Ducas delivers again, at least for a month
10/31/07 10:40 AM
NewsBlues reports that former CBS11 news director Regent Ducas, ousted in early September after a stormy five-month tenure, will be pitching in at WLNE-TV in Providence, R.I. during the November "sweeps" ratings period. There's no agreement beyond that.
The ABC affiliate has retained Ducas to "help oversee the news operation" next month, the subscription-required Web site reports. WLNE was bought earlier this month by Delaware-based Global Broadcasting LLC, and currently is without a full-time news director.
For Ducas it's a drop from the No. 5 to No. 52 TV market, according to Nielsen Media Research's latest statistics. He was hired by former Meredith exec Kevin O'Brien, who previously had put Ducas in charge of the newsroom at KCTV-TV in Kansas City. He led a ratings resurgence at that CBS station, but Ducas' "run 'n' gun" news approach and combustible temperament didn't translate to D-FW. His replacement at CBS11, Scott Diener, had been the station's assistant news director under Ducas.
Ed Bark
The ABC affiliate has retained Ducas to "help oversee the news operation" next month, the subscription-required Web site reports. WLNE was bought earlier this month by Delaware-based Global Broadcasting LLC, and currently is without a full-time news director.
For Ducas it's a drop from the No. 5 to No. 52 TV market, according to Nielsen Media Research's latest statistics. He was hired by former Meredith exec Kevin O'Brien, who previously had put Ducas in charge of the newsroom at KCTV-TV in Kansas City. He led a ratings resurgence at that CBS station, but Ducas' "run 'n' gun" news approach and combustible temperament didn't translate to D-FW. His replacement at CBS11, Scott Diener, had been the station's assistant news director under Ducas.
Ed Bark