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Veteran WPVI Action News Anchor Jim Gardner Dials Back His Schedule, Prepares For Retirement

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Thursday, November 11, 2021
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"It's hard to imagine that I have had the opportunity to spend a professional lifetime with colleagues so committed, resourceful and wonderful.

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  • "It's hard to imagine that I have had the opportunity to spend a professional lifetime with colleagues so committed, resourceful and wonderful.
  • Gardner has held the long-tenured position of anchor of Action News at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. since May 11, 1977, after joining WPVI as a reporter and anchor during Noon newscast on June 1, 1976.
  • Action News captures over half of all Adult 25-54 news viewers on an average day*.
  • In the past year, Action News has won 2,633 out of 2,662 newscasts in Households for a winning percentage of 98.9%.

Scripps appoints Marc Jaromin VP and GM of WKBW in Buffalo, New York

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Monday, October 14, 2019
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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Marc Jaromin as vice president and general manager for WKBW, Scripps' ABC affiliate in Buffalo, New York.

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  • Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Marc Jaromin as vice president and general manager for WKBW, Scripps' ABC affiliate in Buffalo, New York.
  • Jaromin has more than 20 years of experience working across television station operations, including local station ownership, management, marketing and sales.
  • Early in his career, Jaromin also served as local sales manager at WKBW, when it was owned by Granite Media.
  • Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee .