Raycom Chief Goes Over The Top

摘要

While the mergers and acquisitions that dominated the station group story lines in recent years have slowed down, Raycom Media, under the stewardship of president/CEO Paul McTear, nonetheless has had a blockbuster year in terms of growing the group's reach. McTear's deft moves, including a $160 million grab of Drewry Communications, both expanded Raycom's scale, and the breadth of productions originated in-house. As local broadcasters fight to be relevant in the mobile age, he also positioned Raycom in the increasingly vital over-the-top space, in terms of local news and entertainment. McTear, who was inducted into the B&C Hall of Fame in 2007, spoke with deputy editor Michael Malone before getting his Broadcaster of the Year award at the TVB Forward conference in New York on Sept. 17. An edited transcript follows.