New GM Hire in San Francisco

NBC has announced that announced today that Stacy Owen has been named President and General Manager of the Bay Area NBC and Telemundo-owned stations, KNTV and KSTS.

She is coming from the Deuce at KNBC in LA. 

Not often you see an Assistant News Director bumped up to the GM job at an O&O, but Owen also has years of experience as a News Director as well. 
 
“Stacy is a talented news professional and a strategic thinker.  She has served as News Director for three stations prior to joining us in Los Angeles to help strengthen KNBC’s news efforts. She is a collaborative, inspiring manager, and a dedicated local broadcaster,” said Staab. “Stacy is familiar with the uniqueness of the Bay Area through her years at KRON in San Francisco. I look forward to the great work she will do with the strong teams at KNTV and KSTS.”
 
“I’m thrilled to welcome Stacy to our Telemundo stations family,” said Manuel Martinez, President, Telemundo Station Group. “Her experience will serve all of our teams well as we continue to drive growth and innovation for Spanish-speaking viewers of the San Francisco area.”

FTVLive has also, obtained the internal memo sent out to the staff at NBC:
 

From: "Staab, Valari (NBCUniversal)"
Date: September 15, 2017 at 10:00:08 AM PDT
To: "@NBC Uni TVS Everyone" 
Cc: "Lazarus, Mark (NBCUniversal)"
Subject: Stacy Owen Appointed GM of KNTV and KSTS

Dear Colleagues,
 
I am pleased to announce Stacy Owen is the new President and General Manager of our San Francisco Bay Area stations, KNTV and KSTS, effective immediately.
 
Stacy joins our Bay Area team from our Los Angeles KNBC station where she worked as Assistant News Director for five years. She’s familiar with the San Francisco area through her years at KRON. Below is a copy of the press release with more information that I encourage you to read.
 
Please join me in congratulating Stacy on her new role.
 
Thank you,
 
Valari Staab
President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 603E

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