Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Goldstein Upped To President For Hubbard Digital Unit

He most recently SVP of Sales Strategy and General Manager for 2060 Digital. Now, Steve Goldstein has earned a promotion at the Hubbard Radio enterprise.
Larry O'Connor

WMAL Host Gets Prime Slot On Salem News Channel

He's known across the National Capital Region as the morning host on Cumulus Media News/Talker WMAL-FM 105.9 in Washington, D.C. Soon, he'll be gathering a new audience eager for news and insight on the forthcoming digitally delivered video offering from Salem Media Group.
Courtnae Turko

Turko Rises To Key Leadership Role For Key NPR Licensee

The Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development for Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, who came to the owner of the city's key NPR Member stations following a career in hospitality and restaurants, has been promoted to Senior Vice President.  She starts her new role on Saturday.

Gwen Stefani, Judy Woodruff Among Honorees at October Gala

New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), an organization devoted to female communications professionals, will celebrate the honorees for its 2022 Matrix Awards on October 26 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan.

Remember Napster? It Has a New CEO

Today, Napster is a wholly different operation that has one big thing in common with the version circa 2002 may recall — music. As such, it now seeks to reinvigorate itself with a new CEO, who is inbound from a key music role at one of the biggest multiplayer gaming platforms on Earth.

Urban One Welcomes A New Corporate Communications Head

After 25 years of government, higher education, and corporate public relations, he founded a full-service strategic communications and stakeholder engagement firm based in Washington, D.C. His radio experience includes an early career role as GM of Northeastern University's radio station. Now, he's the VP/Corporate Communications for Urban One.

Retirement Plans Revealed By Missouri Broadcasters Leader

After 45 years in broadcasting and 10 years as its leader, the President of the Missouri Broadcasters Association has announced he's retiring. However, that will not happen for nearly one year.

Soledad O’Brien to Keynote Gracies Leadership Awards

Soledad O’Brien — the journalist, CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions, philanthropist and author — will keynote the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM)'s Gracies Leadership Awards on Monday, November 14. At the event, to be held at Tribeca 360 in New York, AWM will present its Legacy Leadership Award. Who is the recipient?

Telemundo Leader Takes A Seat On Nike’s Board

The Chief Administrative and Marketing Officer of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Nike, joining the Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and former CEO of Intel Corporation.

‘Moose’ Call For Max Media in Norfolk

There's a "Moose" back in the Max Media family. And, he is taking over the role of Operations Manager for the company's five radio brands in the Norfolk market. 

‘Luca’ To Lead KYW Programming As Rickert Takes Podcast Post

Audacy Corp.'s hometown all-News radio station, with a longtime format brought to life by Westinghouse, has a new program director. There's also a new assistant to the woman taking that role, and he'll retain his role as the Director of Podcasting for the AM/FM combo.

A Big Christian Broadcaster Selects A Marketing Chief

She currently serves as President of Latin World Entertainment Licensing, previously managed her own retail/licensing consulting business leading product and retail development for a variety of children’s entertainment properties, and before that worked at Twentieth Century Fox. Meet the new Chief of Marketing at Hope Media Group.

Salmon Swims Into Leadership Role For ‘AIR’

It calls itself a "1500-plus strong membership organization of independent radio and podcast producers, editors, engineers, and reporters. Now, the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) has selected an Executive Director with "a long history of working for equitable access to power."
Nicole Block

TEGNA’s Indy NBC Affiliate Makes ND Shift

The TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate serving Indianapolis is making a pair of moves, with its interim News Director taking a role that puts his focus on the station's strategic growth across all broadcast, digital and streaming platforms. At the same time, a new ND is being welcomed, and she's inbound from Pittsburgh.
Jaime Yuccas

A CBS News L.A. Morning Anchor Is Selected

A CBS News correspondent has been chosen to anchor the 7am-10am portion of KCAL-9 in Los Angeles' planned seven-hour block of local newscasts. They're poised to begin at 4am each weekday, putting KCAL directly against KTLA-5, the Nexstar Media Group-owned West Coast flagship.