diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts
index d8712cb..56982de 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/company-coverage/route.ts
@@ -3,19 +3,33 @@ import { createClient } from '@/lib/supabase/server';
 import { createAdminClient } from '@/lib/supabase/admin';
 import { hybridAI } from '@/lib/ai/hybridRouter';
 
-// ─── Pen name rotation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-const BB_PEN_NAMES = [
+// ─── Byline ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// All auto-generated BB stories publish under Ryan Salazar's byline (founder).
+// AV Beat retains its own pen pool. To re-enable the BB rotation, set
+// BB_AUTOSTORY_BYLINE="rotate" — env override so we don't need a code change
+// when the editorial policy changes.
+const AV_PEN_NAMES = ['Rex Chandler', 'Dana Flux', 'Derek Wainwright', 'Sloane Rigging', 'Chip Crosspoint', 'Blair Presenter', 'Jordan Lumen'];
+const BB_PEN_NAMES_LEGACY = [
   'Michael Strand', 'David Harlow', 'Karen Fielding', 'James Mercer',
   'Peter Calloway', 'Sandra Voss', 'Brian Kowalski', 'Laura Pennington',
   'Thomas Reeves', 'Christine Vale', 'Marcus Webb', 'Ellen Forsythe',
 ];
-const AV_PEN_NAMES = ['Rex Chandler', 'Dana Flux', 'Derek Wainwright', 'Sloane Rigging', 'Chip Crosspoint', 'Blair Presenter', 'Jordan Lumen'];
+const BB_AUTOSTORY_BYLINE = process.env.BB_AUTOSTORY_BYLINE || 'Ryan Salazar';
 
 function pickPenName(siteId: number, recentNames: string[]): string {
-  const pool = siteId === 2 ? AV_PEN_NAMES : BB_PEN_NAMES;
-  // Avoid last 3 used names
-  const available = pool.filter(n => !recentNames.slice(-3).includes(n));
-  return available[Math.floor(Math.random() * available.length)] || pool[0];
+  // AV Beat: rotate its small pen pool
+  if (siteId === 2) {
+    const pool = AV_PEN_NAMES;
+    const available = pool.filter(n => !recentNames.slice(-3).includes(n));
+    return available[Math.floor(Math.random() * available.length)] || pool[0];
+  }
+  // Broadcast Beat: fixed byline (Ryan) unless overridden to "rotate".
+  if (BB_AUTOSTORY_BYLINE.toLowerCase() === 'rotate') {
+    const pool = BB_PEN_NAMES_LEGACY;
+    const available = pool.filter(n => !recentNames.slice(-3).includes(n));
+    return available[Math.floor(Math.random() * available.length)] || pool[0];
+  }
+  return BB_AUTOSTORY_BYLINE;
 }
 
 // ─── Company extraction via Hybrid AI ────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/src/lib/ai/rewrite-client.ts b/src/lib/ai/rewrite-client.ts
index 77a5769..c471987 100644
--- a/src/lib/ai/rewrite-client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/ai/rewrite-client.ts
@@ -141,10 +141,113 @@ export const anthropicProvider: RewriteProvider = {
   },
 };
 
+// ─── Ollama provider ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Talks to a local Ollama instance via the OpenAI-compatible
+// /v1/chat/completions endpoint. Env:
+//   OLLAMA_ENDPOINT          e.g. http://10.10.0.66:11434  (NO trailing /v1)
+//   OLLAMA_MODEL_DEFAULT     e.g. llama3.1:70b
+//   OLLAMA_API_KEY           optional bearer
+//   BB_REWRITE_MODEL         overrides the model just for the rewriter
 export const ollamaProvider: RewriteProvider = {
   name: "ollama",
-  async rewrite(): Promise<RewriteResult> {
-    throw new Error("ollama provider not implemented yet — set BB_REWRITE_PROVIDER=anthropic");
+
+  async rewrite(req: RewriteRequest): Promise<RewriteResult> {
+    const endpoint = (process.env.OLLAMA_ENDPOINT || "").replace(/\/$/, "");
+    if (!endpoint) throw new Error("OLLAMA_ENDPOINT not set in env");
+    const model =
+      process.env.BB_REWRITE_MODEL ||
+      process.env.OLLAMA_MODEL_DEFAULT ||
+      "llama3.1:70b";
+
+    const systemBlock =
+      buildSystemPrompt(req.persona) + "\n\n=== STYLE GUIDE ===\n" + STYLE_GUIDE;
+
+    const userPrompt = [
+      `Below is a raw press release submitted by an industry contact. Rewrite it as a journalism piece in the voice of ${req.persona.name} (${req.persona.beat}).`,
+      "",
+      "Output STRICTLY as a JSON object with these keys (no markdown fences, no commentary):",
+      `  "title"     (string — your rewritten headline, NOT the original press-release headline)`,
+      `  "excerpt"   (string — 1-2 sentence dek, max 240 chars)`,
+      `  "body"      (string — HTML <p>, <h2>, <ul>, <strong>, <em>, <a> only; no <script>; no <style>; 400-1200 words for a typical PR)`,
+      `  "category"  (string — one of: News, Live Production, Streaming, Post Production, Sports, Business, Technology)`,
+      `  "tags"      (array of 3-7 short string tags)`,
+      "",
+      "Hard rules:",
+      `  - Do NOT use any of these AI-tell words: ${BANNED_AI_TELLS.slice(0, 30).join(", ")} … (full list in your system prompt).`,
+      "  - Do not invent quotes that are not in the source. Paraphrase real quotes; use direct quotes only when they appear verbatim in the source.",
+      "  - Do not invent dates, dollar figures, or specs not in the source.",
+      "  - If the source is thin, write a SHORT article (300-450 words). Do not pad.",
+      "  - Lead with the news, not the company. Inverted pyramid.",
+      "  - Subhead the article every 200-300 words with <h2>.",
+      "",
+      "RAW PRESS RELEASE BEGINS:",
+      `Title: ${req.rawTitle}`,
+      "",
+      req.rawContent,
+      "RAW PRESS RELEASE ENDS.",
+      "",
+      "Now produce the JSON.",
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    const headers: Record<string, string> = {
+      "content-type": "application/json",
+    };
+    const apiKey = process.env.OLLAMA_API_KEY;
+    if (apiKey) headers["authorization"] = `Bearer ${apiKey}`;
+
+    const res = await fetch(`${endpoint}/v1/chat/completions`, {
+      method: "POST",
+      headers,
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        model,
+        messages: [
+          { role: "system", content: systemBlock },
+          { role: "user", content: userPrompt },
+        ],
+        stream: false,
+        // Ollama recognises response_format for JSON-mode on recent builds; the
+        // legacy `format:"json"` option also works on /api/generate but the
+        // OpenAI-compatible surface uses response_format.
+        response_format: { type: "json_object" },
+        temperature: 0.6,
+        max_tokens: MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS,
+      }),
+    });
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      const errText = await res.text().catch(() => "");
+      throw new Error(`Ollama API ${res.status}: ${errText.slice(0, 500)}`);
+    }
+
+    const data: any = await res.json();
+    const text = (data?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content || "").toString();
+    let parsed: any;
+    try {
+      parsed = parseJsonFromText(text);
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Could not parse Ollama output as JSON: ${e.message}; head=${text.slice(0, 300)}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (!parsed.title || !parsed.body) {
+      throw new Error("Ollama output missing required 'title' or 'body'");
+    }
+
+    return {
+      title: String(parsed.title).trim(),
+      excerpt: String(parsed.excerpt || "").trim(),
+      body: String(parsed.body).trim(),
+      category: String(parsed.category || "News").trim(),
+      tags: Array.isArray(parsed.tags) ? parsed.tags.map((t: any) => String(t)) : [],
+      model: data?.model || model,
+      inputTokens: data?.usage?.prompt_tokens ?? 0,
+      outputTokens: data?.usage?.completion_tokens ?? 0,
+      // Ollama doesn't surface a cache-token concept; report zeros.
+      cacheReadTokens: 0,
+      cacheCreationTokens: 0,
+    };
   },
 };
 
@@ -155,8 +258,12 @@ export const openrouterProvider: RewriteProvider = {
   },
 };
 
+// Default provider is Ollama. Anthropic stays available for explicit opt-in
+// via BB_REWRITE_PROVIDER=anthropic, but we no longer route the daily jobs
+// at it because the billing account is empty. See ai_rewrite_jobs.failure_reason
+// — every attempt since 2026-01-26 was a 400 "credit balance too low".
 export function getProvider(name?: string): RewriteProvider {
-  const want = (name || process.env.BB_REWRITE_PROVIDER || "anthropic").toLowerCase();
+  const want = (name || process.env.BB_REWRITE_PROVIDER || "ollama").toLowerCase();
   if (want === "anthropic") return anthropicProvider;
   if (want === "ollama") return ollamaProvider;
   if (want === "openrouter") return openrouterProvider;