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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- WTNH & WCTX are pleased to announce the promotion of Paul Spingola to Director of Promotion & New Media, effective immediately. Prior to this move, Spingola served as the Director of Promotion and Brand Management for WTNH News Channel 8 & WCTX MyTV9. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080104/NYF006LOGO ) In his new role, Spingola will oversee content, marketing and development for all online and mobile initiatives associated with WTNH News Channel 8 & WCTX MyTV9. Over the past year, the television stations have expanded their platforms to include: wtnh.com, myZone.tv, huskiesallaccess.com, connpolitics.com and mobilewtnh.com. Spingola will also continue to manage the on-air and outside media promotion of the stations' programming and News Channel 8 newscasts. "As the television business continues to evolve, we need someone who can help us maximize our opportunities in the new media landscape," said Jon Hitchcock, Vice-President and General Manager of WTNH and WCTX. "Paul has the experience and ability to take on that leadership role." During his tenure at WTNH & WCTX Paul Spingola has served as Director of Promotion and Brand Management, Creative Services Director, and Promotion manager. He is also a past president of the ABC affiliate Marketing Advisory Board. About the Company WTNH-TV and WCTX-TV are LIN Television stations. LIN TV (NYSE:TVL) delivers quality television, digital media and online news operations through 29 owned and/or operated television stations and 30 websites in 17 cities located primarily in the top 100 markets, servicing 9.25% of U.S. television households. LIN TV has and continues to identify and implement innovative business strategies, including being an early adopter of digital television, in order to provide superior viewing quality to our customers. Financial information and overviews of our stations are available at http://www.lintv.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080104/NYF006LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: WTNH-TV and WCTX-TV CONTACT: Karen Zeitlin of WTNH-TV, +1-203-784-8854, Web site: http://www.wtnh.com/ http://www.lintv.com/

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