WNCT Hires News Director

By Kevin Eck 

Bernie Ritter has joined Greenville, N.C. CBS affiliate WNCT as news director.

Ritter has been working as an ep at News 12 in New Jersey for the last three years.

“We’re thrilled to have a journalist of Bernie’s background coming to WNCT to lead our news team, his years of experience working in both local news and national sports are a welcome addition,” said John O. Lewis, vp and GM.

Advertisement

Ritter has worked at ESPN as a coordinating producer on SportsCenter in addition to College Football Overdrive, College Game Night and studio coverage for two FIFA World Cups on ESPNEWS. He’s also worked as assistant news director in Cleveland and Memphis and was special projects producer,
show producer and ep at two stations in the Pittsburgh market.

Advertisement