Media Moves

As of today at 9am, the Newmarket, Ontario FM owned by Evanov Communications is now serving the Greater Toronto Area with a format heard only on suburban FMs to the east and west. It marks the end of "Lite Favourites" and a battle against Rogers' CHFI, Canada's No. 1 music station by total audience.

The New York Festivals Television & Film Awards has unveiled the 2024 Grand Jury, and it includes award-winning executive producers, journalists, documentary filmmakers, directors, and screenwriters from two dozen countries.

The co-founder of Motor Racing Network, the same individual who served as its first anchor, has passed away. He had just entered Hospice care on Wednesday (11/15), hours before his passing, following a long series of illnesses.

Members of the Advanced Television Systems Committee Inc. on Wednesday elected three media and technology executives to serve on the ATSC Board of Directors for three-year terms that begin in January 2024.

He assumes the seat previously occupied by Darrell Brown, former president of Bonneville International Corporation, who has served as NABLF Board chair since 2019.

The President/COO of Entravision Communications, attending the Forecast conference on Wednesday at the Harvard Club, has confirmed his appointment to the National Association of Broadcasters Television Board of Directors.

In April 2021, she became VP/Market Manager for the publicly traded audio content creation and distribution company's radio stations serving Eugene-Springfield, Ore. Now, she is being promoted to Regional Vice President, and is adding duties in a Silver State market.

This year’s event featured the Inaugural Gracies Icon Award recipient, and it went to veteran syndicated radio host Delilah. The host's inspiring and at-points challenging life and career was highlighted in fireside chat conducted by RAB President/CEO Erica Farber.

After more than three decades of leadership experience with the Consumer Technology Association, holding such roles as Executive Vice President of CES and Chief Strategy Officer, Karen Chupka is departing for a role at the NAB. Specifically, she's poised to take over the role held by the retiring Chris Brown.

Baldwin&’s Executive Creative Director, who oversees creative efforts for clients including Bridgestone Motorcycle Tires, Epic Games, Long John Silver’s, Volvo Trucks and Zulily, has been selected as the 2024 chief judge for the 33rd annual Radio Mercury Awards competition.

The eagerly awaited Fall 2023 edition of the Radio + Television Business Report printed quarterly magazine will be distributed at Forecast 2024, the industry’s most prestigious leadership conference. Among the features in this edition is a cover story with Nexstar Networks President Sean Compton.

The EVP/COO of Hearst, the former longtime leader of its privately held broadcast television division, has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Award.

A new President of Advertising and Partnerships is in place at NBCUniversal, and she's inbound from Roku. Meanwhile, NBCU is also promoting from within to fill the post of President of Client Partnerships for the division.

There's a newly restructured "data journalism" team in place at CBS News & Stations, and President of Content Development and Integration Adrienne Roark has revealed who will be heading the group.

The sales efforts for six radio brands serving St. Louis are now in the hands of an individual who arrives at the audio content creation and distribution company from a newspaper owner that includes among its titles a 186-year-old daily broadsheet. But, before that, he was associated with the big daily serving the Gateway City.