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<\/a> Diane Hannes<\/p><\/div>\n

On Thursday Hannes was named president and general manager of WVIT, the NBC-owned station in Hartford, Connecticut; and WRDM, the Telemundo station in Hartford. She will oversee all station operations, including news, digital, sales, marketing\/promotions, community affairs and operations\/technology.<\/p>\n

Since 2003 Hannes has been vice president of creative services at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 <\/a>and Telemundo Chicago WSNS-Channel 44,<\/a> where she earned high marks for her talent, creativity and personal skills. As a media representative for both stations, she was among the best in the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m proud of the work we\u2019ve done in Chicago and honored to take on this new opportunity with our Connecticut stations,\" she said.<\/p>\n

A graduate of Lake Park High School in Roselle and Benedictine University in Lisle, Hannes began her career in 1987 as a promotion writer and program assistant at WPWR-Channel 50. After a stint as a promotion writer and producer for \"The Oprah Winfrey Show,\" she returned to WPWR where she managed the promotions department and oversaw the station's ownership transition to Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32.<\/p>\n

Calling Hannes \u201cone of our division\u2019s best brand directors,\u201d Valari Staab, president of NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, said in a statement: \u201cShe is a great manager and the perfect person to lead our NBC and Telemundo Connecticut stations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago, she successfully introduced the stations\u2019 signature news, weather, I-Team, consumer and \u2018Making A Difference\u2019 brands, among others. Her efforts are helping to make our stations Chicagoans\u2019 go-to sources for breaking news, severe weather, consumer reporting and in-depth investigations \u2013 in any language. I look forward to seeing the new milestones Diane and our NBC\/Telemundo Connecticut teams will accomplish together.\u201d<\/p>\n

A search is underway for her replacement in Chicago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"