Joining Nexstar
James DePury, formerly a producer at Hearst’s WGAL-TV (NBC) Lancaster/Harrisburg/York, PA, has joined Nexstar Broadcasting Group as News Director of WBRE-TV (NBC) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA.
Heading south
Lincoln Financial Media announced that Washington, DC sports radio veteran Tod Castleberry has been named Program Director of WAXY-AM “790 The Ticket” Miami. He...
He will Live Well
Former SOAPnet AE Herb Ford has been named National Account Executive for the Live Well Network, the broadcast, online and wireless service for digital...
Upped to GM
Brandy Sanchez, who had been Director of Sales, is the new Vice President and General Manager of Nexstar’s KAMR-TV (NBC) Amarillo, TX, also overseeing...
Alaska changes
Ohana Media Group has hired Chuck Geiger as Program Director of KMBQ-FM Wasilla, AK. Also in its Anchorage-Wasilla cluster, Wendy Corbin has been promoted...
New Connoisseur
Floyd Evans, formerly of NextMedia, has been named Market Manager of Connoisseur Media’s Bloomington, IL operations.
Federal action
Hubbard’s Federal News Radio has promoted Emily Kopp to morning co-anchor, joining Tom Temin. Kopp was formerly a federal workforce reporter.
Agency add
Heather Gregg, formerly at Mediabrand’s Ensemble, has joined Media Storm as associate media director for strategic planning, overseeing strategy and planning on Food Network.
VP of Everywhere
Synacor Inc., a provider of the technology platform enabling cable, satellite, telecom and consumer electronics companies to authenticate their consumers and deliver digital entertainment,...
New GM
Vicki Mann has been named General Manager of public radio station KRCL-FM Salt Lake City. She was previously Station Manager at WYMS-FM Milwaukee.
CCM+E promotions
Clear Channel Media + Entertainment National Sales (CCM+E), a division of the Katz Media Group, announced the promotions of Bill Barker in Chicago and...
tru comedy
Adam Dolgins has been named senior vice president of original programming for truTV – responsible for overseeing the network's Original Programming Group, which handles...
Philly to Vegas
Rafe D’Amico is heading west. After serving as National Sales Manager for three Beasley station in Philadelphia and Wilmington, he’s now been named NSM...
CNN to NPR
NPR News has hired longtime CNN vice president and bureau chief Edith Chapin to lead its international coverage. She’ll become Senior Foreign Editor on...
Sales hire
Cablevision Systems Corporation announced that Gregory McCastle will be joining the company as president, Cablevision Media Sales. David Kline, who most recently led Cablevision...