Chris Wayland to Succeed Valari Staab as President of NBCUniversal Local

By Brian Steinberg

Brian Steinberg

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Chris Wayland will succeed veteran Valari Staab as president of NBCUniversal‘s local-media operations, elevating the head of the company’s Boston portfolio to oversee a broader array of assets,

Staab is slated to retire at the end of the year after more than 15 years with the company and 46 yearss working in local TV. NBCU Local, part of NBCU News Group, consists of 50 local, regional and national media properties, including 11 NBC- and 31 Telemundo-owned stations, four regional sports networks, three national multicast networks, and 17 streaming channels, as well as LXTV Productions and Skycastle.

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