VANCOUVER – In conjunction with the station’s first anniversary of its new branding and its diversity programming format, serving Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria, general manager Terry Mahoney of Rogers OMNI Television BC today announced the station’s new management structure.
Rogers purchased the station (which was once called NOW TV) from the Theissen family in 2005.
The new structure of the OMNI BC senior management team includes Jonathan D. Roth, senior producer of local content; Ken G. Stewart, production manager; Gary J. Milne, general sales manager and Suzanne A. Smith, director of promotions and creative services.
• Jonathan Roth (above), senior producer content is responsible for all programs produced at OMNI.10. He is senior producer of The Standard, OMNI BC’s prime-time current affairs interview program, seen in Vancouver and Victoria; in Winnipeg on OMNI.11 and in the Greater Toronto Area on OMNI.1. Roth is also senior producer of People Uncut, a personality profile/interview program currently airing on The Biography Channel Canada. Prior to joining OMNI, he produced CTV’s award-winning program, Vicki Gabereau.
• Ken Stewart (right) is production manager of OMNI.10, leading a crew of full and part time staff to produce: The Standard; People Uncut; The Hall afternoon show; commercials; interstitials and other OMNI productions from B.C. Stewart was formerly a director and associate producer with the CanWest Global Network, CTV and CBC. His career highlights include directing music and entertainment specials for CTV featuring legendary performers Neil Young and The Guess Who. 
• Suzanne Smith (right) began her broadcasting career 15 years ago as the host of the award-winning talk show Generation Why? on Rogers Television. A graduate of marketing management from BCIT, Smith is responsible for the external marketing of OMNI BC, along with its on-air promotions, interstitial development and commercial production. Under Smith’s direction, OMNI.10 was honoured with a Gold Ribbon from the Canadian Association of Broadcasters for Community Service, and an award for Best Promotion from Television Bureau of Canada.
• Gary Milne (below), currently responsible for OMNI BC’s local, direct sales and local agency sales, is a Rogers veteran; he was general sales manager in the Rogers Radio group for 14 years. He is the founder of Club Vibes Media International and Satori Marketing media converge
nce consulting company. Previously, Gary Milne was president of Vancouver’s BEAT 94.5FM.
