Patrick Donnelly

PATRICK DONNELLY JOINS UPN DETROIT AS GENERAL SALES MANAGER

Jun 13, 2005 3:36 pm US/EasternUPN Detroit (WKBD-TV Channel 50) Vice-President and General Manager Shaun McDonald today announced Patrick Donnelly has been named General Sales Manager.
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Donnelly comes to the Viacom Stations Group owned WKBD from Hearst-Argyle Broadcasting's KQCA-TV (WB) in Sacramento, CA, where he has served as GSM since 2001.

"I am thrilled to land someone the caliber of Patrick Donnelly for this key position," said McDonald.
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"Patrick has an incredible track record over nearly two decades in some of the most competitive television markets in the country."

"WKBD is one of the most highly regarded UPN stations in the country and I look forward to helping a strong sales team get even stronger," said Donnelly.His first day on the job at UPN Detroit will be June 20th.

Prior to Sacramento, Donnelly spent two years at the Viacom Stations Group's WDCA-TV in Washington, DC as Local Sales Manager.His television sales experience also includes stints as LSM at WHSV-TV in Harrisonburg, VA, WLWT-TV in Cincinnati and KSDK-TV in St. Louis as Account Executive, and WSTR-TV Cincinnati as an AE.

Donnelly and his wife Treva are the parents of three children-two boys and a girl.He is a graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications.He later attended Webster University in St. Louis while pursuing his Masters in Marketing.