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New producer headed to Seattle TV



Tegna has a producer-in-residence program where it recruits talented college students to be mentored inside its stations.   One such person is Kimberly Blum, who is a graduate of the program at KING and will be returning there after leaving the U of Florida/WUFT.

That's a huge jump for sure, but I know the program, invented and run by former KREM News Director Noah Cooper, is a success and keeps the difficult producer developmental and hiring pipeline open.   

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  1. IDC9March 9, 2026 at 10:41 PM

    Going straight from college into a top 15 market is a huge jump indeed! Congrats to Kimberly on her sucessful completion of the producer-in-residence program, as well for landing her upcoming job at KING. And Kudos to Noah for coming up with the producer-in-residence program. Sounds like its helping Tegna avoid some of the producer shortages that have plauged the industry.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM

    While Tegna deserves credit for recognizing the issue and moving in the right direction, the company still needs to address the core problem: subpar pay. Until that changes, it’s unlikely they’ll be able to retain these talented people in the long run.

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