Joan Barrett

President & General Manager at WCNC Charlotte

Joan Barrett is an experienced media executive currently serving as President & General Manager at WCNC-TV / TEGNA since March 2020. Prior to this role, Barrett held the position of Vice President & General Manager at Tribune Broadcasting/Nexstar Media, overseeing KDVR and KWGN from February 2016 to February 2020, where revenue and audience share increased. Barrett's extensive career in broadcasting includes leadership positions at KWCH 12, The Broadcast Image Group, KPNX, KVUE, WIBW TV, KTKA, and KCBD TV. Barrett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications from Kansas State University.

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Charlotte, United States

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WCNC Charlotte

WCNC Charlotte is the Tegna-owned, NBC-affiliated television station serving North Carolina and South Carolina from Charlotte. Our local news, severe weather coverage, fact-finding Verify, and investigative journalism can be found on WCNC-TV (Ch. 36 over the air), WCNC.com, the WCNC Charlotte mobile news app, and on most smart TVs including Roku and Amazon Fire.


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