Lancaster Named WTLV-WJXX Jacksonville VP/Station Manager

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Bill Lancaster, VP of sales at WFMY Greensboro, has been named VP, station manager and director of sales at Gannett's WTLV-WJXX Jacksonville.

Rob Mennie was named president general manager of the stations, ABC and NBC affiliates, in August.

"I am very excited for Bill to join our team in Jacksonville," said Mennie. "I have known Bill for many years and have always been impressed by his leadership and sales results. He will be a great addition to WTLV/WJXX and the Jacksonville community."

Lancaster has been with Gannett for more than 20 years, starting as account executive at WFMY before moving to WUSA Washington, DC, and later returning to Greensboro.

Michael Malone
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.