Sinclair Names Stefan Schellhas VP, GM of WKRC and WSTR

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Schellhas will oversee the Sinclair stations in Cincinnati

Sinclair Broadcast Group
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CINCINNATI—Sinclair Broadcast Group has named Stefan Schellhas vice president and general manager of WKRC/Local 12 and WSTR/Star 64, Sinclair’s owned and/or operated television stations in Cincinnati.

Stefan Schellhas

Stefan Schellhas (Image credit: Sinclair)

Schellhas has held several leadership roles at the stations, most recently serving as station manager. Prior positions include director of sales, general sales manager and local sales manager.

“Stefan has over twenty years of broadcast and sales management experience and has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership skills while achieving success in a variety of roles at the stations,” said Rob Weisbord, Sinclair’s COO and president of Broadcast. “With Jon Lawhead’s retirement, we are confident the stations are in excellent hands under Stefan’s leadership.”

Schellhas holds a degree in communications from Xavier University.

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George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited a number of magazines, including Multichannel News International and World Screen, and moderated panels at such major industry events as NAB and MIP TV. He has published two books and dozens of encyclopedia articles on such subjects as the media, New York City history and economics.