Media Moves

TEGNA's two television stations serving the Constitution State have a new morning news content director, as of Monday.  He'll be responsible for overseeing The FOX61 Morning News, which airs weekdays from 4am to 11am on one of those two UHF properties serving most of Connecticut.

Dean Spanos thought a move from San Diego to Los Angeles was a great idea for his National Football League franchise, the Chargers. Salem Media Group believes it's a great idea for one of its L.A. executives to pack up and head south to America's Finest City.

A former McKinsey & Company management consultant who later served as CFO of HD Radio developer iBiquity Digital Corp. has agreed to a two-year contract extension as Jeff Smulyan's No. 2 leader at Emmis Communications.

Revenue operations and digital advertising tech-focused firm Marketron has promoted from within to fill the role of Chief Revenue Officer. The job is going to a 10-year company veteran who took over the marketing team in 2024.

Ad tech company VideoAmp is welcoming the addition of the former Chief U.S. Advertising Sales Officer at Warner Bros. Discovery to its Board of Directors. 

Say farewell to the Effectv brand, as Comcast Advertising seeks to "simplify" the world of multiscreen television advertising and all of the media assets it has to offer. As part of the change, three individuals have new roles, with each reporting to Comcast Advertising President James Rooke.

Until Friday, she was the Director of Sales for Townsquare Media's Portland, Me., station group. Now, she has been elevated to VP/Sales for Northern New England, which includes Portland and both Augusta, Me., and Portsmouth, N.H. Veterans of Clear Channel and iHeartRadio may recall Dobbins from her time in San Diego.

For the last seven years, he has served as the Senior Executive Producer of ABC News’ “Good Morning America.” Now, he's joining Sean Compton in taking on a leadership role at Nexstar Media Group's still-growing NewsNation operation.

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.

The company founded by Daniel Anstandig devoted to AI-driven audience engagement and sales intelligence tech platforms for media, has selected a new Chief Technology Officer. 

She once led the local Radio Disney business, and has held leadership roles with iHeartMedia predecessor Clear Channel Communications and, before that, Cumulus. Meet the new VP/GM of Sinclair's three television stations serving Alabama's largest market.

He most recently served as VP/Communications for VICE Media Group. Now, this PR and media relations pro is back in familiar environs — ABC News.

The elections took place Tuesday at the Board of Directors meeting in New York City. “We’re delighted to announce these esteemed individuals ... as members of our Board,” said Scott Herman, Chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation of America.

The President/GM of the NPR member station serving the Baltimore market has been elected as the new Chair of the Board of the NPR Board of Directors. He's been at the station since 2019 and a Member Director of the NPR Board since 2016.

There's a new Vice President of Data Science at a Somerville, N.J.-based market research agency that's made a strong impact in both the audio entertainment industry and in the U.S. election scene. The hire is part of a big growth initiative in the works at Edison Research.