Media Moves

Salem Media Group has just named a new General Manager of its Orlando group of radio stations and for its related Salem Surround Orlando operation. It's an individual who was most recently the Las Vegas-based West Coast Market Manager for The Media Audit, and spent the majority of his career in Kansas City.

There's a new VP/GM at a onetime NBC affiliate that's seen a particular resurgence in recent years as an unaffiliated news-focused free-to-air property serving the San Francisco Bay Area. He takes his new duties at the Nexstar Media Group property on May 17.

There'll soon be a new person responsible for overseeing the content, sales, brand, and operations across all platforms — as well as defining and executing the vision and strategy — at a TEGNA property in the Lone Star State.

Beasley Media Group is headquartered in Southwest Florida, and its stations serving the region stretching from Fort Myers south to Marco Island has just made a flurry of staff promotions. This includes the naming of a new Program Director at "96 K-Rock," the venerable personality-based station.

The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has four new board members, following their election to the organization that hosts the annual NATPE Miami conference each January in Miami Beach.

PromoSuite has revealed who its new VP of Product Design & Development is. It is someone who joined PromoSuite in 2018 to lead the design and development of the new PromoSuitePlus platform.

FOX News Channel (FNC) has named four executives to its New York and Washington leadership teams, a move its President and Executive Editor believes will "advance our robust news operation and commitment to showcasing diverse perspectives across the network."

The General Sales Manager for Beasley Media Group's Detroit radio station group has been elevated to the role of Director of Sales. It's a rise for a woman whose career has heavily involved Classic Rock WCSX, Rocker WRIF, and before that the Motor City stations now owned by Audacy.

Since joining the radio industry in September 1992, she's been associated with some of Southern California's most successful Hispanic-targeted radio stations. And, she came from a circus operation — literally. Now, this accomplished broadcast sales executive has joined iHeartMedia to serve as a Senior Account Executive at its Los Angeles radio station group.

Ad spend and pricing data research and analytics firm Standard Media Index (SMI) has a new Vice President of Sales. It's someone who brings 20 years of leadership experience within media and technology to the SMI team, and will oversee the expansion of the ad intelligence company’s sales strategy and new business development.

She's led diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for 16 years. Now, she's joining the owner of such stations as WCVB-5 in Boston and KCRA-3 in Sacramento to serve as its first-ever D&I director.

Hearst Television has promoted its Director of Human Resources to VP of the department. It's an individual celebrating five years with the company.

The individual who has served as SVP/General Manager of NBC Sports Chicago, the Comcast-owned RSN serving the Windy City, has been appointed President/GM of the two NBC-owned stations housed on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.

In partnership with the Ford Motor Company Fund, The Loreen Arbus Foundation, and NCTA – The Internet and Television Association, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation recognizes and supports future generations of women in media with over $20,000 in scholarships awarded annually.

The media company known for its live events and radio stations in the Empire State has just appointed a Chief Revenue Officer. At the same time, it has also selected its new Chief Content Officer.