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.
Pryor Cashman Adds To Its Exec Compensation Team
Employee benefits and executive compensation (EBEC) are a big deal when it comes to the C-Suite of the media industry's biggest companies. Pryor Cashman knows this. As such, it has added an attorney in its employee benefits and pay-say department.
Meyers Steps Down As Head Of Central Fla. FOX O&Os
Since January 2013, Allyson Meyers has served as VP/GM for the FOX owned-and-operated TV stations serving Orlando and nearby Gainesville. On Thursday, staff at the three stations learned via an internal memo that she has resigned.
NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Revealed
The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the finalists for the 2019 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, which honor radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced September 26 during the 2019 Radio Show in Dallas.
Meet Mike Novak’s Successor At EMF
The CEO of a faith-based film marketing and financing company he founded a decade ago has been selected to succeed the now-retired Mike Novak as Chief Executive of the second-largest licensee of radio stations in the U.S.
A Priestly Appointment For A Big Radio Broadcast Equipment Maker
In 1980, Perry Priestly took his first role in the field of telecommunications engineering, serving as Senior Project Engineer of Cambridge, England-based PYE TVT. Nearly 40 years later, he's ascended to the role of COO for one of the world's largest manufacturers of radio broadcast equipment.
FOX News Names A EVP Of Audience Development
FOX News has promoted its Executive Vice President of Marketing, On-Air Promotions, Audience Development and Social Media to the role of Executive Vice President of Audience Development and Strategic Partnerships.
Sinclair Cooks Up A Promotion In Pittsburgh
Nearly 14 years ago, Sinclair Broadcast Group's television stations in the Steel City welcomed a new GSM. Today, the company is congratulating him on being promoted to General Manager of WPGH-TV and WPNT-TV.
TEGNA Taps Baylog For His First President/GM Role
For 5 1/2 years, Dan Baylog has served as the Director of Programming & Research Strategy for WKYC-3 in Cleveland, the market's NBC affiliate owned by TEGNA. Now, he'll need to be a little mindful about wearing any Ohio University alumni paraphernalia while at his new place of work, or about town.
This Radio CEO Is Getting Honored At ‘Free Speech America’ Gala
The Media Institute will honor two nationally recognized media company leaders at its annual “Free Speech America” Gala on October 7 in Washington, D.C. One of them happens to lead a publicly traded owner and operator of radio stations.
A Return To Music City Is Meredith’s Happy Tune
After 28 months in Kansas City at two stations owned by The E.W. Scripps Co., a former radio industry executive with stints at Connoisseur Media and Clear Channel on his resume is heading back to Music City — this time for a leadership role with WSMV-4.
Voting for Latest Radio Hall of Fame Nominees Begins July 15
The nominees for Music Format On-Air Personality are Hollywood Hamilton, Lon Helton, The Mark and Brian Show and Ryan Seacrest. For Spoken Word Format On-Air Personality, the nominees are Joe Madison, Scott Slade, Stephanie Miller and Suzyn Waldman.
Ex-WISC GSM Joins Miller Kaplan
Certified public accounting firm Miller Kaplan has a new Director of Media Services. It is a "seasoned sales executive with 27 years of experience in the media industry" — an individual who just departed a Morgan Murphy Media station after nearly a decade at the CBS affiliate.