Joseph D. Raia, a television news veteran, has been named as assistant director of news for WBRZ. Raia comes to the local ABC affiliate after a year as a media instructor at the University of South Alabama. Before that, he spent nine years as news director for WPMI, the NBC affiliate in Mobile, Ala. During that time, he won a national Emmy Award. Raia also spent three years as assistant news director at WRCB, the NBC affiliate in Chattanooga, Tenn. Raia replaces Brad Grantham, who recently left WBRZ to take a job with Peter Mayer Advertising.
WBRZ names new assistant director of news
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