Media Moves

Cumulus Media owns and operates eight radio stations in West Michigan, split evenly between Muskegon and Grand Rapids. As of today, the properties have a new Vice President/Market Manager.

Until now, she's served as the Director of Communications and Publicity at Disney Media Entertainment & Distribution (DMED), where she oversaw communications for the eight-owned ABC stations since joining Disney over two years ago. Now, she's leading corporate communications as a VP for National Geographic Content.

He's the company founder and serves as its Chairman and CEO. But, that doesn't necessarily mean Perry Sook can remain Nexstar Media Group's chief executive officer for as long as he chooses. That decision is up to Nexstar's Board of Directors. And, they've just agreed to extend Sook's employment agreement keeping him CEO for a few more years.

The Asst. Brand Director for Audacy Corp.'s top-rated '80s-fueled K-Earth 101 has just added oversight of two similarly formatted Classic Hits stations the company owns in the Southwest. One property is in the Valley of the Sun, while the other is in America's Finest City.

She's been at Entravision since 2014 and began her career 31 years ago at Dailey & Associates. Her resumé includes experience at such storied Hispanic advertising agencies as Casanova Pendrill and Publicis Sanchez & Levitan.  Now, she's the first-ever EVP of Global Marketing at the Los Angeles-headquartered global media and digital advertising solutions company led by Walter Ulloa.

Since 2013, he has been a key technology leader for Effectv, the Philadelphia-based video advertising firm. Now, he's joining Hearst Television as its first-ever VP of Ad Operations and Information Services, starting August 1.

KUSC-FM in Los Angeles and KDFC-FM in San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose are siblings, operating under the USC Radio Group "Classical California" brand. Now, the University of Southern California has named a new President for its radio group, comprised of the stations airing KDFC and KUSC from Mendocino County to San Diego.

There will be no change in the roles of Chairman and Vice Chairman at ACA Connects, the advocacy and lobbying group representing America's small-market and independently owned MVPDs — and a legislative foe to broadcast TV on subjects such as retransmission consent fees.

She's a two-time Emmy Award-winning talk show host, journalist, producer and author. Now, she has a seat on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF).

Sinclair Broadcast Group EVP/CFO Lucy Rutishauser is welcoming an individual to the executive ranks who will have direct oversight of the media company's financial planning and analysis and business development departments. He's inbound from a similar role at audio content creation and distribution company Audacy Corp.

CBS Stations this week flips the switch on new evening newscasts at unaffiliated and The CW Network-affiliated stations in 10 markets. To best prepare for the newscast launches, the Paramount division has hired some 28 news professionals to support the increase in newsgathering.

With Peter Saad now in place as Executive Director, the non-profit industry organization representing Low Power, Translator, Class A and Full Power TV Stations has lured a Television Music Licensee Committee executive to serve as its Membership Director.

He's been the interim News Director for The E.W. Scripps Co.-owned ABC affiliate serving Detroit and much of Southwestern Ontario, including London and Windsor.  Now, he's getting the official ND nod for WXYZ-7 in Detroit.

Until now, she's been the Vice President of One Platform Marketing (OPM) within NBCUniversal’s Advertising and Partnerships division. As of today, she holds the title of VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion of Global Advertising and Partnerships. 

He's been the News Director for The E.W. Scripps Co.-owned CBS and The CW Network stations serving the Tidewater region of Virginia and, before that, held similar duties for Scripps' NBC affiliate in Tulsa. Now, he's taking the ND reins at two properties under the CBS News and Stations banner serving Beantown.