NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES – Nov. 2, 2016 – Mike Nelson has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Communications, CBS Television Stations. The news was announced today by Peter Dunn, president of the station group, and Dana McClintock, Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Corporation.

Nelson, who has served as Vice President of Communications, CBS Television Stations, since November 2006, will continue to be the lead spokesperson for the group’s 29 stations which are located in major markets across the country. In addition, he oversees the stations’ media relations and internal communications functions and provides support to other business units and corporate functions across CBS Corporation.

Nelson maintains a presence at both the station group’s headquarters in New York and in Los Angeles, where he has overseen the communications department at KCBS and KCAL-TV since joining CBS in July 2002. In addition to reporting to Dunn and McClintock, Nelson reports to Steve Mauldin, the president and general manager of KCBS and KCAL.

“Mike is one of the most insightful communications executives in our industry and plays an integral role on our leadership team,” said Dunn. “He is a tremendous contributor to all of our stations as both an advisor and strategist. We love his passion for CBS and all he does to help elevate the profile of our stations in the communities we serve. I am very happy to recognize him with this well-deserved promotion.”

“It has been a pleasure to see Mike’s growth over the course of his career with CBS,” McClintock said. “Since joining us as the communications director for our newly formed Los Angeles duopoly 14 years ago, he has become a terrific resource for our television stations, our local broadcasting segment and a wide range of executives across CBS Corporation. I look forward to continuing to count on Mike as someone who accepts new responsibilities with great enthusiasm and the highest level of professionalism and helps us raise the bar at our stations and across our Company.”

Prior to joining CBS, Nelson spent six years with NBC in Burbank, Calif., where he was responsible for directing corporate and employee communications initiatives for the company’s west coast businesses, including the NBC Entertainment division.

Before that, he spent 13 years in the National Basketball Association with the Milwaukee Bucks (1983-1987) and the Golden State Warriors (1988-1996). During his time in the league, Nelson helped to represent five future members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and four of the 10 winningest coaches in NBA history. In addition, he was responsible for creating the “Run TMC” campaign that promoted Warriors teammates Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin as one of the highest-scoring trios in league history.

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