Jim Doty Tapped To Lead KERO Bakersfield
Scripps chooses the local TV sales and management veteran to lead its California ABC affiliate.
Sinclair Ups Susan Walther To GM In Portland, ME
The former general sales manager will now oversee the group’s CBS affiliate, WGME, as well as the market’s Fox affiliate, WPFO, with which Sinclair has a joint sales agreement.
Tatiana Argüello Named GM Of KDEN
After starting her broadcast career at the Denver Telemundo outlet 18 years ago, she moves from director of local and regional sales for the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations to lead KDEN.
Telemundo Names Suárez GM Of 3 Stations
After spearheading the group’s KVDA San Antonio’s transformation to a multiplatform local TV news operation, Telemundo taps veteran broadcaster José Suárez to lead its stations in Fresno, Sacramento and Salt Lake City.
KTRK GM Henry Florsheim To Retire
After 34 years with various ABC-owned television stations, KTRK Houston‘s general manager, Henry Florsheim, is retiring on July 1. He made the announcement earlier this week in an email to the staff.
Todd Mokhtari Named GM Of KNSD-KUAN
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations moves the VP of news at its KNBC Los Angeles to oversee its NBC-Telemundo duopoly in San Diego.
Exclusives
Jeffrey McCallister Named WFXB VP-GM
The former WTVZ Norfolk, Va., GM is tapped to lead Bahakel’s Fox affiliate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Jennifer Hansen Named GM Of WRLH Richmond
The former Disney exec is chosen to lead Sinclair’s Fox-MNT affiliate in Virginia’s capital.
Gray Names GMs For New Stations
Gray Television today announced appointments of two new leaders for the television stations it is acquiring from United Communications. With this announcement, Gray fills both open positions with managers who […]
Kara McNeely Named GM of KGUN-KWBA Tucson
Kara McNeely moves from VP of brand strategy at KABC Los Angeles to run the Scripps ABC-CW duopoly in Tucson, Ariz., succeeding Leon Clark.
Gray Names Ike Walker To Lead KVLY Fargo
The NBC-CBS affiliate promotes its news director to fill the GM slot left vacant upon the death of Jim Wareham in December.
Sinclair Ups Todd Ricke To Chattanooga GM
It moves him to leadership of WTVC (ABC-Fox) and WFLI (CW) from sales director at its CBS affiliate KEYE Austin, Texas.
Tegna Names GMs In Odessa, Beaumont
Tim Thomas will lead KWES Midland-Odessa, while Paul Bergen is promoted to oversee KBMT Beaumont.
Denise Vickers Named WFXG Augusta GM
She moves to the Lockwood Fox affiliate from WHNT Huntsville, Ala., following its spinoff as part of the Gray-Raycom merger.
Marvin Rhodes New GM Of KTTC Rochester, MN
The former head of KEYC Mankato, Minn., will succeed Jerry Watson as leader of Quincy Media’s NBC affiliate and also have oversight of Fox affil KXLT.
KEYC Names Jeffrey Marks Interim GM
The former Gray Television executive succeeds Marvin Rhodes as head of United Communications Corp.’s CBS-Fox affiliate in Mankato, Minn.
KVVU Las Vegas Ups Michael Korr To GM
Meredith promotes him from general sales manager at its Fox affiliate to succeed Todd Brown.
René LaSpina Named WSMV Nashville GM
The veteran station manager and former GM of WIVB-WNLO Buffalo, N.Y., is tapped to head up Meredith’s NBC affiliate in Nashville.
KVLY Fargo GM Jim Wareham Dies At 67
Prior to his stint leading Gray’s NBC-CBS affiliate in Fargo, he was GM at stations in Michigan, Idaho and Georgia as well as a station manager in Pennsylvania.
Susana Schuler Named WVTM Birmingham GM
The former Raycom Media executive will succeed Hank Price at Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Alabama.
Tammy Blumhagen Named Nexstar’s North Dakota GM
Nexstar Media Group on Tuesday promote Tammy Blumhagen to vice president and general manager of KXMB (CBS), KXMC (CBS), KXMD (CBS), KXMA (CW) and associated digital services, serving Minot, Bismarck, Dickinson […]
WMSN Taps Eric Krieghoff For GM Slot
The Wisconsin media executive returns to Sinclair’s Fox affiliate in Madison where he worked earlier in his career.
Lori Waldon Promoted To KOAT President-GM
Hearst chooses its regional news director to fill the top management role at its ABC affiliate in Albuquerque, N.M., succeeding Mary Lynn Roper.
Hank Price To Retire As WVTM President-GM
The head of Hearst Television’s NBC affiliate in Birmingham, Ala., caps a nearly five-decade broadcasting career, including 18 years with Hearst.
Bruce Cummings Named KIII GM
The Tegna VP also oversees the groups other seven stations in Texas. He succeeds the retiring Dan Robbins.
Scot Chastain Named VP-GM Of WLNS
Nexstar chooses the former NBC television and marketing executive to lead its Lansing, Mich., CBS affiliate’s TV and digital operations.
Tegna Appoints GMs In Portland, Denver
The station group names Steve Carter president-GM of KGW Portland, while Mark Cornetta adds to his corporate role to lead KUSA Denver.
KIII GM Robbins Announces Retirement Plans
After more than 40 years in broadcasting, Dan Robbins will step down as head of Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas, at the end of the year.
Leon Clark New VP-GM Of KGTV San Diego
Scripps moves him from KGUN-KWBA Tucson, Ariz., to lead its ABC affiliate in San Diego beginning next month.
Mellynda Hartel New Fox San Francisco GM
After serving as VP-sales director at KTVU-KICU for the past four years, she is tapped to succeed Gregg Kelley as leader of the Fox-independent duopoly.
Mike McClain Is Fox’s New Charlotte GM
The local television news veteran and former WAGA Atlanta news director will succeed Kieran Clarke as VP-GM in Charlotte of WJZY and WMYT.
Meredith Ups Kevin James To Phoenix Duopoly GM
The sales director of KPHO-KTVK is tapped to succeed Ed Munson who retired last month.
KBTX General Manager Mike Wright Resigns
Mike Wright, the general manager of Gray Television’s CBS affiliate in Waco, Texas, has resigned. His last day at the station was Thursday, Oct. 4.
Gregg Kelley To Retire As KTVU-KICU GM
The veteran Fox Television Stations exec will step down at the end of the month after 28 years with the company.
He is tapped to succeed the retiring Jerry Watson. McKernan will continue as head of the group’s KWWL Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Iowa.
Nexstar Ups Robert Simone To WWLP GM
The station management veteran is moving from the GM post at WLNS Lansing, Mich., to lead WWLP (NBC), EWLP (CW) and WWLP.com.
The station group promotes him from financial controller at KCBS-KCAL Los Angeles to lead its CBS-CW duopoly in the state capital.
Eric Duncan Named VP-GM Of KOLD
Raycom is moving him from VP-GM of KXXV Waco, Texas, to lead its CBS affiliate in Tucson, Ariz.
WALB GM Jim Wilcox Announces Retirement
He will step down as head of Raycom’s ABC-NBC affiliate in Albany, Ga., at the end of this year. The station’s general sales manager, Bruce Austin, will succeed him.
KTVI GM Spencer Koch Retiring After 23 Years
Larry Wert, president of Tribune Media’s local broadcasting operations, calls the departure of the longtime leader of KTVI (Fox) and KPLR (CW) in St. Louis “a big loss for Tribune and the stations.”
