October 27, 2008
New York, NY – Kyle R. Krebs has been named Vice President and General Manager of Bonten Media Group’s Abilene operations effective November 10, 2008. In this position Kyle will be responsible for all of our stations in these markets (KTXS (ABC), Abilene; KTES-LP (TEL), Abilene; Abilene’s CW (Digital); and KTXE-LP (ABC), San Angelo).
Kyle joins Bonten from Salem Communications where he has been Director of Sales of Salem’s three radio station cluster in Dallas, Texas. Before that, he was Vice President and General Sales Manager of the FOX Owned and Operated television stations in Dallas. Prior to joining FOX, Kyle was Vice President and General Manager of WJCL-TV and WTGS-TV, respectively the ABC and FOX affiliates in Savannah, Georgia. Earlier in his career, Kyle held several sales and sales management positions in the television industry.
Kyle holds a B. S. degree from Northwestern University.
“We are very pleased that Kyle will be joining Bonten Media Group to head our Abilene operations,” said Randall Bongarten, Chairman and CEO. “Kyle’s extensive experience and track record of success make him the ideal leader for our top-ranked ABC affiliate in Abilene.”
Bonten Media Group was formed in November 2006 by Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC and Randy Bongarten for the purpose of acquiring and operating local television stations in the United States. Bonten Media Group currently operates sixteen* full power, low power and digital television stations ineight markets, including: WCYB (NBC), WEMT* (FOX) and CW-4 (CW-DT), Tri-Cities, TN/VA; WCTI (ABC),WFXI/WYDO* (FOX) and ENC-TV (IND-DT), Greenville-New Bern, NC; KRCR (ABC), Chico-Redding, CA;KTXS (ABC), KTES-LP (Telemundo) and CW Abilene (CW-DT), Abilene, TX; KECI/KCFW (NBC), Missoula,MT; KTVM (NBC), Butte-Bozeman, MT; KTXE-LP (ABC), San Angelo, TX; and KAEF (ABC), Eureka, CA.
Contact: Randall D. (Randy) Bongarten
(212) 710-7770
*Bonten Media Group operates WEMT and WFXI/WYDO via JSA/JOA agreements with Esteem Broadcasting.
