Station managers, a new role at Scripps, help with the station’s day-to-day operations and serve as department heads. The latest additions are Whitney Grover, KJRH Tulsa, Okla.; Autumn Jones, WFTX Fort Myers, Fla.; and Vicki Bradley, WTXL Tallahassee, Fla.
Scripps’ ‘Executive Reporters’ Light The Way For Upcoming Journalists
A new “executive reporter” position at E.W. Scripps stations provides storytelling tutelage for younger journalists via close daily collaboration, a model the company hopes will strengthen its reporting corps. Pictured, Channing Frampton at the WTXL Tallahassee.
News Directing While Black
WTXL’s Vicki Bradley: “Being a news director is a privilege. It’s also a position for many that wasn’t the easiest to achieve, especially for African Americans. That’s why I’m sharing my perspective of the challenges that some Black newsroom leaders face today, at a time when many in our communities are hurting.”
