Jim Rose Promoted to Station Manager of KING

KING director of sales Jim Rose has been promoted to VP and station manager of the Seattle NBC affiliate.

Rose will report to Ray Heacox, president and GM of KING-KONG.

“We have several major priorities and projects that need increased focus and I can think of no better leader to help us continue as the dominant media company in Seattle than Jim” Heacox said in a statement.

Rose started at KING in 2000. Previously he worked for KTVX in Salt Lake City and was a research manager for Blair TV in New York. He started his career as promotion coordinator with WPLJ-FM in New York.

As part of the move, director of local sales Jason Xydis will replace Rose as director of sales. Xydis has worked in the KING sales department since 1998.