THE PRICE POINT

The GM’s Role In Sales

The best general manages put in the hard work of learning sales processes and understanding the details. Those willing to make that effort are always rewarded on the bottom line.

DMA 37: CINCINNATI

Longtime WLWT GSM Mark Diangelo To Retire

He began his broadcast career in radio before spending 21 years at the Hearst NBC affiliate in Cincinnati.

DMA 129: WILMINGTON, NC

WSFX Names Hugh Hardage Sales Manager

Hugh Hardage has been named sales manager of American Spirit Media’s Fox affiliate WSFX Wilmington, N.C. (DMA 129), effective June 17. Hardage is a Jacksonville, Fla., native and a University […]

DMA 36: MILWAUKEE

Lon Rudolph Named WDJT Sales Manager

Television veteran Lon Rudolph joins Weigel Broadcasting’s CBS affiliate WDJT Milwaukee (DMA 36) as sales manager. He joins from WTMJ Milwaukee where he spent 25 years on the sales team, […]

DMA 74

KMTV Omaha Names Larry Forsgren VP-GM

The Scripps CBS affiliate adds the top management post to his previous duties as sales director. 

DMA 35: MILWAUKEE

WTMJ Sales Dir. LeGrand Retiring After 40+ Years

After more than 40 years at Scripps-owned WTMJ Milwaukee (DMA 35), Mark LeGrand, the NBC affiliate’s director of sales is retiring, effective Feb. 3, 2017. During his career, the station […]

DMA 93: BATON ROUGE, LA

WBRZ Names Dana McLin Sales Manager

Manship Family-owned ABC affiliate WBRZ Baton Rouge, La. (DMA 93), has named Dana McLin as sales manager. She has more than 15 years of broadcast sales experience in Baton Rouge […]

DMA 131 (WILMINGTON, NC)

WSFX Names Andy Scheid Sales Manager

He joins the Wilmington, N.C., Fox affiliate from WBRE Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa.

DMA 53 (PROVIDENCE, RI)

Stephen Eaton Named WLNE Sales Manager

The former sales manager of KOAA Colorado Springs is tapped to head sales at the Providence, R.I., ABC affil.

DMA 32 (COLUMBUS, OH)

Paul Ballinger Named WBNS Sales Director

The Dispatch Broadcasting Columbus, Ohio, CBS affil promotes veteran employee and local sales manager to the new position.

DMA 1 (NEW YORK)

WNYW-WWOR Names 2 New Sales Managers

Walter Augustin has been named national sales manager Fox’s duopoly WNYW (Fox)-WWOR (CW) New York (DMA 1). Augustin has been the VP-regional sales manager for Fox Station Sales in Chicago […]

DMA 26

Sales Promotions At WRAZ Raleigh-Durham

WRAZ Raleigh-Durham, N.C., VP-GM Tommy Schenck announced that effective immediately, Matt Donegan, national sales manager, will assume duties as general sales manager of the Capitol Broadcasting Fox affiliate, succeeding Evelyn Booker who will retire on March 31 after a 31-year career with Capitol. In addition, Niel Sollod, formally local sales manager, has been named director of local and new media sales.