View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk WCYB Reporter Jim Conrad Dies By Aneya Fernando on Dec. 18, 2014 - 10:28 AM Veteran reporter Jim “Conrad” Blankenbecler passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday. He was 63 years old. Conrad first gained fame as the afternoon DJ on WETB, where he was known as “Cosmic Conrad.” He later ...
ShopTalk | TV Biz Dan Cates Named General Manager at WJHL By Merrill Knox on Aug. 15, 2012 - 11:46 AM Media General has named Dan Cates vice president and general manager of WJHL, the CBS-affiliate in Johnson City, TN. He begins in his new role on September 3. Cates has worked for Media General since 1999. Most recently, he worked ...
ShopTalk | TV Biz Longtime WJHL GM Moves to Rival WCYB By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 1, 2012 - 12:23 PM Jack Dempsey, who has spent the last 23 years as president and general manager of CBS-affiliate WJHL, is moving to Tri-Cities rival WCYB, and WEMT. Bonten Media Group, which owns the NBC-affiliate in the Tri-Cities area of northea ...
