KPIX GM Longinotti Departs

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Ron Longinotti, president and GM of CBS-owned KPIX San Francisco, has departed the station. A CBS spokesperson confirmed Longinotti's exit and said an announcement on his successor atop the station would be coming soon.

Longinotti's exit was previously reported by Rich Lieberman 415 Media.

Longinotti took over the CBS O&O in 2002, coming from KGW Portland.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.