NBC Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk WBIR Staffers Come to Defense of Former News Director Bill Shory By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 27, 2012 - 10:44 AM Although Bill Shory has declined to go on the record about his departure from WBIR, current and former staffers of the Knoxville NBC-affiliate are speaking out on his behalf. In a recent blog post, Katie Granju, a former online pr ...