Wilkin Tapped to Run WPEC

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Freedom Broadcasting announced that Diana Wilkin will become president and general manager of WPEC West Palm Beach, Fla. April 9. Wilkin comes over from Clear Channel , where she was VO and GM of the Fox-CBS duopoly in Jacksonville.

“Her multi-company, multi-market and widely varied broadcast experience made her the number-one choice to take on this important role,” stated Freedom president Doreen Wade. 

WPEC is a CBS affiliate. Wilkin sits on the CBS affiliate board.

Freedom Broadcasting owns nine stations in seven states, and is awaiting its sale of WLNE Providence .

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.