KTXS, the ABC affiliate for Abilene, TX, has announced a few newsroom changes.
Jason Goodwin has been promoted from assistant news director to news director, replacing George Levesque who has led the news department since 2007. Levesque who is also an anchor, moves to managing editor and anchoring the station’s 10:00 p.m. news alongside Wayne McCormick.
“George has been an outstanding leader for KTXS News and now he will be able to use that same leadership to KTXS News at 10,” said KTXS vice president and general manager Albert Brown.
Braid Blanks will move from anchoring the 10:00 p.m. news to Levesque’s former slot next to McCormick on the 5:00 p.m. news. She will continue to anchor the 6:00 p.m. news. with McCormick. The station said she wanted to spend more time with her family.
The station has also added meteorologist Anthony Domol. Domol is a graduate of Michigan State University and earned his meteorology degree at Valparaiso University in Indiana. He starts one week from Monday.