The 40-year industry icon is taking on a leadership role in his church.
Gray Television moves him from WALB-WGCW-WTSG Albany, Ga., to oversee operations of its CBS-CW duopoly in Tennessee.
The station’s former sales director will lead operations at Tegna’s ABC affiliate in the Texas capital.
He moves from news director at Nexstar’s Denver Fox affiliate to oversee station operations at Tegna’s ABC outlet in Virginia.
Mossman worked as general manager at CBS affiliate WKYT Lexington until 2022. He replaces Chris Aldridge, who retired from Morris Multimedia’s ABC affiliate WTVQ this week.
An internal memo says it’s replacing GMs with station managers. “Station managers help with the station’s day-to-day operations and also serve as department heads. We have had success with this new position, and now we are expanding the station manager model to additional markets,” it said.
Exclusives
Jason Wildenstein to head WHP Harrisburg and Jason Chavis to lead WJAC Johnstown-Altoona-State College
The broadcast sales executive with almost 30 years of experience moves from sales director at the group’s Tampa-St. Petersburg stations to oversee its ABC affiliate in Virginia.
Tegna moves him from leading WVEC Norfolk, Va., to overseeing its NBC affiliate in Minnesota.
Tegna taps the VP, media operations to add oversight of its NBC-MNT stations in Georgia.
He will oversee operations for SagamoreHill Broadcasting’s duopoly in Lake Charles, La.
He moves from a sale executive slot at WJZ Baltimore to oversee Sinclair’s Milwaukee CW affiliate.
The E. W. Scripps Co. has elevated general managers at five of its television stations to serve as regional vice presidents, a move that will put more TV stations under their direct oversight.
John Deushane Retires Today From WXIA Atlanta
The station group promotes her from news director at its KTVU-KICU San Francisco. She succeeds Sheila Oliver, who is leaving to be SVP-GM of Fox’s WFLD-WPWR Chicago.
Gray Television taps the CBS affiliate’s general sales manager to succeed Dan Cates who has retired.
He’s bumped up from VP-director of sales, succeeding Kathy Saunders following her retirement from KDFW and KDFI.
He will step down as head of the Morris Multimedia CBS affiliate and will be succeeded by Dan Howard, current general sales manager.
The former GM of Nexstar’s WRIC Richmond, Va., is tapped to run the Ohio NBC affiliate, succeeding the retiring Ken Freedman.
The broadcast sales leader with 20 years of experience joins from KTVL Medford, Ore., to oversee the West Virginia CBS affiliate, succeeding the retiring Roger Lyons.
CBS picks the veteran WDIV Detroit journalist to oversee operations of its Florida duopoly beginning Aug. 14.
Oliver has been with Fox Television Stations since 2002. Most recently, she has spent two years as the senior vice president-GM of KCPQ-KZJO Seattle.
He is tapped as VP-GM of WICS-WICD (and will also oversee WRSP-WCCU and WBUI in the Illinois market.
Tegna taps the news director of NBC’s KXAS Dallas to oversee its Texas stations in Midland-Odessa, Abilene and San Angelo beginning July 31.
“As the walrus said, after 47 years in broadcasting, the time has come,” Deushane, 66, wrote to staff in a memo Tuesday. “Effective Aug. 4, retirement’s siren call will be answered. While there have been wonderful moments throughout my career, I can without equivocation say that the past 13 years at 11Alive have been the most rewarding. And that’s because of the opportunity to work with so many passionate and dedicated professionals like each of you.”
Fox Television Stations promotes her from KRIV-KTXH Houston where she has been general sales manager since 2012.
She’s stepping down from the duopoly after 28 years with Fox Television Stations.
The Univision veteran will lead the company’s TV, radio and digital offerings in Miami.
The former GM of WJZY-WMYT Charlotte, N.C., is tapped by Sinclair to lead its Oklahoma ABC affiliate.
The broadcaster will oversee WSMH (Fox), WEYI (NBC) and WBSF (CW) in DMA 74.
The station group moves her from its KIVI Boise, Idaho, to oversee its Fox affiliate in Idaho.
WTVA General Mnager Danny Walker died Sunday after a lengthy illness. He was 59. Walker was named GM of the Allen Media NBC and ABC affiliate in Columbus, Miss., in 2020 after more than four years as the station’s director of sales.
The station group promotes him to succeed David Hughes as leader of its West Virginia NBC-CW duopoly.
The station group is moving him from Charleston-Huntington, W.Va., to succeed Matt Moran as leader of the CBS-CW duopoly in Ohio.
The Fox Television Stations veteran will step down at the end of June after leading the company’s Chicago duopoly for 10 years and serving FTS for 26 years.
Sinclair Broadcast Group promotes him from station manager to oversee the duo, succeeding the retiring Jon Lawhead.
The broadcast sales executive with more than 25 years of in-market experience will oversee WJBF and its website, mobile apps, and related social media channels, succeeding the retiring Bill Stewart.
The GM’s Role In Sales
The best general manages put in the hard work of learning sales processes and understanding the details. Those willing to make that effort are always rewarded on the bottom line.
KARE President-GM Bill Dallman announced that he is leaving Tegna’s Minneapolis NBC affiliate nearly two years to the day he arrived. In a memo obtained by TVSpy, Dallman told staff they’d be hearing from Tegna Senior Vice President Larry Delia about what’s next.
The news director of Gray Television’s WDBJ-WZBJ Roanoke, Va., CBS-MNT duopoly is promoted to oversee its CBS-Fox duo in Idaho.
