Media Moves

Sinclair Broadcast Group hired an individual some 17 years ago who has risen through the sales and operations ranks at its flagship TV station in Baltimore. Now, he's been selected to lead FOX affiliate WBFF-45.

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He has more than 30 years of programming and production experience. Most recently, he led programming strategy for MGM Global Networks’ linear and digital networks. Now, he'll serve as the head of programming for The E.W. Scripps Co.'s national TV networks business -- which now incorporates ION Media's brands.

In January 2015, she joined conservative Talk station WIND-AM 560 in Chicago as a Senior Account Executive. In August 2018, she rose to GSM. Now, she's been promoted to Director of Sales for Salem Media Group's entire Windy City operations.

After 32 years at the now-Entercom Communications-owned News/Talk station serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul market, the man behind the mic for the Morning News at WCCO-AM is hanging it up. An April 30 retirement date was revealed Friday morning.

Hearst Television’s Senior Director of Digital Content has been promoted to VP of Digital News. He'll continue to lead the digital strategy for the station group while also leading Hearst Television’s central news team, which produces original video for company franchises including “Stitch” and “Dispatches from the Middle,” and manages Hearst's digital copy desk.

A "seasoned broadcast media legal executive" has been promoted in the C-Suite of the broadcast media company superserving Hispanics that one year ago emerged from bankruptcy protection -- and shed all vestiges of its founders by changing the company name.

A charitable organization dedicated to building the next generation of media leaders and increasing diversity has elected the President of Katz Television Group as its next Board Chairman.

The E.W. Scripps Company has appointed three media industry veterans from ION, Katz and Newsy to roles supporting distribution of its new national networks business. All roles are effective upon the close of Scripps’ acquisition of ION.

Established in 2002, the MIW’s heritage annual mentoring initiative connects mentees with accomplished women recognized as leaders, mentors, and game-changers within all aspects of radio broadcasting; vCreative is sponsoring the program for the second consecutive year. Hurry! The deadline to apply is rapidly approaching.

The Board of Directors of the Media Financial Management Association (MFM) have selected the two individuals who will chair its upcoming, and virtual, Media Finance Focus conference.

Since 2018 he's been the Senior Director of Finance at Hearst Television. Now, he will serve as Hearst's VP of Distribution.

Colorado Springs is known as the home of the Garden of the Gods. Now, Christopher Gould is gaining the top leadership role for two Salem Media Group stations in the market devoted to the word of God, along with its Conservative Talk sibling.

Davina Sashkin now has something in common with Matthew H. McCormick and Dan A. Kirkpatrick. That would be her job title at noted Washington, D.C.-area telecommunications, media, and technology law firm Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth.

One of Cumulus Media's strongest markets is Cincinnati, where it has such radio brands as Warm 98, 92.5 The Fox, 96 Rock and top-rated WGRR. Now, its VP of Sales has taken the top leadership role for the company's five FM cluster in the Ohio metropolis, as Dave Crowl is retiring.