Steve South Named GM of KSNW Wichita

Media General’s NBC affiliate KSNW Wichita, Kan. (DMA 65), on Tuesday appointed Steve South president and general manager, effective Monday, Sept. 12. He succeeds Erik Schrader.

South was named to this position after serving as general sales manager for Media General’s WLNS and WLAJ, the local CBS, ABC and CW affiliates in Lansing, Mich., since 2013.

Prior that, South held various positions in the media industry, including chief operating officer/director of business development at Bott Radio Network; marketing consultant at Time Warner Cable; general sales manager of KTNV Las Vegas; and VP-station manager of KAKE Wichita.

South began his career with KSNW’s Garden City, Kan., satellite, KGLD, now known as KSNG, after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in journalism from the University of Kansas.