The newest of Omaha's four TV news directors is leaving Omaha to take a job with with the National Religious Broadcasters Network in Nashville, Tenn.
KPTM/KXVO's Allen Beckner will leave the Pappas Telecasting-owned stations Nov. 15 to become the NRB's Director of Programming.
"It's a position that I wasn't looking for, but they made me an offer last week that just felt like the right thing to do," Beckner said.
Beckner started in Omaha in July of 2005. During his tenure, ratings for the "KPTM Nine O'Clock News" improved, the station conducted the only televised town hall meeting of the "One City, One School District" debate and the CW-affiliated sister station of KPTM launched a 10 p.m. entertainment-focused newscast.
An interim news director may be named as early as later this week, Beckner said.
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