View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Helen Swenson Named GM of WIAT in Birmingham By Kevin Eck on Oct. 17, 2013 - 9:35 AM LIN Media has named Helen Swenson president and general manager of Birmingham, AL, CBS affiliate WIAT. The move had been rumored after former GM Bill Ballard’s contract wasn’t renewed. Most recently Swenson was the sen ...
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz General Manager Bill Ballard Out at WIAT By Merrill Knox on Oct. 14, 2013 - 2:29 PM After 10 years at WIAT in Birmingham, president and general manager Bill Ballard is out at the CBS affiliate, The Birmingham News reports. LIN Media did not renew his contract, which expired Friday. “I’m really proud of what w ...
CBS Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk A Familiar Face in Birmingham, Anchor Brooke Smith Joins WIAT By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 2, 2011 - 2:30 PM Anchor Brooke Smith is back on Birmingham TV. After leaving NBC-affiliate WVTM last spring to become a full-time mom, Smith has decided to return to the anchor desk, joining CBS-affiliate WIAT. “I have a passion for local ...