Linda Sullivan '76 Tapped to Lead LA's KNBC-TV

May 11, 2007

May 11, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Linda (Weir) Sullivan, a 1976 graduate of DePauw University, was today appointed president and general manager of NBC-owned KNBC-TV in Los Angeles. She comes to her new post after serving as president and general manager of KNTV, the company’s owned-and-operated station in San Francisco.

“Linda is a tremendous leader who has continually proven herself in each of the roles she has held within our division,” says Jay Ireland, president of television stations and network operations for NBC Universal. "She is a true team player and a great fit to lead the talented group at KNBC. Linda also understands the importance of serving the local community, which has been a key component to KNBC’s long-standing success.”

"Since she was named president and GM of KNTV in 2002, Sullivan oversaw the station’s transformation from a small station serving the Salinas-Monterey, Calif., area to a large network-owned station in the nation’s fifth largest TV market," reports Mediaweek. "She expanded the news operation, created a new digital studio complex in San Jose, Calif., a full newsroom in San Francisco with bureaus in Oakland and Sacramento, Calif., and a new state-of-the-art digital and analog broadcast facility on San Bruno Mountain. Prior to KNTV, she was president and general manager for two other NBC owned-and-operated stations, WRC in Washington, D.C., and WJAR in Providence, R.I."

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