CBS Atlanta to Soft Launch This Weekend. Assures Viewers On-Air Folk Will Know Atlanta

CBS Atlanta to Soft Launch This Weekend. Assures Viewers On-Air Folk Will Know Atlanta

“We aren’t just hiring a team – we are building one from the community,” said Jennifer Mitchell, president of CBS Stations.

CBS to Launch New News Operation in Atlanta Next Month

If you subscribe to the FREE FTVLive Newsletter than you know that we passed along this story first thing on Thursday morning. If you’re not subscribed, you can do so at the bottom of this page. It is 100% free and sponsored by OTA Talent. CBS to Launch New News Operation in Atlanta Next MonthOn Saturday, August 16, WUPA (channel 69) will become the new CBS affiliate in Atlanta, taking over the affiliation from Gray Television's WANF.The new "CB…

Alex Sanz hired as managing editor for CBS Atlanta station launch - Media Moves

Alex Sanz has been hired by CBS News and Stations as managing editor, joining the newsroom leadership team for the launch of CBS’s first owned station in Atlanta. He starts Monday, August 18. CBS is moving its network affiliation from Gray’s WANF to its own station, WUPA ch. 69, which will become CBS Atlanta. Local […] The post Alex Sanz hired as managing editor for CBS Atlanta station launch first appeared on Media Moves.

‘CBS Atlanta’ Builds Out Its Forthcoming News Team | Radio & Television Business Report

On Saturday, Gray Media’s WANF-46 will conclude its run as a CBS affiliate, with Paramount Skydance-owned WUPA-69 becoming “CBS Atlanta” in the South’s largest market. Unlike the debut of WWJ-62 in Detroit at the end of 1994, a local news team will provide Atlanta with another choice for information. “We aren’t just hiring a team – we are building one from the community,” said Jennifer Mitchell, President of CBS Stations. “They’re here to listen…