He brings three decades sales experience to the Hearst ABC affiliate in Mississippi’s capital city.
The veteran TV executive Sarata (l) will succeed Patrick Schooley (r) as head of sales at Gray’s NBC Michigan affiliate.
Gray moves her from local sales manager at its NBC affiliate in Jackson, Miss.
Gray Television brings her in from Spectrum Reach to lead sales at its Birmingham, Ala., Fox affiliate.
Gray taps the general sales manager of its WKYT Lexington, Ky., to lead operations at its Florida Fox affiliate.
He joins the Block-owned NBC affiliate in Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, Ill., from KHQ Spokane, Wash.
Exclusives
The broadcast and digital exec will lead sales efforts at American Spirit Media’s Fox affiliate in Wilmington, N.C.
The Gray NBC affiliate in Omaha, Neb., adds Greg Price as general sales manager and Laura Abel as digital sales manager.
Morgan Murphy-owned ABC affiliates KAPP-KVEW Yakima, Wash. today appointed Hugh Hardage general sales manager. He comes to KAPP-KVEW with a successful sales track record in several markets, including WAVE Louisville, […]
Nexstar promotes the MNT affiliate’s local sales leader to oversee all local, national and digital sales at the San Francisco station.
Hearst promotes him from national sales manager at its WYFF Greenville, S.C., to oversee all advertising activity in Fort Smith-Fayelleville, Ark.
The advertising veteran will succeed Andy Hoffman who is retiring later this year after 40 years at the Hearst ABC affiliate in Boston.
Quincy Media promotes him from general sales manager to succeed Carlos Fernandez at its NBC-Fox affiliate in Quincy, Ill. Van Ness will be replaced by Kyle Awerkamp from Quincy’s WSIL Harrisburg, Ill.
She joins the Hearst NBC affiliate in Sacramento, Calif., from WHBQ Memphis where she was director of sales.
The Sioux Falls, S.D. CBS-MNT affiliate promotes Chris Morrison from local sales manager.
General Sales Manager Opening In Maine
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a general sales manager at WVII and WFVX, the ABC and Fox affiliates in Bangor, Maine, owned by Rockfleet Broadcasting.
Matt Hamilton New GSM At KIVI-KSAW
He joins from iHeartMedia in Portland, Ore., to oversee sales at the Scripps ABC affiliates in Boise-Nampa and Twin Falls, Idaho.
WLWT Ups Gossard To General Sales Manager
The Hearst NBC affiliate in Cincinnati promotes local sales manager, Julie Gossard, to succeed the retiring Mark Diangelo.
WKBW Buffalo Fires GM, Key Sales Staffers
ABC affiliate WKBW Buffalo, N.Y., General Manager Michael Nurse and two prominent members of the station’s sales department were released from their duties Tuesday by a representative of E.W. Scripps Co., the station’s owner.
Jim Mannix Named WAGA General Sales Mgr.
Fox Television Stations taps him to succeed the retired Sant Perez at its Atlanta O&O.
WBRC Names Jason Mathews GSM
Gray taps its director of business development to lead sales at its Fox affiliate in Birmingham, Ala.
TV Sales Openings Added To TVN Job Center
The new openings, for a general sales manager and a director of sales, are in San Francisco and Columbia, Mo., respectively.
Bill Poplin WSFA’s New General Sales Manager
Raycom moves him from WPGX Panama City, Fla., to lead sales efforts at its Montgomery, Ala., NBC affiliate.
Gerry McGavick returns to the Hearst ABC affiliate in the newly created role of director of sales, while Mike Taffaro is promoted to general sales manager.
KELO Names General Sales Manager
Mari Ossenfort joins the Sioux Fallx CBS affiliate from Forum Broadcasting’s four North Dakota ABC affiliates.
Hugh Hardage New KCBD General Sales Mgr.
He moves from a corporate position at Raycom’s Charlotte headquarters to oversee sales at its Lubbock, Texas, NBC affiliate.
Bob Denning Named KLAS General Sales Mgr.
Nexstar gets its new Las Vegas GSM from KOIN Portland, Ore., where he’s been national sales manager since 2015.
WLS Names Teresa Rix New Sales Manager
The former Tribune Media VP of group sales and marketing will head sales at the ABC O&O in Chicago.
She joins the Azteca America station after serving in advertising positions at Edmunds.com, CBS Radio and Univision.
Peter Keith Joins WAPT As Gen. Sales Mgr.
He returns to the Hearst ABC affiliate in Jackson, Miss., after spending the past two years at co-owned WVTM Birmingham, Ala.
Omesh Somaru New WHBQ Gen. Sales Mgr.
Cox Media promotes him to succeed Michelle Woods in overseeing sales at the Memphis Fox affiliate.
Charlie Mandala Named KOKI-KMYT GSM
The executive is tapped by Cox Media Group to oversales sales at its Tulsa, Okla., Fox-MNT duopoly.
KIRO Names Michelle Woods Gen. Sales Mgr.
She moves from WHBQ Memphis to oversee sales at Cox’s Seattle CBS affiliate.
American Spirit Media promotes the sales manager of its Richmond, Va., CW affil to head up the station.
KWQC Ups Todd Grady To General Sales Mgr.
Media General promotes the local sales manager of its NBC affiliate in Davenport, Iowa.
WAOW Names Daul General Sales Manager
Longtime Wausau, Wis., broadcaster JanEl Daul will head sales at Quincy Newspapers Inc.’s ABC affiliate.
KTSF Names Newgard General Sales Manager
The San Francisco TV sales executive Christopher Newgard moves from KTVU to head sales at Lincoln Broadcasting’s Asian-focused station.
WCMH Names Chuck DeVendra GSM
He will head sales efforts for Media General’s Columbus, Ohio, NBC affil.
Jason Sirek Named GSM Of KMSP-WFTC
Fox taps the former KARE Minneapolis local sales manager to head sales at its Minneapolis Fox-MNT duopoly.
WSOC Names Michelle Harper GSM
Cox Media Group moves her from its independent WAXN Charlotte, N.C., to its ABC affiliate in the market. She succeeds Paul Briggs, who became VP-GM of CMG’s WHBQ Memphis late last year.
