The Los Angeles Local of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has hired Jeff Wald as Los Angeles director of broadcast. He will manage the daily operations of the Los Angeles Broadcast Department including contract negotiations and contract enforcement for all AFTRA television and radio stations in the Southern California market.

Wald will report to Bill Thomas, executive director of AFTRA Los Angeles.

Wald previously was news director for both KTLA and KCOP Los Angeles. He also worked with Frank N. Magid as a consultant and eventually opened his own consulting agency where he advised all Clear Channel television stations nationwide and owned a news talent agency, Media People.