View Post Reporting | Revolving Door WAVY Weekend Anchor Kayla Gaskins Joins Sinclair’s DC Bureau By Kevin Eck on Apr. 21, 2022 - 10:24 AM She was a weekend anchor at WAVY in Norfolk, Va, and is now a national correspondent for Sinclair based out of Washington.
View Post TV Biz Sinclair Names Rob Weisbord COO and President of Broadcast By Kevin Eck on Feb. 24, 2022 - 3:40 PM Weisbord has been the president of Broadcast and chief advertising revenue officer since 2020.
View Post ShopTalk | TV Biz Sinclair Hosting Free Classes for College Students Interested in Journalism By Kevin Eck on Feb. 16, 2022 - 3:14 PM The free, virtual workshop is open to undergraduate and graduate college students.
View Post Digital | ShopTalk | TV Biz Sinclair Stations Mostly Up and Running Following Ransomware Attack By Kevin Eck on Oct. 21, 2021 - 3:55 PM The company says it is focusing on bringing back systems in a secure way that "prioritizes critical business operations."
View Post Digital | TV Biz Local News Disrupted After Sinclair Hit by Ransomware Attack By Kevin Eck on Oct. 18, 2021 - 11:05 AM The company said it started investigating the attack on Saturday.
View Post ABC Affiliates Asheville Station Raises $1.1 Million for Tropical Storm Recovery By Kelsey Sutton on Oct. 11, 2021 - 10:38 AM "#TogetherWNC shows us we are stronger together, and together we can truly make a difference."
View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk News Director at Sinclair’s Little Rock Station Fired After Racist Incidents By Kevin Eck on Sep. 24, 2021 - 11:45 AM Sinclair regional news director Blaise Labbe will oversee the KATV newsroom on an interim basis.
View Post CW Affiliates | FOX Affiliates Sinclair Names GM of Omaha Stations By Kevin Eck on Aug. 23, 2021 - 9:07 AM Franco Gentile was previously the director of sales for Sinclair's WSYX and WWHO stations in Columbus, Ohio.
View Post FCC Sinclair Is Forced to Pay $48 Million Fine to the FCC, Largest Civil Penalty in Agency’s History By A.J. Katz on May. 7, 2020 - 9:35 AM Related to its attempted $3.9 billion deal Tribune Media Company, which Tribune terminated in August 2018 after 15 months of back-and-forth.
View Post TV Biz Sinclair Raises Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour By Kevin Eck on Dec. 31, 2019 - 11:59 AM The raise comes after the Maryland General Assembly passed a law to raise the statewide minimum in March.