Minnesota Public Radio Names Its New President

The former Managing Editor of Operations at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, most recently in charge of leadership programs at the non-profit Bush Foundation, has been selected to serve as the next President of Minnesota Public Radio (MPR).

A New VP/News At Telemundo/Nueva York

A 12-time local Emmy winner and 20-year bilingual news pro is leaving the North Texas Metroplex for the Big Apple. Once there, he'll serve as VP/News for the NBCUniversal Telemundo O&O serving the nation's biggest DMA.

Mike Murphy Is Retiring At KMOV-4. Here’s His Successor

At the end of June, Mike Murphy will officially enter retirement, concluding a run as VP/GM at CBS affiliate KMOV-4 in St. Louis that began in 2015. Who is replacing him at the Meredith Corp.-owned station? Look no further than its Director of Sales.

Learfield IMG College Makes A Change At The Top

Learfield IMG College has a new President/CEO. The move comes as its now former leader announces his retirement, ending a 36-year run at the collegiate sports company.

A Milwaukee V-Vet Makes A Big Easy Move

For 19 years, Bailey Coleman has been a vivid voice and featured face of WKKV-FM in Milwaukee, an Urban Contemporary station that signed on the air in June 1991 and has been owned by iHeartMedia through predecessor Clear Channel Communications for 24 years, since its acquisition from Herb McCord's Granum Communications. As of Monday, Coleman's tenure in Wisconsin concluded. She's now in New Orleans, taking a bigger role at iHeart.

Gray’s New Leaders In Louisiana, Alabama

Gray Television said Monday that it has chosen "two highly qualified managers from within its ranks" to lead its television stations in a Louisiana market, and a city adjacent to Fort Rucker, Ala. One is a woman who is leaving Harrisonburg, Va. The other was at the Gray-owned CBS affiliate in Charlotte.

How Radio Is Helping Local Eateries Through The COVID-19 Pandemic

Morgan’s Country Kitchen is a popular breakfast and lunch spot in an area of Palm Beach County, Fla., known more for its warehouses than its beaches or nearby polo grounds. Just minutes from a popular concert venue, Morgan's business was decimated due to the novel coronavirus. A Hubbard Radio Country station helped save it.

Chastain Selected For FOX Slot In California Capital

Scot Chastain is planning to relocate to California's state capital, once stay-at-home restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic are lifted by Gov. Gavin Newsom. That's because he has been tapped to oversee the market's FOX affiliate, and will be leaving Lansing, Mich.

Gracie Awards Postponed To September

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has made the decision to postpone the 45th Annual Gracie Awards Gala, scheduled for May 19, due to recommendations from public health officials surrounding the novel Coronavirus outbreak. A new date has been affirmed.

Meredith’s K.C. Combo Gets a New VP/GM

Chuck Poduska will officially start his retirement as VP/GM of Meredith Local Media's Kansas City duopoly on March 31. We now know who is succeeding him at the stations.

Who’s Replacing Janedis At TEGNA?

TEGNA's Senior Director of Corporate Development has been promoted to Head of Investor Relations. At the same time, there's a new VP/Treasurer in place at TEGNA.

John Janedis Is Out Of The Office at TEGNA … Permanently

With talk of bids from Apollo Global Management, Byron Allen's group and even Trinity Broadcasting Network making headlines of late and Soohyung Kim's Standard General putting pressure on TEGNA for representation on its Board of Directors, John Janedis is exiting the company formerly known as Gannett. Janedis is returning to Wall Street to take a seat Marci Ryvicker once held.
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Meet Cumulus Media’s New CFO, Inbound From Univision

The EVP/CFO of Univision Communications until his March 2018 departure has just accepted John Abbot's old job. He had been at Univision for nearly three years, following a 22-year run at Goldman Sachs, where he was a managing director.

WBLS, Hot 97 Welcome A Brand Partnerships Pro

The Shadow League has developed an online audience as an online hub dedicated to presenting "journalistically sound sports coverage through the lens of culture." The individual who presently serves as its EVP, who has experience at African American-centric cable TV network BET, has just joined the partnership in New York that is now the licensee of "Hot 97" and WBLS.

With Herrera-Flanigan’s Exit, Wood Takes NAB TV Board Seat

In February 2005, a partner at a D.C. law firm departed after 18 years to take the top governmental and regulatory affairs post at one of the nation's biggest media companies targeting Hispanic consumers. He's still at Univision Communications, and based in Southern California. And, he's just added an additional role to his resume, thanks to the NAB.