Media Moves

Established in 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards bring national recognition to radio stations for their year-round commitment to serving communities. A panel of judges representing the broadcast industry and community service organizations will review applications and select 50 finalists and 10 winners.

She spent 19 years at Univision's Dallas-Fort Worth station group, serving as VP/General Manager. Now, many across North Texas and the U.S. Hispanic market are pausing to pay their respects to this Spanish-language media sales trailblazer, who has died of brain cancer. 

He enjoyed a 25-year run as a co-host on the Dave Ryan in the Morning program on Top 40 KDWB-FM 101.3 in Minneapolis-St. Paul and also worked behind the scenes for Tom Barnard on his podcast and on KQRS-FM 92.5. Now, Twin Cities radio listeners and local media are paying tribute to Pat Ebertz.

"Farewell, but Not Goodbye." That's the start of a social media post on Instagram made on Wednesday from the host of a wake-up radio program targeting Black consumers that is concluding its run as a Reach Media-syndicated offering after 27 years of broadcasts.

For the past 23 years he has been the regular weekend host of the long-running "Coast to Coast AM" syndicated talk program and of his own spin-off podcast, "Vaudeville for the Frightened." Now, the team at Premiere Networks is mourning the loss of Ian Punnett. He was 63 years of age and suffered a brief illness.

The Assistant News Director for Graham Media Group's flagship television station, known to locals in Detroit as "LOCAL 4," has been promoted to News Director just ahead of the Christmas holiday.

She joined Nexstar Media Group in August 2021 and oversees all financial aspects of the Dallas-headquartered company's business. And, she'll be doing it for the foreseeable future, thanks to a multi-year extension of her employment agreement with the company founded and led by Perry Sook.

Originally called Entertainment Studios when it was founded in 1993, the original board of directors for AMG was comprised of company founder and Chairman/CEO Byron Allen; Carolyn Folks, Allen's mother; and Chief Operating Officer Terence Hill.

For the past five years, he's been the General Manager of Gray Television's WALB-10 in Albany, Ga., and siblings WGCW-TV and WTSG-TV, which are the market's home for The CW Network and Telemundo, respectively. Now, this Southwest Georgia native is heading to Tennessee.

He's been serving as the interim General Manager for the ABC affiliate serving Texas' state capital on Channel 33 and before that was in a similar role for KBMT-12 in Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex., the dual ABC/NBC affiliate. Now, he's being given the permanent President/GM role for the Austin station.

For the last nine months, he's been on the sidelines, after exiting in March as News Director for Nexstar Media Group-owned KTLA-5 in Los Angeles. Now, Pete Saiers has resurfaced as the new VP/News Director for a CBS News & Stations property serving the Golden State's capital city.

A trio of promotions have transpired at FOX News Media, and all of the moves reflect the unit's digital leadership team. In particular, there's a new Chief Digital and Marketing Officer, while FOX Nation and FOX News Digital each get new leaders.

Television measurement firm iSpot, in a move designed to boost its cross-platform audience measurement for Sports, is welcoming a 20-year ESPN veteran to the role of Vice President of Sports Research and Insights.

In May 2022, Mike Killabrew drove across town to Cumulus Media's group of Indianapolis radio stations from the iHeartMedia cluster to become PD for Classic Hits WJJK, Rock WNDX, and Sports WXNT-AM. Now, he's getting a promotion.

For 22 years, he was associated with television stations today owned by Gray Television. Since then, he's been an independent consultant. Now, Chris Mossman has returned to a Kentucky market where he worked earlier in his career, taking the role of General Manager for a Morris Multimedia-owned ABC affiliate.