KPIX GM Longinotti Departs

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Ron Longinotti, president and GM of CBS-owned KPIX San Francisco, has departed the station. A CBS spokesperson confirmed Longinotti's exit and said an announcement on his successor atop the station would be coming soon.

Longinotti's exit was previously reported by Rich Lieberman 415 Media.

Longinotti took over the CBS O&O in 2002, coming from KGW Portland.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.