Carter Named WCSH Portland GM

Steve Carter has been named president and general manager at WCSH Portland (ME). He moves from KUSA-KTVD Denver, where he was v.p. of marketing and promotion. All are part of Gannett.

Carter succeeds Steve Thaxton, who shifted to Scripps' WCPO Cincinnati.

"Steve Carter has an enormous amount of knowledge and experience in local broadcasting," said Dave Lougee, president of Gannett Broadcasting. "His outstanding creativity, passion for excellence and exceptional leadership abilities will help WCSH continue providing its award-winning news and community service to Portland and all of Maine."

Carter has been with KUSA for 19 years, and with KTVD after Gannett acquired it in 2006. He has held the vice president of marketing and promotion position since 2007. He joined KUSA from KSFY Sioux Falls, where he was promotion manager.

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.