BREAKING NEWS! ABC Names New O&O President

When Wendy McMahon left her job as the head of the ABC O&O’s and defected to CBS, it left the Mickey Mouse network with a big hole to fill.

Today, ABC announced that WABC GM Chad Matthews takes over at the new President of the owned and operated stations.

Matthews’ has been rising fast at ABC.

He was the News Director at WABC before being bumped up to the GM job and now he is handed the reigns to the O&O’s.

“I am truly honored to be given this opportunity to lead the best station group in the world! The great eight as I like to call it,” said Matthews. “The team members who make up the ABC Owned Stations are the best in the business. Their talents, innovation, perseverance and flexibility are sources of constant inspiration. I am very much looking forward to working with them to further grow the business while continuing to find new ways to “super serve” our viewers and communities to set the bar for local television.”

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