Nexstar Closes On WDKY, Names Costes GM
Monte Costes, a local market sales and marketing executive with nearly 30 years of broadcasting experience, will lead the Lexington, Ky., Fox affiliate.
Executive, GM Appointments At Tegna
WUSA Washington GM Richard Dyer is promoted to senior vice president, adding WLTX Columbia and WFMY Greensboro to his oversight, while Kate Morris is named president and general manager of KPNX Phoenix.
Ben Hart Named WJCL Savannah GM
The award-winning TV news executive and 18-year Hearst Television veteran is tapped to help continue the ABC affiliate’s growth under Hearst ownership.
Nexstar Names Tom Keeler Portland, Ore. GM
The general management, sales, programming and marketing executive with more than 25 years of local television experience is tapped to lead its KOIN and KRCW.
General Manager Opening In Northeast
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a vice president-general manager at a Nexstar duopoly in Pennsylvania.
The veteran television executive concludes a prominent five-decade career that began at Hearst Television.
Exclusives
Mari Ossenfort New GM In Sioux Falls, Rapid City
The local broadcasting, marketing and sales executive with more than 25 years of experience will oversee Nexstar’s KELOLAND Media Group, including KELO, KCLO and KELOLAND.com following the retirement of Jay Huizenga.
Jay Webb Named GM Of WHSV And WSVF
Gray adds to his news director duties to oversee its ABC-CBS-Fox operations in Harrisonburg, Va.
Cortlandt Cuffee Upped To GM Of Portland Duo
Sinclair promotes the sales leader of its KATU and KUNP to oversee the Oregon duopoly.
David Bangura New GM Of WDCW, WDVM
The local broadcasting, marketing and sales executive with more than 20 years of large-market leadership experience will oversee Nexstar’s CW affil in Washington and independent in Hagerstown, Md.
The Telemundo Station Group picks the former VP of news at WTVJ Miami to lead its Orlando operations.
Nexstar Names Andrew Wyatt GM Of WBRE
The company promotes him from GM of WDVM Hagerstown and WDCW Washington to oversee its NBC affiliate in northeastern Pennsylvania and its JOA with WYOU there.
Laura Williamson New KSBW Monterey GM
The veteran sales executive at Hearst Television’s Sacramento Duopoly is tapped to lead the group’s ABC-NBC affiliate in the Central Coast.
General Manager And Sales Openings
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a general manager at Nexstar’s two stations in South Dakota, and an account executive for Hearst’s station in Iowa.
Sinclair Taps Rieffer To Lead Flint Operations
The group broadcaster moves Jennifer Rieffer from VP-GM of WDKY Lexington, Ky., to oversee its WSMH (Fox) as well as the joint sales operations of WEYI (NBC) and WBSF (CW).
Sean Trcalek Named VP-GM Of KATC
The veteran Louisiana broadcaster is tapped by Scripps to lead its ABC affiliate in Lafayette, La.
General Manager Opening In Michigan
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a vice president and general manager at a Meredith’s CBS affiliate in Michigan’s Great Lakes region.
Anne Brown Named Weigel Milwaukee GM
She joins from WITI in the market to succeed the retiring Mark Strachota as head of WDJT, WMLW, WBME and WYTU.
Ryan Rothstein Named GM Of WPTZ-WNNE
The career Hearst Television executive is promoted from general sales manager at WPBF West Palm Beach to lead the group’s NBC-CW duopoly in Burlington-Plattsburgh, succeeding Justin Antoniotti.
Bruce Barkley New GM Of KHBS-KHOG
Hearst Television chooses the veteran news executive to succeed Shawn Oswald in leading the group’s ABC and CW duopoly in northwest Arkansas.
KTRK Houston GM Contracts Coronavirus
Wendy Granato, president-GM of ABC O&O KTRK Houston, says she tested positive for COVID-19 after contracting it from her 22-year-old daughter, Frankie. Wendy and Frankie are both working from home and said they have made it through the worst part, and are feeling much better.
Scripps Names Pineda GM In Corpus Christi
Sales veteran Ramon Pineda moves from Univision to lead KRIS and KDF in Texas.
General Manager Openings, East And West Coasts
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a general manager in New York state to manage multiple stations across two adjacent markets, and another is needed to oversee a station on the West Coast for a large broadcast company.
Legendary Sioux City, Iowa, broadcast executive William F. “Bill” Turner, best known for ushering in the golden age of television news as the general manager for both KCAU and KTIV for much of 1970s and 1980s, died June 16 at the age of 90.
Nexstar Appoints Two GMs In Texas
It promotes Mike Lee to VP-GM of its KWKT-KYLE Waco-Temple-Bryan, and chooses Mark Garcia to succeed Lee as leader of KMID Midland.
Joseph Heston To Retire As KSBW President-GM
The Hearst broadcaster caps a five-decade career, including 21 years leading its NBC-AABC-Estrella affiliate KSBW Monterey, Calif.
Gray Names Two New General Managers
Lori Bruffett is promoted to lead KBTX Waco-Temple-Bryan, Texas, while Scott Sanders is moved from Columbia, S.C., to head WMBF Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C.
New Openings For General Managers In Northeast
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for general managers at Nexstar’s NBC and CBS affiliates in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania and the other for a large broadcast company in a growing market in the Northeast.
Tregg White Named KGUN-KWBA GM
Scripps chooses the former news and sales exec and Cheyenne, Wyo., GM to lead its ABC-CW duopoly in Tucson, Ariz.
Ron Romines New VP-GM Of WJZY-WMYT
The TV station executive with nearly 30 years of broadcast management, sales, and marketing experience is tapped by Nexstar to lead its Fox-MNT duopoly in Charlotte, N.C.
Justin Antoniotti Named WGAL GM
The move to succeed Kyle Grimes in Harrisburg-Lancaster is a return to the Keystone State for the veteran Hearst station executive, who most recently was president-GM of WPTZ-WNNE Burlington, Vt.
Rob Elmore New GM Of ABC’s WTVD Raleigh
ABC Owned Television Stations moves him from news director of KABC Los Angeles to lead its O&O in North Carolina where he previously was news director.
Kyle Grimes Named WCVB President-GM
The veteran Hearst Television executive and GM of its WGAL Lancaster-Harrisburg, Pa., is tapped to succeed the retiring Bill Fine as head of Hearst’s Boston flagship beginning July 1.
Pat Nevin Named VP-GM Of KIRO Seattle
Cox Media Group chooses the veteran broadcast executive and GM of KOIN-KRCW in Portland, Ore., to succeed the retiring Greg Bilte atop its CBS affiliate in Seattle.
Shawn Oswald Named GM Of KETV Omaha
Hearst moves him from KHBS-KHOG Fayetteville-Fort Smith, Ark., to succeed Ariel Roblin as leader of its ABC affiliate in Omaha.
Chris Pruitt Named KIAH Houston VP-GM
Nexstar moves the veteran broadcasting executive and GM of its Waco, Texas, stations with 25 years of management, sales, and marketing experience to lead its CW affiliate in Houston.
Altice USA’s News 12 Networks, the hyperlocal news group serving the New York tri-state area, today appointed Jacques Natz general manager. Natz reports to Eric Harris, chief operating officer of Altice News. A veteran journalist, digital and media strategist, Natz is responsible for the oversight of the entire News 12 organization, including editorial and business […]
Michael Carr Named GM Of KFSN Fresno
ABC Owned Television Stations moves him up from news director to lead all operations in Fresno.
Greg Bilte To Retire As KIRO Seattle VP-GM
He concludes his 41-year career in broadcasting and 25 years at Cox Media Group on June 30.
Nexstar Taps Marci Daniels As WLNS VP-GM
The group broadcaster is moving a veteran broadcasting executive with management, sales, and marketing experience from its WETM Elmira, N.Y., to lead is CBS affiliate WLNS in Michigan.
