Media Moves

As of June 17, Nexstar will be home to a woman whose chief responsibilities include accelerating digital revenue growth across its broadcast group. She happens to be inbound from a "Big Tech" giant, where she's served as a Senior Business Development Manager for its worldwide emerging business.

The parent organization of the two largest Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) radio networks in the U.S. has promoted four leaders within its executive leadership team. This includes the appointment of a Chief Development Officer of a person who held similar duties at Food for the Poor.

He has been with Beasley Media Group for 13 years and was most recently VP of Engineering. Now, he's earned a promotion. In this new role, this company veteran will be responsible for overseeing all engineering activities across Beasley’s 57 radio properties throughout the nation.

The NBC affiliate serving Atlanta as "11Alive" has selected a Managing Editor with experience at an ABC affiliate owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. who most recently served as a Senior Producer at Black News Channel and the Byron Allen-owned operation TheGrio.

The new Digital and Multimedia Sales VP at the Hispanic radio ad rep firm founded by José Villafañe joins from Mirror Digital, where she served as Director of Brand Partnerships, bolstering their presence among key agencies. She previously served as an Account Executive at Nielsen for their largest partner, Disney.

TEGNA’s CBS affiliate serving Houston is welcoming a new News Director. It's a woman with a 30-year career in local news who previously spent 13 years in a similar role at WJXT-4, the unaffiliated news-focused TV station serving Jacksonville owned by Graham Media Group.

The Marketing Director for two TEGNA-owned stations serving the Jacksonville, Fla., market has joined Hearst Television to serve as Creative Services Director of its CBS affiliate in Iowa's state capital.

Since 2020, she has served as Special Projects Executive Producer for the FOX Television Stations-owned station serving the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota-Lakeland-Sebring DMA. Now, she's VP and News Director for "FOX 13."

From Hagerstown to Ocean City, PBS viewers have relied on Maryland Public Television (MPT) to bring them educational and informational programming across its noncommercial broadcast TV stations. Now, MPT has named a new head, and it is the current EVP/Station Manager.

The VP of Sales and Partnerships for Sinclair-owned AMP Sports has been elevated to Sr. VP of Sales for the unit and for Tennis Channel. She began her career at the Walt Disney Company some 18 years ago.

The finalists for the 2025 Radio Mercury Awards have been revealed, with 107 radio and audio spots advancing to the final round. The shortlisted entries span a mix of advertisers, agencies, production companies, platforms, radio stations, and student creators.

There's a new head of Gray Media's full-power NBC affiliate serving Parkersburg, W. Va., and the two low-power TV station siblings that bring FOX and CBS programming to this small West Virginia market.

The Gray Media-owned dual NBC/The CW affiliate serving Wisconsin's state capital as "15 News" has selected a new News Director. She'll assume the role on September 8.

There’s a new podcast coming to iHeartMedia’s podcast network focused on “elevating Latino voices and stories,” and the September 17 debut features two of the nation’s most influential Hispanic journalists together for the video series.

"Every year, we work with our advisory board and industry thought leaders to make sure that our categories recognize the innovative content being created today world-wide across all genres and reflect our commitment to the passion of independent filmmakers,” said New York Festivals EVP Rose Anderson.