ABC-affiliated WCPO-TV in Cincinnati will have new leadership as Barry Fulmer, a 23-year veteran at Louisville’s Fox-affiliate WDBR-TV, is taking over the operations.
The television station named Fulmer its senior director of local media content, replacing the outgoing Mike Canan, who left for the Scripps’ corporate office. Canan left WCPO-TV to become the director of journalism strategies at the Scripps Howard Foundation.
“Barry is a leader we need. He’s helped launch innovative digital initiatives that positioned WDRB as a multiplatform news leader, building one of the strongest news brands in our region,” says Jeff Brogan, WCPO-TV vice president and general manager said in a statement.
Brogan adds that Fullmer has “all the attributes we were looking for in a candidate. His accomplishments speak for themselves.”
In the 17 years as the vice president and news director at Fox 41, Fulmer won multiple awards, including the 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for coverage of the Breonna Taylor protests.
Fulmer will begin his position with WCPO-TV on Jan. 18.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
