Media Moves

When Steve Chase shifted to a role at TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate KUSA-9 in Denver, it opened up a slot back in the Twin Cities, where he held a top sales role at the company's NBC affiliate in that market. TEGNA has now filled that post.

Entravision Communications Corp. has named its new SVP and, additionally, has selected its new VP of Integrated Marketing Solutions for its media properties in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Taking the roles are two women.

In his new role, Ed Wilson will "leverage each businesses’ leadership position in the media industry to drive continued innovation and pursue sustainable growth strategies," Cox Media Group says.

In February 2009, Ben Saurer shifted from one Fort Wayne cluster to another as GSM. He's now been promoted to VP/GM of the station group.

A veteran radio host who also has experience as a record label producer has joined Broadcast Pix as Product Manager. He is based in Lakeland, Fla., and will lead the business and product development of new RadioPix visual radio systems.

For the past nine years, she's been GSM of a cluster of stations in Charlotte owned today by Beasley Media Group. As of today, she is now GSM of the Atlanta radio stations owned by Cox Media Group.

He's served in senior leadership roles at Puerto Rico's TeleOnce and WAPA-4 in San Juan. Most recently, he's operated a consultancy providing services to a variety of media, sports and entertainment clients across the U.S. territory, including the Puerto Rican Olympic Committee. Now, he's been tapped to lead Univision Communications' radio and TV properties in the Caribbean.

In her new role, a Univision Communications veteran will be responsible for managing NAB’s partnerships with third-party groups on legislative and regulatory issues affecting local broadcasters. She will report to Executive Vice President of Government Relations Shawn Donilon.

In honor of Black History Month, the Multicultural Media, Television and Internet Council is paying tribute to a host of African Americans who have made significant contributions in radio, television, print, and digital media. "We hope they inspire you to learn about and celebrate the contributions of African Americans in media all year long," MMTC says.

A decade ago, radio industry ad representation firm Interep was embroiled in a battle with its Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee, who sued the company's former directors...

With Amanda White's recent promotion to Director of Research for station owner TEGNA, a hole opened up. It's just been filled by the VP of Creative services for the NBC O&O serving the San Francisco Bay Area.

After nearly seven years at Nielsen as a Media Analytics Consulting VP, Idil Miriam Cakim has exited the company. She'll now be getting more familiar with the goings-on inside 345 Hudson Street, on Manhattan's West Side.

In August 2019, Paul Brenner took the role of Chief Strategy Officer at Indianapolis-based Vibenomics, following the demise of Emmis Communications subsidiary TagStation, for which he served as President and oversight of the ultimately unsuccessful NextRadio app. Brenner has now been rewarded for his efforts by rising to a higher role at Vibenomics.

The VP of News, Marketing and Content Development at Lilly Broadcasting has been elevated to the Executive Vice President position at the Erie, Pa.-based multimedia company. He returned to Lilly in June 2018 after working at a former Lilly-owned station for some 16 years.

Established in 2015, the Digital Leadership Award honors an individual at a broadcast station, group or network who has had a significant role in transforming a traditional broadcast business to succeed on digital media platforms.