Nexstar Broadcasting has named J. Patrick Baldwin its new vice president and general manager for the Quad Cities market.
The group includes CBS affiliate WHBF/4 (Rock Island) and CW affiliate KGCW/26 (Burlington), and Nexstar also provides newscasts for FOX affiliate KLJB/18 (Davenport) through a shared services agreement. KLJB has a separate sales team and station manager.
Baldwin has more than three decades of experience in the industry and most recently served as VP and GM of the Sinclair ABC affiliate in Tulsa for 22 years. He immediately replaces Marshall Porter, who is retiring after 16 years in the position at WHBF.
“WHBF-TV and KGCW-TV have a rich legacy of dedicated local news and programming content and unparalleled service to the local communities of the Quad Cities region. I am excited to work alongside the exceptional staff at WHBF-TV and KGCW-TV and I am grateful to Nexstar for the opportunity to put my 35 years of experience to work while joining this dynamic company,” Baldwin said in a news release announcing his appointment.