Scripps promotes her from senior director of sales to help with day-to-day operations and lead sales at the California NBC affiliate.
Station managers, a new role at Scripps, help with the station’s day-to-day operations and serve as department heads. The latest additions are Whitney Grover, KJRH Tulsa, Okla.; Autumn Jones, WFTX Fort Myers, Fla.; and Vicki Bradley, WTXL Tallahassee, Fla.
An internal memo says it’s replacing GMs with station managers. “Station managers help with the station’s day-to-day operations and also serve as department heads. We have had success with this new position, and now we are expanding the station manager model to additional markets,” it said.
Scripps promotes him from news director to help with day-to-day operations of the NBC affiliate while continuing to lead news operations.
She returns to the Scripps ABC affiliate from the general sales manager position at KNIN across town.