Jim Doty has been named VP-GM of WYCB (NBC/CW) and WEMT (FOX) in the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, which includes Bristol, Virginia, Johnson City and Kingsport, Tennessee.
Jim Doty has been named VP-GM of WCYB (NBC/CW) and WEMT (Fox) in the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, which includes Bristol, Va./Johnson City-Kingsport, Tenn.
Doty was most recently VP-GM of KERO, the ABC affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif. Prior to KERO, he was the GM of Sinclair’s WJAC Johnstown, Pa.
“We are thrilled Jim is returning to Sinclair to oversee the stations in the Tri-Cities,” says Rob Weisbord, Sinclair’s COO. “He has a proven record of successful station management, multimedia convergence selling experience and developing strong leadership teams, and we are looking forward to building on our momentum in the market.”
Doty has held several leadership positions in sales at stations in Omaha, Champaign, Il, Memphis, Houston, TX and Harrisburg, PA.
“I am honored to lead the team at one of the most historic television stations in the country and excited to find all the Tri-Cities has to offer as I make it my home,” Doty says.
Doty holds a BA in political science from the University of Dayton.
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