David Hunt

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President and General Manager at WBIR Knoxville (TEGNA and NBC) @ TEGNA
David Hunt's Location
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, United States
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About David Hunt

I currently serve as President and General Manager of WBIR-TV the NBC affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee which is owned by TEGNA Media. I have over 30 years of experience in leading result driven teams at several levels at TEGNA which have required strong leadership in all aspects of staff management, team building, content transformation, revenue generation, driving innovation, special projects, newscast production, remote coordination and community service. Past experience includes serving as the lead Olympic Athlete content producer and coordinator for TEGNA owned NBC stations starting with the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and continuing through the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro. In 2007, I developed the 9NEWS HotShots program which trained (10) high school students how to shoot, edit and distribute video for our on-air and digital properties. I also served as Executive Producer of NFL Preseason Broadcasts for the Denver Broncos, (4) Super Bowls, (2) Stanley Cup Championships, the 2007 World Series Championship and the 2008 Democratic National Convention.I currently serve as a board member for the United Way of Greater Knoxville, InterFaith Health Center and recently concluded a 6-year term at the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce as part of the Talent Council subcommittee, with a primary focus on recruiting and training our workforce for the future.Volunteer service includes Second Harvest Food Bank and the Knoxville Area Urban League’s annual “Shoes for School” program which provides over 1500 pairs of shoes to kids for the first day of school. Specialties:• Team builder, coach, mentor• Strong leadership and management skills• Innovation and Content Transformation• Execute sales opportunities across multiple platforms.• Strong skills in remote live event coverage coordination and production• Community servant

David Hunt's Current Company Details
TEGNA

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President and General Manager at WBIR Knoxville (TEGNA and NBC)
David Hunt Work Experience Details
  • Tegna
    President And General Manager
    Tegna Jan 2017 - Present
    Tysons, Virginia, Us
  • Tegna
    Director Of Local Sports Strategies And Initiatives
    Tegna Jun 2015 - Dec 2016
    Tysons, Virginia, Us
    • Responsible for the coordination, management and execution of our Local Sports strategic initiatives.• Project leader and team member of several high profile Corporate initiatives that include Newsroom Transformation, Town Halls, Super Bowls and our High School Sports initiative.• Developed and managed overall content coverage plan for TEGNA which included several key sales extensions for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.• Work closely with digital and sales teams to leverage local sports opportunities.
  • Gannett
    Director Of Local Sports Strategies And Initiatives
    Gannett Apr 2013 - Jun 2015
    New York, Ny, Us
    • Served as the Project Manager liaison between Gannett Broadcasting and USA Today Sports on the launch of our High School Sports Platform.• Included platform development, functionality, UX experience, content strategy and deployment to the field.• Worked closely with digital and sales teams on ways to maximize opportunities for the platform.
  • Kusa-Tv
    Executive Producer Special Projects
    Kusa-Tv Dec 2010 - Apr 2013
    Us
    • Set and execute strategic and editorial goals for both the sports and weather departments.• Project leader of several high profile Station and Corporate initiatives including content innovation.• Developed and executed cross divisional content sharing plan by leveraging multiple assets in the field for the 2013 NFL Combine and NCAA Basketball tournament. • Part of the negotiating team for Denver Broncos contract and other station initiatives.
  • Kusa-Tv
    Executive Sports Producer
    Kusa-Tv Nov 1991 - Dec 2010
    Us
    • Department manager responsible for assigning staff, maintaining travel budgets and personnel decisions.• 2010 Executive Producer of Gannett Olympic Zone program including, content management, crew deployment and distribution of twelve 30 minute shows to our NBC affiliates.• 2007 created 9NEWS High School Hotshots program which employed 12 senior students and trained them to shoot and send video of football games for on-air and on-line distribution.• Department manager responsible for content ideas, assigning staff, maintaining travel budgets and personnel decisions.• Career "live event" coverage highlights include: Denver Broncos preseason game producer, 1997 and 1998 Super Bowl news coverage, 1996 and 2001 Stanley Cup Championship news coverage and the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

David Hunt Skills

Video Producing Broadcast Avid Editorial Enps Multimedia Radio Broadcasting Storytelling Leadership Live Remote Planning New Media Broadcast Television Broadcast Journalism Editing Video Production Media Relations Television Social Media Digital Media Journalism Video Editing Broadcasting

David Hunt Education Details

  • University Of Colorado Boulder
    University Of Colorado Boulder
    Economics And Psychology
  • Denver East High School
    Denver East High School

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