Cummings to Head KTAL

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Nexstar has named Mark Cummings VP and GM of KTAL-TV, its NBC affiliate in Shreveport, La.-Texarkana, Tex., reporting to Nexstar Co-COO Brian Jones.

Cummings had been VP and GM or Nexstar's KARD-TV, the Fox affiliate in Monroe, La., as well as KTVE, the NBC affiliate there via a joint operating agreement with Mission Broadcasting.

Cummings’ resume also includes stints with KMSS and KSHV, both in Shreveport, and KXTX-TV Dallas-Fort Worth.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.