Sinclair Broadcast Group Names Dean Ditmer Vice President/General Manager of KATU and KUNP in Portland, OR

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sinclair today announced Dean Ditmer has been named Vice President/General Manager of KATU and KUNP in Portland, OR.

Ditmer was previously President/GM at KPNX, KMSB and KTTU in Tucson, AZ. He has held several executive leadership positions across the broadcast industry, including Director of Sales at KUSA in Denver, General Manager of Sinclair’s WKEF and WRGT in Dayton, OH, General Manager at Metro Networks in Minneapolis, Director of Sales at WCCO in Minneapolis, Local Sales Manager at KPIX in San Francisco, and Sales Manager at WNCN in Raleigh.

In making the announcement, Rob Weisbord, Sinclair’s Chief Operating Officer, and President of Local Media, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Dean back to Sinclair. Dean’s extensive experience and proven leadership make him the perfect fit to lead KATU and KUNP. We are confident that under his guidance, these stations will continue to thrive and serve the Portland community with excellence.”

“It is an honor and pleasure to rejoin Sinclair where, as a leader, I enjoyed the most rewarding and fulfilling work of my professional career. Rob is leading transformative change within our industry, and I am eager to get started to help support that transformation at the terrific operation in Portland," said Ditmer.

Ditmer has recently served on several public and non-profit boards, including the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University, the Arizona Broadcasters Association, and the Arizona Interscholastic Association Advisory Board. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Communications from Bowling Green State University.

About Sinclair:

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation’s largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

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