Meredith gains a duopoly, drops a GM. (Station Break).(has two television stations in Oregon market, names Teresa Burgess as general manager)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, April, 2002 by Trigoboff, Dan

Shortly after the announcement of the long-awaited station swap by the Fox and Meredith station groups, Meredith's new boss Kevin O'Brien replaced Tony Thompson, general manager at Fox affiliate KPDX Portland, Ore., with Teresa Burgess, who has been general manager at Cox-owned KFOX-TV El Paso, Texas.

O'Brien was for many years the head of Cox's KTVU(TV) Oaldand, Calif., and regional manager of the group's Western stations. Since taking over as head of the Meredith group, he has also replaced general managers in Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix. When the asset swap is approved by the FCC, Burgess will run both KPDX and KPTV, for which Meredith swapped WOFL(TV) Orlando and WOGX-TV Ocala, Fla. Fox had no comment on possible management changes. The...

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