{"id":201491,"date":"2026-03-03T02:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/201491\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T02:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T02:21:14","slug":"sinclair-names-katherine-dougherty-as-vice-president-and-general-manager-of-kmph-and-kfre-in-fresno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/201491\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair : Names Katherine Dougherty as Vice President and General Manager of KMPH and KFRE in Fresno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">\n        FRESNO, CA, March 2, 2026 &#8211; Sinclair today announced the appointment of Katherine Dougherty as Vice President and General Manager KMPH\/FOX and KFRE\/ CW in Fresno.\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p>        Dougherty returns to Sinclair from KOIN 6 and Portland CW in Portland, Oregon where she served as Integrated Sales Manager.\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p>        Previously, Dougherty was Station Manager for Sinclair&#8217;s NBC16\/KMTR in Eugene, Oregon. She has also held digital sales leadership roles at KMTR and KVAL\/CBS. Throughout her career, Dougherty has consistently exceeded revenue goals while building high-performing teams and long-term client partnerships.\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p>        &#8220;Kathie is a proven leader with a strong track record of driving revenue growth, operational excellence, and community engagement,&#8221; said Rob Weisbord, COO and President, Local Media. &#8220;Her strategic mindset, and collaborative leadership style make her the ideal choice to lead our Fresno operations, and we&#8217;re thrilled she is returning to Sinclair.&#8221;\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p>        &#8220;I am truly honored to return to Sinclair, a company that has always felt like home to me. I&#8217;ve long admired the strength of its leadership and the culture of innovation and local commitment it represents,&#8221; said Dougherty. &#8220;I&#8217;m inspired by the team in Fresno and excited to get started, build strong partnerships, and support continued growth across the Central Valley.&#8221;\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n<p>        Dougherty is a volunteer with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">About Sinclair:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">\n        Sinclair (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and\/or provides services to 179 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; and multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair&#8217;s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at https:\/\/www.sbgi.net.\n      <\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">Media contact: Jessica Bellucci [email protected]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FRESNO, CA, March 2, 2026 &#8211; Sinclair today announced the appointment of Katherine Dougherty as Vice President and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39262,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113,3956],"class_list":["post-201491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news","tag-markets"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201491"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201491\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}