Who Knew that the GM and News Director Jobs were Just Part-Time

In all my years in TV news, I never looked at the General Manager or the News Director job as part-time positions.

In fact, when I was a News Director, I don’t think I ever worked less than 50 or 60 hours a week.

But, at Scripps, the job of GM and ND can be done by just one person. Scripps believes two of a television station's most demanding leadership positions are essentially part-time jobs.

Once again, Scripps appointed a single executive to serve as both General Manager and News Director for one of its stations.

Leeza Glazier has been tasked with performing both roles at KGUN and KWBA in Tucson. She will manage the day-to-day journalistic operations and editorial direction as News Director while simultaneously taking on the full responsibilities of a General Manager, overseeing the stations' overall business strategy, sales, budgeting, and long-term financial performance.

The decision combines two traditionally separate and all-consuming roles into one. The General Manager is the top executive responsible for a station's profitability and overall administration, while the News Director is exclusively focused on the integrity, accuracy, and execution of its news content.

Glazier, the executive now responsible for both business and news joined KGUN as News Director in 2017 from Scripps' sister station KERO in Bakersfield, Calif.

Scripps is now one of the cheapest companies in the industry.