R.J. Merritt has been named president and general manager of KREM-KSKN Spokane. He starts immediately at the Gannett Broadcasting duopoly, promoted from the director of sales position.
"RJ is a natural fit for this role," said Lynn Beall, executive VP, Gannett Broadcasting. "He knows the market inside and out, understands the competitive challenges first-hand and brings fresh thinking to the team. His passion, leadership and commitment to winning will move KREM and KSKN forward in exciting ways."
KREM-KSKN is a CBS-CW pair in DMA No. 73. When the stations were owned by Belo, Merritt graduated from the Belo Broadcast Sales Academy.
He succeeds James Aitken, who took on the VP/general manager job at Tribune's KDAF Dallas in late March. Merritt is a native of Washington and a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
