Kennan Oliphant has been named VP of news and station manager at WWJ Detroit. He will report to Jennifer Lyons, who has added a regional GM role that gives her oversight of the station, part of CBS News and Stations. In a memo to staff, Lyons said Oliphant will be the primary station manager when she is in Chicago, where she runs WBBM.
Oliphant had been senior director of news at WXYZ-WMYD Detroit. Before that, he was senior manager of broadcast for WCPO Cincinnati.
