WTSP Tampa GM Tonning to Retire

Ken Tonning, president and general manager at WTSP Tampa, is
retiring as of July 5.

His announcement was previously reported in the Tampa Bay Times.

WTSP is a Gannett-owned CBS affiliate. Tonning, 68, came on
board as GM late in 2008. His previous positions included general manager at
KUSA Denver and general sales manager at WXIA Atlanta.

"It's an opportunity to step back and enjoy life,"
he told B&C. "I worked
really hard most of my life and enjoyed every minute of it. Now it's time to
kick back and travel and hit some of the things on my bucket list."

That includes cruises and road trips, Tonning added, in
addition to family time.

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.