retiring

The broadcasting industry veteran helped chart company’s growth and expansion since 2003.

The Hearst broadcaster caps a five-decade career, including 21 years leading its NBC-AABC-Estrella affiliate KSBW Monterey, Calif.

A Dallas television veteran, he’s stepping down from the CBS duopoly on June 12.

Krolik, 63, managed the RSNs for nearly 15 years, and led the group during the sale from Fox to Disney and the subsequent sale from Disney to Sinclair.

He concludes his 41-year career in broadcasting and 25 years at Cox Media Group on June 30.

Later this year, the TV veteran will conclude a five-decade career including 15 years at helm of Hearst’s Boston ABC affiliate.

The local broadcaster caps a five-decade career including 20 years leading Hearst Television’s NBC-MNT duopoly in Sacramento, Calif.

The association’s EVP of communications will leave July 1 after 24 years. NAB will merge the association’s communications and marketing departments into a new Public Affairs Department that will be led by NAB’s Michelle Lehman who has tapped Ann Marie Cumming, currently SVP of communications, to serve as the organization’s primary spokesperson.

After 21 seasons, Joy Behar has set an exit date from The View. Behar, 77, says she would like to retire as the resident liberal on the ABC daytime talk show after her contract ends in the summer of 2022.

Chris Matthews announced Monday that he was retiring effective immediately from MSNBC’s Hardball. His exit came after a weekend of discussions with his bosses, three days after GQ ran a column by a freelance journalist about her “own sexist run-in” with Matthews in the makeup room before appearing on his show.

He’s stepping down as head of the CBS-MNT duopoly in Kansas City after a career spanning 38 with Meredith.

Caroline Foy Welch will retire as president and general manager of ABC O&O WTVD Raleigh-Durham, N.C., after nearly eight years in the post. Until a replacement is found, Welch will remain and help with the transition.

She is promoted from head of sales to succeed the retiring Rick Blangiardi, who plans to run for mayor of Honolulu.

The station group’s SVP of local media, Brad Streit, is retiring and will be succeeded by WVUE GM Tim Ingram.

He will wrap up more than 45 years at the commission on Jan. 3, 2020. Chairman Ajit Pai praised him, saying: “If you have a device that uses the airwaves, the chances are that you’re benefiting from Julie’s efforts.”

Rob Weisbord becomes president of local news and marketing services division on Jan. 1, while Steven Marks, EVP and chief operating officer of Sinclair’s TV Group will retire at year’s end.

Veteran TV advertising executive Val Napolitano is stepping down as Hubbard Television Group’s EVP of programmatic at the end of the year.