Tegna Names Rebecca Cantu GM of KIII-TV in Corpus Christi

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Broadcaster will succeed Bruce Cummings, who is retiring in March

Rebecca Cantu Tegna KIII-TV
Rebecca Cantu (Image credit: Tegna)

Tegna said that it named Rebecca Cantu president and general manager of KIII-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Cantu will join the stations on February 7 and succeed current president and GM Bruce Cummings when he retires March 4.

Cantu had been business development manager and community marketing specialist at Tegna’s KHOU-TV, Houston, where she’s been for 14 years.

“Rebecca’s proven track record of collaboration and leadership across departments has been a huge part of KHOU’s momentum in recent years,” said Brad Ramsey, senior VP, media operations for Tegna. “I am thrilled she will bring her energy and love of Corpus Christi back home to the community where she grew up and help lead the great KIII team into their next chapter of success.” ■

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.