Donaldson Takes Over KPHO News

Michelle Donaldson is shifting from KRQE/KASA Albuquerque to Meredith sibling KPHO Phoenix, where she’ll be news director starting September 13. Donaldson originally comes from radio–she was at WJR Radio in Detroit years ago, before starting at WXYZ TV. 

“She is an excellent journalist who truly understands local news and serving a community," said KPHO VP/General Manager Edward Munson.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.