Guthrie Named President At Cox

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Kim Guthrie’s career continues to soar. She’s now been promoted to President of Cox Media Group. The former TV news reporter joined the company in 1998 and is currently Executive VP of National Ad Platforms and President of Cox Reps. She’ll take over for Bill Hoffman, who’s retiring at the end of the year after a 38-year career in media.

Under Guthrie’s leadership, stations have won numerous awards for programming excellence and outstanding community service, including several Marconi awards, Edward R. Murrow awards, Crystal Awards, New York Air Awards, and Gracie Awards. Guthrie assumes her new role on January 1, 2017, reporting to Cox Enterprises Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Alex Taylor.

“Kim has been with Cox for nearly 20 years and is an inspirational leader who has helped our media properties transform,” said Cox Enterprises President/CEO John Dyer. “She played a key role in the successful creation of Cox Media Group in 2008 and has been recognized as one of the media industry’s most influential leaders. She is a natural fit to ensure Cox Media Group continues to deliver innovative products and compelling news content.”

Prior to Cox, Guthrie was a television news reporter and held various news, sales, and management positions in Minneapolis and Milwaukee. She was elected to the NAB in 2014 and is a board member for the Metropolitan College of New York. She is a multi-year honoree as Radio Ink magazine’s “Most Powerful People in Radio” and “Most Influential Women in Radio.”

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