Sinclair Names Steven Genett General Manager of WRLH-TV in Richmond, VA

Published In: Maryland, Television 
Monday, February 4, 2008 11:06 AM
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SBGI) announced that Steven Genett has been named General Manager of
WRLH-TV (FOX 35) in Richmond, Virginia. The announcement was made by Steve
Marks, Chief Operating Officer of Sinclair's television group.

In making the announcement, Mr. Marks said, "We are pleased to promote
Steven to the position of General Manager. In his 18 months as General Sales
Manager, and more recently as interim General Manager, he has shown his
ability to reach out to the community and to lead the station. We are
confident that Steven will be able to build upon his many years of sales
experience and capitalize on his management skills."

"I am excited to have been given this opportunity to manage WRLH-TV,"
commented Steven Genett. "This is a station with a dedicated staff eager to
show our viewers and local businesses the value of the station's popular
programming."

Mr. Genett most recently and from 2006 served as the General Sales Manager
for WRLH-TV. Prior to that and from 2003, Mr. Genett was the Vice President
and General Manager of WFXV and WPNY in Utica, NY. From 2002 to 2003, he was
the General Sales Manager and National Sales Manager at WYOU in
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA. Prior to that, Mr. Genett was the National Sales
Manager and Local Sales Manager for WPXT and WPME in Portland, Maine. Mr.
Genett began his career in broadcast television in 1997 with WOLF in Scranton,
PA after holding various executive management positions in advertising and
marketing. Mr. Genett attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh.


Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., one of the largest and most diversified
television broadcasting companies, owns and operates, programs or provides
sales services to 58 television stations in 35 markets. Sinclair's television
group is affiliated with all major networks and reaches approximately 22% of
all U.S. television households. For more information, please visit Sinclair's
website at http://www.sbgi.net.


SOURCE Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.


 
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