Media Moves

RBR+TVBR President/Publisher Deborah Parenti said, “This year’s Radio Wayne finalists represent one of the most diverse and competitive lineups in the awards’ 34-year history, spanning markets and media companies of all sizes. Even as our industry navigates modern challenges, the dedication and resilience of these professionals give us a powerful reason to celebrate.”

A company with increasing importance to broadcast television companies due to the C-Band repack that the FCC is about to undertake is welcoming a new Senior Director of Sales. She's tasked with driving direct sales and partnerships at Zixi.

He was a key figure at the forefront of the digital evolution of broadcast and cable television who joined Hearst Television in 2008. Since 2016, he has held the role of Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer. At year's end, he will retire from the privately held owner of broadcast TV stations overseen by Michael J. Hayes.

Starting October 5, the parent organization of omnipresent noncommercial Christian radio networks K-LOVE and Air1 will have a new VP of Live Events. He is joining K-LOVE Inc. after serving as GM of the Oak View Group-managed Central Bank Center in Lexington, Ky.

The Fox Television Stations properties serving Orlando and the adjacent Gainesville-Ocala market have a new VP/News Director. She's a seven-year station veteran who is rising from the role of Managing Editor.

In June 2017, she departed the FOX affiliate serving Panama City, Fla., for a crosstown role with Nexstar Media Group and most recently served as General Sales Manager of JVC Broadcasting's radio stations in the market. It turns out that leaving local TV after so many years just wasn't in the cards for Stacie Bolster.

The North Carolina Public Radio Association has a little bit of a cash injection that will help it support initiatives designed to keep its 13 Member stations' lights on. A $85,000 grant from the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund has been accepted by the NCPRA, which will support the hiring of an underwriting salesperson.

In August 2021, the Asst. ND of KSNV-TV in Las Vegas relocated to Charleston, W. Va., to serve in a similar role atSinclair Inc.'s WCHS-TV and Cunningham Broadcasting-licensed shared services partner WVAH-TV. Starting in late August, he'll be taking on ND duties for Lockwood Broadcast Group's ABC affiliate in Wichita.

TEGNA's NBC affiliate in St. Louis, which must remain in a "hold separate" state despite its ultimate ownership by Nexstar Media Group, has chosen a lead anchor for its local evening newscasts — another sign that becoming a full sibling of KTVI "FOX 2" and KPLR-11 is potentially years away.

The parent organization of the PBS and NPR Member stations serving Florida's First Coast and Brunswick, Ga., to its north, has selected its next President/CEO. She'll begin her new role on August 31 and is an "accomplished leader with deep ties" to WJCT-TV and WJCT-FM in Jacksonville.

He joins UPR following leadership roles in both commercial and public broadcasting, most recently serving in senior management at Penn State University's WPSU Radio. During his career, he has overseen broadcast operations, programming, and audience development at university-affiliated media organizations.

PMI was founded by American Public Media Group, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, New York Public Radio, PRX, and the Station Resource Group through one of the final grants awarded by the now-defunded CPB to modernize the critical technology infrastructure that powers public media.

Until a move to the UK in October 2024, he served as Director of Corporate Program Operations for Gray Media. Now, he's at TitanTV, the company focused on providing TV viewers with the most accurate program listing and channel information.

The Operations Manager for a group of Rapid City, S. Dakota, radio stations owned by the company led by Carolyn Becker has taken a similar position at the licensee owned and overseen by Jeffrey Warshaw.

The parent organization of omnipresent noncommercial Christian music networks K-LOVE and Air1 is welcoming a new Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. He begins his new role on September 1 and is inbound from Centricity Music.