Jarrett Hale has been named Vice President and Regional General Sales Manager for FOX’s Houston duopoly, consisting of FOX 26 KRIV - KTXH 20 plus FOX 7 KTBC Austin, beginning August 26, 2024.
Hale assumes this role effective August 26th and will report directly to KRIV/KTXH Senior Vice President and General Manager D’Artagnan Bebel regarding the Houston stations and KTBC Senior Vice President and General Manager Susie Doucette-Pyle regarding all Austin sales matters.
Doucette-Pyle was previously the KRIV Vice President and General Sales Manager before being promoted to Austin.
In making the announcement, Bebel and Doucette-Pyle stated, “We are very pleased to welcome back Jarrett to the FOX family. His track record of success speaks volumes for what we expect him to accomplish in leading our sales teams in a fast changing, multifaceted and hyper-competitive environment.”
Most recently, Hale served as Owner, Managing Partner, and Director of Sales for Promomedia, a regional full-service advertising agency.
Prior to that, he spent 18 years at FOX 4 KDFW/KDFI, the FOX-owned duopoly in Dallas-Fort Worth. Hale began as an Account Executive, then was promoted to National Sales Manager, Local Sales Manager, and finally, Vice President and General Sales Manager, a role he held for 12 years.
Hale began his career in broadcasting at KETK-TV NBC56 in Tyler, holding various positions from news anchor/reporter and assistant news director to Account Executive, National Sales Manager, and Local Sales Manager.
A graduate of the University of North Texas, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism as well as an Associate of Arts degree from Kilgore Junior College in Kilgore, TX.
Hale added, “With over twenty years of sales experience in the Texas market, I am ready to return to this industry leading company at the helm of the outstanding sales teams in Houston and Austin, and bring them to further success.”
