LIN TV Loses Two Executives

LIN TV Corp. today announced that its senior vice president and chief financial officer, Bart Catalane, has decided to relocate back to the New York area, where his family is based, to become chief financial officer of WebLoyalty.com. Catalane joined LIN TV in November 2006 and his last day is anticipated to be Aug. 20.

The company said it's begun looking for a new chief financial officer and, in the interim, the team that comprises its office of the chief financial officer will continue to perform all day-to-day activities.

LIN TV's President-Chief Executive Officer Vincent Sadusky, who was CFO and principal financial officer for LIN TV from 2004 to 2006, will reassume CFO duties during the interim period, in addition to performing his duties as president-CEO.

Gregory Schmidt, LIN TV's executive vice president digital media since 2006, is leaving the company on Aug. 15 to become CEO of Global Translation Inc., a company in which LIN TV has an investment.

Schmidt joined LIN TV in 1995 as vice president of new development, general counsel and secretary.

Sadusky said: "I want to thank Bart and Greg for their leadership and hard work. They have made valuable contributions to the growth of our business and we wish them well in their future endeavors. Both Bart and Greg have assembled vibrant and hard working teams at LIN TV, and those teams will be pursuing the financial and digital strategies that LIN TV is committed to as a company."