NYSBA Hall of Fame Selects Its Latest Legends
The New York State Broadcasters Association has announced the 2025 class of inductees for the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. WLNG-FM 92.1 in the Riverhead-Sag Harbor market will be doubly represented with the induction of station owner and meteorologist Bill Evans and GM Gary Sapiane.
Ad Tech Firm VideoAmp Names Peter Liguori CEO
One of the biggest advertising technology companies has turned to its Executive Chairman — a veteran of Tribune Media, Fox Broadcasting, Discovery Communications, and HBO — to serve as its next Chief Executive Officer. At the same time, several "key leadership updates" have come to VideoAmp.
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards Opens Entry Window
Since 1957, New York Festivals has recognized diverse content created by premier storytellers from around the world. The 2026 TV & Film Awards continue this tradition, honoring a wide spectrum of storytelling across all genres and platforms.
Endom Ends Up Overseeing Two Texas Markets For Townsquare
Since September, he's been an Executive Team Member for CMS Nashville, connecting pro athletes and recording artists with brands. He took the job after nearly eight years in Nashville with iHeartMedia. Starting August 4, he'll be the Regional Market President overseeing a pair of Lone Star State locales for Townsquare Media.
WABC Parent Hires Ex-ABC Radio Vet As CTO
“As Red Apple Media continues to enlarge its footprint in radio, we recognized a need for an engineering specialist with insights that will bolster our growth strategy as we identify properties for our expansion,” said John Catsimatidis, owner and Chief Executive Officer.
Porter Berry To Lead New Media Expansion at FOX News Media
FOX News is moving ahead with a new media expansion effort that includes a licensing agreement with the "Ruthless" podcast which will be aligned with the division’s existing roster of on-demand audio offerings. This will see FOX News Digital's President and Editor-in-Chief add New Media to his role.
Five Investigative Journalists Chosen For Roy W. Howard Fellowship Program
Graduates from the University of Maryland will receive hands-on investigative reporting experience at major media outlets as Fellows within the Scripps Howard Foundation-funded offering. The nonprofit newsrooms hosting the fellows during the program include NPR and The Maine Monitor.
The fellowships, which are awarded biannually, are given to graduates of the Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University.
Rising Through the Ranks Scholarship Recipients Announced
Scholarship recipients for this year’s Rising Through the Ranks program, presented by RAB and Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW), have been selected.
Triple Helix, MaxxKonnect Welcome Sales, Marketing Leader
Triple Helix's newest executive has a career spanning technical operations, sales, and executive management, most recently serving as VP of Operations at DJB Radio Software. He is also well-known in the industry through his roles with the Central Canada Broadcast Engineers and Society of Broadcast Engineers.
Powell To Take A Key Programming Role For iHeartMedia/Chicago
She succeeded Walt "Baby" Love as Urban Editor of former radio industry trade publication Radio & Records and in the years since that role has excelled as one of the leading R&B and Hip-Hop programming executives in the business. Now, Kashon Powell is taking a key role for iHeartMedia in the nation's No. 3 market.
From iHeartMedia To Christ-Driven ‘Star’ For Hager
Dick Whitworth, a 50-year veteran of Christian-focused faith-based media, is retiring. This opened up an opportunity for Pillar Media, operator of "STAR"-branded Christian Adult Contemporary radio stations in three U.S. markets, to select a new COO. It went with a former iHeartMedia Region President.
Get After It Media Selects A Digital Strategy Leader
A digital multicast network purveyor that recently named Otto Padrón as its President and COO has appointed a VP of Digital Strategy and Revenue Ops. In this role, an ex-Univision Interactive Media leader will "architect, lead, build and execute Get After It Media's digital growth and revenue strategy.
Ben Dobson To Lead News For WPIX-11
The Mission Broadcasting-owned home of The CW Network in New York that is run by cozy shared services partner Nexstar Media Group has named its next News Director. He begins his new duties on July 24.
Ziegler To Lead Sinclair’s Green Bay Duo
Titletown has a new Station Manager for a pair of Sinclair Inc.-owned broadcast TV stations, and he's been on the job since Monday. That said, this individual has been with the stations for nearly a decade.
Gray Media Taps a New WTAP Leader
There's a new head of Gray Media's full-power NBC affiliate serving Parkersburg, W. Va., and the two low-power TV station siblings that bring FOX and CBS programming to this small West Virginia market.