Granite Broadcasting Corporation Appoints Christopher Flynn as General Sales Manager of KBWB-TV, Its Station in the Bay Area

Granite Broadcasting Corporation Appoints Christopher Flynn as General Sales Manager of KBWB-TV, Its Station in the Bay Area

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Granite Broadcasting Corporation today announced the appointment of Chris Flynn as the General Sales Manager of KBWB, its independent station serving the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose television market, the sixth largest television market in the United States. The appointment is effective Tuesday, February 26th and Mr. Flynn will report directly to Craig Coane, President and General Manager of KBWB.

Mr. Flynn, who started his career in media as a camera operator with Granite, re-joins the station from Spot Runner, an Internet-based television advertising agency where he spent more than two years as the Western Regional Manager. Prior to Spot Runner, Chris served as an Account Executive at KPIX CBS 5 before being promoted to Local Sales Manager of New Business Development, serving the San Francisco Bay Area, from 1999 through December 2006.

John Deushane, Chief Operating Officer, said "Chris' energy and focus has played a large part in his success as a salesperson and manager, particularly in new business development, sponsorship sales, branding and the overall creation of value for the customer. We are excited to bring on board such an energetic and creative individual whose proven leadership qualities will be an immeasurable asset to the station. Having earned his collegiate degree at San Jose State and with more than a decade of professional work experience in the San Francisco media market, he has developed extensive relationships in the Bay Area that make him uniquely qualified to serve as our new General Sales Manager."

Chris Flynn commented, "I am pleased to be returning to the company that gave me my first opportunity in the media industry and look forward to leveraging the innovative, creative, and leadership skills I've developed since then to successfully manage the sales operation at KBWB."

Granite Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates, or provides programming, sales and other services to 23 channels in the following 11 markets: San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Fresno, California; Syracuse, New York; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois; Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin; Binghamton, New York; Utica, New York and Elmira, New York. The Company's channel group includes affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, CW and My Network TV, and reaches approximately 6% of all U.S. television households.

Source: Granite Broadcasting Corporation

CONTACT: Nancy Zakhary for Granite Broadcasting Corporation,
+1-212-986-6667

Web site:

http://www.granitetv.com/

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