The New York Times Company Broadcast Media Group Names Craig E. Marrs General Manager of WHNT-TV Huntsville.NEW YORK -- The New York Times Company Broadcast Media Group today announced the appointment of Craig E. Marrs as president and general manager of WHNT-TV, its CBS affiliate in Huntsville, Ala. The announcement was made by Lou Kirchen, Broadcast Media Group divisional vice president. The appointment is effective January 16. "I'm pleased to welcome Craig to the WHNT WHNT Wirral Hospital NHS Trust (UK) family," said Ms. Kirchen. "His extensive career in television and his tremendous record at KRON in San Francisco will allow him to lead WHNT to even greater heights. His creativity, business acumen, news expertise and technical experience make him the ideal general manager for WHNT." Mr. Marrs has been the vice president and station manager of KRON since 2000. Previously he was the vice president and director of business development for ZATSO Internet Broadcasting since 1999. Before then he was the president and general manager of NorthWest Cable News NorthWest Cable News is a regional 24-hour television news network based in Seattle, Washington. It is similar to New England Cable News, which operates out of the Boston area and covers the New England states. The service is owned by Belo Corp. since 1995 and vice president and station manager for KHNL in Honolulu since 1994. He was a senior television consultant and sales manager at Frank N. Magid Associates from 1984 to 1994 and a news director at KWTV in Oklahoma City from 1974 to 1979. He was also a consultant to WAAY-TV in Huntsville during the late 1980s when the station was a ratings leader. He began his television career with KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City in 1974. Mr. Marrs earned a bachelor or arts degree with a major in oral communications/broadcasting and a minor in management, from Central Oklahoma State University in 1975. The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT), a leading media company with 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, includes The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers, nine network-affiliated television stations, two New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. radio stations and 35 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. For the fifth consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2005 list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com |
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