Phillippi Named GM at WATE

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Former WBXX Knoxville General Manager Dan Phillippi has been named to the top spot at New Young Broadcasting's WATE Knoxville. He succeeds Gwen Kinsey who, according to published reports, left last month to start a consulting firm.

Phillippi's appointment was previously reported in the Knoxville News-Sentinel.

WATE is an ABC affiliate in DMA No. 59. Phillippi last worked at CW outlet WBXX, which is part of Acme, which has been selling off its stations.

WATE is one of the three New Young stations that are not involved in a management deal with Gray Television.

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.