Media Moves

At NBCUniversal, he served as a Senior VP of its recently launched Small and Medium-Sized Business growth division. Starting August 28, he'll now hold the role of Chief Revenue Officer at The E.W. Scripps Co.

For 18 years, she has been associated with Univision Radio, and since 2016 has held the role of President and Regional Radio GM for the TelevisaUnivision radio properties in Las Vegas, the Rio Grande Valley and in San Diego. Now, Sabina Widmann is concluding her tenure at TelevisaUnivision.

On June 29, Atlanta media industry reporter Rodney Ho shared the news that the President/GM of TEGNA's NBC affiliate serving Atlanta would be retiring. On Thursday afternoon, following the company's second quarter earnings call with investors and analysts, WXIA-TV confirmed the story.

WSB-2 in Atlanta broadcast journalist Jovita Moore died in 2021 after a battle with cancer. In her honor, Cox Media Group partnered with the NABJ to create a scholarship aimed at supporting diversity in local TV news. Now, the inaugural winners of the Jovita Moore Memorial Scholarship have been announced.

The broadcast television company has awarded scholarships to 15 university students as a part of its annual Diversity Scholarship program. This year, the Sinclair Broadcast Group Diversity Scholarship awarded a total of $60,500 to university students.

From April 2021 through June of this year,  David Corey served as Director of FM Programming for Cumulus Media's two Detroit FMs: Hot Adult Contemporary WDVD-FM and Country WDRQ-FM. With Family Life Broadcasting's purchase of WDRQ on track for closing, Cumulus has now revealed Corey's successor as Program Director of its remaining FM, WDVD.

The New York State Broadcasters Association has revealed the addition of five new inductees into its Hall of Fame. The quintet of Empire State radio and television honorees will be inducted at a ceremony to take place on October 26 at the Rainbow Room inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza in the City of New York.

He is a 33-year radio industry veteran who has been associated with Cox Media Group since 1998, most recently serving as a Regional Vice President overseeing Houston and Tampa. Meet the new VP/Market Manager for Hubbard Radio's three radio brands serving Chicago.

Television advertisement measurement specialist iSpot has appointed a data science leader and advertising industry expert with a role at the former Nielsen Catalina on her resumé as its new Chief Revenue Officer.

From November 2001 through January 2008 he served as a CHUM Television RVP responsible for the management of CityTV and CTV stations serving Vancouver. Since then, he's been a leader of radio stations for Astral Media, and most recently as a Head of Audio for Corus Entertainment. Now, Brad Phillips is readying for retirement.

He's an Emmy Award-winning television and digital-video producer who since 2021 has served as a senior director overseeing streaming production for Hearst Television. This individual has just been promoted to the role of VP/Production for the privately held company's Very Local unit.

In 2008 he was Operations Manager and Program Director for WWWQ "Q100" in Atlanta. Flashback to December 2001, and this industry veteran was adding Mandy Moore, Ja Rule and Brian McKnight singles to the playlist as PD of WHYI "Y-100" in Miami. Now, Rob Roberts is going back to his CHR roots by taking on a big role for CMG.

It's a big deal, not only for iHeartMedia but for NBC Sports: Veteran sports talk host and commentator Dan Patrick has renewed a multiplatform distribution agreement, squashing chatter that he may be retiring.

You've been invited by the TVB to grab a cup of coffee and discuss key topics impacting the careers of women in broadcasting by participating in a virtual "coffee talk" with the President and Co-Head of CBS News and Stations.

He's enjoyed a career in media that dates to 1969. At the end of 2023, he'll be calling it a day by saying farewell to his Morris Multimedia colleagues in Chattanooga.