About Montclair Communications, Inc.

Montclair Communications, Inc. is a privately held, woman-owned media company.

Founded in 1996 by Lara Kunkler, the company is the Federal Communications Commission licensee of WZVN-TV, Naples, FL. The ABC-affiliated station serves Naples, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Port Charlotte, and the communities in the 6-county Nielsen Designated Market Area comprised of Lee, Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, Hendry, and Glades counties. WZVN broadcasts MeTV and dabl networks.

Montclair is owned and operated by Lara Kunkler, a broadcast executive with more than 30 years of experience in news, operations and general management. She started her career as a news producer and worked as news operations manager and station manager, before going on to found Montclair. Lara has served on the Florida Association of Broadcasters Executive Committee since 2018 and is currently Chair Elect.

Lara grew up in Worcester, MA, and earned her degree from Yale University in economics.