Media Moves

He's a 10-year veteran of Salem Media Group, focused on expanding the Christian-themed broadcasting and publishing company's presence in the mobile computing space. Now, this longtime company executive is the VP of Operations and Business Development at Salem Web Network.

For 12 years, he worked with radio groups and stations across sales, programming, digital and corporate teams on revenue and ratings-based goals at Nielsen Audio and, before that, at Arbitron. Since 2018, he's been working for Daniel Anstandig -- who's just promoted him to lead the AI-driven sales research and insights arm at Cleveland-based Futuri.

The managing partner of both Legend Communications and Patrick Communications has been appointed to the NAB Radio Board of Directors. It comes on news of his being inducted in November as a "Giant of Broadcasting" by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation.

It's a promotion to the C-Suite for the woman who until now has been the Senior Vice President and Market Manager of Audacy Inc.'s Chicago radio stations. We know who her successor is for a group of stations largely comprised of former CBS Radio properties.

The roots of Nexstar Media Group are in a city made internationally known by the fictitious paper company Dunder Mifflin in the NBC sitcom "The Office." Now, Nexstar's Scranton-Wilkes Barre-Hazelton NBC affiliate, along with the Mission Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate it runs via a joint operating agreement, are getting a new leader. He's coming from D.C.

The General Manager for three decades at such Indianapolis radio stations as iHeartRadio's Classic Rock WFBQ-FM 94.7, the former WRZX-FM 103.3 and Sports WNDE-AM 1260, died Thursday night. He was 66 years old. A memorial service will be held Oct. 23 in Cincinnati.

Bloomberg is reporting that 55 members of the staff at Crooked Media, the podcast network behind Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It, have unionized through the Writers Guild of America.

In November 2008, an individual who had spent the last 26 months as NSM for Entercom/Boston departed, taking on GM duties for an Andover, Mass.-based FM. He's been there ever since, and is now getting a promotion, putting him in charge of not only "92.5 The River," but also "The Point."

Neuhoff Media has a new EVP/Market Manager for its Lafayette, Ind., stations. It's the former Chief Revenue Officer for Ramar Communications, and he's moving from Lubbock, Tex.

The Board of Directors of the Arkansas Broadcasters Association (ABA) has gone to Georgia to name the group's new Executive Director.

In her new role, a Univision Communications veteran will be responsible for managing NAB’s partnerships with third-party groups on legislative and regulatory issues affecting local broadcasters. She will report to Executive Vice President of Government Relations Shawn Donilon.

Twenty-four names will be selected as nominees to be voted upon by industry personnel later this year, leading to the selection of the 2024 Radio Hall of Fame Induction Class. The induction will take place later this fall, with information on this year’s induction ceremony coming this spring.