Loftus to Infinity
After eight years as COO of Shamrock Communications and manager of its Wilkes Barre-Scranton cluster, Jim Loftus is moving to Infinity to be General Manager of WOGL-FM Philadelphia. Loftus had spent 12 years in Philadelphia radio before his stint with Shamrock.
ABC Powers up
ABC Radio Networks announced that Ed Powers has been appointed to the position of Manager, Affiliate Relations. Based in New York City, Powers will be responsible for the growth of the network's news, talk and production libraries across the country. He had previously held a similar position at Westwood One.
Premiere taps Jeff Steele
Premiere Radio Networks announced that Jeff Steele has joined the company as the senior vice president of national music syndication/southwest sales manager. He will be responsible for the southwest region sales team and will oversee national sales for all music-based syndication sponsorships.
Elliott to host weekend ATC
After a decade reporting for NPR in the Gulf South, Debbie Elliott has been named weekend host of "All Things Considered." She'll begin hosting the Saturday and Sunday editions of the show beginning the weekend of August 20.
Bill to 'BEN
Bill Schultz has been named Operations Manager/Creative Services Director of Greater Media's WBEN-FM Philadelphia.
Burns to A-Ware
Veteran radio programmer and manager Brian burns has joined A-Ware Software, developers of the MusicMaster for Windows music scheduling software. Burns will be a Senior Account Executive.