Lifetime Exec Joins ION for Acquisitions Role

WEST PALM BEACH: Kristine Hunsinger, most recently with Lifetime Television, has been named senior VP of planning, scheduling and acquisitions at ION Media Networks.

The appointment reflects ION’s expanded commitment to developing and acquiring new programming. Her mandate includes directing and managing schedule development, planning and program acquisitions. She comes to ION from Lifetime, where she most recently served as VP of scheduling and acquisitions. She had been with the female-focused network since 1998. Hunsinger will be based in New York.

Leslie Chesloff, the executive VP of programming at ION Media Networks, said of the appointment:  “Having worked with Kristine, I know firsthand just how talented, perceptive and creative she is. She has a tremendous instinct for spotting impactful programming and knows how to put together a schedule that will achieve outstanding results.”