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Shawn Harris Named Station Manager at WJZY CW46 & WMYT MYTV 12
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WJZY & WMYT Sales Manager Shawn Harris will now also serve as Station Manager for CBC’s two Charlotte stations. |
Shawn Harris has been promoted to Station Manager of WJZY CW46 and WMYT My TV12, it was announced on Thursday, February 15, 2007. Harris is also Director of Sales for the two Charlotte-based television stations, owned by Capitol Broadcasting Company, and will continue to serve in that capacity.
“In addition to building a strong sales operation, Shawn has demonstrated the ability to manage complex projects involving multiple departments,” said Vice President & General Manager Will Davis. “He did an outstanding job of helping us re-launch our stations last year when we acquired The CW Network affiliation from CBS/Warner Brothers, and the MyNetwork TV affiliation from FOX Television.”
“I am proud to be a member of this award-winning staff,” Harris said. “In 2007, WJZY-TV celebrates its 20th year on-the-air. Along with sister station WMYT-TV, we look forward to bringing television viewers in the Charlotte market the very best in news, public affairs and entertainment for many decades to come.”
Prior to his arrival at WJZY-TV/WMYT-TV in 2003, Harris was General Sales Manager at WTVQ-TV, the ABC affiliate in Lexington, KY. He has also held management positions at stations in the Raleigh/Durham/Fayetteville and Asheville/Greenville/Spartanburg television markets, and was an Account Executive with Harrington, Righter & Parsons, Inc. in Charlotte. A native of Fayetteville and a graduate of Campbell University, Shawn resides in Charlotte with his wife Elizabeth and their three children.
Thanks to WJZY’s Crystal Rose & Andre Boyd for this capcom story.
