Hearst Television on Monday announced the promotion of Kevin Kalia to the role of Regional Director of Engineering, expanding his responsibilities beyond engineering tasks at the company’s Boston-area station.
Kalia will start in his new role in January, Hearst said. He will remain at WCVB (Channel 5, ABC) in Boston, where he has served as Director of Engineering for three years, while sharing expanded oversight with Michael Saffell at WMUR (Channel 9, ABC0 in New Hampshire and Greg Turner at WBAL (Channel 11, NBC) in Baltimore, Maryland, the broadcaster said.
“Kevin has demonstrated the leadership and technical judgment needed to guide engineering across our enterprise,” Stefan Hadl, the Senior Vice President of Broadcast Engineering and Technology at Hearst Television, said in a statement on Monday.
During his tenure at WCVB, Kalia introduced the company’s first virtual television set, which is used for the station’s “Chronicle” and “On the Record” programs. He also supervised technical teams supporting national broadcasts of the Boston Marathon in partnership with ESPN, along with the station’s Sail Boston coverage and annual holiday specials.
Before joining WCVB, Kalia spent four years as Director of Engineering at WGAL (Channel 8, NBC) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, overseeing broadcast operations, facilities and technical infrastructure. At WGAL, he helped manage the station’s operations during the COVID-19 pandemic while overseeing a major facility renovation. He also worked with educational institutions to expand broadcasting opportunities for students, securing a Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters grant that funded new equipment for McCaskey High School’s broadcasting program.
Earlier in his career, Kalia served as Assistant Chief Engineer at WYFF (Channel 4, NBC) in Greenville, South Carolina, where he helped oversee newsroom renovations and technical operations for major live events. He previously worked at WTAE (Channel 4, ABC) in Pittsburgh as Content Acquisition and Technology Manager after initially joining the station as a news producer. Kalia began his broadcasting career as a news producer at WTAJ (Channel 10, CBS) in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in Media Studies, Film and Television from Pennsylvania State University and participated in Hearst’s executive leadership development program. Kalia is also a member of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.
Hearst owns 35 television stations and two radio stations across more than two dozen media markets.
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