When news broke last week that David Petraeus was resigning his post as CIA director after having an affair, at least one newsroom staffer in Tampa had an inkling the market could become a focal point in the scandal.

“When the Petraeus resignation story broke nationally last Friday, a senior reporter in the newsroom remarked it’s just a matter of time before this becomes a Tampa story,” WTSP news director Peter Roghaar told TVSpy. “He was spot on.”

Sure enough, over the weekend, Tampa socialite Jill Kelley emerged as a central figure in the scandal, which continues to unfold even six days later. For WTSP, that means taking a two-pronged approach to local and national coverage.

“We have seven reporters actively reporting on-air, plus several more reporters and producers working off-air making calls, gathering documents and checking with sources,” Roghaar said. Read more

President Barack Obama will close out his campaign with one last round of local interviews Tuesday, sitting down with 10 stations in battleground states.

The interviews will take place via satellite from Obama’s campaign headquarters in Chicago. In order of interview, he will talk with WHO in Des Moines, KWWL in Cedar Rapids, WTMJ in Milwaukee, WKYC in Cleveland, WKRC in Cincinnati, WFOR in Miami, WTVT in Tampa, WJLA in Washington, KMGH in Denver and KVVU in Las Vegas.

Governor Mitt Romney is spending the day appealing to voters in Cleveland and Pittsburgh. [h/t Politico]

Kathy Williams has been named news director at WTLV-WJXX, Gannett’s duopoly in Jacksonville, Fla.

Williams has been interim news director at the stations since July, after Michael Garber left for WPTV-WFLX in West Palm Beach. She has also worked as news director at WKYC and WJW in Cleveland and KRIV in Houston.

“I am thrilled to rejoin Gannett in this important role and look forward to serving the Jacksonville television audience with the highest quality journalism we can produce,” Williams said in a statement.

Jim Tressel, former head coach at Ohio State University will be joining WKYC for weekly news segments beginning Wednesday night.

The Cleveland NBC affiliate announced the news on its website saying,

“We are very pleased to announce that Jim Tressel will be joining the WKYC team as a special contributor,” stated Brooke Spectorsky, President and General Manager. “Jim’s national championships as head football coach at Ohio State and Youngstown State universities are well-known to all, but his motivational speeches and best- selling books will be the basis of our “A Moment with Jim Tressel.”

The station is looking for Tressel to take daily news stories and turn them into teachable moments.

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John Anderson is returning to Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC as the weekend evening co-anchor.

Anderson, who worked at WKYC from 2000 to 2007, will anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. weekend newscasts alongside Lynna Lai beginning October 24. During his seven years at WKYC, he anchored the morning newscast with his wife, Kristin Anderson.

“We are really happy to be moving back to Cleveland,” Anderson said in a statement. “Kristin and I loved our time there, and I’m looking forward to jumping back into the news and sports world of Northeast Ohio.”

Anderson has spent the last five years as morning anchor at WTXF, the Fox O&O in Philadelphia.

Cleveland NBC affiliate WKYC has hired Karina Mitchell. She is the wife of Russ Mitchell, who joined WKYC as primary anchor in January.

Like her husband, Mitchell comes from CBS News in New York, where she was an entertainment, lifestyle and feature contributor. She also served as a fill-in anchor for CBS Mobile News and a reporter for CBSNews.com. Most recently, she was the host of “Showbuzz,” a weekly movie review show.

At WKYC, Mitchell will be an arts, culture and entertainment contributor to “Live on Lakeside,” a lifestyle show hosted by Hollie Strano and Michael Cardamone. She will also contribute to WKYC’s newscasts.

Virgil Dominic has been named interim news director at WKYC, the NBC-affiliate in Cleveland.

For the past six years, Dominic has worked at the station as a talent mentor and consultant. In a statement, WKYC general manager Brooke Spectorsky said Dominic’s new role is “a continuation of that vision.”

“I can’t think of anyone better positioned to help guide our staff through the coverage challenges of the Summer Olympics and fall’s Prime Time launch than Virgil,” Spectorsky said. “He began his career at WKYC as a main anchor and set the tone for the region’s rich history of journalistic excellence.” Read more

Beginning next week, Joe Cronauer will have a new role at Cleveland NBC-affiliate WKYC.

According to the station’s “Director’s Cut” blog, Cronauer will join the station’s morning newscast as a lifestyle and features reporter on July 9, “looking for unique, unusual, fun, community based, interesting stories that he knows will get viewers talking.”

Cronauer has worked at WKYC since 2005. He currently co-hosts WKYC’s daily entertainment show, “Good Company Today.”

After 12 years at WKYC, Andrea Vecchio is leaving the Cleveland NBC-affiliate. She announced the news yesterday on “Good Company,” the daily talk show she co-hosts.

“Thank you to everyone for your support over my last 7 years on the air,” she wrote on Facebook. “Looking forward to life’s new adventures. Stay tuned…”

“We have very high regards for Andrea,” WKYC general manager Brooke Spectorsky told the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. “She’s worked very hard here. I think she has a very bright future going forward.”

Vechhio has a small role as a news reporter in “The Avengers,” which was partially filmed in Cleveland. Yesterday was her last day with the station.

Dan Haggerty has joined Cleveland NBC-affiliate WKYC as a multimedia journalist, the station announced yesterday.

Haggerty has been a reporter and fill in anchor at rival WEWS, the ABC-affiliate, since 2008. He has previously worked as a photographer at WTOV in Stuebenville, OH, and a reporter at WNCN in Raleigh and WBBH in Fort Myers.

Haggerty will appear across all the station’s newscasts, according to the WKYC Director’s Cut blog.