Media Moves

Media and marketing leaders from across Central California are paying tribute to Mary Lou Gunn, who died on November 24 after a brief illness. Gunn is widely known and respected for her roles at radio stations in Bakersfield and in Fresno, where she ran Lotus Communications' radio properties.

With the transition in power from Vince Sadusky to Wade Davis at Univision Communications in January 2021, Steve Mandala exited the multimedia company devoted to serving U.S. Hispanic consumers. Now, he's resurfaced at one of the fastest growing competitors to Univision.

He was a husband, a father, and a "Poppy." And, he was the founder and President of the Daystar Television Network. Marcus Lamb has passed away at the age of 64. The cause of death: COVID-19.

An Executive VP for Newsgathering at CBS News has been selected, and it is a woman who will have editorial oversight for network newsgathering worldwide, including all domestic and international bureaus.

With Marc Hefner's recent rise to the VP/GM role at The CW Network affiliate in Dallas, Nexstar Media Group needed to fill Hefner's chair in Savannah, Ga. It just did, turning to a 30-year veteran who has been in Columbus, Ga., for the past nine years.

He's known for his former role as SVP/Media Systems and IT Development for STARZ Entertainment LLC. Now, he's taking the newly created role of VP of Operations at the owner of 11 low-powered stations and two program networks, one bearing the name of the entire operation.

The new VP/GM of Nexstar Media Group's Lafayette, La., operations has been named. It is an individual who is "extremely familiar" with the market and the broadcast TV company's CBS affiliate in the market. He started as a videographer at the station's news department in 1997, and spent 17 years there.

The President and Publisher of Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report and the VP of Licensing and Industry Relations at BMI have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF).

American Public Television (APT), the syndicator of content to U.S. public TV stations nationwide, is preparing for leadership changes in its Exchange, Syndication and Premium Service programming divisions. The changes are prompted by the retirement of its Vice President of Syndication & Premium Service, and are effective December 17.

Former listeners of "The Big 8," CKLW in Windsor/Detroit, and radio industry veterans from across North America are pausing to pay tribute to Rosalie Tromblay. The former station Music Director died Tuesday of complications from Alzheimer's Disease at the age of 82.

A TV channel solely devoted to environmental content has hired a new leadership team composed of industry veterans from Discovery, RIDE TV, Animal Planet, and TLC. The stated mission: to turn EarthxTV into "a globally recognized entertainment network catering to audiences increasingly attuned to issues affecting our planet."

Scott Sutherland was recently promoted to the corporate team as EVP of Regional Media Operations for Bonneville International Corp. Now, his successor as SVP/Market Manager of the company's Phoenix stations has been named.

There's a new leader that will oversee the production and business affairs teams for Walt Disney Television’s expansive portfolio of content brands, including Hulu Originals, Onyx Collective, ABC Entertainment and Freeform, along with production companies ABC Signature and 20th Television.

A new leader has been chosen by Audacy to oversee the market’s portfolio of stations, which includes WCCO-AM, "104.1 JACK FM" and '102.9 The Wolf,' effective December 6.

One has nearly four decades of experience in radio, most recently as Vice President of Programming for WABC-AM 770 in New York. The other has been the afternoon drive producer since August 2010 and a part of the station's team since its birth nearly 12 years ago. Both are now Brand Managers at Audacy Inc. stations serving Pittsburgh.