View Post ShopTalk | TV Biz Jim Himes Named General Manager at WGHP By Merrill Knox on Oct. 1, 2013 - 2:04 PM Jim Himes has been named president and general manager of WGHP, Local TV’s Fox affiliate in Greensboro, N.C., Broadcasting & Cable reports. Himes joins WGHP from WREG, Local TV’s CBS affiliate in Memphis, Tenn., wh ...
View Post TV Biz | TVBiz Tribune to Buy Local TV for $2.725 Billion By Kevin Eck on Jul. 1, 2013 - 9:55 AM The Tribune Company, along with Local TV Holdings, LLC, have announced they’ve entered into a definitive agreement for Tribune to buy all of Local TV’s 19 stations for $2.725 Billion in cash. “This is a transform ...
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Jim Kizer Named GM of WQAD By Kevin Eck on Dec. 11, 2012 - 2:42 PM Jim Kizer has been named president and general manager of WQAD, the ABC affiliate for the Quad Cities. “Jim has a wide lens on our industry,” said Local TV chief executive officer, Bobby Lawrence. “He has it all ...