Sinclair Broadcasting Said to Be in Talks With Ex-Sony TV Chief Steve Mosko -
By BROOKS BARNESJUNE 4, 2017
LOS ANGELES — Now that Sinclair Broadcast Group has reached a deal to acquire Tribune Media
and create a local television giant with 223 stations, it is talking to one of Hollywood’s most seasoned small-screen executives about joining the company to expand its programming.
Sony produces broadcast network hits like “Kevin Can Wait,” critical darlings like “Better Call Saul” and syndicated game shows like “Jeopardy.”
Mr. Mosko also oversaw an array of highly profitable television channels overseas.
Mr. Mosko got his start in the television business in the late 1970s at a Baltimore station owned by Julian Smith, Sinclair’s founder,
and he has remained close to members of the Smith family, who continue to control the company.
Steve Mosko, the former chairman of Sony Pictures Television, is in preliminary discussions with Sinclair about a senior management
position, according to two people briefed on the conversations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private talks.
By the time Mr. Mosko left last year, television was making more money for Sony than the company’s film division.
Some analysts and executives have speculated about whether Sinclair — which has shown a willingness to
use stations to advance a conservative political agenda — might use WGN to compete with Fox News.
