Former VP/GM of KSTW Seattle To Now Oversee Operation of CBS's Two Motor City Stations - WWJ (CBS) and WKBD (CW)

            Trey Fabacher has been named Vice President and General Manager of CBS's Detroit duopoly, which includes CBS station WWJ and CW affiliate WKBD, it was announced today by Tom Kane, President and CEO of CBS Television Stations.  Fabacher, most recently VP/GM of KSTW Seattle, will now oversee all operations at the Detroit duopoly. He replaces Shaun McDonald, who was recently named President and General Manager of CBS's South Florida operations.

            "Detroit is a very competitive, challenging market that requires your very best managers, and Trey fits that bill," said Kane. "He has quickly become one of our most dependable GMs who has delivered for us at every assignment, whether it's Minneapolis or Seattle. I'm confident he will continue the positive direction the stations had begun under Shaun McDonald, and I look forward to working with him in this new role."

            "I'm very excited to be returning to a market in which I've lived and worked, and know the competitive landscape well," said Fabacher. "We've got two strong stations in the Detroit market, which are affiliated with two great networks. This is a tremendous opportunity, and I'm very anxious to start working with Tom, Anton and all the dedicated staffers at WWJ and WKBD."

            Fabacher most recently served as VP/GM of KSTW, CBS's Seattle CW affiliate. Previously, he was Station Manager of WCCO-TV Minneapolis. Before that, Fabacher served as general sales manager at KSTP-TV, the Hubbard Broadcasting-owned ABC affiliate in Minneapolis/ St. Paul. He also worked as local sales manager for WDWB-TV, the Granite Broadcasting-owned WB affiliate in Detroit, in addition to serving as local sales manager and national sales manager for more almost four years at WFTC-TV, the Fox-owned station in Minneapolis/ St. Paul.  Fabacher also worked as a national account sales rep for Blair Television in Atlanta, Minneapolis/ St. Paul and Chicago markets.  He got his start at NBC's Television Station Division, where he worked as a spot sales intern/ sales pricing analyst.  

            He has a bachelor's degree in broadcast sales and management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

           WWJ and WKBD are part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corporation, consisting of 39 stations, including 21 CBS, 11 The CW, three MyNetworkTV and four independent stations not affiliated with major networks