Veteran TV stations executive Jay Howell has been named president and General Manager of the CBS Television Stations’ Los Angeles properties, KCBS-TV, KCAL-TV, CBSLA.com and the newly launched stre…
Peter Dunn, President, CBS Television Stations, said Howell is succeeding Steve Mauldin, who retired from CBS at the end of May after more than 20 years with the CBS station group and nearly 10 years running CBS 2 and KCAL 9.
“Jay is a talented and experienced leader who has received high praise from co-workers, clients and community partners everywhere he has been during the last two decades,” Dunn said. “Wherever Jay goes, success grows! Based in large part on the terrific job he has done for us in both Sacramento and Pittsburgh, we are excited to have Jay return to California, where we expect his energetic and collaborative leadership style will be embraced by everyone at KCBS, KCAL, CBSLA.
“Being back in Pittsburgh, where my dad taught me about the local stations business, my wife and I went to college, and we have so many great connections to family and friends, has been a dream come true,” Howell said. “I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with everyone at KDKA and WPCW. We accomplished so much in a short period of time and I am confident that we are poised to achieve much more in the months and years to come.
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