Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliate KTUL Tulsa, Okla., has appointed Kevin Coskren chief meteorologist. He will deliver forecasts for the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Coskren joins from The […]
Nexstar CBS affiliate WBTW Myrtle Beach, S.C., is adding veteran journalist Edward Moody to its weeknight anchor team. Moody and News 13 Anchor Trish Williford will co-anchor the 5, 6 […]
Katherine Maher says the controversy stemming from an editor’s essay criticizing the radio network has been a distraction.
Jo Ann Ross, the long-running queen of television advertising sales, is stepping down from her role as chairman of Paramount Advertising at the end of the month, the company says. A year ago, Ross was named chairman, taking an advisory role to Paramount Advertising President John Halley. The new move comes weeks before the upfront. Pictured: Jo Ann Ross with Jon Batiste’s band during a CBS upfront at Carnegie Hall (CBS).
The extension will keep him in charge of the trade association through 2029.
He will oversee journalism at WTMO Orlando, WRMD Tampa and WWDT Fort Myers.
He moves across town from Nexstar’s KGET Bakersfield to oversee the Scripps ABC affiliate there.
Goodman is in charge of production of Lionsgate’s scripted series and its TV production facilities in Yonkers, N.Y.; Atlanta; and one that is about to open in Newark, N.J.
Paris Schutz has joined Fox-owned WFLD Chicago as a political reporter. Effective April 29, he will handle all political coverage for the station, reporting on all local politics from Chicago’s […]
Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish saw total compensation in 2023 of $31.3 million, compared with $32.0 million in 2022.
Scripps News has tapped former Republican presidential candidate and Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson to serve as a political analyst for the network. He made his debut on Monday, April 22. […]
The executive will join PENN Entertainment, which operates ESPN’s online sportsbook.
John Malone has stepped down from his role as director emeritus on the Charter Communications board, citing concerns that his simultaneous presence on Warner Bros. Discovery’s board of directors violates the Clayton Act.
Hearst’s NBC affiliate WVTM Birmingham, Ala., has hired Scott Carpenter as an anchor and reporter. He will co-anchor WVTM 13’s 4, 5 and 6 a.m. newscasts every weekday morning alongside […]