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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 ...

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LIN Announces Blumenthal Retiring, Names Howell Successor

By Kevin Eck on Sep. 27, 2013 - 2:16 PM

LIN Media has announced the retirement of Scott Blumenthal, executive vice president television and the appointment of his successor, Jay Howell. Blumenthal started his broadcast career in 1970 and worked at WTWO in Terre Haute, I ...

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Erik Schrader Named General Manager of KSNW in Wichita

By Merrill Knox on Aug. 21, 2013 - 10:01 AM

Erik Schrader has been named president and general manager of KSNW, LIN Media’s NBC affiliate in Wichita. It is a move within LIN Media for Schrader, who has been news director of WTNH in Hartford-New Haven since 2011. Schra ...

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Kathy Mosher-Boule Named Manager of On-Air Image and Design at LIN Media

By Merrill Knox on Apr. 2, 2013 - 11:21 AM

LIN Media has appointed Kathy Mosher-Boule manager of on-air image and design for its 43 stations. Mosher-Boule comes from the FX Design Group, where she has worked for 18 years, most recently as the broadcast division’s vic ...

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FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz

Kristina Lockwood Named GM at KHON

By Merrill Knox on Mar. 5, 2013 - 11:42 AM

Kristina Lockwood has been named president and general manager of KHON, LIN Media’s Fox affiliate in Honolulu. It is a return to KHON for Lockwood, who has previously served as the station’s national sales manager. In ...

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FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz

General Manager Joe McNamara Out at KHON

By Merrill Knox on Feb. 27, 2013 - 11:37 AM

KHON president and general manager Joe McNamara has parted ways with the Honolulu Fox affiliate, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser. McNamara had been the station’s general manager since 2006. KHON, previously owned b ...

ShopTalk | TV Biz

LIN Media Announces Executive Promotions: New GMs in Providence, Dayton

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 17, 2012 - 11:05 AM

LIN Media has announced three promotions within the company’s executive ranks. Jay Howell has been promoted to vice president of regional television, Patrick Wholey has been named president and general manager of WPRI-WNAC i ...

ShopTalk | TV Biz

Gary Yoder Named VP-GM at Mobile’s WALA-WFNA

By Merrill Knox on May. 3, 2012 - 11:02 AM

Gary Yoder has been named vice president and general manager of WALA-WFNA, the LIN Media duopoly in Mobile. His appointment is effective immediately. Yoder has been vice president and general manager of WUPW since 2009. WUPW, the ...

Reporting | ShopTalk

B&C: Investigative Reporting Resurgent in Local News

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 17, 2011 - 1:20 PM

Broadcasting & Cable takes a look (subscription required) today at the resurgent state of investigative journalism in local newsrooms. Three years after the financial collapse, which hit local stations especially hard, B&C ...

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