"We work closely with Tom to identify strong candidates who are excellent producers..." Read More

Marv Danielski,
MAGID Consultant (Former Vice President Marketing, Hearst-Argyle TV)



"Making the right hires within your department can mean the difference between success and failure..." Read More

Dale Lockett,
Creative Services Director, KHOU-TV, Houston


"His extraordinary thoroughness helped me focus on what I really wanted in an executive producer... he produced a person I would never have found on my own..." Read More

Scott Libin, News Director, WCCO-TV







Finding You The Best TV News And Promotion People
Dolan Media Management recruits and trains management teams for TV stations, broadcast groups, cable networks and web sites. Anchor candidates can be recruited by viewing tapes. We identify and pre-qualify managers through interviews and checking actual product execution.




Our unique, multi-step approach is one of partnership. We do not try to "fill jobs."


We ask you to produce a profile for the position, using the opening as an opportunity to address overall product goals.


We build a "brainstorming list" off this profile from our extensive database, "feeder markets," and by studying other successful products.


As former managers, we closely review entire newscasts and promotion reels to see if they really deliver or simply "give good phone."


We recommend a "short list" of candidates who fit this profile. We narrow the list through your personal interviews and help you close the deal.





As a consultant, Tom Dolan developed this unique management recruiting strategy, placing over 400 candidates with clients during the past ten years.


In his TV career, Tom has been a product innovator and recruiter with 25 years of experience. Before consulting, Tom served as Vice-Pres. of News at KSAZ-TV in Phoenix and produced the affiliation switch to FOX.


Previously, he spent 20 years with the ABC owned stations in Philadelphia, San Francisco, New York and Chicago. Tom served as Managing Editor, Asst. News Director and News Director at WLS-TV in Chicago for nine plus years.

Most of the products became #1 in these competitive markets because we hired the right people and knew the value of teamwork between news and promotion.




For us this is an avocation. Our company has prioritized management recruiting as a niche.


We study who drives good product by critiquing tapes. We develop a database for long-term clients with those who fit that company culture.


The retainer solves today's search and buys a talent pool for later. Back-up candidates become the "right fit" for another company location.


We specialize in identifying smart candidates who develop into strong performers. We find managers who are leaders and drivers.


We offer in station workshops, training and phone consulting as the insurance policy they succeed. See the Training Page for details







For information on fees, please contact Dolan Media
Management offices at 301-668-1511. You may
also E-mail info [at] smartrecruit.com to obtain more
detail on the services.



© 2009, Dolan Media Management – 3 North Court St. – Frederick, MD 21701 – 301.668.1511
Comments or Suggestions? E-mail: info [at] smartrecruit.com


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