Parsons named news director at WTAE

July 25, 2016 Off By Eric O'Brien

Today, WTAE-TV (4) announced that Jim Parsons has been named news director effective immediately. Parsons is promoted from the assistant news director position that he has held for a few years. Prior to that, he was an investigative reporter for the station for 15 years, helping the station to win several awards in the field of investigative reporting.

The promotion follows the news that former news director, Justin Antoniotti, was recently named President and GM of WTAE’s Hearst sister WPTZ/WNNE in the Plattsburgh, New York and Burlington, Vermont market.