Media Moves

There'll be no heartbreak for Thea Mitchem or the two individuals she reports to at iHeartMedia anytime soon. The National Programming Group's EVP/Programming for iHeart's Northeast Division is sticking around for a while, thanks to a long-term contract extension inked today

If you don't believe in nurturing and developing talent that have the potential for a lengthy tenure at your broadcast media company, than you perhaps aren't familiar with Entercom's Phoenix cluster. Its new Director of Sales started at the station group under previous owner CBS Radio in 1998 as a part-time promotions assistant.

There are 14 companies that are now forced to seek "vendor recovery" funds from the State of New York, as a Bankruptcy Court in New York has approved of a plan to terminate any payments owed to the largely mom-and-pop operations by the nation's No. 2 radio broadcasting company by number of stations. That didn't stop Cumulus Media from giving its EVP/Corporate Marketing and WW1 President a raise.

There's a new OM and Content Director for two of Alpha Media's five radio stations in Nielsen Audio Market No. 64. It's an individual who most recently served as SVP/Programming for iHeartMedia's Cincinnati station group.

The individual who served in a top Dallas-based role for Townsquare Media from November 2013-July 2016 and spent more than a decade as Clear Channel's Dallas and Houston OM has returned to Entercom after 16 1/2 years. His new role sees him relocating to the capital of the Golden State.

From May 2007 through April 2015, an Interep vet served as Sales Manager for then-CBS Radio-owned Sports WFAN-AM 660 in New York. He then went across town, joining iHeartMedia. Now, he's "come back to brands" he loves — now under the direction of Entercom.

On Tuesday (1/23), Beasley Broadcast Group's Board of Directors amended the radio broadcasting company's bylaws and, in doing so, increased the size of the board from nine to ten directors. Who is the 10th director? It is the Chairman/CEO of The Dispatch Printing Company.

Here's a job title that will certainly attract attention on LinkedIn. The former Chief Revenue Officer for Industry and Agency at Condé Nast will join Univision Communications on Feb. 12 for the New York-based role of EVP/Revenue Innovation.

The person selected as interim General Manager for NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations' Telemundo arm in the Phoenix and Tucson markets has just been bestowed the official title of President/GM for the Spanish-language network's Arizona operations.

The Federal Communications Commission is announcing on its website the appointment of Albert Shuldiner as Chief of the Media Bureau’s Audio Division. The Audio Division of the Media Bureau licenses commercial and noncommercial educational AM, FM, FM Translator, and FM Booster radio services, and the noncommercial educational Low Power FM radio service.

New York-based television advertising sales company Katz Television Group is bring on three media executives that are joining its Partnerships and Development team. The moves are effective immediately, with the trio of new hires each reporting to EVP Doug Pfaff.

The New York Market Radio Association (NYMRAD) has a new Chairman and Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Scott Hopeck, President of iHeartMedia's New York station group and current NYMRAD Secretary, is moving into the Chairman's slot.

After two decades at Idaho's Newschannel 7, Doug Armstrong will retire as President/GM of KTVB-7 in Boise, Idaho and KTFT-20 in Twin Falls, Idaho. Who is Armstrong's successor after his final day on March 9? TEGNA, the stations' owner, just revealed the answer.

In this role, this individual "will be responsible for all sales operations for the region that delivers a strong return on investment for clients reaching consumers through iHeartMedia’s unmatched assets, including on-air, online, social media, personalities and live events."

Al Blinke recently retired after a career in local broadcasting spanning more than 40 years. His most recent role was as VP/GM of Meredith Corp.'s CBS affiliate WNEM-5 in Saginaw, Mich. Who is succeeding Blinke at the station?