Leeps named WUFT-TV News Director
(July 17, 2003) Mark Leeps has accepted the position of WUFT-TV News Director, WUFT-TV/FM General Manager Richard Lehner announced today. Leeps served as WUFT-TV's Assistant News Director from 1990-92 and was the WUFT-TV News Assignment Editor from 1988-1990. He was formerly Executive Producer at the ABC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio. Before that, Leeps served as Executive Producer for the Lexington, Kentucky ABC station and as News Director, Assistant News Director, and News Producer for the CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina. He will join the WUFT team on August 11th.
Lehner also announced that Bridget Grogan has been promoted to WUFT-TV Associate News Director, effective August 1st. Bridget has worked for the past four years as WUFT-TV Assistant News Director. She has recently been teaching television news courses for the college.
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