Both men — bounced from running NBCUniversal and CNN, respectively, over sex scandals — now find themselves at private equity firm RedBird Capital, which is behind Skydance Media’s ongoing machinations to take over Shari Redstone’s struggling Paramount entertainment empire.
Mortensen announced in 2016 that he he had been diagnosed with throat cancer. Even while undergoing treatment, he was the first to confirm the retirement of Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning.
Multimedia journalists Cameron Dobbs and Ana Isabel Hume are the new hosts of WSFL’s long-running original lifestyle program Inside South Florida on Scripps CW affiliate WSFL Miami. “As we aim […]
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Letitia Walker Named WBRZ Baton Rouge News Director
The company promotes Kate O’Brian to president of news, overseeing all news operations across Scripps’ local media stations, Scripps News and Court TV.
The broadcast executive is tapped by Sinclair to lead its WCYB (NBC/CW) and WEMT (Fox) in the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, which includes Bristol, Va./Johnson City-Kingsport, Tenn.
For the past 10 years, Sandra Perez has been a presence in the newsroom at KSTS, serving in various capacities, including assistant news director, managing editor, senior producer and morning content producer.
Holly Brantley To Anchor Late News At KBSI
The broadcasting executive with nearly 30 years of management, sales and marketing experience to lead KRBK and KOZL.
The Comedy Central talk show saw a big jump from the 1.85 million same-day figure.
Karen Vigurs-Stack is the new creative services director for WSPA, Nexstar’s CBS affiliate licensed to Spartanburg, S.C.
“What a thrill to be able to say that we witnessed an overtime Super Bowl game and what will go down in history as one of the greatest games of all time and the longest Super Bowl game of all time. That’s what I’m trying to process right now,” Nantz said after the Kansas City Chiefs 25-22 overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers. “I’m thrilled for our team and thrilled for the sport. It was an unbelievably fitting finish to a remarkable football season.” Pictured: Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce with Jim Nance (George Walker IV/AP)
AccuWeather, a global provider of weather forecasting services, has appointed Rushelle Y. Bailey general counsel. In this role, Bailey provides strategic counsel to AccuWeather’s leadership and directs the company’s legal […]
Circle City Broadcasting moves him up from assistant news director to oversee journalism at its Indianapolis CW affiliate.
