Meyrowitz Climbs Tribune Ladder, Moving from DC to NYC

By Andrew Gauthier 

The Washington Post

Eric Meyrowitz, the vice president/general manager of Washington’s Tribune-owned CW station WDCW, is leaving town to become vice president/GM of Tribune’s New York station WPIX, effective immediately.

Ashley Messina, the station’s head of sales, has been named interim general manager of the station, but Meyrowitz will shuttle between New York — the country’s largest TV market — and Washington — which is ranked no. 9 — over the next two to three weeks to make the transition.

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Tribune put out the announcement at the crack of dawn Thursday morning to the surprise of staff at both stations and Meyrowitz More…

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