Hudson’s Successor Set For Salem In Upstate S.C.
Salem Media Group has secured its new GM for its radio stations in the Greenville-Spartanburg, S. Carolina, market. The veteran sales executive previously served as Director/Sales for a six-year period at Urban One (then Radio One) in Atlanta. From Feb. 2008-Oct. 2009, he served as VP/Affiliate Sales for Metro Networks.
Kelly Rises To iHeart/Chicago Sales VP Role
The three-year GSM for iHeartMedia's Chicago radio stations has been rewarded with a promotion to VP/Sales for the company's Windy City properties. This individual will now have top oversight for the sales efforts of the company's four FMs and Gospel WGCI-AM 1390, in addition to a variety of station-branded events held throughout the calendar year.
Hearst Goes With Hadl To Head Eastern Engineering
Veteran broadcast TV engineer Mike Keller is retiring after 25 years with Hearst Television at the end of 2017. In preparation for Keller's departure, it's already promoted someone from within to serve as its next Director of Engineering for the Eastern Region.
Here’s The MFM’s New Slate Of Officers
The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) has affirmed its officers and newly elected board members for 2017-2018 officers and for its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association.
What’s Next For Pandora As CEO, CMO and President Exit?
In a move first predicted by Recode on Monday, struggling streaming audio firm Pandora's CEO and co-founder has decided to step down as its chief executive while also agreeing to depart the company's board of directors. Without elaborating, the company also revealed that two other key executives were leaving. Is a man once tied to the Toronto Maple Leafs shaping Pandora's future?
Saturday Sojourn: ‘El Cucuy’ Returns To L.A. Radio
One of the most famous voices in the history of U.S. Hispanic radio is back on Southern California's airwaves. Tomorrow marks the second edition of El Cucuy y Mayra Berenice, a Saturday midday talk and entertainment show airing weekly from 10am-2pm on Entravision's Classic Regional Mexican Hits station serving Los Angeles, KSSE-FM 107.1 "La Suavecita."
A Unanimous Choice For NAB Joint Board Chair
The CEO of Beasley Media Group has received the full support of the NAB Joint Board of Directors and has been unanimously elected to serve as NAB joint board chair.
Clarke Exits Cox For Sinclair’s Toledo Chair
A veteran radio industry sales executive who started his career at a pair of Birmingham, Ala., FM stations in 1991 has been selected to serve as Station Manager and Director of Sales for Sinclair Broadcast Group's NBC affiliate in Toledo, Ohio.
A morning dose. Designed To Steal Radio Listeners?
A "fresh take" on morning television is the key selling point of a new morning dose. Tribune Broadcasting, the UHF and VHF arm of Tribune Media, is betting big its ingredients will give consumers another wake-up and breakfast show option. It also sends a warning shot to AM and FM radio stations in six DMAs that they aren't the only media that can connect on a local level with lifestyle news and entertainment ahead of a day at work, school, or play.
RTNDA Reveals Kaleidoscope Winners
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) has announced the winners of the 2017 Kaleidoscope Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in the coverage of diversity. Who are they? Click here for a full list of honorees.
Rose City Cluster Readies To Welcome Ashenden
The former Market Manager and GM for BiCoastal Media's Medford, Ore., station group is heading up Interstate 5 straight to Exit 299A, and a single-story office park located within walking distance of The Old Spaghetti Factory. Once there, he'll take over as VP/Market Manager for Entercom's Portland, Ore., cluster.
ERI Vet Hired By Hodge For Structural Engineer Role
A 23-year veteran of ERI-Electronics Research Inc. who most recently served as the Structural Division's Senior Engineer has been hired by Hodge Structural Engineers (HSE) to serve as its Principal Structural Engineer.
A Former Asst. U.S. Attorney To Head Univision Litigation Team
One of the biggest Hispanic and millennial-targeted media companies in the U.S. has brought on a former Asst. U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District...
Brown Down As iHeart’s Newest Market President
One of the Tidewater Region's biggest station groups has recruited a Mobile market veteran to lead its FMs and help produce four marquee events in the Norfolk area. This rising star began her career as an Account Executive at the NBC affiliate in Albany, Ga., some 15 years ago.
Turner Taps Rising Star To Revenue, Product Lead Role
A former key executive at programmatic data analytics firm Taykey and former mobile marketing and advertising player Velti who joined Turner 18 months ago is now the company's EVP/Revenue Operations and Product Management.