Sean McLaughlin

Vice President OF NEWS

Sean McLaughlin was named Vice President of News for Graham Media Group in April 2024. McLaughlin brings over two decades of experience leading innovative news strategies across multiple platforms to his role at GMG. 

Before joining GMG, McLaughlin served as Senior Vice President of Local News at The E.W. Scripps Company where he oversaw news operations in 41 markets. He worked closely with stations to develop customized content utilizing research and data to better engage audiences on broadcast, streaming, digital and social media. Under his leadership, Scripps made major commitments to diversity and localized community journalism. 

Prior to Scripps, McLaughlin spent over 6 years as Executive News Director and Creative Services Director at KMOV-TV in St. Louis. He also served as News Director for stations in Tulsa earlier in his career. 

As VP of News at GMG, McLaughlin is responsible for developing and implementing an innovative, forward-looking news strategy that engages audiences across all platforms, and guiding the company’s transformation of news gathering, storytelling and distribution models to stay ahead of disruption.