PHOENIX, Oct. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- Meredith Corporation
(NYSE:MDP; www.meredith.com) announced today
that it has promoted Kevin James to
Vice President and General Manager of its television duopoly in
Phoenix, KPHO-TV and KTVK-TV(CBS5
and 3TV), effective immediately. James currently serves as Director
of Sales and replaces Ed Munson, who
retired in September.
"Kevin has been an outstanding leader in the Meredith Local
Media Group since 2005, and I am confident that he is the right
person to lead 'Arizona's Family'
into the future," said Patrick
McCreery, Meredith Local Media Group President. "Kevin has
great strategic vision for CBS5 and 3TV and he understands the
opportunities in our industry. I look forward to seeing great
growth and success under his leadership."
James joined Meredith as the Local Sales Manager at KPHO-TV in
2005. He was promoted to General Sales Manager at Meredith's FOX
affiliate in Las Vegas, KVVU-TV,
in 2013. He returned to Phoenix in
2017 for the Director of Sales position at CBS5 and 3TV.
Prior to joining Meredith, James worked as National Sales
Manager at WLFL-WB22 in Raleigh,
NC. He also worked in sales positions at WTWB-WB20 in
Greensboro, NC, and WMFR/WTCK in
High Point, NC.
"It is a great privilege to have the opportunity to lead the
amazing team at CBS5 and 3TV. They are dedicated to providing the
best local news, sports and entertainment programming in the
Phoenix market," said James. "I am
grateful for Ed Munson's mentorship
over the past two years, and look forward to continuing his
legacy."
James earned a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies-Broadcast
Journalism from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro. He is a graduate of the National
Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation's Executive
Development program, and a graduate of the Leadership Las Vegas
Leadership Advance program.
Meredith Corporation has been committed to service journalism
for more than 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution
platforms – including broadcast television, print and digital – to
provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the
messages of its advertising partners.
Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 television stations
reaching 11 percent of U.S. households. Meredith's portfolio is
concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in
the nation's Top 25 and 13 in Top 50 markets. Meredith's stations
produce approximately 700 hours of local news and entertainment
content each week and operate leading local digital
destinations.
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