Media Moves

A legendary New York Hip-Hop personality. A longtime West Coast AM talk duo. A Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. They are just three among this year's 24 nominees for entry into the Radio Hall of Fame.

In May 2023, Karen McCrary Mitchell was named Market President for two iHeartMedia markets in the Mid-South. Now, a successor has been named, taking control of the company's radio stations in those two locales. 

It's a provider of TV transmitters, ATSC 3.0 products, translator, exciters and gap fillers at all TV bands and power levels and was in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center across the 2025 NAB Show showing of its wares. Now, it is welcoming a Sales Manager who will cover the eastern U.S.

The Sarkes Tarzian-owned NBC affiliate serving Chattanooga branded as "Local 3" has a new head of local news operations. Who's taking the role at WRCB-TV?

After decades with Cumulus Media’s Westwood One and the network’s predecessors, Vice President of Programming David Felker has departed the company. It comes amid a new round of consolidation that sees the discontinuation of seven 24/7 syndicated radio formats.

He was most recently the Chief Legal Officer and a member of the founding leadership team of the now-scuttled joint venture that would have seen ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery team up to launch Venu Sports. Introducing the newest member of the executive leadership team at iHeartMedia.

He's been the Corporate Senior Vice President/Station Operations at Sinclair Inc. since 2007 and has served as "a key leader in Sinclair’s broadcast operations for more than two decades." On June 30, he'll be heading into retirement.

It's a whole new Audacy Inc., with CEO Kelli Turner officially assuming the role at the company formerly known as Entercom in mid-March as Chris Oliviero became Chief Business Officer and Bob Philips was named Chief Revenue Officer.  Now, Audacy has a new CMO.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) has unveiled its lineup of trailblazing industry leaders selected for lifetime achievement honors during the 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony, scheduled for November 14 in New York.

He began his career in 2008 and was most recently the sales strategy and team development leader at Nexstar Media Group-owned WOOD-8 in Grand Rapids. Now, he's taking a top-level sales position at the broadcast TV company controlled by Soohyung Kim's Standard General.

Come May 2025, the head of Arkansas PBS will exit, starting the search for the successor of a woman who joined the statewide noncommercial network in 2017 and "leaves behind a legacy of transformative leadership and innovative growth across content, education and community engagement."

Revenue operations and digital advertising tech-focused firm Marketron has promoted from within to fill the role of Chief Revenue Officer. The job is going to a 10-year company veteran who took over the marketing team in 2024.

Corus Entertainment has suffered through a bleak start to 2025, with recently released fiscal Q2 numbers pointing to a wider net loss, missing analysts' forecasts. Now, the company that owns radio stations across Canada and the Global television network is preparing to say farewell to its Executive Chair.

The radio programming and operations-focused consultancy that's home to Tim Richards and Jimmy Steal, veteran industry figures known for ratings success, is welcoming the Director of Operations and Programming for Local Media San Diego to its team.

AdLarge and the fwd. network have appointed a new Executive Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships. In this role, the former Scripps Networks Interactive and Westwood One staffer will be leading the business development team in strategic digital partnerships and expand opportunities for the company and creators across the fwd. network’s portfolio of female-focused content.