Steve Carlston Named Senior VP/GM at KTTV-KCOP Los Angeles

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Former KNBC Los Angeles GM shifts to Fox stations

Steve Carlston, SVP and GM, KTTV-KCOP Los Angeles

(Image credit: Fox)

Steve Carlston has been named senior VP and general manager of Fox-owned KTTV-KCOP Los Angeles. Carlston, who spent 11 years as president and general manager of KNBC Los Angeles, starts October 26 and reports to Jack Abernethy, CEO of Fox Television Stations.

"We were fortunate that someone with Steve's exceptional track record and knowledge of L.A. was available," said Abernethy. "The fact that he worked at Fox before is also a win."

Before running KNBC, Carlston had been VP/general manager of KUTV Salt Lake City, president and chief operating officer of Vegas TV, executive VP of affiliate relations and marketing for the UPN Network, chief operating officer for SF Broadcasting, and VP/GM of KSTU Salt Lake City.

"I am thrilled to be joining Jack and the team at KTTV to continue the station's tradition of excellence and build upon its legacy of news and programming," Carlston said.

Todd Mokhtari was named president and general manager at KNBC-KVEA in April. ■

Michael Malone
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.