Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Tony Dokoupil

Dokupil To Anchor ‘CBS Evening News’

The Bari Weiss era at CBS News has resulted in the shift from CBS Mornings to the anchor desk for the CBS Evening News. The change for Tony Dokupil comes on January 5, 2026. 

Longtime Arbitron Leader Now A RadioAnalyzer

Scott Musgrave — a longtime Arbitron Radio figure who most recently was associated with Coleman Insights — has accepted a role at RadioAnalyzer, a Denmark-based predictive automated research specialist seeking to expand its services to North America from Europe. 
Fred Child

Child’s Play: Noted Classical Radio Figure Goes To Portland

One of the nation's most listened-to Classical radio services will gain a new President/CEO on January 2, 2026, and it will see a well known figure in contemporary classical music who hosts the syndicated "Performance Today" relocate to the Rose City from New York. 

APM Revenue Growth Plans In De Napoli’s Hands

American Public Media has promoted from within to fill the role of VP/Head of Sales and Underwriting — a key revenue-generating role at APM and Minnesota Public radio.

An Ex-Alpha Leader Heads North For Cumulus

He formerly served as Market Manager of the radio stations in Bakersfield formerly licensed to Alpha Media and now owned by Connoisseur Media. Now, he's heading north on California 99 to serve as VP/Market Manager of Cumulus Media's radio stations serving the Stockton and Modesto, Calif., markets.

Jahnke Named Next NAFB President

The association, which serves to promote and support agricultural and rural lifestyle broadcasting, also welcomed Ag News Daily podcast host and AgCulture Marketing CEO Delaney Howell as President-Elect; and Farm and Ranch Media Broadcaster Susan Littlefield as Vice President.

NYF Radio Awards Unveils 2026 Grand Jury

The New York Festivals Radio Awards provides a platform to celebrate creative storytellers from around the world. For 69 years, NYF has recognized both innovation and exceptional quality in broadcast audio content across all genres and platforms since 1957.

A ‘Bear’ Of A PD Rises To Federated Ops Role

He's served as PD of WBYR-FM "98.9 The Bear" in Fort Wayne, Ind., and WRBR-FM "103.9 The Bear" in South Bend, Ind., since 2019. Now, he's the Director of Operations — overseeing programming, promotions and production — for all of Federated Media's stations in the two Indiana markets.
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB Board Adds Connoisseur CEO, TV Leaders

Jeff Warshaw, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the growing radio station ownership group Connoisseur Media, and a pair of television industry C-Suite leaders have been appointed to the National Association of Broadcasters Board of Directors to fill recently vacated seats.

Lambert Named NPR Board Chair Amid Public Radio Changes

NPR has elected a new Chair for its Board of Directors. It is a woman who joined the Board as a Public Director in 2022 and previously served as Vice Chair. She currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at business-to-business software as a service company Olo.
Mark Lazarus

Versant CEO To Get BFOA’s Golden Mic

The longtime NBCUniversal executive chosen to serve as CEO of spinoff operation Versant has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Golden Mic Award from the Broadcasters Foundation of America. He'll receive the honor at a black-tie event scheduled for March 9, 2026.
Guests attend the Gracies Leadership Awards presented by the Alliance for Women in Media on November 18, at Tribeca 360 in New York. (Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Alliance for Women in Media)

Media’s Great Eight Honored At Gracies Leadership Awards

Eight individuals whose vision, leadership, and achievements "continue to shape and strengthen media across news and entertainment" were honored on Tuesday at the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM)'s Gracies Leadership Awards.

Xperi CRO Adds Duties As TiVo Ads Head

DTS AutoStage and HD Radio Xperi Inc. not only has a stake in the audio entertainment and advertising space but is the parent of TV-centric brand TiVo. Now, publicly traded Xperi is giving its Chief Revenue Officer additional duties as President of its TiVo Ads entity.

SiriusXM Readies A CFO Change As Guidance Is Affirmed

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is preparing for a change in its C-Suite, and it has appointed its next Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2026. The announcement came on Tuesday as Tom Barry will be stepping down from the role.

Meet Locality’s New Leader, A Former Marketron Head

Local TV ad platform Locality has a new Chief Executive Officer, and it is an individual who was previously the CEO of advertising automation firm Adwerx. He's also a longtime board member at Vistar Media, a programmatic advertising for out-of-home media firm acquired by T-Mobile in February 2025.