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pat_k

(11,954 posts) Wed Sep 24, 2025, 03:38 PM Wednesday

Sinclair executives that have LinkedIn Messages turned on (as of now)

Below are links to Sinclair executives I found on LinkedIn that have InMail Messages turned on. If you don't have LinkedIn, the 30-day free trial includes five InMail messages. Notes on relevant rules are at the end of this post. Flooding in inboxes with rule-compliant messages is more important than content, so don't hesitate to fire off a short, quick, missive

I have no idea if any of these people have notifications turned on for messages, so who knows if a letter sent will come to their attention, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Rob Weisbord
COO and President of Local Media for Sinclair, Inc.
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-weisbord-42281a7/

Chris Ripley
President & Chief Executive Officer at Sinclair Broadcast Group
Cockeysville, Maryland, United States
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-ripley-25a64324/

Lucy Motsay Rutishauser
C-Suite Executive Vice President & prior Chief Financial Officer at Sinclair Inc.
Cockeysville, Maryland, United States Contact info
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-motsay-rutishauser-a3386224/

Recommended: If your local ABC station is a Sinclair affiliate, see if you can find the Sinclair Broadcasting Group General Manager of that station. If you cannot find an email for that person, check LinkedIn for them. If there's a Message button, they have InMail turned on.

General Manager for Seattle / Puget Sound KOMO 4

Chad Conklin
Sinclair Broadcasting Group
GM KOMO 4 (ABC - Seattle)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-conklin-3435ab167/
Here's the message I sent to him: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10114551#post2

I couldn't find Smith family members who are in the leadership on LinkedIn. Didn't find email addresses either. If anyone finds contact info, please add to a reply and I'll edit to include.

Smiths in the leadership
https://sbgi.net/who-we-are/leadership/

And their asinine statement demanding apology and other crap (in ADDITION to suspension).
https://sbgi.net/sinclair-says-kimmel-suspension-is-not-enough-calls-on-fcc-and-abc-to-take-additional-action/

Here's an AI answer to "Would it be a violation of LinkedIn rules to send a Sinclair executive an InMail message about Jimmy Kimmel Live?"

In most cases, there is nothing in LinkedIn's rules that would prevent you from messaging a Sinclair executive about Jimmy Kimmel Live, but it depends heavily on the content and tone of your message. The recent conflict between Sinclair and ABC over the show's return is a relevant news event, making a professional inquiry about it less likely to be seen as spam.

Potential rule violations
Your message could violate LinkedIn's Professional Community Policies if it is deemed unprofessional or abusive.

Avoid these actions to stay within the rules:

Harassment: Your message cannot be threatening, bullying, or abusive. Keep the tone respectful and civil, even if you are expressing a negative opinion.

Spam: Do not send untargeted, irrelevant, or overly promotional messages. Since this is a specific issue involving a specific executive, it is unlikely to be classified as untargeted spam, but you should still avoid overly salesy language.

Misleading information: Your message should not contain false or misleading content.