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Sinclair announces promotions across corporate, TV

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Sinclair, Inc. on Wednesday announced more than a dozen executive promotions across its corporate, broadcast TV and cable sports divisions.

In corporate, three executives — Billie-Jo McIntyre, Melissa Meidina Yim and Patrick Baldwin — were elevated to new roles. McIntyre will now serve as the Vice President of Finance, while Medina Yim will serve as the Vice President of Human Resources. Both were associate vice presidents in their prior roles.



Baldwin has been promoted to serve as the Associate Vice President of Distribution, up from his prior role as Director of Distribution.

At Sinclair Television Group, 11 executives were awarded promotions this week, including:



  • Antonia DeFeo to the role of Senior Vice President, Agency Solutions (formerly Vice President, Agency Solutions)
  • J.W. Linkenauger to the role of Senior Vice President of Advanced Advertising Support Operations (formerly Vice President of Advanced Advertising Support Operations)
  • Deidre O’Grady to the role of Senior Vice President of Pricing, Planning and Business Operations (formerly Vice President of Planning and Operations)
  • Kent Welch to the role of Senior Vice President of Promotions and Creative (formerly Vice President of Promotions and Creative)
  • Matthew Goldman to the role of Vice President of Strategic and Technical Innovations (formerly Senior Director of Media Engineering and Architecture)
  • Rafi Mamalian to the role of Vice President of Innovation Lab (formerly Associate Vice President of Innovation Lab)
  • Ryan Siska to Vice President and Managing Director at Drive Auto (formerly Vice President and General Manager at Drive Auto)
  • Michael Enslen to the role of Associate Vice president of Traffic Operations (formerly Executive Director of Advertising Support Operations)
  • Daisy Glanker to the role of Associate Vice President of Marketing Operations at Drive Auto (formerly Executive Director of Marketing at Drieve Auto)
  • Kelty Heilman to the role of Associate Vice President of Marketing (formerly Executive Director of Sales Marketing)
  • Christopher Tabor to the role of Associate Vice President of Central Graphics (formerly Executive Director of Central Graphics)

At the Tennis Channel, David Monks has been promoted to Vice President of Research and Strategy; he previously served as the Director of Research. Kim Savage has been named the Vice President of Marketing; she previously worked as the Director of Sales and Marketing.

“We are proud to recognize the remarkable achievements of our exceptional leaders through these well-deserved promotions,” Christopher Ripley, the President and CEO of Sinclair, said in a statement. “Their dedication, vision, and leadership have been instrumental to our success. These advancements reaffirm Sinclair’s unwavering commitment to empowering and elevating our top talent as we embrace new opportunities and continue driving innovation across the organization.”



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