The E.W. Scripps Company announced that it has appointed Lisa Volenec to the role of general manager for KMTV, the Scripps CBS affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska, effective August 22, 2022. Volenec currently serves as a regional business development director for Scripps' Local Media division. She was previously the local sales manager and an interactive account executive for KNXV, the Scripps ABC affiliate in Phoenix.

Volenec began her sales career in the ophthalmology industry. Prior to working in sales, she was a senior reporter at KNXV. An Omaha native, Volenec started her career in TV news, serving as the main anchor for KPTM in Omaha.

She also was the morning news anchor for the No. 1-rated "Todd and Tyler Show" on KEZO radio in Omaha. Volenec studied broadcast journalism at Arizona State University.