Media Moves

A reorganization of the programming operations associated with Connoisseur Media's West Coast properties has taken place, following the shift of "Bay Country" to KUFX-FM in San Jose. "The reorganization strengthens the company's Bay Area and Portland operations while continuing its focus on strong local programming," the company says.

The President/CEO of the newly opened Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, N.D., has been selected by the Board of Trustees of WNET to succeed Neal Shapiro at the entity that oversees key PBS and NPR homes in the New York Tri-State Area. He'll take the role on September 21.

Elguezabal will manage sales strategy, revenue growth, and daily operations for Florida properties, including Orlando and Jacksonville, to strengthen client partnerships and expand the company’s multimedia presence.

There's a new Senior VP for Agency Partnerships that has been selected to lead the buy-side revenue organization at VideoAmp, as part of an effort that sees the company move beyond measurement toward an AI-fueled media performance platform.

The Chief Programming Executive and General Manager for General Audience Programming at PBS has unexpectedly passed away, President/CEO Paula Kerger shared in a statement released by the public television service on Monday.

The award presentation will be made at the ABA Arkansan of the Year Luncheon on Monday, September 14 at its annual convention. The ABA has been presenting this award since 1977. Past recipients have included J. Will Fullbright, Johnny Cash, Bill Clinton, Don Tyson, and other entertainment, political, sports, and business leaders in Arkansas.

Now that it has all of its assets between San Francisco and San Jose positioned for future growth, Connoisseur Media's West Coast arm has appointed a General Sales Manager. She'll begin her new role on Monday and reports to newly promoted sales pro Debra Lieberman.

The man who heads Salem Media's digital marketing agency has revealed that he's commenced plans to retire, concluding a lengthy tenure at the radio station owner and publishing house parent focused on conservative secular political discourse and non-secular Christian talk and teaching programming.

He joined Beasley Media Group in 2019 and most recently served as Vice President of IT. Now, he's been promoted to the newly created role of Head of Technology and Infrastructure.

He previously served as Vice President of Ad Sales for C15 Studio. Before that, he led the advertising business at FuboTV, now a part of the Walt Disney Company.  Introducing the new Director of Sales for Connoisseur Media's radio stations serving New York's Long Island region.

The new arrival at KHCB brings more than two decades of Christian media leadership to the role, including time with the K-LOVE and Air1 networks. He previously served at Hope Media Group, where he led creative teams at KSBJ in Houston and oversaw the launch of Spanish-language Christian brand Vida Unida.

The strategic development, operational infrastructure, and business growth of New England multimedia company Binnie Media's expanding Connected TV and integrated marketing division has been put in the hands of a woman with a quarter-century of marketing and brand strategy experience across Northern New England.

There's a new VP of Technology and Operations at TEGNA, and he reports to EVP/Chief Technology and Digital Products Officer Kurt Rao following his promotion from Head of Technology and Sports Operations.

On July 8, Cumulus Media revealed that Don Boyd has been promoted to a Regional VP and will be adding stations in Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and New Orleans, La.; and Columbus-Starkville, Miss., to his everyday duties. That left the question as to who would now be overseeing two markets due east of Mobile. That answer has now arrived.

Jacob Tobey, viewed as a rising star in sports announcer circles, is no longer associated with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, putting his career path in a haze. The reasons are linked to social media accusations that Tobey, once a "9News" sports anchor, had established a romantic relationship with a woman married to a Spurs player.