EXCLUSIVE! Spotted in Seattle! (Patreon)

Well, this is very interesting...

Back in June, FTVLive was the FIRST to tell you that Nexstar had parted ways with WFLA (Tampa) News Director Ryan Minnaugh.

Now, Minnaugh has been spotted interviewing for the News Director job at another Nexstar station.

Well, at least for now it is a Nexstar station. 

Minnaugh is pitching himself for Erica Hill's old ND gig at KCPQ in Seattle. 

It is interesting that guy that was fired from Nexstar is now pitching for a job at a Nexstar station, but there is a catch. 

KCPQ is being sold by Nexstar to Fox Television, so in reality, Minnaugh is pitching the ND job at The Firm's station. 

FTVLive obtained the internal email sent out to the staff from KCPQ GM Pam Pearson. 

Hi everyone,

We have a candidate in today and tomorrow. His name is Ryan Minnaugh and I have outlined a brief resume below.  Here is the tentative schedule.

Ryan served as EP at WOIO CBS 19 from 2003-2010 then, from 2010 to 2018,  he worked for three Tribune Media stations—as EP for KDVR FOX 31/KWGN 2 Denver until 2012 when he became Assistant News Director at WXIN FOX 59/WTTV CBS4 in Indianapolis until 2015. 

He then became News Director at WTKR News3/WGNT 27 in Norfolk, VA until 2018 and then spent a year with Nexstar as News Director of  WFLA.

He is married with two children. 

I hope to have Ryan attend the editorial meetings as his time allows. Also, alter this afternoon I will try to have him with anyone who will be off tomorrow. Tomorrow morning he will be in the news room from 9:00-12n.  He will be meeting with several department heads from 12-3pm and then will be back in the news room.  We will be in the ND office area.

Please let me know if you have questions. 

Thanks,
Pam

Stay tuned...