Media Moves

The home of ABC, FOX and The CW Network serving the city that's home to Western Kentucky University has a new General Manager, starting Monday. He's being promoted from the role of Multimedia Sales Manager at this Gray Media property, and he'll also lead up sales efforts.

Two weeks ago, she wrapped up what she describes as "one of my favorite eras yet." On September 14, the former Director of Communications and Social Media at the National Association Of Broadcasters finished her first day at her new employer — one of the nation's biggest telecommunications companies.

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Famers Terry and Sandy Shockley have been revealed as the founding grantors of the newly established Young Broadcasters Development Fund, aimed at inspiring career building in the broadcast industry.

With interactive sessions led by seasoned faculty members and invited speakers, BLT participants explore financial and business strategy, management and leadership, artificial intelligence, human resources, organizational culture and other issues shaping the future of broadcasting. 

He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia's prestigious journalism school in 1987 and has served as a news manager and key day-to-day leader at stations across the country. As of Monday, he'll be going back to school — sort of. Meet the new head of the university-owned NBC affiliate serving mid-Missouri.

He's been associated with Hearst Television since 1983 and has served in various roles at flagship property WCVB-5 in Boston, as well as in a key ad operations role. Now, the privately held broadcast TV station licensee is celebrating this company veteran's longtime retirement.

The former Executive VP of Marketing & Communications at Fremantle has been selected to serve as Sr. VP of Brand & Marketing for FOX Television Stations — a role in which he will report to Executive VP of Digital Operations Jeff Zellmer.

Public media organization PRX has announced that its Chief Operations Officer will succeed its current President/CEO, starting October 15. It puts the leadership of the public radio distributor, podcast publisher and noncommercial educational content creator in the hands of an individual who joined PRX in 2019.

He led Regional Reps Corporation for decades and built it into one of the radio industry’s longest-running independent sales rep firms. News of his passing was first posted on social media by his family and confirmed to Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink by a former colleague.

The 2027 Radio Awards features 14 category groups, offering recognition across a wide range of disciplines. Specialized category groups spotlight groundbreaking work in Digital, Podcast, and Audio Book content, while Programming Formats and Promotion/Open & ID recognize the creative standards and imaging innovation driving radio forward.

There is a new head of Telemundo Studios, and he will lead the NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises unit's growth strategy and the development and production of scripted content for both linear and streaming platforms. 

The Operations Manager for five radio stations serving the Shreveport-Bossier City, La., market has been promoted to Market Manager by Connoisseur Media. This results in a new OM for the quintet of audio brands.

Media, content, consulting and entertainment opportunities are next on the agenda for Smoov, who will pursue them through his newly formed Nashville Brown LLC while saying he remains open to his next executive, programming, or media leadership opportunity.

SiriusXM has promoted from within to select the person who it believes is best to lead product and technology across SiriusXM and its Pandora platform, with responsibility for product strategy and development, technology platforms and engineering, automotive and streaming distribution partnerships, and advertising technology.

After a 54-year career spent shaping Charlotte’s broadcast landscape, WKQC "K104.7" Program Director and midday personality Jack Daniel will retire from the Beasley Media Group station on September 18. That final date isn’t accidental: it is exactly 54 years to the day he started his career.