Media Moves

Sunday, February 29, is the final day for WGN America. It's set to rebrand as NewsNation, the name of the prime-time news block that debuted in September 2020 as part of a systematic relaunch of the network under Nexstar Media Group ownership. Its News Director won't be around to carry out the network's rechristening.

He's been the Market Manager for NRG Media stations in Wausau-Stevens Point, Wisc. Most recently, he served as Market President for iHeartMedia in Wichita. Now, this veteran radio station cluster leader has joined Cumulus Media to oversee its group of broadcast properties in Montgomery, Ala.

With WGN America set to rebrand itself as NewsNation, building on the Nexstar Media Group-owned cable network's prime-time news block, a new Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief is settling in Inside the Beltway. It's an individual who reports to VP/New Jennifer Lyons that helped Norah O'Donnell get settled in to new D.C. environs in 2020.

Graham Media Group, the television broadcasting company that owns such stations as WDIV-4 in Detroit and WKMG-6 in Orlando, has upped its Associate General Counsel to Deputy General Counsel.

She was what Nexstar Media Group founder and Chairman/CEO Perry Sook calls "an integral member of HBO’s executive team," with leadership expertise in marketing strategy, audience development and multi-platform content distribution that helped HBO scale its business into a multi-billion dollar enterprise. Now she's set to join Nexstar's Board.

The EVP/CFO of the Radio Advertising Bureau, the VP/CFO of Graham Media Group, and the VP/Corporate Controller of Hubbard Broadcasting have been chosen to serve as the co-chairs for the Media Financial Management Association’s (MFM’s) 2021 CFO Summit. Scheduled for March 11-12, this year’s two-day event will be held virtually.

Most recently he provided brand strategy, consumer insights, and custom market research as a consultant for NBCUniversal, Disney, Crown Media and the Weather Channel. Now, he's the new Chief Research Officer at The E.W. Scripps Company.

Cumulus Media on Thursday revealed what it calls "important changes" to its top-level sales leadership, impacting both its broadcast radio stations and its Westwood One national radio arm.

Starting March 1, Emmis' Indianapolis radio stations will have a new Market President. It is a woman who has spent 22 years with Emmis in a variety of radio sales and promotions leadership roles. She'll replace a 11-year veteran who will be moving on.

WGN America, the cable network that's getting a major news-focused overhaul under new owner Nexstar Media Group, has selected a VP of Creative Marketing and Brand Communications to help growth the operation's presence even further in 2021.

The E.W. Scripps Company has appointed a veteran television sales executive to serve as its new Chief Revenue Officer. Today marks his first day in his new role.

Red Apple Group, the parent company of Red Apple Media and New York-based Talker WABC-AM 770, has promoted a legal associate to the role of General Counsel. The position is a new one and is tied to Red Apple's 2020 acquisition of the venerable station from Cumulus Media.

For more than two decades, she made her mark as a leader with a deep understanding of the media business, establishing what AMC Networks President/CEO Josh Sapan calls her "impeccable track record driving strong financial and operational results.” This explains why AMC's new EVP/CFO is a figure well-remembered for her years at Showtime and ViacomCBS.

Network advertising sales executive Deidra Hoye has been named SVP/Ad Sales as part of a department-wide expansion at Sun & Fun Media's radio syndication company Key Networks.

She joined Hearst Television in 2017 to lead the central digital teams that curate and produce a broader palate of content for distribution through the station-branded sites, apps and social expressions. Now, she's being promoted to Senior Director and Managing Editor for Hearst Television’s central digital content teams.