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RAW TRAVEL'S 11th SEASON EXPANDS TO 97% OF USA

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AIM Tell-A-Vision® Group (AIM TV), producers of the nation's most-watched travel show, Raw Travel®, announced today that beginning this weekend, the show will broadcast in an all-time high of 184 U.S. Cities representing 97% of the U.S. on over 250 television stations. 

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  • Four new cities were added for Raw Travel's Season 11, including Abilene, Texas, on KRBC NBC 9; Boise, Idaho, on KIVI ABC 6; Mankato, Minnesota on KEYC CBS-12, and Watertown, New York on WNYF Fox 28.
  • Also new in Season 11, Raw Travel will feature content from the show's vast library of 200+ episodes.
  • Many stations will be airing up to two unique weekly episodes, so in some markets, viewers can view two different episodes of Raw Travel weekly.
  • "We are so grateful to have had such a long run thriving with additional growth for eleven straight seasons.

Scripps appoints Merri Hanson VP and GM of KSTU in Salt Lake City

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Merri Hanson to the role of vice president and general manager for KSTU, Scripps' Fox affiliate in Salt Lake City, effective July 17.

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  • Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Merri Hanson to the role of vice president and general manager for KSTU, Scripps' Fox affiliate in Salt Lake City, effective July 17.
  • Hanson has served as vice president and general manager of KIVI, Scripps' local ABC station in Boise, Idaho, since January 2021 and has over 25 years of sales and broadcast experience.
  • Before stepping into the role of vice president and general manager, Hanson served as station manager at KIVI.
  • "We know her decades of experience in both news-producing and business leadership roles will make her a great fit for our Salt Lake City team."