The Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism just marked its 25th year of training newsroom leaders to be more ethical, empathetic and inclusive in their management. Joan Barrett, president and GM of WCNC Charlotte, N.C., and Anzio Williams, SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion at NBCUniversal Local, both Kneeland board members, explain its unique value. A full transcript of the conversation is included.
Joan Barrett Named President-GM of WCNC
The television station executive moves from Nexstar’s KDVR-KWGN Denver duopoly to head Tegna’s NBC affiliate in North Carolina.
Joan Barrett Named GM Of KDVR-KWGN
Tribune brings in the former president of Sunflower Broadcasting to lead the Fox-CW operations in Colorado.
Joan Barrett, president-GM of the Wichita, Kan., CBS affiliate, told her staff on Wednesday that she will be leaving after the station is sold to Gray Television. Gray previously agreed to buy KWCH and other TV and radio stations from Schurz Communications. The sale is expected to close Feb. 1.
