LIN Partners With Rep Firm Katz

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LIN Media has hired Katz Television Group to be its national rep firm, shifting 35 stations from their previous sales representation at Petry. The stations include KXAN-KNVA Austin, WOOD-WOTV Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo, and WTNH-WCTX Hartford-New Haven.

The arrangement began Dec. 3.

Leo MacCourtney, president and CEO of Katz, called LIN “an extremely important piece of business” for the rep firm.

“This is a great win for Katz and we look forward to being Lin's key national sales partner,” he added.

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.