January 2006

TOM KANE
(President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Television Stations)

Tom Kane was named President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Television Stations Group (formerly Viacom Television Stations Group), in September 2005. In this role, he oversees all operations of the group's local television stations properties.

Kane most recently served as President of Sales for the Viacom Television Stations Group. Previously, he was President of Viacom Television Stations Spot Sales, where he oversaw national spot sales for 25 Viacom stations. Before joining the company, Kane worked for seven years as President and General Manager of WABC-TV New York, the flagship station of the ABC Owned Station Group. He also previously served as President and General Manager of WPVI-TV, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia. Before that, Kane served in a variety of positions at WABC, including General Sales Manager (1986-1993), Sales Manager (1982-1986) and Account Executive (1975-1977). In between, he served as an Account Executive for ABC Spot Sales in Detroit (1977-1978) and ABC's New York Spot Sales office (1978-1979), where he was promoted to Eastern Sales Manager (1979-1982).

Before making the jump to the station side, Kane worked in a variety of sales positions for companies including H.R. Television; Peters, Griffin & Woodward; and Storer Television Sales, Inc. He got his start in 1969 in the media department of Dancer, Fitzgerald & Sample.

Kane serves as Chairman of the IRTS, in addition to participating on a number of boards of organizations in the city and television industry, including the New York State Broadcasters Association and Promesa, a Hispanic community service organization.

A native of New York, Kane and his wife, Judith, live in Greenwich, Conn. They have three grown children.

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