Profiles of our corporate leaders.
Cordillera Communications LLC
Terry Hurley, President
Terry Hurley is a 35-year broadcast veteran and has led Cordillera Communications since 2000. Previously, Hurley was Senior Vice President for Benedek Broadcasting Corporation, President/General Manager of KDLH/Duluth, MN, and held various sales and management positions after beginning his career in Minneapolis in 1981. Hurley has served on the CBS Affiliate Board, NBC Affiliate Board, and on the NAB Small Market Advisory Committee.
Sean Franklin, Vice President, Engineering and Technology
Sean Franklin had nearly 25 years of service at the company’s WLEX/Lexington, KY before joining the corporate team in 2015. Past positions at LEX18 include Production Manager, Creative Services Director, and Operations Manager.
Steve Chase, Vice President, Director of Sales
Steve Chase was previously Director of Sales at KOAA-TV, the Cordillera-owned NBC affiliate in Colorado Springs, CO. In addition, he has held sales and marketing positions with Comcast Spotlight, Frank N. Magid Associates, Novartis, and Mediacom. Chase, a native of Marshalltown, IA, is a graduate of the University of Iowa. Chase oversees all aspects of broadcast sales within the Cordillera group, including negotiations, systems, and talent development.
Bo Ebeling, Director of Operations
Bo Ebeling joined the company in 2016, and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Ebeling works in the areas of operations, research, programming, contract negotiations, third-party vendor relationships, retransmission consent, and regulatory compliance.
Informed Interactive
Informed is the digital division of our parent company, Evening Post Industries, and operates digital businesses for Cordillera.
Jay Small, President
Jay Small has led Informed Interactive, our digital division, and its predecessor Cordillera Interactive since early 2010. With 28 years in local media and 18 years in interactive leadership, Small previously held senior digital posts at The E.W. Scripps Co., Belo Corp., Thomson Consumer Electronics, The Indianapolis Star and Evantage Consulting. He has also served over the years as an independent interactive strategy consultant. Small earned an MBA from Kennesaw State University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He is based at Informed headquarters in Saint Paul, MN.
David Buonfiglio, Vice President, Sales
David Buonfiglio joined the company in early 2010 to lead digital sales for Cordillera TV stations. Since then, he has led development of our mobile services for small/medium businesses, and he now serves as chairman of our sales leadership committee. Prior to joining us, he served as President of Barrington Interactive, and Vice President/Sales for Internet Broadcasting. Buonfiglio builds local interactive sales teams for the future by structuring product lines and training in SEM, SEO, social media, mobile marketing, reputation management, targeted display advertising and email marketing. Since 2000, he has achieved regular revenue growth at least triple the national average. He is based at Informed headquarters in Saint Paul, MN.
Clear Night Group
CNG is the marketing services division of Evening Post Industries and Cordillera Communications.
John Hyduke, President
As President of EP Industries’ marketing services division, Clear Night Group, Mr. Hyduke brings 13 years of experience in marketing services as well as a combined 10 years of experience within the Broadcast and Newspaper industry. He was previously a Senior Executive and Partner of Flint Holdings, where his responsibilities included operational oversight, business development and mergers & acquisitions.