Veteran WIAT GM Ballard Departs

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

William Ballard, president and general manager of WIAT Birmingham
since 2003, was released after his contract expired October 10. His
departure was previously reported on the Alabama newspaper site AL.com. 

LIN TV bought the station, a CBS affiliate, from New Vision Television last year.

Ballard told AL.com that he will remain in Birmingham.

LIN is expected to announce Ballard's replacement this week, reports AL.com.

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.