Detroit’s WXYZ-TV has appointed Award-winning News Executive Tim Dye as News Director. Dye joins WXYZ-TV from WXMI-TV in Grand Rapids with 15 years of experience in newsroom leadership and project planning.
Dye led the WXMI-TV news in Grand Rapids and also served as the Assistant News Director at WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids and Managing Editor at WNEM-TV in Saginaw.
Dye earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts from Central Michigan University in 1984 is native of Saginaw, Michigan.
Dye is a highly respected news leader with strong knowledge of multi-platform news gathering. He won the Tribune Journalism Excellence Award in 2004; Regional Emmy Awards for Best Newscast in 2004, 2002, and 2001; the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Best Newscast award in 2001, and several Merit awards from the Associated Press in the Best Newscast category.
Ed Fernandez, Vice-President and General Manager of WXYZ-TV said “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to bring Tim Dye on board as the next news leader of WXYZ-TV. Tim is a consummate professional with a strong journalistic background and a keen knowledge of the future of news gathering for today’s news consumer. With his award-winning background, strong personnel skills and knowledge of Michigan, he will be a great addition to the WXYZ team.”
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