View Post FOX Affiliates | MyNetworkTV | News Directors | ShopTalk | TV Biz Cox Media Picks General Manager and News Director for Tulsa Stations By Kevin Eck on Mar. 11, 2013 - 4:10 PM Cox Media Group has named Greg Bilte as general manager and Suzanne Nadell as news director for its Tulsa FOX affiliate KOKI and MyNetworkTV station KMYT. “We are thrilled that we can tap such phenomenal internal talent for ...
View Post CW Affiliates | MyNetworkTV | ShopTalk Terry Gaughan Returns as General Manager for WCGV-WVTV By Kevin Eck on Mar. 8, 2013 - 5:37 PM Sinclair Broadcast Group has named Terry Gaughan general manager of Milwaukee CW and MyTV affiliates WCGV–WVTV. “We are excited to have Terry re-join the Company,” said Steve Marks, chief operating officer of Sin ...
View Post MyNetworkTV | Sports | Top 10 WPWR Teams Up with Chicago Fire By Merrill Knox on Mar. 6, 2013 - 2:02 PM WPWR, the Fox-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate in Chicago, will be the official television broadcast partner of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club for the 2013 season. “The Fire is coming off a successful 2012 season and we are looking ...
View Post MyNetworkTV | NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk WNYT Buying MyNetworkTV Affiliate WNYA By Kevin Eck on Feb. 25, 2013 - 2:41 PM WNYT has announced a deal to buy the Albany, NY, MyNetworkTV station WNYA. “We are pleased to be adding WNYA’s programming to the services we currently provide in New York State’s Capital Region,” said WNYT vice pr ...
View Post CW Affiliates | FOX Affiliates | MyNetworkTV | ShopTalk | TV Biz Dish Network Pulls Plug on Grant Stations Over Retrans Deal By Kevin Eck on Feb. 21, 2013 - 4:38 PM Dish Network subscribers won’t be able watch their favorite shows on stations owned by Grant Communications until the two settle their dispute over retransmission fees. On Saturday February 16, Grant’s four FOX affilia ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | MyNetworkTV | ShopTalk KFSN to Launch 10 p.m. Newscast on KAIL By Merrill Knox on Jan. 7, 2013 - 11:09 AM KFSN, the ABC O&O in Fresno, has announced plans to produce a 10 p.m. newscast for MyNetworkTV-affiliate KAIL. The newscast, which debuts Monday, will be anchored by KFSN evening anchors Liz Harrison and Warren Armstrong. They ...
ABC Affiliates | MyNetworkTV | ShopTalk Russ Bowen Joining Seattle’s KOMO By Kevin Eck on Jan. 4, 2013 - 12:53 PM Russ Bowen has announced he is joining Seattle ABC affiliate KOMO as weekend co-anchor. Bowen announced the news on his facebook page saying, I’m so excited to finally be able to share some exciting news! I’m heading to Seattl ...
View Post FOX Affiliates | MyNetworkTV | ShopTalk Jim Lapiana Named GM of Pittsburgh’s WPGH By Kevin Eck on Jan. 3, 2013 - 11:22 AM Sinclair Broadcast Group has named Jim Lapiana general manager of Pittsburgh FOX affiliate WPGH and MyNetworkTV affiliate WPMY. “I am thrilled and excited to lead the stations and serve in a higher capacity,” Lapiana s ...
View Post MyNetworkTV | ShopTalk | TV Biz Noreen Parker Named GM at WTTA in Tampa By Merrill Knox on Jan. 2, 2013 - 4:28 PM Noreen Parker is stepping into the role of general manager at WTTA, Sinclair’s MyNetworkTV affiliate in Tampa. Since 2009, Parker has been corporate director of news and digital sales for Bright House Networks. She is a form ...
View Post MyNetworkTV | Top 10 Entertainment Anchor Pat Collins Leaving WWOR After 25 Years By Merrill Knox on Nov. 13, 2012 - 4:00 PM Pat Collins has announced that she will leave WWOR next month after 25 years at the Fox-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate for the New York metropolitan area. Collins, the station’s entertainment anchor and reporter, has worked at ...