Media Moves

The individual who has served as VP/Sales of Hearst Television since 2014 has just been promoted to SVP/Sales. His resume includes stints for WPIX-11 in New York, WBAL-11 in Baltimore, and the CW affiliate in the Nation's Capital.

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.

Hispanic-market multimedia company Univision Communications has set two new news executives for its San Francisco Bay Area operations. Both report to Raul Rodriguez, Vice President, General Manager of Univision Bay Area; Steve Stuck, Vice President, General Manager of Univision Sacramento & Fresno; and Chris Peña, Senior Vice President of News, Local Media.

The former Director of NTR and LSM of a Pamal Broadcasting Adult Alternative station in "New York's backyard" has joined Cumulus for a role that sees her oversee four properties in a North Carolina market. Salomone has worked for such companies as Townsquare Media and Adams Radio Group.

Cox Media Group has selected its new Market Vice President for its Tulsa station group, and also for its Jacksonville stations. The company says these appointments are part of its "converging markets with multiple media platforms to strengthen news, sales and operational collaboration." Who's in Florida's First Coast? The person running Cox's radio stations in Tulsa until now.

In January, Sinclair Broadcast Group named a new Director of Sales for its three TV stations in Columbus, Ohio. Just nine months later, Sinclair has given birth to a new position for this company vet: oversight for the company's Dayton operation some 90 minutes to the west.

In a statement as to the value of its O&O's local news operations, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations has just promoted the Asst. News Director of KNBC-4 in Los Angeles to the role of President/GM of its two stations in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market.

The Executive Committee of the New York State Broadcasters Association has agreed to extend the contract of its President and Executive Director for three years. David Donovan has held the leadership role for NYSBA since 2011. Prior to joining NYSBA, Donovan held various positions representing broadcasters in Washington, D.C.

A veteran television news agent whose resume includes roles at ESPN and CBS Radio's WFAN-AM 660 in New York has been selected as the new Head of UTA News and Broadcasting at United Talent Agency (UTA). This begins what UTA and its N.S. Bienstock arm are calling "a transition in leadership from legendary news agents Richard Leibner and Carole Cooper, who continue in active leadership roles representing many of UTA’s ... news and broadcasting clients."

At month's end, Jay Newman will be retiring as VP/GM of CBS O&O WJZ-13 in Baltimore, ending a tenure that began in November 1998 following a four-year stint in a similar role at WWJ-62 in Detroit. The station has just revealed who is stepping in following Newman's retirement, and it is an individual who has been with Sinclair Broadcast Group since October 2000 and began her 17-year run with Sinclair in Baltimore.

After nearly a decade running iHeartMedia's Austin, Tex., station group, Pamela B. McKay is returning to Houston. But, she's not transferring to the company's cluster in the Storm Harvey-stricken market, where she served as GSM from 1999-2006.

The former Americas sales manager for EVS Broadcast Equipment has been selected for the role of VP/Strategic Accounts for the eastern U.S. at Burbank, Calif.-based Riedel Communications.

The Chairman/CEO of Fox Networks Group has just become one of the key leadership figures at 21st Century Fox. While he's retaining his FNG duties, he'll also serve as President of "21CF." It's a big career bump-up for an individual who served as the supervising creative executive on the first "X-Men" feature film.

The associate editor of two editions of the National Association of Broadcasters Engineering Handbook, including the new 11th edition, has died. Osenkowsky had been suffering from both multiple myeloma and lymphoma. He was 62.

AdLarge Media has hired the former Manager of Affiliate Relations at Sun Broadcast Group as its new Director of Affiliate Marketing. At the same time, it has given its VP/Business Development SVP stripes.