Media Moves

He was inducted into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame in 2013, thanks to his many years as an executive for Mid-West Family Broadcasting's group of radio stations in Madison. Now, the WBA and peers from across the region are paying tribute to Bill Vancil, who passed away on January 3, following a long illness.

Barbara Latham has spent the bulk of her 39 years in Radio at iHeartMedia and its predecessor, Clear Channel. At the end of the first quarter, she'll be concluding her time in the industry.

A flurry of executive elevations has transpired at Baltimore-headquartered Sinclair, from the corporate level to its broadcast station group and MVPD-distributed Tennis Channel unit.

The non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of female leadership in radio broadcasting is welcoming four new members of its Board of Directors. They are comprised of an Audacy Inc. VP; a finance leader at Midwest Communications; a Mr. Master executive; and one-half of Albright & O'Malley & Brenner Consulting.

Disney Entertainment has a new EVP of International Original Television, and he'll work from Los Angeles squarely focused on working directly with regional leaders and their teams across the globe to create local content for Disney+. 

He joined Sinclair, Inc. in 2013 after holding sales leadership roles with the former Fisher Communications and Belo Corp., and has held such roles as Vice President of Digital Sales, Senior Director of Digital Sales, and Director of National Digital Sales. Now, he's been promoted to SVP and Chief Revenue Officer at the broadcast media company.

For decades, the Sarkes Tarzian name served as an iconic radio and television broadcasting group. Now, a new chapter has arrived for the radio stations licensed to the company bearing the name of its iconic late Armenian founder.

The media research, marketing, digital and content intelligence provider founded by President Carolyn Gilbert has hired a longtime radio trade publication sales associate as its new Vice President of Sales. 

He joined Coastal Television Broadcasting Group in November 2021 as Chief Revenue Officer. Now he's tacking on the title of President at the broadcast TV station owner.

Scripps has placed 13 veteran print journalists across its local and national newsrooms as part of the second cohort of its Google-backed Journalism Journey Initiative, which aims to recruit mid-career journalists and managers in the industry and redeploy their reporting skills for video-driven reporting platforms.

The Scripps Howard Fund is accepting entries for the 71st Scripps Howard Awards, one of the nation’s most prestigious journalism competitions. The awards honor the journalism and storytelling produced in 2023.

He was a Division Director of Sales focused on the automotive category for Sinclair Broadcast Group from August 2019 until his April 2022 shift to DealerX, a provider of digital marketing, data activation and identity resolution for the automotive vertical. Now, he's become Market President for an iHeartMedia cluster in the Hawkeye State.

He joined FOX News Media with its 1996 creation as a field photographer. Now, he's been promoted to EVP/Production and Operations, from SVP/Field Production and Operations reporting to CEO Suzanne Scott.

She joined the iHeartMedia-owned group of radio stations serving the state capital of Wisconsin in 2019 as an Account Executive and rose to VP of Sales in 2021. Now, she's the Market President for the stations serving Madison.

After almost 45 years in the media business — including 35 years at CBC, Susan Marjetti has announced that she is retiring from her role as General Manager of CBC News.