Gotlieb Enters Matrix As CTO

In this newly created role, Adam Gotlieb will drive the company’s next generation product evolution by helping deliver to market the Matrix Sales Gateway, a portal that allows for the ingestion and dissemination of data from all providers in the ecosystem participating in the sales negotiation and execution process.

YEA! A Sales EVP Is Upped To President

The independently owned radio and podcast company has promoted a former Townsquare Media VP to the newly created position. He will oversee such YEA Networks syndicated radio programs as "The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show" and "Tino Cochino Radio."

A NYC Radio Sales Veteran Takes A Seat In USRN’s C-Suite

Following a revenue generation-focused stint at Merlin Media and a regional VP slot at Townsquare Media, a longtime WINS-AM sales leader returned, and took on similar duties for WCBS-AM. In April 2018 he left to reignite his consultancy. Now he's joining United Stations Radio Network.

Bounced In Buffalo: Scripps Shuffle At WKBW

Two key members of the sales department, along with the GM, have been dismissed from the E.W. Scripps Co.-owned ABC affiliate serving Western New York and the Ontario cities of Toronto, Hamilton and St. Catharines. Scripps declined to comment on the respective exits.

Wendy Selects Wendy To Lead Houston ABC O&O

When it came time to select a President and GM to succeed the retiring Henry Florsheim at ABC's owned-and-operated KTRK-13 in Houston, ABC Owned Television Stations Group President Wendy McMahon went with someone who shares her first name.

Here’s The Next Destination For A Former NABLF Head

From January 2003 through June 2019, Marcellus Alexander Jr. served as an NAB Senior Advisor and as President of the NAB Leadership Foundation. He now has a new role, and it involves one of the nation's largest broadcast TV companies: Scripps.
Entravision Communications Corporation

Entravision Ups Melendez To Lead Local Media Sales

Local sales organization changes have been made at Entravision Communications. This sees the promotion of Eddie Melendez to President of Local Media Sales. At the same time, there's a new RVP of Local Media Sales, and new SVPs/Sales in Las Vegas and in Midland-Odessa, Tex.

Kunkle Captures Key Marketing Post At SMPTE

The man taking the role officially started at SMPTE on July 22. He's charged with guiding development and implementation of a robust marketing strategy, including campaigns, events, digital marketing, and public relations, while supporting SMPTE's ongoing implementation of its three-year strategic plan.

Nexstar Welcomes A Local Content Development Leader

A veteran TV news director who has been President/GM of the NBC O&O serving Connecticut since June 2015 has joined Nexstar Media Group for a newly created senior VP position that puts her in charge of content creation.
Meredith

Meredith’s Local Media Group Bumps Two To Digital Roles

Meredith Corp. has bolstered its Local Media Group’s digital team by giving additional digital content duties to an individual managing content sharing between Meredith's National Media Group and its local group. At the same time, a Newsy.com vet is being named Digital Products Manager.

Top Elected Spots At ACA Connects Revealed

ACA Connects today announced a new leadership team to head the organization over the next year, and perhaps longer. The team was set following balloting by the ACA Connects Board of Directors and the rank-and-file membership attending the small MVPD lobbying group's 14th "Independent Show."

Townsquare’s Princeton Tiger: A Veteran Radio Sales Leader

Until two months ago, this individual served as the VP/GM of Cumulus Media's now-former Bridgeport, Conn., stations, now owned by Connoisseur Media. Now, it appears a day-to-day role at a group of radio stations within a couple of hours of New York was just too tempting an offer to pass up.

FOX Veteran McClain Replaces Meyers

Last week, staff at Fox Television Stations' Central Florida stations learned that their VP/GM since January 2013, Allyson Meyers, would be leaving. We now know who will be succeeding her, and his Twitter profile has already been updated to reflect that change.

Oregon TV Broadcaster To Get Chuck Sherman Leadership Honor

The President and owner of California Oregon Broadcasting Inc., founded in 1933 by a NAB Distinguished Service Award recipient, is now being honored by the NAB for her own merits. She'll get the Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award at the NAB Small Market Television Exchange.

MFM Unveils Next Slate Of Officers, Board Members

Incoming directors' terms run from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2022. Effective July 1, the officers for the MFM-BCCA Board of Directors include Manship Media CEO Ralph Bender as Chair. Bender took a key role in staging the 2019 Media Finance Focus conference in New Orleans.