WSVN Miami’s Leider Stepping Down as General Manager

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Robert Leider, executive VP and general manager of WSVN Miami, will step down as GM on Sept. 1 and will remain with parent Sunbeam Television as VP and consultant. Chris Wayland, WHDH-WLVI Boston VP and general manager, was named executive VP and general manager at Sunbeam Television.

A 40-year veteran of the powerhouse Fox affiliate, Leider “will be dedicating more time to the station’s community endeavors,” said Sunbeam, including Habitat for Humanity of Broward.

Wayland has had more than 10 years with Sunbeam.

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.