Todd Bernstein Named WJLA Washington Station Manager

Sinclair Broadcast Group promoted Todd Bernstein to station manager of its ABC affiliate WJLA Washington and cable news channel WJLA-24/7.  

Bernstein, who is currently the station’s director of sales, will continue reporting to Senior Vice President and General Manager William Fanshawe, who said: “As director of sales, Todd has done an outstanding job leading the department. With over twenty-five years of broadcast, digital sales and sales management experience, he is the ideal candidate for the Station Manager position. In his elevated role, Todd will continue to oversee the sales department as well as have oversight of Government Matters and Good Morning Washington.”

Bernstein joined WJLA in 2005 and has held several management positions at the station, including sales manager, director of business development, national sales manager and local/political sales manager.

He began his media career as an account executive at Harrington, Righter & Parsons, where he was responsible for the oversight of advertising for Sinclair-owned stations. Bernstein holds a Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law and a Master of Arts in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Communications.