Media Moves

For the past seven months, Zachary has been SVP/Market Manager for Entercom’s Southern New England Region, and before that held the VP/Market Manager dual role in Boston for four years. He will also continue as Market Manager in Hartford, CT, while the company searches for a permanent replacement.

Louisville Public Media (LPM) has selected its next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 19. Getting the role is "a seasoned and visionary leader" who LPM believes "brings deep experience in public media and a passion for civic engagement to one of the country’s most respected public media organizations."

The digital multicast television network purveyor led on a day-to-day basis by President/COO Otto Padrón has secured a new Chief Financial Officer. And, like Padrón, he was formerly with Los Angeles-focused broadcast licensee Meruelo Media.

Martin Miller in 2021 announced his decision to retire as president of New England Public Media. While he will continue to support NEPM by serving as an advisor to the organization in its ongoing fundraising and development efforts, its new President will take over on February 1.

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.

The President/CEO of Texas Public Radio, which operates seven noncommercial radio stations across the San Antonio region, was hospitalized last week due to complications from colon cancer. On Sunday, Joyce Slocum passed away, just days after entering Hospice care.

Media, content, consulting and entertainment opportunities are next on the agenda for Smoov, who will pursue them through his newly formed Nashville Brown LLC while saying he remains open to his next executive, programming, or media leadership opportunity.

The ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital team is welcoming a Senior Digital Product Owner, Mobile and Emerging Platforms. In doing so, it lured an E.W. Scripps Co. employee who started as an on-air news reporter for KTTS-FM in Springfield, Mo.

The leadership team that guides ACA Connects — formerly the American Cable Association — will be staying in place for the next two years.

With the transition in power from Vince Sadusky to Wade Davis at Univision Communications in January 2021, Steve Mandala exited the multimedia company devoted to serving U.S. Hispanic consumers. Now, he's resurfaced at one of the fastest growing competitors to Univision.

As NPR navigates the effects of a massive budget shortfall, the public broadcaster is putting a new set of hands on the financial tiller. A new Chief Financial Officer has been named months after NPR cut around 10% of its workforce.