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Jeff Brogan Named General Manager of WCPO

By Kevin Eck on Apr. 5, 2013 - 11:36 AM

The E.W. Scripps Company has named Jeff Brogan vice president and general manager of Cincinnati ABC affiliate WCPO. He was serving as interim general manager after Steve Thaxton left in January. “WCPO has a long history of agend ...

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WCPO GM Steve Thaxton Leaving Station

By Kevin Eck on Jan. 3, 2013 - 2:32 PM

According to Cincinnati.com, Steve Thaxton, vice president and general manager of Cincinnati’s Scripps owned ABC Affiliate WCPO, has announced he will be leaving the station tomorrow. Thaxton announced to the staff that he s ...

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New WCPO News Director: ‘We’re Going to #1’

By Andrew Gauthier on May. 1, 2012 - 11:28 AM

Lane Michaelsen, the recently appointed news director of WCPO, has a clear goal for the Cincinnati ABC-affiliate: first place. “We’re going to No. 1,” Michaelsen said in a recent interview with the Cincinnati Enq ...

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WCPO Names Lane Michaelsen News Director

By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 12, 2012 - 11:50 AM

Lane Michaelsen, who until recently was vice president of news at Miami’s WTVJ, has been named news director at WCPO in Cincinnati. Michaelsen replaces longtime WCPO news director Bob Morford, who announced his plans to leav ...

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Traffic Reporter Denise Johnson Out at WCPO

By Merrill Knox on Jan. 20, 2012 - 3:38 PM

Traffic reporter Denise Johnson has been let go at Cincinnati ABC-affiliate WCPO, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Johnson is technically employed by a company called Metro Traffic Networks, but has been reporting exclusively for ...

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Longtime ND Bob Morford on Leaving WCPO: ‘It’s Good for Any Newsroom to Have Turnover’

By Andrew Gauthier on Jan. 6, 2012 - 11:59 AM

When news spread on Thursday that longtime WCPO news director Bob Morford was leaving the station, it was difficult to overlook the fact that the announcement of Morford’s departure came less than a day after the station suf ...

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Gannett Picks Steve Carter to Lead WCSH

By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 21, 2011 - 4:34 PM

Steve Carter has been named president and general manager of Gannett’s WCSH in Portland, ME. Carter, who was previously vice president of marketing and promotion at Gannett’s Denver duopoloy KUSA–KTVD, succeeds S ...

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Steve Thaxton Named VP-GM of Cincinnati’s WCPO

By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 2, 2011 - 2:48 PM

Steve Thaxton has been named vice president and general manager of Cincinnati’s WCPO. Scripps, which owns and operates the ABC-affiliate, announced the move today. Thaxton comes to WCPO after nearly 13 years as president a ...

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