Atlanta News Director Heads to the Dark Side
WXIA News Director Jennifer Rigby is leaving Tegna and headed to Gary Television.
Rigby will not be running a newsroom but will be joining Gray as a consultant.
Before WXIA, Rigby worked at The Weather Channel and also had stints at WSB-TV in Atlanta, WPXI in Pittsburgh, and WHIO in Dayton. She also has worked in local news at KFSN in Fresno, KSAZ in Phoenix, and KTVX in her hometown of Salt Lake City.
Gray recently transitioned to an in-house consulting, Rigby joins the team of consultants that includes Gray Vice President of Research and Consulting Chris Archer, Director of Research Tony Calfo, research analysts Lorraine Simmons and Todd Galloway, and news consultants Michelle Toy and Ian Rubin.