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Ashley Parker was named Vice President & General Manager of KSAT, the ABC affiliate television station in San Antonio, Texas in October 2022.

Parker previously held the role of General Sales Manager at KSAT since 2013. In her 19 years at the station she served as Local Sales Manager, Digital Sales Manager and an Account Executive.

Prior to joining KSAT in 2003, Parker was at KIII/ABC affiliate in Corpus Christi, and KRBC/NBC affiliate in Abilene, Texas. Parker studied at Abilene Christian University to become a Paralegal, however she landed in the Broadcast Media Industry and never looked back.

She is a member of the San Antonio Women Leaders Association.

Ashley and her husband, Joseph, have one child.

Terri Cope Walton has served as vice president/general manager of WJXT/WCWJ since November 2021. Prior to that, Cope Walton served as news director at WRTV, the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana since 2013, and worked in many roles upon joining the WRTV staff in 1998, including assistant news director, leading the station’s community affairs efforts, and being the lead producer for Good Morning Indiana.

Before coming to WRTV, Cope Walton worked as a producer for WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio, a producer/reporter for WHIO-AM, and was an English teacher for Dayton Public Schools. She served on the board of governors for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter, and is a lifetime member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Cope Walton is a four-time Emmy Award winner and has earned a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

She is a graduate of Central State University with a B.A. in English Literature and has a Diversity and Inclusion Certificate from Cornell University.

Terri and her husband, John, have two children.

Catherine Badalamente is the President & Chief Executive Officer for Graham Media Group, a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC).

In her role, Badalamente oversees seven local media hubs — each in a top-71 market, representing just under 7% coverage in the U.S. The television stations, web and mobile platforms are recognized as news leaders across the media spectrum: KPRC-Houston (NBC); WDIV-Detroit (NBC); WKMG-Orlando (CBS); KSAT-San Antonio (ABC); a duopoly in Jacksonville: WJXT (Fully Local) and WCWJ (CW); and WSLS-Roanoke (NBC). GMG also owns Graham Digital, a digital media and technology development group based in Detroit and Atlanta-based Social News Desk, a leading provider of social media management tools designed to connect newsrooms with their users.

Badalamente has been at the forefront of the changing television landscape and transition to new media throughout her career. Prior to being named CEO, she held the role of VP, Chief Innovation Officer since 2019 overseeing digital sales, content, and technology for GMG and served as VP, Digital Media since 2012, helping to create successful multiplatform convergent campaigns for clients and stations and was successful at driving growth in both audience and revenue for the group.

Badalamente began her Graham Media Group career in 2000 at WDIV, the NBC affiliate in Detroit. There she held a variety of roles including Director of New Business Development from 2006 to 2010. She began her television career at WKYC, the NBC affiliate in Cleveland as an Account Executive in 1997.

Badalamente is chair of the board of directors of the Local Media Association, serves as treasurer of the board of directors of the Local Media Foundation, and is a member of the board of directors of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. She is immediate past chair of the National Association of Broadcasters Digital Officer Committee, and was the recipient of the National Association of Broadcasters Digital Leadership Award in 2017.

Badalamente is a graduate of John Carroll University with a BA in Communications.

Jaimie León was named Vice President & General Manager of WSLS, the NBC affiliate television station in Roanoke, VA in August, 2017.

Jaimie León joined Graham Media Group in 2006. As the Business Manager for WPLG-TV, the ABC affiliate in Miami, FL, she played a key role in the management and building of a new state-of-the-art broadcast facility, and a new broadcast tower. In 2014, León became the Business Manager of KSAT-TV, the dominant ABC affiliate in San Antonio, TX.

León began her television career at WFOR-TV, the CBS owned & operated station in Miami, FL as an accountant in 2003. She went on to become the Business Manager for WWHB-CA (Azteca affiliate) and WTCN-CA (My Network affiliate) in West Palm Beach, FL when acquired by CBS/Viacom.

A graduate of the University of South Florida, León holds a BS in Accounting. She attended the NAB Broadcast Leadership Training Program in 2016.

Bob Ellis is the Vice President and General Manager of WDIV, the Graham Media Group, Inc. media hub in Detroit. It’s a return to the station where he had previously spent 15 years of his career in various management roles, including News Director. He has held the position since October 2021.

From 2009 to 2021 Ellis served as the Vice President and General Manager of WJXT and WCWJ, the Graham Media Group, Inc. duopoly in Jacksonville, Florida. During Ellis’ tenure at WJXT the station widened the gap as the most-watched television station in Jacksonville. In 2013 Ellis was named General Manager of the Year for markets 25-50 by Broadcasting and Cable Magazine. Ellis also helped WJXT leverage their News4JAX news brand to its digital platforms as the market’s leading digital news source. In 2014 news4jax.com earned the national Edward R. Murrow award as the best local television website in the United States.

In 2020 Ellis participated in 20th anniversary class of the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Leadership Training program.

Ellis, known for his creativity and bold ideas, led WJXT in launching several innovative projects to emphasize its popular station brand, The Local Station.

WJXT turned Jacksonville’s annual July 4th fireworks show into a prime-time television event celebrating the active and former military members at the two military bases located in the market. He also started PositivelyJax a station-wide project to inspire viewers by telling stories about people and organizations leading positive efforts to make Jacksonville a better place to live. The station has turned the market’s regional Spelling Bee into and prime-time broadcast event, televised the first-ever local high school musical to a prime-time audience, and created the Bold City Showcase, a one-day high school football event featuring six local teams in three games played on one field, all broadcast live on WJXT.

In 2014 Ellis won the Station Excellence Emmy Award from the Suncoast chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

A Michigan native, Ellis graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. In his previous stint at WDIV he served as News Director and serval other management roles. He began his TV career in sports, his first job was Producer of the football and basketball coach’s shows at MSU. Ellis is an 11-time Emmy winner and has earned several regional Edward R. Murrow Awards and state broadcast association honors throughout his career.

He currently serves on the Board of The Parade Company, the organization responsible for putting on Detroit’s annual Thanksgiving Parade and Fireworks shows.

He also previously served on the board of the Florida Association of Broadcasters. While in Jacksonville Ellis was very active in the community as well. He was a Trustee with the Jacksonville Chamber, served on the board of Goodwill Industries of North Florida, was a member of the advisory board of the Career Academies for the St. John’s County School District, was on the board of High School 9:12 a local organization helping to prepare students for college. He was also a board member for Take it to Heart a non-profit program in focused on educating minority women about heart disease. He was a Trustee of the Jacksonville Chamber and a member of the Chairman’s Club for the Jacksonville Sports Council, the organization dedicated to generating economic impact and growth through sports in Jacksonville, including running the annual Gator Bowl college football game played each January.

He and his wife Melanie have two children.