Sinclair Broadcast Group Names Rocky Wagonhurst Vice President and General Manager of WVTV in Milwaukee
August 21 2023 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Sinclair Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of Sinclair, Inc., today
announced that Rocky Wagonhurst has been named Vice President and
General Manager of WVTV in Milwaukee.
Wagonhurst joins Sinclair from WJZ in Baltimore, where he was
the Director of Local, Regional and National Sales.
In making the announcement, Rob Weisbord, Sinclair’s Chief
Operating Officer, and President of Local Media said, “Rocky is an
accomplished leader with a strong background in developing
effective sales strategies and driving revenue growth. We are
excited to have him at the helm of WVTV in Milwaukee.”
Prior to his role at WJZ, Wagonhurst held several leadership
positions, including Director of Sales at Comcast Spotlight and
General Sales Manager at WUTB/UPN in Baltimore. Earlier in his
career he held sales positions at Harrington, Righter &
Parsons; Blair; KDVR in Denver; and KOVR in Sacramento.
Commenting on his new role, Wagonhurst said, “I am thrilled for
the opportunity to join Sinclair Broadcast Group and look forward
to leading the WVTV team in a great community like Milwaukee.”
He is the founder, along with his wife Marianne, of the Claire
Marie Foundation, a non-profit organization in memory of his
daughter, dedicated to fighting against adolescent and young adult
melanoma through awareness, education, and prevention.
Wagonhurst holds a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA.
About Sinclair, Inc.:
Sinclair Inc., (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and
a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns,
operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86
markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns
Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE! and TBD; and
owns and provides services to 21 regional sports network brands.
Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the
nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news content,
NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of
Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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