Head of CTV News Michael Melling, the man at the helm when national reporter Lisa LaFlamme was fired abruptly, has been permanently replaced after a third-party review of the newsroom.
“We are pleased to announce that Richard Gray, Interim VP, News is assigned to the role on a permanent basis. Michael Melling has been reassigned to VP Shared Services, and will not be returning to CTV’s news operations,” said a Dec. 19 memo sent to staff by Rob Malcolmson, executive vice-president and chief legal and regulatory officer at CTV, and Nikki Moffat, CHRO and executive vice-president of corporate services.
Melling first took a leave of absence from his job in August. He had only been vice president of the news division at CTV’s parent company, Bell Media, since January, roughly 8 months, when LaFlamme was dropped from her role….