Michelle Woods Tapped As Sales Director At KRON

The TV sales veteran will oversee business for Nexstar’s CW affiliate in San Francisco.

KCEN-KAGS Names Ernesto Romero Director Of Sales

The former KENS local sales manager earns a promotion to lead sales at Tegna’s NBC affils in Temple and Bryan, Texas.

Sophie Duffel Named WHBQ Memphis Director Of Sales

The Imagicomm Fox affiliate promotes her from local sales manager to oversee the local, national and digital sales teams.

Beth Miller Walsh New WGCL-WPCH Sales Director

Walsh brings 20 years of media sales experience at TV stations and national rep firms to the post at Meredith’s CBS affiliate and independent in Atlanta.

John Cook Named WXYZ-WMYD Sales Director

The sales veteran is tapped by Scripps to lead sales at its ABC-MNT duopoly in Detroit.

KING Promotes Frank Palino To Sales Director

The veteran sales executive will lead revenue efforts for Tegna’s KING-KONG duopoly in Seattle.

Paul Ballinger Retiring After 34 Years At WBNS

Paul Ballinger, director of sales at Tegna CBS affiliate WBNS Columbus, Ohio, has decided to retire next year. Ballinger began his career as an account executive at WBNS-AM-FM in 1986. […]

TVN’S MEDIA JOBS

Sales And News Openings In Texas

New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a director of sales, an assistant news director and a neteorologist for a leading news operation in Laredo, Texas.

Stephen Daniloff Named Mission Sales Director

Mission Broadcasting has named Stephen Daniloff corporate director of sales. He most recently was VP-GM of Nexstar’s WBRE, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. At Mission, he will manage an office in Solon, Ohio, and report to Dennis Thatcher, Mission’s president.

WCNC Names Nicole Henderson Sales Director

The veteran sales leader moves from WGHP Greensboro, N.C., to join Tegna’s Charlotte NBC affiliate on June 1.

DMA 27: RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC

Shuneca Harrington Named WRAL Sales Director

TV Sales veteran Shuneca Harrington has been named director of sales at Capitol Broadcasting’s NBC affiliate WRAL Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville (DMA 27), effective April 20. She is joining from WRBL Columbus, Ga., […]

KARE Minneapolis Ups Kraus To Sales Director

Tegna promotes Joanie Kraus to succeed Steve Chase as head of sales at its Minneapolis NBC affiliate.

TVN’S MEDIA JOBS

Sales Director Jobs At Nexstar & Standard Media

New jobs posted to TVNewscheck’s Media Job Center include openings for sales directors at the Nexstar duopoly in Indianapolis and Standard Media’s ABC affiliate in Lincoln, Neb.

DMA 21: ST. LOUIS

KSDK Names Jimmy Grilli Sales Director

Tegna hires him from WKEF-WRGT in Dayton, Ohio, to head sales at its NBC affiliate in St. Louis.

DMA 27: NASHVILLE

WSMV Names Sales Director/Station Manager

Meredith gets Stephen Watt from KSHB Kansas City to fill the sales/management post at its NBC affiliate in Nashville.

DMA 2: LOS ANGELES

Santamaria New Univision Los Angeles Sales Dir.

Alejandra Santamaria to oversee sales efforts for the group’s two TV and four radio stations, joining from Univision Arizona.

DMA 51: MEMPHIS

Arleda James Named WHBQ Director of Sales

Cox taps the former WSOC Charlotte, N.C., local sales manager to head all sales at its Fox affiliate in Memphis.

DMA 42: JACKSONVILLE, FL

Cox Names Somaru Jacksonville Sales Director

Cox Media Group moves Omesh Somaru from San Francisco to head sales for the Jacksonville duopoly of WJAX-WFOX.

DMA 7: HOUSTON

LBI Names Wynette Ortiz Houston Sales Director

Spanish-language broadcaster LBI Media has appointed Wynette Gallegos Ortiz director of sales for the Houston market (DMA 7). Effective immediately, Ortiz will be at the helm of LBI Media’s sales […]

TVN’S MEDIA JOBS | DMAS 8 & 136

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.

DMA 48: LOUISVILLE, KY

WDRB’S Marti Hazel Announces Retirement

The longtime VP and director of sales at Block Communications’ Fox affiliate said Monday that her last day at the Louisville, Ky., station will be May 4.

DMA 36: MILWAUKEE

WDJT Names Jenny Maroney Director Of Sales

She is succeeding the retiring Mark Friesch at Weigel’s CBS affiliate in Milwaukee.

DMA 43: GRAND RAPIDS, MI

WZZM Names New Director Of Sales

Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids, Mich., promotes Paul Mack from major accounts sales manager.

DMA 44: GRAND RAPIDS, MI

WXMI Names Chris Legg Director Of Sales

The Tribune-owned Fox affiliate in Grand Rapids, Mich, has appointed Chris Legg to oversee the station’s sales team and revenue.

DMA 137

Clampit Named KARD Monroe Sales Director

Louisiana television business veteran Carolyn Clampit will oversee sales at Nexstar’s Fox affiliate.

DMA 10

Sales Appointments At WMUR Manchester

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.

DMA 164: MISSOULA, MT

Mika Crist New Sales Director At KPAX

She joins Cordillera’s Missoula CBS affiliate from KDVR Denver where she was local sales manager.

DMA 9: ATLANTA

Beth Miller Walsh Named WSB Sales Director

The Cox Atlanta ABC affiliates promotes her to succeed the retiring Debbie Denechaud.

DMA 20: SACRAMENTO, CA

KTXL Names Bellingrath Director Of Sales

Tiffany Bellingrath will oversee local and national sales efforts, new business and digital sales at Tribune’s Sacramento Fox affiliate.

DMA 95

WLBT Jackson, MS Names Director Of Sales

Jason Mullenix has been named director of sales at WLBT, Raycom Media’s NBC affiliate in Jackson, Miss. (DMA 95). Mullenix was most recently sales director of WISH-WNDY Indianapolis. Mullenix experience […]

DMA 50: NEW ORLEANS

WDSU Taps Connie Ernst As Director Of Sales

Hearst is moving her from WBAL Baltimore to oversee sales at its New Orleans NBC affiliate beginning June 1.

DMA 46: GREENSBORO-HIGH POINT-WINSTON SALEM, NC

WGHP Names Henderson Director Of Sales

Nicole Henderson, the former local sales manager of WFLA-WTTA Tampa, assumes the top sales job at Tribune’s Fox affiliate in Greensboro, N.C. 

 

DMA 44: GRAND RAPIDS, MI

WZZM Promotes Chris Legg To Sales Director

The 19-year veteran of Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids, Mich., has worked his way up from account executive.

DMA 50

WVUE Taps Andy Delaporte As Sales Director

The former GM of KPTV Portland, Ore., is chosen to be the first director of sales at Raycom’s New Orleans Fox affiliate.

 

DMA 39: AUSTIN, TX

KVUE Names Byron Wilkinson Sales Director

Tegna moves him from its Little Rock, Ark., CBS affiliate to head sales at its Austin, Texas, ABC station.

 

DMA 13: DETROIT

WXYZ-WMYD Names Tony Lamerato Sales Dir.

He takes over sales leadership at the Scripps ABC-MNT duopoly in Detroit after a stint as local sales manager at Fox Sports Detroit.

 

DMA 14: SEATTLE

KING Ups Jessica Hagan To Director Of Sales

Tegna promotes her from director of market development to lead sales at its three Seattle  properties: KING, KONG and NWCN.

DMA 11: TAMPA

WFTS Names Teresa Morgan Director of Sales

Scripps promotes her from local sales manager to oversee all selling at the Tampa ABC affiliate.

DMA 30: HARTFORD, CT

Mayasich Joins WTIC- WCCT As Sales Dir.

Former Phoenix Gannett exec Dan Mayasich is tapped by Tribune to head sales at its Hartford, Conn., Fox-CW duopoly.

DMA 3

Univision Chicago Ups Fabregas To Sales Dir.

Hector Fabregas moves up from director of local sales at the Univision-UniMas duopoly of WGBO-WXFT.