BIRMINGHAM, AL --- August 29, 2007 --- Allbritton Communications Company (ACC) announced today that William F. (Mike) Murphy has been promoted to President of ACC's affiliated company, TV Alabama, Inc. where he serves as General Manager of WCFT-TV and WJSU-TV together with WBMA-LP, the combined ABC affiliate in the Birmingham/Tuscaloosa/Anniston, AL market. The stations operate in concert as Alabama's abc33/40.
For the past 3 years, Murphy has served as Vice President at abc33/40. Prior to that, he was its General Sales Manager. Murphy came to the Birmingham market from Nashville where he served for 5 years as General Sales Manager for WSMV-TV, and was with the station for a total of 10 years. A graduate of Belmont University, Nashville, TN, Murphy has exceptional experience in ad sales, people-motivation and has demonstrated tremendous creativity, along with outstanding managerial skills.
Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., President of ACC, said, “Mike is a part of the elite corps of sophisticated television station managers and we are delighted to have him running our Birmingham operation.”
Murphy added, “I am truly honored and excited about this terrific expression of confidence in working with this great team of broadcast professionals at abc33/40. We've grown to be THE market leader in Birmingham and that's where we mean to stay.”
ACC and its subsidiaries own and operate ABC-affiliated stations in seven markets:
· Washington, DC (WJLA)
· Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA (WHTM)
· Roanoke-Lynchburg-Danville, VA (WSET)
· Charleston, SC (WCIV)
· Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston, AL (WBMA/WCFT/WJSU)
· Little Rock, AR (KATV)
· Tulsa, OK (KTUL)
In addition, ACC owns and operates a 24-hour cable news channel in Washington, DC, NewsChannel 8 and The Politico newspaper.
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