Fisher Ups Lovejoy to SVP/CFO

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Joseph Lovejoy was named senior vice president and chief financial officer at Fisher Communications.

He was previously senior VP and acting CFO.

Lovejoy has been at Fisher since 2004. According to CEO Colleen Brown, he assumes responsibility for “the company’s financial operations, legal, corporate risk, real estate and investor relations.”

“Joe brings to the CFO position the expertise and proven track record of a successful financial executive, along with the hands-on business experience of an operations executive,” Brown said. “This strong combination of skills and experience is important to Fisher’s executive management team and will support Fisher’s drive toward creating greater shareholder value.”

Seattle-based Fisher owns 13 TV stations.

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.