Application Window Extended For MIW Mentoring Program
Currently in its 19th year, the experience pairs women working in radio with female professionals who are recognized leaders from all aspects of the broadcasting industry. vCreative, the nation’s leading provider of media workflow solutions, is sponsoring this year’s program.
Lang, deCastro Moves Lead To Townsquare Shuffle
The RVP of Sales for Townsquare Media's NE Region, who also serves as VP/Sales for New Hampshire, has just been elevated to the role of Regional Market President for the company's Augusta and Portland, Me.; and Portsmouth, N.H., properties. The move comes as the person who had been in New Jersey's state capital, at "New Jersey 101.5," is going to the Big Apple.
Specialty Data Systems (SDS) Selects A New VP/Sales
For 13 years, he was at WideOrbit, most recently in the role of Senior Sales Manager. Now, this former KBFM station manager and Entercom/Seattle sales pro is the newly named VP/Sales at Toronto-based Specialty Data Systems Inc. (SDS).
NAB Board Election Results Announced
The NAB has announced the results of the 2020 NAB Radio and Television Board elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin in June 2020. There are four new members of the Radio Board, while the six-member TV Board is welcoming the EVP/COO of Media Operations at TEGNA.
Magnum’s Group Engineering Director: A 16-year Entercom Vet
A media company comprised of 16 radio stations and three low-power TV stations -- all in Wisconsin -- has selected its new Group Director of Engineering. Taking the role: A 16-year Entercom veteran who exited April 10, three weeks after giving notice.
Jubal Officially Exits Hubbard’s ‘Brooke & Jubal’
On December 10, 2019, Hubbard Radio's Seattle station group selected Jeff Dubow to serve as the new Executive Producer for the highly successful Brooke & Jubal syndicated program, mostly heard in mornings across the country. Now, Dubow will be co-hosting the program heard on KQMV and on more than 50 stations through Premiere Networks.
Nexstar Promotes Greenville-New Bern Leader To Raleigh Role
The VP/GM of Nexstar Media Group's two television stations in Eastern North Carolina, a former President of his own sales and marketing consultancy, has been selected to serve in a similar role at the company's CBS affiliate serving DMA No. 17.
From Asst. ND To News Director At A Hearst NBC Leader
Monterey Bay is so nice, she's returned twice. In her first tour at Hearst Television's NBC affiliate serving the region, she served as a producer. In 2013, she returned for the role of Assistant News Director. Now, she's back -- as News Director.
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.