WVUE GM Moves To WAFF

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WVUE New Orleans VP/General Manager Vanessa Oubre is shifting to Raycom’s NBC affiliate WAFF Huntsville, AL, starting as VP/general manager Sept 8. 
Oubre’s move to WAFF, an NBC affiliate in the 83rd largest DMA, was previously reported on Magid Morning Facts. A Raycom spokesperson confirmed the hire.
Oubre takes over for Jeff Hoffman, who jumped to Local TV’s WTKR Norfolk earlier this summer.

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.