John Hannon joins the JDA team!

Jim Doyle and Associates is excited to announce that John Hannon, Executive Vice President of ACME Communications, Inc., has joined Jim Doyle and Associates as Senior Vice President.

While at ACME, John most recently oversaw operations of their station, WBXX, in Knoxville, TN, and syndicated distribution of The Daily Buzz a national morning news program originating from Orlando, FL, as well as assisting with ACME’s sale of assets. Prior to that, John managed ACME’s CW station in Dayton, OH. During his leadership, WBDT was the #1 rated CW affiliate in the nation for four consecutive years. Ironically, it lost that position this year to WBXX while John was running the Knoxville station on an interim basis.

Prior to ACME, John spent time as an AE, LSM, and GSM in Dayton and oversaw the Quorum Broadcasting, ABC and FOX stations in Billings, MT.

“I’ve been a fan of John’s for years,” said Jim Doyle, President of Jim Doyle and Associates. “His station experience and passion for local sales and for TV will make him a critical part of our future.” In addition to working with JDA clients and consultants, John’s number one priority is to bring a brand new Basic Selling program to market in 2012. “I’ve been to Jim’s Sales Manager Boot Camps, watched his national satellite conferences, and participated in his training sessions,” Hannon said. “I am a huge believer in the value JDA provides to broadcasting companies and am thrilled at the opportunity to join the team and launch Basic Selling, a product specifically designed to satisfy an ongoing broadcasting industry need.”

Jim Doyle and Associates is a Sarasota, FL, based Sales Training firm. Hannon joins Jim, Tom Ray, and nine Senior Consultants in providing revenue development and training to TV stations and Cable systems across America.