New News Boss Named in Louisville

Hearst Television has named Kellen Young as the new News Director at WLKY, its CBS affiliate in Louisville.

Young moves to the station from WLWT, Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Cincinnati, where he has served as Assistant News Director since 2023. The move marks a homecoming for Young, who was born in Louisville and raised in Georgetown, Kentucky.

His nearly 14-year career with Hearst includes nine years as an executive producer and producer at WCVB in Boston, as well as a producing stint at WXII in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He earned his broadcast journalism degree from Western Kentucky University.

"I’m excited to lead the talented journalists at WLKY and, in a way, come home," Young said. "My family has called Louisville home for generations... serving this community is a dream come true."

Young officially takes over the newsroom this month.