Low Ratings Drive Out WRTV’s GM

Larry Blackerby, the VP and GM at Indianapolis’ Scripps-owned WRTV has been ousted with a staffer attributing the move to the station’s low ratings. Blackerby, who held the job for almost seven years, has been replaced by Jeff Block, a Scripps special consultant, on an interim basis. 

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Blackerby Named GM Of WRTV

Larry Blackerby, the current GM of KPRC Houston, will take over as head of McGraw-Hill’s Indianapolis ABC affiliate in January, succeeding the retiring Donald Lundy.