WISH General Manager White Departs

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Jeff White, VP and general manager of WISH Indianapolis, has departed the station. White was named general manager of the CBS affiliate in 2005.

Parent LIN Media did not give a reason for his departure or announce a successor.

The Indianapolis Business Journal reported that White’s departure followed a number of high level exits on both sides of the camera. News director Patti McGettigan left in 2012.

Revenue has decreased significantly at the station since 2009, according to BIA/Kelsey.

Indianapolis is DMA No. 26. WTHR sets the pace there.

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.