Bobbi Gearhart has been named Vice President and News Director of KTTV FOX 11 Los Angeles, announced station Senior Vice President and General Manager of KTTV and KCOP, Steve Carlston, in a press release. Effective June 2023, Gearhart will oversee all editorial, business, and administrative functions for KTTV, reporting directly to Carlston.
In making the announcement, Carlston stated, “Having previously worked together for many years, I am thrilled to reunite with my trusted colleague, Bobbi. She has proven to be a great news leader, a collaborator and great team builder. Bobbi’s tremendous knowledge of the Los Angeles market and years of experience in creating high quality content for a broad audience, will be a perfect fit to lead our team of great journalists.”
Most recently, Gearhart served as News Director for 10News San Diego, the Scripps-owned ABC station. Prior to that, she spent almost a decade at KNBC, the NBC-owned station in Los Angeles, first as an Executive Producer and later as Managing Editor. Before that, Gearhart was at KTVU FOX 2 in San Francisco, where she spent three years as Executive Producer after starting as a producer. Earlier in her career, Gearhart was a producer for KUSA in Denver, CO, KVUE in Austin, TX, and KMIR in Palm Springs, CA.
A graduate of San Diego State University, Gearhart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism.
Gearhart added, “I’m honored to return to Los Angeles and serve the area where I grew up. I cannot wait to lead a team that will share the positive stories of all the communities that make this region great. Collaborating with Steve again gives us the opportunity to build upon the station’s success with our shared vision of how to tackle the fast changing media landscape.”