Station Management

Mike De Lier - General Manager, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Most recently served as Group Vice President of Communications Corporation of America, based in Tyler, Texas; where he was also General Manager of KETK- TV, the NBC affiliate, and KFXK, the FOX affiliate. Prior to joining CCA, DeLier was V.P. General Manager of WIBW- TV, Topeka, Kansas. De Lier also held management positions in Amarillo, Texas and Oklahoma City. Prior to joining Benedek Broadcasting, De Lier was CEO of De Lier Broadcasting, owner of 9 radio properties; and worked as a management consultant in Dallas, Texas.

Ulysses (Uly) Carlini Jr. - General Manager, Hastings, Nebraska.

Mr. Carlini began his broadcast career in 1974 while working for his father at KNOP-TV an NBC Affiliate in North Platte, Nebraska. He served in many capacities learning the business of television literally from the ground up. After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1985, he accepted a sale position at KNOP-TV and became Local Sales Manager/General Sales Manager in 1990. In 1994 he became General Manager of KNOP-TV. A year later he was instrumental in licensing a second station in the market, KIIT-TV a FOX affiliate. In 1997 he accepted the position General Manager of KHAS-TV in Hastings, Nebraska.

Lewys Carlini - General Manager, North Platte, Nebraska.

Mr. Carlini has been in broadcast television his entire career and with the same NBC station. His career with KNOP began in 1978 at the age of 13! He has learned the broadcast industry from the ground level in every department. He began directing newscasts and producing commercials in 1982. In 1992 he became the Production Manager. After two years as PD became the Operations Manager. In 1998 he became General Manager of KNOP and KIIT, a low power FOX affiliate. He continues to direct newscasts when needed, produce commercials and most importantly sell advertising time while managing the stations.

Kelly Manning - General Manager, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Mr. Manning joined KSFY Television in the summer of 1992.  Since then he has worked as an Account Executive, Local Sales Manager and General Sales Manager.  In 2004 Mr. Manning was announced General Manager of KSFY Television.  Prior to working at KSFY Mr. Manning worked as a Cemetery Salesman and News reporter.  Mr. Manning graduated from Southwest State University in Marshall, MN in 1990.

Charley Johnson - General Manager, Fargo, North Dakota

Charley Johnson has been reporting news in the Red River Valley since 1972, when he graduated from Concordia College, in Moorhead. He anchored nightly television newscasts in the Fargo-Valley City market from 1975 until late 2007, when he gave up newsroom responsibilities to concentrate on station management. Charley had also served as News Director at KVLY-TV, the NBC Affiliate for eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota, until be became GM in 1997.

Charley and the management team at KVLY have been responsible for operation of KXJB-TV, the CBS affiliate in the market, since April of 2003. The two stations have shared the same facility since early 2004.

Dick Heidt - General Manager, Bismarck, North Dakota

Mr. Heidt has spent his entire electronic media career at KFYR-TV in Bismarck. He began working as a producer, reporter and photographer in 1969. He became the news assignment editor in 1976 and was named news director in 1979. He served in that position until October of 2004 when he was named general manager of the operations in Bismarck, Minot, Williston and Dickinson. He attended the University of North Dakota and the University of Mary and has a degree in Media Studies from the University of Mary.

Ron Tillery - General Manager, Grand Junction, CO

Ron Tillery joined Hoak Media of Colorado in March 2007 as general manager. He comes to the Western Slopes after guiding successful efforts in Central Nebraska to build a diversified economy and grow the marketplace.

Previously, Ron served as vice president and station manager for Gordon Broadcasting's NTV Television Network, ABC affiliates KHGI, KSNB, KWNB, in Kearney, NE and also had management posts with Cannan Communications KAMR (NBC) in Amarillo and Pulitzer Broadcastings KETV (ABC) in Omaha. He began his broadcasting career at KGBT TV (CBS) in the McAllen - Brownsville television market.

Tom Pears, III - General Manager of KNOE-TV; Monroe, LA

Tom comes from a family of broadcasters going back to his grand-mother in radio sales and his father in radio and TV management. Tom started at age 13 working for his father at KLFY-TV in Lafayette, LA. There he worked in various parts of production, engineering, and news. After graduating from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA with a business/accounting degree, Tom worked for the Moody-Trotter Company bank in Lafayette, LA as a financial analyst and cost accountant. He returned to TV as a salesperson for the Viacom station in Shreveport, LA – KSLA. Since then, Tom has worked for various companies in sales and sales management positions — most recently with KALB-TV a Media General station in Alexandria, LA.

Lesley “Les” E. Golmon – General Manager KALB - Alexandria, Louisiana

Les has worked at KALB for over 47 years and for the last 18 years has served as President and General Manager. Les began his career as a part time employee with KALB in 1960 as an Offset Printer, while seeking a degree in Accounting at Louisiana College in Pineville, La.

In January 1962, Les was promoted to the position of comptroller at KALB which he held until December 1975. In January 1976, he was promoted to Account Executive, an entry level Sales position. During the next thirteen years, Les worked in various Sales capacities which eventually led to him being named Local Sales Manager and General Sales Manager in 1985.

From his role as General Sales Manager, he was given the additional responsibilities of Assistant General Manager. He continued in this capacity for four years until he was named Vice President/General Manager of Lanford Telecasting Co., Inc. in 1989. Through three ownership changes, Les has remained General Manager of KALB-TV.

Terry H. Cole – General Manager, Panama City, Florida
Mr. Cole began his broadcast career after graduating from The University of Oklahoma and serving four years in the United States Army. He continued in the U.S. Army Reserves for seven years and left the service with the rank of Major. In 1988, he started in television sales at KCBD in Lubbock, Texas. After four years, Mr. Cole obtained the position of Sales Manager at WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He stayed with Benedek Broadcasting until 1995 when he went to work for Gray Television in Panama City Beach, Florida. He served as Sales Manager for a year. He then went to WRBW in Augusta as Sales Manager in 1996. Mr. Cole returned to WJHG in Panama City Beach as General Manager in 1997. In 2003, Gray Television moved Mr. Cole to KOLO in Reno, Nevada to serve as General Manager. Later that year, he was sent to Wichita, Kansas as General Manager of KAKE, KUPK, and KLBY.