Media Moves

Four years after exiting TVB for the top strategy and analytics role at the national media rep firm, Stacey Schulman has ascended to the CMO position. She began her career nearly 30 years ago at Katz — Katz Television, that is.

USTN continues to distance itself from its recent financial troubles under its previous Australian owner by selecting a COO. It's an individual who has had previous leadership roles at Westwood One and at Shadow Broadcast Services/Metro Networks.

Two Hispanic media veterans have been appointed to key roles at the NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo station serving Central Florida. One will serve as President/GM, while the other takes the role of VP/News. The Orlando station is an important O&O, given the influx of Puerto Ricans across the region.

The former GSM of Cumulus Media's four-station Buffalo-Niagara Falls, N.Y. cluster has been appointed VP/Market Manager by the company that seeks to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the next six weeks.

The head of Salem Media Group's five radio stations in the Mile High City has just transferred to the company's stations in the capital of the Buckeye State. She is familiar with both Denver and Columbus, thanks to her work at her prior employer, Wilks Broadcasting.

Scott Porretti is taking a newly created position that adds operational oversight of this major national ad rep firm's digital video sales operations to his management of digital audio sales across the U.S. He's been associated with this rep firm since 1999.

An individual who was named by Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink as General Manager of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016 has just joined Salem Media Group. What he'll be doing is a bit of a secret.

The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) has elected six new members to its board of directors. They include leaders from Graham Media Group, Cox Media Group, Sinclair Broadcasting Group, NBCUniversal, Univision Communications, and an owner of radio stations in Oklahoma, Georgia, and South Carolina.

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation will be saluting four individuals who have actively served the broadcast industry in the state by inducting them into the WBA Hall of Fame. This year's class includes a top executive at one of the nation's biggest broadcast TV companies, an owner of locally focused radio stations, an EAS champion who was an engineer for Journal Communications' flagship stations, and an innovative training specialist who has influenced hundreds of sales executives across the Midwest.

In July 2014, Univision Radio made waves across La Gran Manzana by dropping the Luis Jimenez Show from its WXNY-FM "X96.3" in New York. Jimenez's show had been syndicated by Univision Radio, a move that transpired after his highly publicized exit from Spanish Broadcasting System. He had been on X96.3 since its 2009 debut. On March 13, 2017, Jimenez returned to WXNY. That arrangement abruptly ended 11 days ago. On Monday, X96.3 is moving forward with its former midday host in wakeups — and a big new 10am-3pm offering.

The man who has served as SVP/Sales for iHeartMedia's Washington, D.C. stations is heading up I-95 to take the company's top job in Charm City. Effective immediately, a 19-year media veteran who began his career with Clear Channel in New York's Capitaland region is now Market President of iHeartMedia's Baltimore station group. 

Comcast-owned MVPD-distributed regional network NBC Sports Philadelphia has named a Director of Digital Content. Starting April 30, this individual will be responsible for the network’s portfolio of multi-platform content and initiatives, across NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com, digital and social media platforms, and podcasts. He’ll also lead efforts to increase brand engagement with Philadelphia’s sports fans, and develop long-range content initiatives for the network.

When it comes to the overall operations of Beasley Media Group's Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater station group, a Daily choice proved to be best. This individual was previously with iHeartMedia, overseeing programming for its Sarasota and Tampa Bay radio properties.

The city of Charlottesville, Va., is home to the University of Virginia and Cavalier athletics. It is also home to a group of stations owned by Monticello Media, led by one of the nation's top media brokers. The cluster just named a VP/GM.

The individual who most recently served as SVP/Digital Sales for Fox Network Group has been hired by the nation's No. 1 radio broadcasting company — proving that it believes it is business as usual as it seeks approval of its Chapter 11 restructuring plan in a Texas federal bankruptcy court.