TV news is too unstable to justify a move. The Age Factor Age is a good predictor of how soon a TV journalist will likely be leaving for a job in another city. Thirty-somethings stay around for five years. Position turnover relates to age. News anchors and photographers, more often in their 30s or older, have been there closer to four years.
News directors are an exception.
They're typically a newsroom's oldest person, but the average ND stays in one place only three years. Job mobility also relates to age, though less so. Those young producers, assignment editors and reporters are among the most ready to move to a distant city for a much better job. As soon as they can, the ambitious ones move for professional and salary advancement to a larger market. And perhaps to still another market before 30.