Communications-owned CBS affil in Missoula, Mont., hires Jerry Giesler, formerly ND at WACH Columbia, S.C.

Marc Sternfield, assistant news director at the Tribune-owned Salt Lake City Fox affiliate, gets bumped to the top slot as ND Renai Bodley leaves.

Hearst moves her from KOAT Albuquerque, N.M., to lead the news department at its NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Ala.

Mike McCardel is the new news director at Scripps-owned Tulsa, Okla., NBC affiliate KJRH. He succeeds Susan D’Astoli who left in February. McCarde joins from KTVT Dallas.

On Wednesday, the staff of CBS’s Los Angeles duopoly were told that Diener, who has been the VP and news director since January 2010 is leaving “to pursue other opportunities.”

Telemundo moves her from its Dallas station to oversee news in New York.

WKRC News Director Kirk Varner is headed out the door at the Sinclair-owned CBS affiliate. Varner was the longest serving news director in the market at just over four years.

WSPA News Director Karen Kelly has been pink slipped … errrr … “resigned” from the CBS affiliate. Kelly joined the WSPA-WYCW, Media General duopoly in Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., in late 2012, taking over for Dan Cates.

Sources say that WKBW’s News Director Lisa Polster, the ND at Scripp’s newly acquired ABC affiliate, just inked a deal to become the morning executive producer at Media General’s CBS affil WIVB.

The former executive producer at KJRH Tulsa, Okla., will take over the news department at NPG’s Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo., ABC affiliate.

José Morales has resigned as VP of News for Telemundo’s WNJU New York. His last official day at the station is Friday, June 5.

This spring, three Denver TV stations installed news directors from out of state, all of them women. All have proven ratings success elsewhere. Two face the task of restoring morale at beaten, battered newsrooms. None believes that gender plays a role in journalistic decision making.

The New Orleans native and former WVUE and KNBC news director will head news at Gannett’s CBS affiliate in NOLA.

The news chief of the Raycom-owned CBS affiliate is leaving the station. In a memo to the staff, Hoyt says that his main reason for leaving is “personal.” Hoyt joined WTOL in 2011, coming from WFIE Evansville, Ind.

News chief Susan Schiller is leaving the Philadelphia CBS O&O after 14 years there. Schiller told staffers in a memo she’s leaving next month.

The news director of Sinclair’s Fox and ABC affiliate in Macon, Ga., is no longer at the station.

Kalee Scolatt, the 34-year-old news director of Cowles Publishing-owned ABC affiliate KTMF Missoula, Mont., was one of two people murdered Wednesday by a man who then killed himself.

ABC moves the former news director of its WTVD Raleigh, N.C., to succeed Cheryl Fair as news chief in Los Angeles.

The acting news director of Weigel’s Milwaukee CBS affiliate gets the job permanently.

Ken Curtis has stepped down as the news director at Nexstar’s Dothan, Ala., ABC affiliate after nearly three decades in the business.

Tribune promotes the acting ND at its New York CW affiliate. She’s been at the station since 2007.

The former news director of WBNS Columbus, Ohio, is joining Media General’s CW affil in Indianapolis.

The news director of the Hubbard-owned Minneapolis ABC affiliate is going back to Colorado, where her parents and two of her three brothers live, to be news director at Scripps-owned ABC affil KMGH.

Gannett promotes her from interim news director to head news at its Knoxville, Tenn., NBC affiliate.

Gannett’s St. Louis NBC affiliate has chosen KTNV Las Vegas ND Karin Movesian to succeed Mike Shipley as head of its news operations beginning later this month.

The former Minneapolis news director will lead news operations at the Scripps Denver ABC affiliate beginning April 30.

Weigel Broadcasting’s Milwaukee CBS affiliate WDJT News Director Genie Garner has reportedly been fired. Her departure was announced to staffers Monday. She had just returned from vacation last week.

The fomer news director at WDAZ Grand Forks, N.D., will lead the news team at Sinclair’s CBS affiliate in Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo.

Tracey Jones, GM of Gray TV’s Harrisonburg, Va., ABC affiliate, told staffers: “I need to let everyone know that WHSV will be making a change in the leadership of the newsroom effective immediately.” Norred’s bio has been removed from the station website. In its place the station posted this yesterday: “WHSV-TV Harrisonburg, VA is seeking a strong take-charge leader for our news room.”

The Scripps ABC affiliate in Phoenix promotes its director of new media to oversee all its cross-platform news operations.

Patience Hettrick, the assistant news director at Hartford, Conn. CBS affiliate, WFSB, also a Meredith property, has been promoted to news director for the company’s Springfield stations: WHSM-LD (CBS) and WGGB (ABC and Fox). Current WHSM News Director Dave Ward will serve as assistant news director for both stations.

The former news chief at WUSA Washington takes over Raycom’s Cleveland news operations, succeeding Dan Salamone.

Sources tell FTVLive that it appears cuts are happening at Scripps properties. They also say that Scripps will be putting a digital content person in the news director’s chair at some stations. It is first expected to happen at KNXV Phoenix before spreading to others.

Tribune promotes the assistant ND of its Greensboro, N.C., Fox affiliate to succeed Karen Koutsky.

It installs news content directors at WMBF Myrtle Beach, S.C.; WALB Albany, Ga.; and KAIT Jonesboro, Ark.

New owner Bayou City Broadcasting brings in long-time Evansville journalist to return news to the CBS-Fox affiliate in Indiana.

Media General moves the news director of its Albany, N.Y., stations to head news operations at its Columbus, Ohio, NBC affiliate.

Hearst promotes the Baltimore NBC affiliate’s assistant news director to the top news spot following Michelle Butt’s move to run WXII Winston-Salem, N.C.