Stan Melton Jr., Community and Promotions Director at The Washington Post, Dies

Stan Melton Jr., community and promotions director at The Washington Post and, previously, Creative Services Director at WJLA-TV and WJLA 24/7 News, died Dec. 31, 2021, while returning from a ski trip in Colorado with his family. He was 54 years old.

According to a media report, “Melton is best known as the creative services director at WJLA, Sinclair’s ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C., where he worked for almost 11 years.

“In his career, Melton was also the marketing director at KGTV, the ABC affiliate in San Diego, and the creative services director at KENS, the CBS affiliate in San Antonio, Texas.

“Melton started as a post-production editor at KOCO, the ABC affiliate in Oklahoma City and was a writer/producer for both KXAS and WFAA, the NBC and CBS affiliates in Dallas.”

Melton is survived by his wife, Leslie, and his two children, Jessie and Zach. A memorial service is being planned for Feb. 26

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