Frank Biancuzzo
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Frank C. Biancuzzo is an executive vice president and group head of Hearst Television, a position to which he was appointed in 2017. With Michael Hayes, also a Hearst Television executive vice president and group head, he shares management oversight of substantially all of the company's television stations. He had served since 2008 as a senior vice president.
Previously, Biancuzzo served as president and general manager of WISN-TV, the Hearst Television ABC station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2007. During that time, the station became America's No. 1 ABC affiliate in primetime audience delivery for five consecutive years. WISN-TV also achieved the No. 1 rank in all weekday local newscasts and has been recognized as one of the country's most honored local news organizations with a prestigious International George Foster Peabody Award, Edward R. Murrow Award and AP Best Newscast Award.
Before that, Biancuzzo was, for five years, Hearst Television's vice president, marketing and promotion, overseeing the stations' audience promotion, positioning and branding, image development, research and local newscast development. He joined Hearst Television as director of promotion and marketing in 1995. Previously, Biancuzzo served for six years at Frank N. Magid Associates, most recently as vice president, marketing group research and consultation. In overseeing promotion research and consultation services primarily within the television industry, he developed an international clientele and personally consulted to television stations and networks in six countries.
Biancuzzo has moderated industry keynote panels on topics ranging from the state of television journalism to election year political coverage. He serves as vice chair on the executive committee of the CBS Affiliate Board and heads the board's news committee. He was previously an advisor on the ABC Affiliate Board promotion committee.
Biancuzzo graduated, with honors, with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which gave him an Outstanding Alumni Award in 1989.
Previously, Biancuzzo served as president and general manager of WISN-TV, the Hearst Television ABC station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 2002 to 2007. During that time, the station became America's No. 1 ABC affiliate in primetime audience delivery for five consecutive years. WISN-TV also achieved the No. 1 rank in all weekday local newscasts and has been recognized as one of the country's most honored local news organizations with a prestigious International George Foster Peabody Award, Edward R. Murrow Award and AP Best Newscast Award.
Before that, Biancuzzo was, for five years, Hearst Television's vice president, marketing and promotion, overseeing the stations' audience promotion, positioning and branding, image development, research and local newscast development. He joined Hearst Television as director of promotion and marketing in 1995. Previously, Biancuzzo served for six years at Frank N. Magid Associates, most recently as vice president, marketing group research and consultation. In overseeing promotion research and consultation services primarily within the television industry, he developed an international clientele and personally consulted to television stations and networks in six countries.
Biancuzzo has moderated industry keynote panels on topics ranging from the state of television journalism to election year political coverage. He serves as vice chair on the executive committee of the CBS Affiliate Board and heads the board's news committee. He was previously an advisor on the ABC Affiliate Board promotion committee.
Biancuzzo graduated, with honors, with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, which gave him an Outstanding Alumni Award in 1989.