Sinclair Names Tige Jones KHQA Station Manager; Ups Rick Lipps To Oversee Market
Sinclair Broadcast Group has appointed Tige Jones station manager of its CBS affiliate KHQA Quincy, Ill. (DMA 174). In addition, Rick Lipps, currently general manager of Sinclair’s Champaign/Springfield/Decatur, Ill., properties, will now expand his territory to oversee the Quincy, market. In making the announcement, Rob Weisbord, Sinclair president of local news and marketing services, said: […]
Sinclair Broadcast Group said it received notice from the International Chemical Workers Union (ICWU) disclaiming interest in representing employees that provide services to Sinclair’s CBS-ABC affiliate KHQA Quincy, Ill. (DMA 174). Sinclair said that after representing employees for more than seven years, the ICWU notified the CBS affiliate that due to “a lack of interest […]
Kristen Hamilton Named KHQA News Director
Kristen Hamilton, content manager at WXIN Indianapolis, returns to Illinois to become news director for this Sinclair Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate. She succeeds Nora Baldner.