Saturday, May 9, 2026

WBK Goes With Ex-SBA Lawyer For Its Latest Partner

She spent more than 10 years leading "complex telecommunications transactions" as Senior Principal Corporate Counsel in Mergers and Acquisitions at SBA Communications Corp. Now, she's joining a law firm that is home to David Oxenford and Davina Sashkin.
Ryan Jones

An Internal Operations VP Joins Live Media Group

Live Media Group, a Columbus, Ohio-based live broadcast product manufacturer and event production specialist, has appointed a former NEP Group leader to serve as Senior Vice President of Internal Operations, starting with the new year.

Gray Salutes Two GMs Heading Into Retirement

Gray Media, the company that recently rebranded from Gray Television, is saluting two long-time local broadcast television leaders, each of who are retiring at the end of 2024. One is in the Peach State, while the other is in the Palmetto State.
Lotus Communications Founder Howard Kalmenson and Lotus President Jim Kalmenson at the Lotus Seattle studios

Lotus Selects Riley As Its Seattle Market Manager

Starting Monday, the Lotus Communications radio stations serving the Pacific Northwest's biggest market will have a new leader. And, he brings over 20 years of expertise in sales, marketing, and media broadcasting.
Kari Lake

Arizona Republican Tapped To Head VOA

A woman who rose to national prominence for her unsuccessful bid to become Governor and, later, a U.S. Senator representing the Grand Canyon State has been tapped by the forthcoming Trump Administration to head the Voice of America.

Ex-Open AP CRO Takes Key Role At Connected TV Ad Tech Firm

She is formerly the Chief Revenue Officer at OpenAP, where she built the company's revenue practice from the ground up. Introducing the new Chief Commercial Officer at Silicon Valley-based Anoki AI, which offers sales tools for Connected TV.
Jacqueline Castro

Castro Captures Production VP Role At Telemundo Studios

She most recently served as Executive Director of Unscripted Content and Production for Sony Pictures Entertainment, overseeing projects for both the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. Before that, she spent more than a decade at TV Azteca in Mexico City.

TEGNA’s KHOU-11 Welcomes a New ND

TEGNA’s CBS affiliate serving Houston is welcoming a new News Director. It's a woman with a 30-year career in local news who previously spent 13 years in a similar role at WJXT-4, the unaffiliated news-focused TV station serving Jacksonville owned by Graham Media Group.

NATPE Global To Debut Honors Awards Fete At Reborn Miami Affair

NATPE Global has put its plans in motion to create a "NATPE Honors Awards Gala," described as "a new celebration recognizing trailblazing individuals whose creativity and visionary leadership are reshaping the entertainment industry."
Houston

Lambert Takes Houston Region Top Role for iHeart

There is a new Region President for iHeartMedia Houston, and it is a Louisiana native who has been associated with the nation's biggest owner of radio stations since 2000.
Tim Gaughan

Newsmax Officially Welcomes Its VP of News Operations

He was associated with Fox News Channel from November 1998 through August 2010 and later spent 8 1/2 years at CBS News. Now, this veteran broadcast and digital news operations executive is settling in to his role as VP/News Operations at the Chris Ruddy-run Newsmax.
Derek Rogers

Gray Media Selects A New Sherman-Denison Leader

Just south of the Red River separating Texas from Oklahoma and casino resorts over the border, Gray Media has selected a General Manager and Director of Sales for the CBS and FOX affiliates that serve these fast-growing communities due north of Dallas-Fort Worth.

Downey Now VP & GM Americas at Smadex

The Hispanic-focused broadcast media company with a global ad tech arm has appointed a VP/GM for its mobile advertising and connected TV technology platform, Smadex.
John Hoffman

WTVT’s News Director Announces His Retirement

He's been with the station since 1987, when Gaylord Broadcasting sold it to Gillett and some six years prior to its affiliation switch from CBS to FOX, at which time it became a foundational O&O property today within Fox Television Stations. Now, this individual, today in the role of VP/News Director, is planning to retire from "FOX 13 Tampa Bay."
Nelson Ferreira

Ferreira To Take Key Streaming Sales Role at Fox TV Stations

The Senior VP of Streaming Sales at Fox Television Stations is welcoming an individual who has joined the team by taking the Vice President of Streaming Sales role. He'll also be taking a key position designed to boost OTT platform ad revenue for the FOX unit.