View Post ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Dean Littleton Named VP-GM at WATE By Merrill Knox on Sep. 17, 2013 - 2:02 PM Dean Littleton is joining WATE, Young Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate in Knoxville, as vice president and general manager. Littleton comes from rival WVLT, the CBS and MyNetwork TV affiliate in Knoxville, where he was the vice ...