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  "id": 12197964,
  "title": "Chris Wayland to Succeed Valari Staab as President of NBCUniversal Local",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/chris-wayland-to-succeed-valari-staab-as-president-of-nbcuniversal-12197964",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T17:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/chris-wayland-succeed-valari-staab-president-nbcu-local-1236899214/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Chris Wayland will succeed veteran Valari Staab as president of NBCUniversal’s local-media operations, elevating the head of the company’s Boston portfolio to oversee a broader array of assets, Staab is slated to retire at the end of the year after more than 15 years with the company and 46 yearss working in local TV. NBCU […]",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Chris Wayland To Succeed Valari Staab As President Of NBCUniversal Local",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/chris-wayland-to-succeed-valari-staab-as-president-of-nbcuniversal",
        "published": "2026-10-05T17:05:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}