DMA 39

Univision Ups Christine Escobar To Austin GM

She will oversee two TVs and two FMs in the market. She has been the Texas group’s sales director.

DMA 60

Grear Named GM Of Nexstar’s Mobile Duo

Veteran Alabama broadcast and sales management executive Jesse Grear will oversee the station group’s CBS and CW affiliates — WKRG and WFNA — in Mobile, Ala.-Pensacola, Fla.

DMA 33

Scripps Names Steve Watt GM In Kansas City

He joins KSHB-KMCI Kansas City from WKRN Nashville and is succeeding the retiring Brian Bracco.

 

DMA 37

Les Vann Named GM Of WHNS Greenville

The former journalist and station executive is tapped to oversee Meredith’s Fox affiliate effective April 10.

DMA 169: CLARKSBURG, WV

Nexstar Ups Jim Dodrill To GM Of WBOY

He moves from general sales manager to oversee the NBC-ABC affiliate in Clarksburg-Weston, W.Va.

 

DMA 6

CBS’s San Fran GM Bruno Cohen To Retire

The long-time TV news and management executive has served as president and general manager of CBS Television Stations’ properties in San Francisco since 2012.

DMA 42: NORFOLK, VA

Nexstar Names Carol Ward Norfolk GM

The broadcasting and sales management executive with more than 25 years of local media experience is promoted to lead its duopoly of WAVY (NBC) WVBT (Fox).

DMA 11: TAMPA, FL

Tegna Taps Mike Rodriguez To Head WTSP

The former Univision and Telemundo executive is the new GM of Tegna’s CBS affiliate in Miami.

 

DMA 102: MYRTLE BEACH-FLORENCE, SC

Nexstar Names Jeffrey West GM Of WBTW

The general sales manager of the group’s CBS-MNT affiliate in Myrtle Beach-Florence, S.C., moves up to replace Randy Ingram who has moved to Nexstar’s Indianapolis duopoly.

DMAS 62 & 86

New GMs At Nexstar’s WATE, WCIA-WCIX

The station group promotes Coby Cooper to lead WATE Knoxville, Tenn., He’s succeeded as GM of WCIA-WCIX Champaign, Ill., by Gary Hackler, the duo’s former sales director.

DMA 120: LAFAYETTE, LA

Fran McRae-Posey Named GM Of KLFY

The Louisiana native and longtime sales management executive is tapped by Nexstar to lead its Lafayette, La., CBS affiliate.

 

DMAS 57 & 87

Nexstar Names GMs In Little Rock, Odessa

Veteran Nexstar local broadcasting and sales management executive Kyle King moves from KMID Odessa-Midland, Texas, to lead KARK and KARZ in Little Rock, Ark., as well as two other stations run under a JOA. He’s succeeded at KMID by Michael Lee, VP-GM of KXXV Waco-Temple-Bryan, Texas.

 

DMAS 101, 105, 180, 194 & 209

Gray Appoints Four New General Managers

It makes top leadership changes at its stations in Davenport, Iowa; Lincoln, Neb.; North Platte, Neb.; Marquette, Mich.; and Parkersburg, W.Va.

DMA 17

Dean Littleton Named KMGH Denver GM

E.W. Scripps chooses the former GM of WATE Knoxville, Tenn., to head its ABC affiliate in Colorado.

DMA 135

Robert Raff New GM Of Nexstar’s Topeka TVs

The local TV and sales management executive is tapped by Nexstar to oversee its KSNT (NBC) and KTMJ (Fox) operations as well as Vaughan Media’s ABC-CW affil KTKA.

DMA 71: TUCSON

Joe Hengemuehler Named KOLD VP-GM

Raycom promotes the Tucson CBS affiliate’s former news director from interim GM to succeed the retired GM Nick Ulmer.

DMA 94: CHARLESTON, SC

Gray Soapes Named VP-GM of WCBD

The Charleston native and former Nexstar sales management executive returns home to lead the NBC-CW affiliate and associated digital services.

DMA 24: RALEIGH, NC

Byron Grandy Tapped As GM of WNCN

The broadcasting Executive with more than 30 years of experience Joins Nexstar from KMGH Denver to lead Nexstar’s CBS affiliate in Raleigh, N.C.

 

DMA 55: RICHMOND, VA

Nexstar Names Larry Cottrill GM Of WRIC

The local broadcast exec moves from the company’s WBOY Clarksburg, W.Va., to take over operations at the Richmond, Va. ABC affiliate.

 

DMA 71: TUCSON, AZ

Leon Clark Made Permanent KGUN-KWBA GM

The head of Scripps’ radio properties in Tucson now is in charge of its ABC-CW duopoly there.

 

DMAS 111 & 177

Gray Names GMs In Augusta, Harrisonburg

Mike Oates and Sacha Purciful will oversee duopolies of WRDW-WAGT and WHSV-WSVF, respectively. 

DMA 13

CBS Ups Brian Watson To Detroit Duo GM

He gets promoted from station manager/sales director of WWJ and WKBD to vice president and general manager.

DMA 194: PARKERSBURG, WV

WTAP GM Roger Sheppard Retiring In March

Roger Sheppard, long-time general manager of Gray Television’s NBC affiliate in Parkersburg, W.Va., says he’s going to retire on March 3 after nearly 30 years at the station.

DMA 91

Marc Hefner New VP-GM Of WSAV Savannah

The Nexstar executive with 20-plus years of broadcast sales and management experience moves from Jacksonville, Fla., to run operations in Savannah.

DMA 56

Nexstar Ups Daniloff To Wilkes-Barre GM

Steve Daniloff, an executive with more than 25 years of local broadcasting and sales management experience, is promoted to VP-GM of WBRE and WYOU. He succeeds Robert Bee who has been promoted to VP-GM of Nexstar’s ABC affiliate WHTM Harrisburg, Pa.

DMA 25

Patrick Nevin To Lead Nexstar’s KOIN Portland

The station group moves him from its KASW Phoenix to oversee the Portland CBS affiliate.

DMA 30

Nexstar Names Graziano VP-GM In Hartford

The group owner taps Richard Graziano, a veteran broadcast and digital executive, to run its Connecticut ABC-MNT duopoly of WTNH-WCTX .

DMAS 6 & 27

New Nexstar GMs In San Fran., Indianapolis

Christopher McDonnell will oversee KRON San Francisco and Randy Ingram will head the Indianapolis duopoly of WISH-WNDY.

 

DMA 40: LAS VEGAS

GM Jim Prather Gone From KTNV

Prather left the Scripps-owned ABC affil in Las Vegas last Monday after working there for more than 25 years. Scripps wouldn’t say why he left.

DMA 93

New Nexstar GMs in Baton Rouge, Lubbock

Local broadcasting and sales management executive Eric Thomas will move from Nexstar’s KLBK Lubbock, Texas, to lead WGMB (FOX), WBRL (CW).

 

DMA 62: KNOXVILLE, TN

WBIR Taps David Hunt As President-GM

The Tegna sports exec will replace the retiring Jeff Lee as head of the group’s NBC affiliate in Knoxville, Tenn.

 

DMA 12

Dean Ditmer Named GM Of KPNX Phoenix

Tegna moves him from the top sales post at its KUSA Denver to run its Phoenix NBC affiliate.

DMA 1: NEW YORK

Diane Masciale Named GM Of WLIW

Diane Masciale has been named VP-GM of WLIW, the PBS station on Long Island. Masciale will also be the executive producer of local productions for New York noncom WNET.

DMAS 165 & 196

Caldwell New GM Of Bonten’s Texas Stations

Bonten’s 29-year veteran David Caldwell will oversee KTXS and KTES-LP Abilene and KTXE San Angelo following the death of Bud Brown. 

DMA 45: BIRMINGHAM, AL

Jimmy Cromwell Named VP-GM Of WIAT

Media General moves the veteran broadcast executive from head of its Mississippi stations in Jackson and Hattiesburg to run its CBS affiliate in Birmingham, Ala.

DMA 36

Branden Frantz Named WLWT Cincinnati GM

The Hearst Television executive returns to Ohio to succeed Richard Dyer as head of the company’s Cincinnati’s NBC affiliate.

DMA 12: PHOENIX

Traci Scott Wilkinson Named GM Of KASW

The former KSAZ-KUTP Phoenix sales executive is moving across town to run Nexstar’s CW affiliate.

DMA 7: WASHINGTON

Richard Dyer Named President-GM Of WUSA

The head of WLWT Cincinnati is tapped by Tegna to lead its CBS affiliate in Washington. His resume includes an earlier stint at WUSA as VP-station manager.

DMA 21: ST. LOUIS

Alicia Elsner Named KSDK President-GM

A 19-year veteran of Tegna’s NBC affiliate in St. Louis, she succeeds Marv Danielski.

DMA 17: DENVER

KMGH GM Brad Remington To Retire

Brad Remington, VP-GM of Scripps-owned ABC affiliate KMGH Denver (DMA 17), plans to retire in mid-December, the station announced Wednesday. During his time as GM, KMGH said, “he has led new branding efforts, grown community partnerships and increased KMGH’s strong commitment to investigative reporting.” Remington said he looks forward to spending more time with his wife of 39 years, Nan, and their children and grandchildren. KMGH said the search for his replacement begins immediately.