Musical chairs in L.A.: unexpectedly, Bauer-Gonzales is likely to head news at CBS duopoly. (Top of the Week).(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, June, 2002 by Trigoboff, Dan

Nancy Bauer-Gonzales, N who is likely going to be the news chief at CBS'S Los Angeles KCAL(TV)-KCBS. TV duopoly, must know how Princell Hair feels. Hair had been the KCBS-TV news director and, by most accounts, was the early choice to oversee both stations. But management changed, and he wasn't the new duopoly general manager's first choice.

Only last fall, Bauer-Gonzales was out at KNBC(TV) Los Angeles after more than a dozen years there and was quickly hired by KCAL GM Don Corsini, who now runs KCBS-TV as well. Rapid changes are not rare among news directors--or general managers--particularly in Los Angeles. Previous KCBS-TV GM David Woodcock, had left KCOP(TV) when it joined Fox's duopoly with KTTV(TV). At KCOP, Woodcock had worked...

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