ION Names Robert Russo and William O’Shea as Vice Presidents, Political Sales
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 29, 2011 – ION Media Networks announced today that it is adding a political division to its sales team. Beginning December 1, Robert Russo and William O’Shea will join ION as Vice Presidents, Political Sales. The announcement was made by Brandon Burgess, CEO, ION Media Networks.

Russo and O’Shea will be responsible for selling air time for political advertising nationally for the ION Television network and locally for its ION stations. ION’s new sales division marks the only political sales unit in the industry selling by DMA, state, geographic region and total U.S broadcast network. Russo will work in ION’s New York office, while O’Shea will based in Washington, D.C.   Both will be members of ION’s growing advertising sales team.

“Adding Rob’s and Bill’s 50 years worth of combined political and local sales experience starts the next chapter in ION’s sales expansion in the 2012...