Steve Carlston to join FOX 11 as senior vice president & general manager. “We were fortunate that someone with Steve’s exceptional track record and knowledge of LA was available. The fact that he worked at FOX before is also a win,' Jack Abernethy, FTS CEO
The veteran broadcaster and former KNBC GM is succeeding Bill Lamb as head of the Fox Los Angeles duopoly.Fox Television Stations today named Steve Carlston senior vice president and general manager of its KTTV -KCOP duopoly in Los Angeles. He assumes this position Oct. 26, succeeding Bill Lamb,Jack Abernethy, FTS CEO, said: “We were fortunate that someone with Steve’s exceptional track record and knowledge of L.A. was available. The fact that he worked at FOX before is also a win.
Carlston has a broadcasting career of more than 40 years. Most recently, he spent 11 years as president and general manager of KNBC, the NBC O&O in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Carlston held the roles of VP-GM of KUTV Salt Lake City; president-COO of Vegas TV; and EVP of affiliate relations and marketing for the UPN Network.
He was the chief operating officer for SF Broadcasting, where he managed Fox stations as part of the then Savoy/FoxX partnership. Carlston also was VP-GM of KSTU Salt Lake City, and executive director of Buena Vista Television Syndication owned by The Walt Disney Co. He started his broadcasting career in sales for Katz Communications as an account executive and later, as a sales manager, and then served as both national and local sales manager at WTAE Pittsburgh. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Carlston holds a degree in broadcast management.
Carlston said: “I am thrilled to be joining Jack and the team at KTTV to continue the station’s tradition of excellence and build upon its legacy of news and programming.”
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