Tegna Names New GM at WCNC(TV) Charlotte

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Joan Barrett has been named president and GM of Tegna's WCNC(TV) Charlotte, N.C., an NBC affiliate. 

Barrett joins the company from Nexstar's KDVR(TV)-KWGN(TV) Denver (formerly Tribune stations), a Fox and CW affiliate, respectively. 

Barrett's resume includes running president and GM of Sunflower Broadcasting/Schurz Communications in Wichita, running a five-station TV group. 

Barrett rose through the news ranks, rather than the more common sales track, beginning her career as a reporter, then successively anchor, producer and news director. 

“Joan possesses a combination of skills in journalism, marketing and digital media that make her extremely well-suited to lead our team at WCNC,“ said Lynn Beall, EVP and COO for media operations at Tegna, in a statement. 

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.