TV Biz Media General Reorganizes TV Stations Into Two Regional Units By Merrill Knox on Jul. 2, 2012 - 1:02 PM After selling its newspaper assets, Media General has announced a corporate restructuring that elevates James Conschafter and John Cottingham to key leadership roles for the company’s television stations. The company’s ...
CBS Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk WBTW to Launch Weekend Morning Newscasts By Merrill Knox on May. 9, 2012 - 5:36 PM WBTW, the CBS-affiliate in Myrtle Beach, has announced the addition of a weekend morning newscast. The hourlong newscast will air at 8 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday beginning May 19. It will be anchored by Libba Holland with meteoro ...
News Directors | ShopTalk Steve Korioth Named Director of Content at WBTW By Merrill Knox on May. 4, 2012 - 5:39 PM Steve Korioth is joining WBTW, the CBS-affiliate in Myrtle Beach, as director of content. In his new role, which begins May 21, he will oversee all aspects of the station’s newscasts and online content. Korioth joins WBTW fr ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather Andrew Phillips, Martha Spencer Join WBTW By Merrill Knox on Mar. 8, 2012 - 10:52 AM Meteorologists Andrew Phillips and Martha Spencer (pictured) have been hired at WBTW, the CBS-affiliate in Myrtle Beach. Phillips will be the weekend meteorologist. He joins WBTW from rival WMBF, the NBC-affiliate in Myrtle Beach. ...
CBS Affiliates | TV Biz David Hart Named General Manager of WRBL By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 28, 2012 - 11:50 AM David Hart has been named vice president and general manger of WRBL, Media General’s CBS-affiliate in Columbus, GA. Hart is a 20-year TV news veteran who most recently served as director of content for Media General’s ...
FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk | Weather Meteorologist Lindsay Milbourne Joins WTVT By Merrill Knox on Jan. 17, 2012 - 4:17 PM Meteorologist Lindsay Milbourne is the newest addition to WTVT, the Fox O&O in Tampa. Milbourne joins WTVT from WBTW, the CBS-affiliate in Myrtle Beach. WTVT vice president and news director John Hoffman said in a statement Mi ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Michael Pumo Named General Manager Of WPEC By Merrill Knox on Jan. 9, 2012 - 10:47 AM Michael Pumo has been named general manager of WPEC, the CBS-affiliate in West Palm Beach, Sinclair Broadcasting announced today. Pumo is the vice president of broadcast sales for Freedom Communications, which currently owns WPEC. ...
ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk Anchor Bob Juback Reflects On 20 Years At WBTW By Merrill Knox on Dec. 29, 2011 - 2:29 PM Bob Juback has been the evening anchor on Florence, SC CBS-affiliate WBTW since 1992. Juback looks back on his career trajectory, and how he ended up behind the news desk after beginning his career in sports, in the Myrtle Beach W ...
CBS Affiliates | FOX Affiliates | ShopTalk WBTW To Produce Morning Newscast For WFXB By Merrill Knox on Nov. 29, 2011 - 3:36 PM Starting Thursday, CBS-affiliate WBTW will produce a 7 a.m. newscast for Fox-affiliate WFXB in Florence-Myrtle Beach, SC. Since 2004, WTBW has also produced a 10 p.m. newscast for WFXB. The new morning show will be the only local ...
CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | TV Biz Michael Caplan Named President, GM of KTHV By Merrill Knox on Aug. 19, 2011 - 12:26 PM Michael Caplan has been named president and general manager of Gannett Broadcasting’s KTHV, the CBS affiliate in Little Rock. Caplan spent the past 13 years in a variety of positions at Media General. He has been vice presid ...