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News Director
Ana Lastra
Review of News Director
The news director was new and bent over backwards to coddle entitled Gen Z kids, leaving the few experienced journalists in the room to pick up the slack. She removed quality assignment editors, managers and producers from their positions. Do not trust this News Director for one second. She will switch up on you and throw you under the bus in a heartbeat.
While working here, this person experienced
Sexual Discrimination, Racial Discrimination
The entire 4 person senior leadership in the newsroom were all women. Only allowed men to be what equalled senior producers. I would rather not go into her lack of protection of POC even tho she is a person of color.
Additional comments
This station goes from one priority to the next, acting like a 4th place station that doesn't know its identity. Their investment in Gen Z ruined the place, and lowered the overall quality of the product.
Review of News Director
The newsroom is full of talented, hard working journalist. Everyone works very hard to bring the best stories possible to air, there's no sense of just phoning it in or slapping it together. Nashville has got to be one of the strongest, most competitive markets in the 20's. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the reporters I worked with. Really good writing; the best pieces on my reel were shot at WSMV.
Producer Job details
Yearly salary59400
Contract3 years
Paired with a photogEveryday
Station market rankbetween #2-3
News Director
Jason Stevens
Review of News Director
During my tenure, WBTV had three news directors. One was demoted within Gray, the next was at the station for two years before being fired and the current news directors started a month before I left.
While working here, this person experienced
An Overall Toxic Work Environment
Overall, WBTV is a toxic work environment. It’s a shell of what it once was. At one point, WBTV had very experienced reporters and was #2 (sometimes #1) in most newscasts. WBTV has experienced a lot of turnover from reporters and producers to upper management. The pay is lower than what you would expect for a top 25 market. Coworkers are for the most part collaborative and supportive. Management picks favorites and there’s no room to grow internally.
Additional comments
It’s disappointing to see what was once a market leader and pillar for solid journalism change. It’s easy to experience mental health issues and burnout here, which has contributed to the high turnover rate.
Look elsewhere if you want to be in Charlotte.