Media Moves

He's widely known as the former Global Strategist and Chief Growth Officer of global advertising industry giant Publicis Groupe and today is working on his second book, “Re-Thinking Work,” which will be published by McGraw-Hill in 2024. Attendees of the sixth annual Media Ad Sales Summit may just get a taste of what's to come in that tome from its author.

Local television stations owned by The E.W. Scripps Company serving a city in Montana and Virginia's state capital, respectively, have earned prestigious 2023 National Edward R. Murrow Awards.

The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) on Wednesday announced the national winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards, with the local news operations of Nexstar Media Group receiving a total of six awards for excellence.

She began her career in 2016 as a Developmental Marketing Intern for Cox Media Group's radio and television stations serving Central Florida. Now, she's back in Orlando to serve as Director of the company's Digital Media team in the market.

The NABOB & Power of Urban Radio Conference is the only media conference wholly dedicated to the growth of Black-owned media, broadcast radio, broadcast television, digital publishing, and media sales professionals. The three-day event brings together Black broadcast media owners, senior advertising and marketing executives, local sales management, leading on-air talent, policy leadership, entrepreneurs, cultural creatives, and corporate executives.

He previously had direct oversight of all aspects of WABC-7 in New York and the Disney Advertising Sales Northeast region’s linear, digital, social and sponsorship sales. In that role, he spearheaded the creation of several new revenue generating opportunities. Effective immediately, this noted sales pro has accepted a key national ad sales post at Nexstar.

In February 2020, this familiar figure took a role at Australia-headquartered audio codec manufacturer Tieline, serving as VP of Sales for the Americas.  Now, Doug Ferber is focusing once again on the buying and selling of radio stations in the U.S.

At NBCUniversal, he served as a Senior VP of its recently launched Small and Medium-Sized Business growth division. Starting August 28, he'll now hold the role of Chief Revenue Officer at The E.W. Scripps Co.

For 18 years, she has been associated with Univision Radio, and since 2016 has held the role of President and Regional Radio GM for the TelevisaUnivision radio properties in Las Vegas, the Rio Grande Valley and in San Diego. Now, Sabina Widmann is concluding her tenure at TelevisaUnivision.

On June 29, Atlanta media industry reporter Rodney Ho shared the news that the President/GM of TEGNA's NBC affiliate serving Atlanta would be retiring. On Thursday afternoon, following the company's second quarter earnings call with investors and analysts, WXIA-TV confirmed the story.

WSB-2 in Atlanta broadcast journalist Jovita Moore died in 2021 after a battle with cancer. In her honor, Cox Media Group partnered with the NABJ to create a scholarship aimed at supporting diversity in local TV news. Now, the inaugural winners of the Jovita Moore Memorial Scholarship have been announced.

The broadcast television company has awarded scholarships to 15 university students as a part of its annual Diversity Scholarship program. This year, the Sinclair Broadcast Group Diversity Scholarship awarded a total of $60,500 to university students.

From April 2021 through June of this year,  David Corey served as Director of FM Programming for Cumulus Media's two Detroit FMs: Hot Adult Contemporary WDVD-FM and Country WDRQ-FM. With Family Life Broadcasting's purchase of WDRQ on track for closing, Cumulus has now revealed Corey's successor as Program Director of its remaining FM, WDVD.

The New York State Broadcasters Association has revealed the addition of five new inductees into its Hall of Fame. The quintet of Empire State radio and television honorees will be inducted at a ceremony to take place on October 26 at the Rainbow Room inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza in the City of New York.

He is a 33-year radio industry veteran who has been associated with Cox Media Group since 1998, most recently serving as a Regional Vice President overseeing Houston and Tampa. Meet the new VP/Market Manager for Hubbard Radio's three radio brands serving Chicago.