Media Moves

A longtime Premiere Networks sales leader has joined WW1 as its new Director of National Partnerships. Concurrently, a media industry veteran who has worked at The Weather Channel, The New York Times and Crain Communications has come board for a top regional sales role.

Jonathan Gabay has been promoted to the role of SVP/Comedy at the FOX Television Network. He reports to EVP/Comedy Development Suzanna Makkos and will help drive the development of new sitcoms for the network.

The Tibetan mandala is a tool for gaining wisdom and compassion and generally is depicted as a tightly balanced, geometric composition. Now, Univision Communications has committed to its own Mandala as it seeks to retain its tightly balanced ad sales efforts.

The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF), in partnership with the Broadcast Education Association (BEA), will host a Career Fair at the 2017 Radio Show. Employment opportunities include radio sales, technology, management and on-air positions, among others.

There's an interim GM at Urban One's pay-TV TV One network. That's because Brad Siegel has exited as TV One President after 2 1/2 years, and informed the leadership team that he'll be leaving the company.

A trio of former Westwood One executives have joined Local Radio Networks (LRN), taking roles on LRN's 24/7 format team. Each report to CEO Steve Swick. 

A Univision Communications executive who joined the multimedia company serving millennials and Latino consumers as EVP/Distribution Sales and Marketing some 9 1/2 years ago has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer, effective immediately.

Anyone who has been involved in Hispanic media over the last decade recognizes the name Joe Uva. Now, it is time for the rapidly growing podcast business to get familiar with Uva, who has been appointed non-executive chairman of the board of reVolver Podcasts.

Garvey Schubert Barer (GSB) has expanded its Communications, Telecom & Media practice in the Washington, D.C., office by adding two individuals who are formerly partners in the firm Schwartz, Woods & Miller.

Davis Wright Tremaine, known for its communications and cable practice groups, has expanded with the addition of a lawyer with two decades’ experience in government, in-house, and private practice.

On Tuesday, August 8, a change in command at The E.W. Scripps Co. will formally take place. That's when Rich Boehne will step aside as CEO of the broadcast media company, which owns TV and radio stations. Boehne will continue as the company Chairman. Who's taking the role of President/CEO? How much will he make?

It seems Entercom wasn't done in revealing what the company's executive ranks will now look like as it prepares to integrate the CBS Radio stations into its roster of AMs and FMs. The broadcast radio pure-play on Tuesday named a Regional VP, and selected its candidate by looking to the Sunshine State.

The exodus at ESPN continued on Monday, as its former SVP/Sales Revenue Management and Client Services was formally named to the role of EVP/Pricing and Planning for Fox Networks Group (FNG) Advertising Sales. 

In an e-mail letter distributed Monday to all Entercom employees — and submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by CBS Corporation — the soon-to-be new steward of what will soon be the former CBS Radio stations revealed who's in and who's out once those AM and FM properties become the property of the Philadelphia-based radio broadcasting pure-play. Here's the big takeaway: Scott Herman will not be joining Entercom and is going his separate ways.

The Viacom-owned network made the announcement Thursday. Michael D. Armstrong takes over as general manager of BET Networks. Jeanine Liburd has been appointed chief marketing and communications officer, a new role at BET, and Donna Blackman is now senior vice president of business operations. Armstrong will report to BET Networks chairman and CEO Debra L. Lee.