Media Moves

TelevisaUnivision has made what it is calling "new strategic appointments" to its International Content Licensing team. The company that is parent to Univision-branded properties in the U.S. says the move is designed "to further strengthen and consolidate the company’s position" as a leading Spanish-language global distributor.

He was Senior Corporate Counsel at Audible, rising from Corporate Counsel in a 5 1/2-year stint at Amazon. Before that, he was a media and entertainment attorney in New York. Now, this Harvard Law School graduate has joined iHeartMedia.

He's worked in promotions, production and sales for radio stations in Ohio and Maryland, as well as an on-air personality. Now, the NAB has promoted this individual to VP of Content Design and Development within the organization's team that produces the NAB Show.

He joined CBS News as a correspondent in 1981. In 1985, he became anchor of CBS News Radio's historic "World News Roundup," and held the position until 1999. During that time, in 1995, the program was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. Now, he is being remembered for his time behind the mic.

The Sunday evening CBS Television Network news magazine that was created in 1968 by Don Hewitt and first hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner is being presented with the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF)'s second annual Insight Award.

The "Remarkable Woman of the Year" initiative, tied to Nexstar Media Group’s celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, has named its 2023 honoree. Who is the lucky recipient of $10,000 from the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation to contribute to the public service organization or charity of her choice?

TelevisaUnivision is cheering recognition in this year's GLAAD Media Awards for “Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism,” for a report on one of its signature Univision Network news programs. It also received "special recognition" honors for a program available on its OTT platform, ViX.

She has more than two decades of media sales experience and was a VP leading sales across Turner's sports portfolio. As of today, she is now SVP/National Sales in NBCUniversal's Advertising & Partnerships division.

She has been with Audacy Corp. since it acquired podcast purveyor Pineapple Street Studios in 2019. Now, this former head of audio at BuzzFeed and public radio veteran has been named EVP of Podcasts, reporting to President of Podcast and Streaming and Chief Digital Officer J.D. Crowley.

On April 17, Brett Goldstein will share with NAB Show attendees his process in creating compelling content that resonates with audiences — something integrally important to broadcast radio and TV, let alone digital media choices siphoning audiences away from the thousands of NAB members in attendance at the Las Vegas affair.

Eric Nadel will miss the start of the team's season to focus on his mental health. The 71-year-old is the third longest-tenured radio play-by-play announcer in MLB, and has been a vocal mental health advocate throughout his career.

She first joined WNBC-4 in New York in March 2018 as VP of News. Now, she is earning a promotion that puts her in charge of editorial content for the station and NBCUniversal Local Telemundo-affiliated sibling WNJU-47.

Introducing Hearst’s most senior human resources executive, leading companywide strategy, programs and human capital management support, while maintaining "a longstanding tradition of local oversight of the majority of human resource decision-making."

Jim Thompson, the well-respected radio and TV broadcast industry executive and long-time President of the Broadcasters Foundation of America, will be honored posthumously with the Chairman’s Award at a breakfast reception held as the unofficial closure to the NAB Show in Las Vegas.

She couldn't unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the 2020 election cycle. But, Tudor Dixon's stock is on the rise in conservative circles.  That could explain why Buck Sexton and Clay Travis have helped the politician in launching her own podcast.