news directors

He will head up news at the Cox Media Group CBS-Fox duopoly in Jacksonville, Fla.

Jeff Fitzgerald has been named news director for Block Communications’ Lima, Ohioi, NBC, ABC, Fox and CBS affiliates WLIO and WOHL. Fitzgerald will continue to anchor the 6 p.m. news for the stations.

Hubbard Broadcasting taps the former assistant ND at WTSP Tampa, Fla., to head news operations at its NBC affiliate in Rochester, N.Y.

Jim Boyle has retired for health reasons after three decades with the San Antonio ABC affiliate, whose newscasts have long dominated the ratings there. The station wouldn’t disclose details except to say that Boyle, 65, is recovering from surgery.

The former photographer, who in 2003 was named news director of LIN’s Youngstown, Ohio, CBS-ABC duopoly, died of cancer Monday.

Scripps taps the managing editor of WNBC New York to lead the news operations of its Detroit ABC affiliate.

The former KCOY Santa Maria, Calif., assistant news director joins the Tallahassee ABC affiliate.

The ABC affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, promotes its assistant ND to succeed the retiring Jim Boyle.

He announced his departure in an email to station staffers today. He has been the news director at the Birmingham, Ala., CBS affiliate since 2006.

North joined the Media General-owned NBC affiliate in Tampa, Fla., in 2005 from Media General’s CBS affiliate in Wichita, Kan. A company spokeswoman would not discuss the circumstances of North’s departure, including whether he left voluntarily or was terminated.

The former anchor-producer at KBNT San Diego will head news operations at Denver’s  Telemundo affiliate.

She is joining the Colorado Springs NBC affiliate on Dec. 2 from KSBW Monterey-Salinas, Calif.

He will step down from the Green Bay, Wis., ABC affiliate next year.

The former news director at KTVX Salt Lake City is tapped to head journalism at Meredith’s Kansas City CBS affiliate, succeeding Blaise Labbe who left in July.

Fox is promoting Kevin Roseborough to the top news spot at its Detroit O&O to succeed  Dana Hahn who left last month to become news director of Fox’s WTTG Washington

He’s joining the ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, Va., from WALA Mobile, Ala., where he’s been news director for the past nine years.

The longtime news director at WJBK Detroit is tapped by Fox to do the same at its Washington duopoly of WTTG (Fox)-WDCA (MNT), succeeding Phil Metlin who recently retired.

The Louisville, Ky., ABC affiliate’s news director resigned Tuesday. Neerman joined WHAS in 2009 from KNTV San Francisco, where he was the assistant news director.

The 21-year Fox Television Stations veteran is stepping down from the Washington O&O.

After 10 years as ND at KTVU San Francisco, he will lead the news operations at Tribune’s Fox affiliate in Sacramento, Calif.

The former news director of KPHO Phoenix is moving back to Albuquerque to join Hubbard’s NBC affiliate. She succeeds John Mason, who resigned in June. Earlier, Donaldson was news director of KRQE-KASA Albuquerque.

The former assistant news director of WPMT Harrisburg, Pa., takes over the news reins at Citadel’s Providence, R.I., ABC affil.

The Minneapolis Fox O&O promotes its assistant ND to the top slot, succeeding Bill Dallman who left for Fox Sports 1.

News Director Jon Brady is promoted to director of content and news programming and is succeeded by current Assistant News Director Erica Hill.

He’s stepping down from the ABC affiliate in Huntsville, Ala., and a 40-year career in journalism to become director of development at the Huntsville Botanical Garden.

She succeeds Dan Dennison as head of news at the Schurz Communications CBS affiliate in Roanoke-Lynchburg, Va. The station is merging its digital and news operations under one manager. Zuber will oversee a staff of about 50 news and online reporters.

Blaise Labbe, who’s been the news director at KCTV in Kansas City for 3 1/2 years, has been named director of news for Sinclair’s new duopoly in San Antonio, WOAI (NBC) and KABB (Fox).

The former assistant ND at KOAT Albuquerque, N.M., will head news operations at the Hearst ABC affil in Oklahoma City.

Chris Tzianabos, GM of the Providence, R.I., ABC affiliate, says Robert Rockstroh has resigned but will stay on at the station “for a period of time.” Rockstroh came to WLNE in 2011.

The Scripps-owned ABC affiliate in Cincinnati has hired former WTAE Pittsburgh ND Alex Bongiorno to replace Lane Michaelsen who left in March.

Alexander joins the Corpus Christi, Texas, NBC affiliate from KVEO, the NBC affiliate in Brownsville, Texas. KRIS has been without a permanent news director since Sandra Richards was let go last year.

The former executive producer at KRIV Houston will take over news leadership at the new Fox duopoly in Charlotte, N.C.

Brandon Mercer, news director for the Tribune-owned Fox affiliate, is no longer with the station. Mercer wrote on his twitter feed, “Leaving one opportunity for another. Just need to figure out what it will be. I will always love @FOX40, the most amazing staff and GM.”

Dianne Doctor is named VP and station manager of WWOR and is succeeded as news director of WNYW by Byron Harmon.

Parker’s last day with the ABC affiliate in Utica, N.Y., was June 13, said Stephen P. Merren, VP-GM at Nexstar Broadcasting. Merren declined to discuss the reason for Parker’s departure.

Belo is moving Triston Sanders from its WWL New Orleans to e executive news director at its CBS affiliate in San Antonio, Texas.

The Houston Fox O&O promotes its assistant news director to succeed Tom Doerr.

Tribune taps the ND of its Grand Rapids, Mich., station to oversee news at its Indianapolis Fox affiliate.