Deborah A. McDermott was named President of Young Broadcasting Inc. on April 1, 2004, after having served as Executive Vice President-Operations for Young Broadcasting Inc. since May 1996. Her responsibilities include the operations of Young Broadcasting's ten stations and group programming. Ms. McDermott is also instrumental in developing operating plans for prospective television station acquisitions. Prior to serving as Executive Vice President-Operations for the Company, she was Vice President and General Manager of Young Broadcasting's WKRN-TV in Nashville, TN.
In addition to her responsibilities with Young Broadcasting Inc., Ms. McDermott is past Chair of the ABC Affiliate Board of Governors and is past president of the National Association of Television Programming Executives (NATPE). Ms. McDermott is the winner of many prestigious awards including two Emmys, A Women's Political Caucus Award, MTSU Women of Achievement Award and an American Advertising Federation Governor's Award.
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