Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Vincent L. Sadusky |
President & CEO |
| Richard Schmaeling |
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Greg Schmidt |
Executive Vice President |
| Scott Blumenthal |
Executive Vice President, Television |
| Bart Catalone |
Senior Vice President |
| Dan Donohue |
Vice President, HR |
| Denise Parent |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
| Larry Oaks |
Vice President, IT |
| Peter Maloney |
Vice President, Benefits & Special Projects |
| Rebecca Duke |
Vice President, Distr |
| Robb Richter |
Vice President, Internet |
| James Burnes |
Reg Director, Internet, Midwest Reg |
| Les Garrenton |
Director, Engineering & Brdcst Sys |
| Michael Kelly |
Director, Sales Interactive & New Media |
| Rosetta Rolan |
Director, Diversity |
| William J. Gaffney |
Reg Director, Interactive, East Coast Region |
Board of Directors
Mr. Sadusky was elected to our Board in July 2006, when he was also appointed our President and Chief
Executive Officer. From August 2004 until July 2006, Mr. Sadusky served as Vice President Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of the Company. From 1999 until August 2004, Mr. Sadusky was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Telemundo Communications Group, Inc., where he worked for over ten years. Prior to joining Telemundo Communications, he performed audit and consulting services for seven years with Ernst & Young, LLC. Mr. Sadusky serves on the boards of Maximum Service Television, Inc. (MSTV) and the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC). Mr. Sadusky received his BS in accounting from Penn State University and his MBA from New York Institute of Technology.
Richard J. Schmaeling has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2008. He was previously employed by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. in the positions of Vice President, Finance since 2007 and Vice President, Business Unit Finance from 2004 – 2007. Mr. Schmaeling was Vice President, Finance of Bracco Diagnostics Inc. from 1994 – 2004.
Scott M. Blumenthal has been Executive Vice President Television since September 2006. From February 2005 until September 2006, he served as Vice President Television of our wholly-owned subsidiary, LIN Television Corporation. Mr. Blumenthal previously held general manager positions at our WISH-TV station from May 1999 to September 2002 and at our WOOD-TV and WOTV-TV stations from May 1994 to May 1999.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Executive Vice President, Television |
Current |
| Fat Cat Chef |
|
Current |
| Wotv |
General Manager of WOOD |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Vice President, HR |
Current |
Denise M. Parent has been Vice President General Counsel and Secretary since September 2006. Previously, she was Vice President Deputy General Counsel since March 1997. From April 1993 to March 1997, Ms. Parent was employed by The Providence Journal Company as Senior Corporate Counsel. Prior to 1993, Ms. Parent was employed by Adler, Pollock & Sheehan Incorporated, a law firm in Providence, Rhode Island.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Vice President, IT |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Vice President, Benefits & Special Projects |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Vice President, Distr |
Current |
Robert S. Richter has been Senior Vice President New Media since September 2008. Previously, he was Vice President Internet of LIN Television Corporation since 2006. From 2001 – 2006, Mr. Richter served as Vice President of Marketing and Sales Planning for ShopNBC. Prior to 2001, Mr. Richter was Vice President,
DET, LLC, a market newspaper consulting company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Vice President, Internet |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Reg Director, Internet, Midwest Reg |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Director, Engineering & Brdcst Sys |
Current |
Kelly has more than 25 years experience in broadcast television and online local search marketing. Most recently, he was Chief Sales Officer for LookLocally.com in Dallas, where he worked with national, regional and local clients to market their businesses on major search engines. Prior to, Kelly held the position of National Sales Manager for LIN TV’s WALA-TV (FOX) and WBPG-TV (CW) in Mobile from 2004 to 2006 and was promoted to Director of Sales in 2006. In that role, Kelly managed the rollout of two innovative web platforms in the same year. Kelly’s television career began in 1982 as the Master Control Operator of WAWS-TV in Jacksonville. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland in 1981.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Director, Sales Interactive & New Media |
Current |
Rolan previously held the position of Director of Community Affairs for LIN TV’s WAVY-TV (NBC) and WVBT-TV (FOX) in Norfolk since 2001, where she acted as the liaison between the stations and the various service, non-profit, and community organizations in the viewing area. Her responsibilities included managing several community service campaigns, such as Hampton Roads Young Achievers, Jefferson Awards, Operation School Supplies, and Coats for Kids. She was also the executive producer of Kid Talk and producer of The Bottom Line on WAVY-TV and Families First on WVBT-TV.Rolan’s television career began in 1997 as the Programming and Executive Assistant to the Vice President/General Manager of WTVR-TV, the CBS affiliate in Richmond, Virginia. Rolan is a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1989.Rolan currently serves on the boards of the March of Dimes and American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate, and is a member of the Mayor’s Sister Cities Commission for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia where she resides. Past community service includes the Public Relations Committee for the Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc., the Red Cross Diversity Advisory Council, and the Eastern Virginia Medical School Cultural Diversity Training Advisory Group.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Director, Diversity |
Current |
Most recently, Gaffney worked as Vice President, Technology, Production & Editorial of Herald Media, Inc., where he launched the redesign of BostonHerald.com to expand the site’s user interactivity and depth of content. His responsibilities included implementation of new media strategy and architecture, strategic market planning, P&L accountability, contract review and price negotiation, budgeting and expense control, and cross-functional team leadership.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Reg Director, Interactive, East Coast Region |
Current |
Mr. McCormick was elected to our Board and named non-executive Chairman of our Board in September
2006. Mr. McCormick is a Venture Partner with Rho Ventures, a division of Rho Capital Partners, which he
joined in October 2006. Mr. McCormick’s primary focus at Rho is on investments in the media sector. Prior to Rho, Mr. McCormick was CEO of iVillage Inc. from August 2000 until the sale of iVillage Inc. to NBC Universal in May 2006. He also served on iVillage’s Board of Directors, to which he was appointed in February 1999 and was elected Chairman in April 2001. Mr. McCormick also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lifetime Television, a cable network provider, from 1993 to 1998. Prior to Lifetime, Mr. McCormick held executive positions with The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Cable Health Network, Petry Television and KCOP-TV. Currently, Mr. McCormick is a member of the board of Ovation Television and is Chairman of the Board of Waterfront Media. Mr. McCormick received his MBA from Columbia University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Chair of Board |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fat Cat Chef |
|
Current |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Chairman, President & CEO |
Former |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
BS degree in radio and television communications |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fat Cat Chef |
|
Current |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| 20th Century Fox Film Corp. |
Vice President of market development |
Former |
| Viacom Inc. |
corporate Vice President |
Former |
| Viacom Inc. |
Deputy Chairman |
Former |
| Duke University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
Mr. Stern was elected to our Board in September 2006. Mr. Stern previously served, from 2004 to March
2005, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the DirecTV Group, Inc., a satellite television provider. From 1998 until December 2003, Mr. Stern was Chairman and CEO of Fox Television Stations and Twentieth Television, both divisions of News Corporation, where he worked since 1986. From 1978 until 1986, Mr. Stern held various positions in the CBS Television Stations division. Mr. Stern received his MBA from the University of Chicago.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Banowsky was elected to our Board in May 2002. Since 2001, Mr. Banowsky has served as Chief
Executive Officer of Magnolia Pictures Company, an independent film distribution company. From March 1999
to September 2000, Mr. Banowsky was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of AMFM, Inc., which
was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until September 2000. From January 1997 to July 2000,
Mr. Banowsky was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Capstar Broadcasting Corporation, which
was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until it merged with AMFM, Inc., in July 1999. Mr.
Banowsky practiced law for 10 years in Dallas, Texas prior to joining Capstar. Mr. Banowsky served as a
director of Sunrise Television Corporation and STC Broadcasting, Inc. until May 2002, when they were merged into the Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| LIN TV Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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