During that time, WALB twice was named Georgia Television Station of the Year. Cyprien served as WALB's news director for four years. She will begin her new role on October 4.Ĭyprien comes to Lafayette from WALB-TV in Albany, Georgia. Nichole Cyprien has been named Channel 3's new news director. For comparison, the spans of the previous three general managers-Tom Pears, Joe Varholy, and Mike Barras-covered a combined 46 years.Ī journalist with Louisiana ties will soon occupy the corner office in the KATC newsroom. McRae's successor will be KLFY's third new general manager in the last 10 years.
McRae came to KLFY in March 2017, replacing Kenny Lawrence as the station's vice president and general manager. Nexstar has not given a timetable for filling the position. The position has been posted to KLFY's website.
Part of that success stemmed from KLFY's focus on local arts and culture, including the creation of the "Acadiana Eats" franchise and the "Inside Cajun Nation" sports program.įor now, Nexstar senior vice president and regional manager Mike Vaughn will serve as KLFY's interim general manager.
McRae will also serve as general manager of WJKT-TV in Jackson, Tennessee, about 85 miles away from Memphis.Īccording to Nexstar, McRae succeeds Ron Walter, who retired last month.ĭuring McRae's time at KLFY, the station's news operation put a dent in KATC's dominance in the market, becoming competitive with Channel 3 and pulling ahead of them in some ratings books. The station's corporate owner, Nexstar Media Group, promoted McRae to the vice president/general manager position at WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee. KLFY will soon have a new general manager.įran McRae has left Channel 10 after four-and-a-half years in the big chair.
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