July 22, 2002

MOVING UP IN THE WORLD, AND DOWN THE STATE: Lisa Gonzales joins KFSN/Fresno as an anchor/reporter from KRCR/Redding-Chico.

FROM ONE HOT SPOT TO ANOTHER: Mark Martinez joins the KSAZ/Phoenix reporting staff from KTNV/Las Vegas.

SO MUCH FOR RETIREMENT: Viacom Inc.'s television stations group named Dennis Swanson as chief operating officer, a newly created post.Swanson most recently served as president and general manager of WNBC/New York before retiring recently. He's a former G.M. of KABC TV/Los Angeles. The Viacom Television Stations Group consists of 20 CBS stations,18 UPN stations and one independent station.

July 15th, 2002
HUGE CROSS-TOWN MOVE: Longtime KABC-TV/Los Angeles anchor Laura Diaz is joining KCBS-TV.   Diaz had been at KABC for close to two decades, and anchored the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts since 1997.  The deal will giver her the chance to also report for CBS's newsmagazines, and anchor news shows.

THROWING STRIKES: Jennifer Gould is now the weekend sports anchor at KTTV/Los Angeles, moving north from KUSI/San Diego.

FINAL COUNTDOWN TO APTRA SANTA BARBARA: There are still some spaces available for the July 20th Associated Press Television/Radio Asssociation of California/Nevada seminar in Santa Barbara.  Topics include live shots, producing, and much more...plus bring your VHS resume tape for a crtique by some of our attending news directors.  Go to APTRA.ORG for the complete details

July 8th, 2002
TIME FOR A SANTA BARBARA VISIT:  APTRA's annual Santa Barbara seminar is just around the former at my old stomping grouds, KEYT-TV.  We're putting together another good round of seminars, ranging from producing and videography to anchoring and reporting.  There's also a full slate of radio news panels.

Our seminar is a must for job hunters, with the opportunity to get your resume tape critiqued by a news director. Panelists include Jeff Wald, News Director at KTLA/Los Angeles; Jim Bunner, 11 p.m. producer at KNBC/Los Angeles; Kevin Riggs, Political Reporter at KCRA-TV/Sacramento, and many more. REGISTRATION IS LIMITED, AND WE SELL OUT EVERY YEAR.  The full schedule, and registration information are available via the front page of the APTRA.org website.  Also, this is high season for Santa Barbara tourism, so if you're planning to stay overnight, you need to look now (rooms can get very pricey!)