Scott M. Blumenthal is Executive Vice President Television of LIN Media. Mr. Blumenthal oversees the operations for all of the Company’s 28 television stations and was appointed to this position in 2006 after serving as Co-Vice President Television since 2005.
Previously, Mr. Blumenthal was the President and General Manager of LIN Media’s Indianapolis station, WISH-TV, from 1999 to 2002, when he was promoted to Regional Vice President of the Company. He worked in virtually every department at Indiana’s WTWO-TV and WRTV-TV before starting his own advertising agency. Mr. Blumenthal was recruited back by LIN Media to become Local Sales Manager for WISH-TV and later President and General Manager of WOOD-TV and WOTV-TV, both located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
During his near 40 years in broadcasting, Mr. Blumenthal has received numerous outstanding awards, including the national first place award from the Retail Merchants Association, five Addy awards from the American Advertising Federation and the American Women in Radio and Television’s (AWRT) award for “Professionalism in Television Management”.
Mr. Blumenthal currently serves on the Board of the Television Bureau of Advertising. He also served as Treasurer of the CBS Board of Affiliates since 2005 and was promoted to serve as Chairman of the Board in 2007. He was also appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Association of Broadcasters in 2007.
A native of Indiana, Mr. Blumenthal received his BS in Radio and Television Communications from Indiana State University.