Newsy Hiring, Getting Ready For Over-the-Air Launch

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Positions being filled in Atlanta HQ and bureaus

Kate O'Brian E.W. Scripps
(Image credit: E.W. Scripps)

E.W. Scripps said it Newsy unit will be staffing up in preparation for  the launch of its over-the-air network Oct. 1.

Kate O’Brian, recently hired as head of news for Newsy and Court TV, has begun a search for someone to head Newsy, who will oversee editorial identity and programming for the network.

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The company has also posted 55 positions that it needs to fill. Some will be in Newsy’s new headquarters in Atlanta, where new studios are under construction.

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There are also dozens of newsroom jobs and editorial positions in nine bureaus, including Phoenix, Denver and Seattle.

Newsy plans to take advantage of the resources of the Scripps Washington Bureau and Scripps’ local TV stations in 41 markets for its new channel.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.