(RE)MAKE A WISH: NEW GM TAKES ON STRICKEN STATION

摘要

Wish Indianapolis loses its CBS affiliation at year-end, but Les Vann, new VP/GM, sees opportunity amidst the tumult. Arriving in Indianapolis Aug. 25, Vann is working out WISH strategy for 2015 and beyond. "I see this as nothing but opportunity, for [parent] LIN and viewers and us to further enhance our 60-year commitment to localism," he says. "I am all in." CBS announced it is moving the Indianapolis affiliation to Tribune's WTTV. LIN and Media General reworked the terms of their merger; the affiliation switch lops as much as $110 million off the station's value, according to Indianapolis Business Journal.