retiring

Bob Barocci, the Madison Avenue vet who has overseen the ad industry’s Advertising Research Foundation during one of the most tumultuous periods impacting media and marketing research, will retire Dec. 31, 2013, 10 years after he joined the organization following a career as a top ad man at legendary agency Leo Burnett.

Univision Communications’ general counsel, C. Douglas Kranwinkle, is retiring after 12 years with the Spanish-language media giant, leaving the company without a corporate presence in its marquee market of Los Angeles. He will be succeeded by Jonathan Schwartz, most recently general counsel of JPMorgan’s Investment Bank.

KCWC Casper-Riverton General Manager Ruby Calvert has announced her intention to retire by June 30, 2013. “It was a very difficult decision,” Calvert said during a Central Wyoming College Board of Trustees meeting. “It’s still difficult. But I think it’s a good time, for both me and the station.” Calvert has worked for the state’s sole public television station for 31 years.

Long-time WHO Des Moines, Iowa (DMA 72) newsman John Bachman will anchor his final newscast this Friday night, Nov. 9, on Channel 13 News at 10. The station is commemorating the […]

Bill Worden, longtime anchor at Smith Media’s NBC affiliate WKTV Utica, N.Y. (DMA 172), announced his retirement Thursday. Worden has been in the 6 and 11p.m. anchor chair since 1977. […]

Wayne Martin, the longtime general manager of Gray Television’s Lexington, Ky., CBS affiliate told his staff that he will retire at the end of the year. A replacement has not yet been named.

After three years as CEO and president of the San Antonio, Texas, PBS station, Bill Moll has passed the public TV “mantle of responsibility” to EVP-Station Manager Mario Vasquez beginning Monday.

The head of Raycom’s Fox affiliate in Augusta, Ga., will end his broadcast television career of more than 50 years at the end of this year.

Paul Quinn, the head of Hearst’s NBC affiliate since 1993, will retire later this year, capping a local television career of over four decades.

Jim Clayton is stepping down at the end of August. Janene Drafs, VP-station manager will succeed him as SVP-GM of Fisher’s Seattle ABC affiliate and radio properties, effective Sept. 1.

After nearly 40 years in the television business, Mike Vrabac, VP-GM of Scripps-owned Kansas City duopoly of KSHB-KMCI, announced his retirement.

The TV group executive will leave next February, capping a 40-year television career. He will serve as an adviser to the company in the interim. Jordan Wertlieb, EVP, and Frank Biancuzzo, SVP, will assume management oversight of the 10 stations currently in Stolz’s supervisory portfolio.

The head of the St. Louis CBS affiliate for 32 years is ending his 38-year television career at the end of this month.

Gordon Crawford, the fund manager whose views helped shape media industry mergers and acquisitions, will retire at year’s end after more than four decades at Los Angeles-based Capital Group Cos. Crawford, 65, told the company of his plans last year and the assets he oversees will gradually be handed to other managers at the firm.

Veteran news anchor Fred Lozano announced his plans to retire from Belo-owned CBS affiliate KENS San Antonio, Texas (DMA 36). His last day with KENS will be June 29. Lozano, […]

Quincy Newspapers-owned NBC affiliate WGEM Quincy, Ill. (DMA 171), announced today that its long-time anchor, Les Sachs, plans to retire later this spring, capping a 40-year broadcast news career and […]

Anchor-reporter Joe Krebs of NBC-owned WRC Washington (DMA 8) today announced he will retire on March 30 after 32 years at the station. Krebs spent the last 18 years anchoring WRC’s […]

Monica Pearson, veteran anchor for Cox-owned ABC affiliate WSB Atlanta (DMA 9), announced her plans to retire at the end of July after 37 years with the station. Her last […]

Local TV-owned NBC affiliate WHO Des Moines, Iowa (DMA 72), announced that 25-year veteran anchor John Bachman will retire at the end of November. The station has promoted Iowa native, […]