The group owner promotes the news director of its Hartford duopoly to lead its NBC affiliate in Wichita, Kan.
DMA 66 (WICHITA, KS)
LIN Names Erik Schrader GM Of KSNW
LIN Media today appointed Erik Schrader president-GM of it NBC affiliate KSNW Wichita, Kan. (DMA 66). He succeeds John Dawson and will report to Scott Blumenthal, LIN Media’s EVP of television.
Since 2011, Schrader has been news director of LIN’s WTNH (ABC)-WCTX (MNT) Hartford-New Haven, Conn.
Schrader joins KSNW with more than 20 years of television news experience. Prior to joining LIN Media, he was news director at several stations, including KODE Joplin, Mo.; KSPR Springfield, Mo.; WJCL-WTGS Savannah, Ga.; and WNEP Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Schrader received his Bachelor of Arts in communication from Missouri Southern State University.
Comments (1)
Darin Hall says:
August 21, 2013 at 4:00 pm
Congratulations Erik…. you’ve come along way!!!