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Former Channel 12 national sales manager returns as president and GM

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Andrew Weiland
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Shawn Oswald

Shawn Oswald Hearst Television executive Shawn Oswald has been named president and general manager of WISN-TV Channel 12, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Milwaukee. The move marks a return for Oswald to WISN, where he was the national sales manager from 1998 to 2000. Since 2020, Oswald has served as president

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Andrew Weiland
Andrew is the editor of BizTimes Milwaukee. He joined BizTimes in 2003, serving as managing editor and real estate reporter for 11 years before being promoted to editor in 2015. An award-winning journalist, Weiland is a five-time winner in the Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards contest and a three-time winner in the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP) Awards contest. He is also a regular guest on WISN-TV Channel 12's 4 p.m. newscast to discuss the week's most significant business news stories.
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[caption id="attachment_601736" align="alignleft" width="300"] Shawn Oswald[/caption] Hearst Television executive Shawn Oswald has been named president and general manager of WISN-TV Channel 12, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Milwaukee. The move marks a return for Oswald to WISN, where he was the national sales manager from 1998 to 2000. Since 2020, Oswald has served as president and general manager of KETV, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska; before that, he was president and general manager of KHBS-TV/KHOG-TV and The Arkansas CW, the Hearst Television ABC and CW affiliates, respectively, serving the Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Arkansas, television market. Oswald succeeds Jan Wade, who is retiring at year-end. “Shawn is an experienced Hearst Television leader who brings a record of success with him back to WISN,” said Michael J. Hayes, Hearst Television president. “He draws from a diverse background in complex and competitive markets. Over the last decade, his teams have consistently delivered in news, sales, and community service initiatives.” WISN-TV Channel 12 is a media partner of BizTimes Milwaukee.

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