Grant Communications, Inc. is proud to announce that Tony Wilkins has been named as the General Sales Manager for KLJB-TV Fox 18 and KGCW-TV Quad Cities CW in Davenport, Iowa.
President and CEO of Grant Communications, Inc., Drew Pfeiffer announced today the promotion of Mr. Wilkins to the position.
Mr. Pfeiffer said, "Mr. Wilkins has been with Grant for thirteen years. His accomplishments are many. Rising to be the General Sales Manager was entirely due to his hard work and dogged determination. Nothing pleases me more than the opportunity to promote one of our own. We all expect much more for this young man."
Corporate Director of Sales, Jaime Horowitz, expressed his confidence that Mr. Wilkins would continue to develop the sales efforts of the stations. "I believe with Tony's vast experience he will be a huge asset to our team", said Horowitz. "His use of marketing tools to grow local businesses will be a huge benefit to our community. With his leadership skills I know that he will continue to grow the talents and sales of our sales team."
Mr. Wilkins' responsibilities will include supervising and training an already outstanding local sales team. He will work with them to improve sales opportunities, grow revenue and market share
Mr. Wilkins is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. He resides in Davenport, Iowa with his wife and two sons.
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