Media Moves

Andrea Mitchell, the journalist who holds the title of Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Chief Washington Correspondent will be honored with the Gracies Icon Award at the 2024 Gracies Leadership Awards scheduled for November 19 in the City of New York.

Some sixty years ago, he conceived and executed a plan to build unaffiliated broadcast television stations in seven of the top 10 U.S. markets. He would later serve as EVP of the TV station division of Metromedia — the foundation of what is today FOX Television Stations. Now, many in broadcast media are paying tribute to Dick Block, who died on September 30.

In April, he departed as Region Senior VP of Sales for iHeartMedia's Washington, D.C., station group, concluding a nearly 6 1/2 year run there. Now, he's resurfaced as Director of Sales for the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton radio market's biggest group of AMs and FMs. 

The station had been on the air for one year, and when he walked into the studios for the first time on that February 1948 day, he said, "This is for me. This is what I want to do." Thus began a more than 60-year career at KSDK-5 in St. Louis. Now, the television industry is pausing to pay tribute to Ray Hoffstetter, who has passed away at the age of 98.

Who is succeeding her? The Executive Director of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, where he has worked since 2010, has been appointed to the post. 

The Steve Newberry-led Quu Inc., the broadcast technology enterprise focused on enhanced in-dash visual content for radio, has launched a new division focused on national advertising. Leading it: an individual known for his radio and media sales expertise.

Fox Corporation has named an EVP of Advertising Sales and Portfolio Marketing, and she will begin reporting to FOX Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships President Jeff Collins on October 29.

When it comes to traditional Jazz radio stations, the NPR Member serving the Pacific Northwest's biggest market is perhaps one of the most successful operations in North America. Soon, it will have a new leader, succeeding Joey Cohn, who announced his retirement back in April after 37 years.

The broadcast technology company leading AI-powered services opportunities for both radio and podcasting content creators and distributors has appointed a Director of Radio Programming Services. It is an individual who has a Marconi and has decades of experience in the music and radio industries. 

The Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the "steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting," has unanimously elected its chair and vice chair, with each serving one-year terms.

The exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary products has appointed a highly experienced LED "all-round" to lead its Europe, the Middle East and Africa-based technical sales support team.

The radio stations that comprise iHeartMedia's Minneapolis-St. Paul cluster now have a new VP/Sales, and it is an individual who joined the company nine years ago as an Account Executive.

Gray Media, which is how Gray Television is now branding itself, has confirmed the retirements of two veteran broadcasters — one in Bayou Country, and the other in the Lone Star State.

For nearly 13 years, he advocated for broadcast television and radio as a member of the NAB's Media Relations and Communications corps. As 2024 began, this longtime Washington, D.C., PR pro joined an advocacy organization squarely opposed to much of what the NAB has advocated for on behalf of its MVPD members.

Come December, Beasley Media Group will have a new Cluster Manager for its radio stations serving Las Vegas. Who is the company betting on to bring bigger success to its five FMs?