Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Rice Receives 21st Century Presidential Stripes

The Chairman/CEO of Fox Networks Group has just become one of the key leadership figures at 21st Century Fox. While he's retaining his FNG duties, he'll also serve as President of "21CF." It's a big career bump-up for an individual who served as the supervising creative executive on the first "X-Men" feature film.

Broadcasting Engineers Pay Respects To Osenkowsky

The associate editor of two editions of the National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook, including the new 11th edition, has died. Osenkowsky had been suffering from both multiple myeloma and lymphoma. He was 62.
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AdLarge Adds Suarez, Ups DeSantis

AdLarge Media has hired the former Manager of Affiliate Relations at Sun Broadcast Group as its new Director of Affiliate Marketing. At the same time, it has given its VP/Business Development SVP stripes.

Barroeta Takes Revised Role At Telemundo

A veteran marketing and creative executive at NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises' Telemundo has accepted the role of SVP/Marketing & Creative for the Telemundo Networks. She will continue to be based in Miami.
E.W. Scripps Company

Lawlor, Tomlin Top Leadership Changes At Scripps

Two weeks after 14-year company veteran Adam Symson took the reins as President/CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company, he's already putting his stamp on the media operation previously led by the now-retired Rich Boehne. 

A ‘Retired’ Radio One President Returns To Radio

One Chris is succeeding another Chris in the Big Easy: A four-decade radio industry veteran who began his career at then-R&B WBOK-AM in New Orleans has been appointed VP/Market Manager of Entercom/New Orleans. To take the job, he abandoned retirement after several years at the nation's leading media company serving African-American consumers.
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Neuhoff Names A New Lafayette Leader

Neuhoff Media has a new EVP/Market Manager for its Lafayette, Ind., stations. It's the former Chief Revenue Officer for Ramar Communications, and he's moving from Lubbock, Tex.

Garrett Grabs GM Duties For Salem/Omaha

The GSM of Salem/Omaha since 2010, this individual is a 25-year industry veteran who served as Market Manager and Director of Sales for Cumulus/Omaha in 2008.

North Ohio Is Hotchkiss’ New Region With Heart

The individual who has most recently served as Regional SVP/Sales for iHeartMedia in its Virginia-Carolina Region is taking his talents to The Flats and the home of LeBron James.

NYSBA Picks Pittman As ‘Broadcaster Of The Year’

The board of directors of the New York State Broadcasters Association has a big heart for iHeartMedia. That's because it has selected its Chairman/CEO as its Broadcaster of the Year.

Black Adds Third Ohio OM Hat, As ‘Big Bink’ Moves To Indy

Urban One's Radio One has assigned its OM for the company's Cleveland and Cincinnati radio stations additional duties for its Columbus, Ohio, stations. The move comes as the individual that had been leading the company's radio properties in the Ohio state capital drives west on I-70 to become Radio's One new OM in Indianapolis.

This Christian Radio Player Just Named A New Leader

After an extensive national search, the board of directors for one of the nation's most successful Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) radio broadcasting networks has selected its new President/CEO.

This Nielsen Vet Just Accepted A Big New CRO Role

After 16 years as Nielsen's Chief Research Officer, Paul Donato settled in to his 23rd-floor condo in Miami Beach and launched his own media and market research company. Two months later, Donato has just accepted a new role that may see him spending less time on this island paradise and a lot more time on a busier island: Manhattan. 

Sling TV CEO Slides Into Pandora’s Top Chair

The man responsible for building DISH Network's Sling TV "over-the-top" offering has been selected to succeed Pandora's former CEO and founder, Tim Westergren. Meanwhile, Snap Inc.'s CEO has joined the Pandora Board of Directors.

Pac-12 Shakes Hands With Shuken For Net Prez Role

One veteran sports media executive will be seeing plenty of Bruins, Ducks, Trojans, Wildcats and Sun Devils come Sept. 6. That's the date this individual will take on the role of President of the Pac-12 Networks.