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New WA TV News Boss on board



Spokane's KREM 2 has named STEPHANIE RUIZ GIBILISCO as the new news director.  Per rickgevers.com, she's been working out of TV for the last three years, but earlier had been both Assistant ND and EP there at KREM.   She's also worked in Omaha, Tucson and Lincoln, NE.  She replaces Jessie Kane who has decided to step away from TV news after six-year run there.   Kane also worked for KING in Seattle and met her husband here, who was a producer for me at NWCN.

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  1. IDC9June 22, 2026 at 4:50 PM

    Congrats to Stephanie on her new job! I hope she is able to turn KREM around and get it back on track!

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  2. AnonymousJune 23, 2026 at 9:33 PM

    KREM needs help. The deck is very light. Since going to CUEZ, they simply cannot handle breaking news well (from a technical aspect); since the Nexstar thing came up, they do not have the bodies to handle anything. I think KREM is headed to the cellar and KXLY is climbing out. KREM is unwatchable.

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  3. AnonymousJune 27, 2026 at 2:27 PM

    Much like NWCN, KREM was considered a stepping stone for many green news folks who aspired to work at KING. There are a handful of folks both on air and behind the scenes who can tell you that working in Spokane was just as close as you can get to Seattle, but now it seems like you are far better off working at KATU or any Oregon station if you want to work in Seattle.

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