Yaccarino To Leave Turner Ad Sales

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Linda Yaccarino, the top advertising sales executive for Turner Entertainment, plans to leave the company when her contract expires.

Yaccarino, who has been with Turner for 18 years, reports to David Levy, who is head of sales, distribution and sports for all of Turner Broadcasting. Yaccarino, an executive vice president at Turner, was also responsible for program acquisition for Turner's cable networks.

According to an internal memo from Levy, Yaccarino, who was named a Wonder Woman by the editors of Multichannel News, in 2005, is leaving to pursue new professional opportunities.

In an internal announcement, Levy said that for the time being, Turner Entertainment Networks ad sales team will report to him, and Steve Koonin, president of Turner Entertainment Networks, will oversee acquisitions.

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Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.