Kristina Lockwood Named President and GM at KHON

Honolulu station sales vet replaces Joe McNamara, who resigned last week

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/5/2013 9:05:08 AM

LIN Media has named Kristina Lockwood president and general manager of KHON Honolulu, a Fox affiliate. She replaces Joe McNamara, who resigned last week.

Lockwood will report to Scott Blumenthal, executive VP of television at LIN Media. She previously worked with the station in 2004 as a national sales manager.

"We are excited to have Kristina back at KHON-TV. She is an outstanding broadcast executive with strong roots in Honolulu," said Blumenthal. "Her unique blend of sales experience in both television and digital media, leadership skills and strong relationships make her an ideal candidate for this position and for advancing our key initiative."

Lockwood joins KHON from Cox Media's California division, where she most recently served as director of sales, statewide. She also spent over a decade in various sales management positions at Honolulu stations including KITV, the ABC affiliate, and KGMB, the CBS affiliate.