Breaking! Dallas News Director Bumped up at CBS O&O
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Some breaking news coming out of the CBS O&O in Dallas.
Andrea Parquet-Taylor has been promoted to Vice President and Station Manager at CBS's KTVT and KTXA in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The announcement was made today by Peter Dunn, President, CBS Television Stations, and Gary Schneider, President and General Manager, CBS 11 and TXA 21.
Parquet-Taylor will report to Schneider and work closely with him on supervising all departments at the duopoly. She assumes this new role after spending most of the past 18 years as a local news executive.
Prior to joining CBS 11 and TXA 21 as Vice President and News Director in February 2017, Parquet-Taylor served as the News Director at WNCN-TV, the CBS affiliate in Raleigh-Durham; WXYZ-TV in Detroit; WRAL-TV and WRAZ-TV in Raleigh-Durham and WMAR-TV in Baltimore.
“Since joining our CBS Television Stations family, it has become clear to us that Andrea is well-suited to make the transition from being a news director to becoming a station manager who helps lead an entire local broadcast-digital organization,” Dunn said. “We look forward to seeing her make the most of this opportunity to take on a bigger role at CBS 11, TXA 21 and the stations’ digital platforms.”
“I am grateful to Peter and Gary for their faith in me and providing this amazing opportunity to learn and grow,” Parquet-Taylor said. “I will miss being with my friends and colleagues in the newsroom on a full-time basis, but I am really happy to continue to be under the same roof with them while venturing into new areas.”
Parquet-Taylor’s successor as News Director at CBS 11 and TXA 21 will be announced at a later date.
