The NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal today announced that Susan Tully has been named President and General Manager of NBC Connecticut / WVIT, the local station owned by NBCUniversal that serves viewers across the state of Connecticut. Tully, who starts her new role today, succeeds Ric Harris, who recently became President and General Manager of NBCUniversal’s two local stations in Philadelphia, NBC10 and Telemundo62. Tully reports to Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations.
Tully has worked for the NBC Owned Television Stations for the vast majority of her more than 30-year career in local television. Most recently, she was Vice President of News for NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth / KXAS, a position she held for the last 14 years. In this role, Tully oversaw a newsroom of more than 100 journalists in a highly competitive market that encompasses 24,000 square miles and is home to more than seven million residents.
“Susan has led the KXAS newsroom through countless news cycles, including deadly tornado outbreaks, the Dallas Ebola crisis and the murder and trial of the American Sniper, with professionalism, tenacity and, above all, a strong commitment to the viewer,” said Staab. “I know she’ll be a great General Manager and I am excited to see how she uses her strong talents and abilities to advance NBC Connecticut even further.”
During Tully’s tenure at KXAS, she built an award-winning investigative unit, an experienced meteorology team in an intense weather region and a community-based reporting strategy to cover more of the massive North Texas market by hiring video journalists who live and work in key local cities. As the station’s news leader, Tully also played an important role in the move to a brand new, 75,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility that houses KXAS along with more than 10 other NBCUniversal businesses, including the local Telemundo station, KXTX, and the NBC News Dallas Bureau. Additionally, Tully has taken on leadership responsibilities within the larger station group, such as spearheading news strategy and planning efforts on behalf of the NBC-owned stations around large company initiatives, like the Olympic Games and the Super Bowl.
“WVIT is a strong station with a solid team that is innovative, passionate and gets results,” said Tully. “I’ve long admired their work and am so honored by the opportunity to lead them into the future.”
Before joining NBC 5 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Tully was Assistant News Director at NBC10 Philadelphia / WCAU for three years. Prior to that, she held a number of roles of increasing responsibility at NBC 7 San Diego / KNSD for seven years, culminating with her being named Managing Director at the station.
Tully holds a bachelor's degree in Radio, Television and Film from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. She and her family will be relocating to the Greater Hartford area.
Susan Tully Named President/General Manager of NBC Connecticut
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