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A longtime public radio leader who served as President and GM of North Carolina Public Radio has passed away. She had been on medical leave since February. However, details about the cause of death were not shared by the family.

Actor and comedian Jim Gaffigan — a five-time Grammy-nominated comedian, actor, writer and producer and contributor to CBS Sunday Morning — will entertain NAB Show attendees with a special Sunday afternoon performance.

A veteran journalist who joined CBS News in 2019 as Managing Editor of "CBS This Morning" has been selected to serve as the Sr. VP of Standards and Practices for ViacomCBS's CBS News and Stations Group. It's a new role.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth market, ViacomCBS owns and operates two broadcast TV stations, in addition to CBSN Dallas and CBSDFW.com. As of Monday, these properties will have a new leader, and it is someone who is rejoining the stations after four years working across town — at TV stations broadcasting en español.

Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, the non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the advancement of female leadership in radio broadcasting, has teamed with vCreative to recognize and celebrate women in radio "whose unsung efforts ensure efficiency, both operationally and financially, for their stations and groups."

The independent TV measurement and analytics firm founded by CEO Kristin Dolan has turned to a former M&A banker at Goldman Sachs in selecting its new President. Most recently, he held principal roles at several fast-growing firms — including 605-owned ad tech, measurement and services firm Adscribe.

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For 11 years, he was a key member of the original team that launched "Univision Atlanta" in 2002. Now, he's been named President/GM of the operation, while also taking similar duties for Univision's Raleigh operations.

“Guided by a belief in the power of reading, for decades LeVar Burton has been a beloved champion of childhood literacy, a promoter of education through entertainment, and a champion of the importance of lifelong learning,” said LABF co-chairs Jack Goodman and Heidi Raphael.

First, it was Las Vegas. Next week, it's the Swedish city of Malmö for Caroline Beasley.

The Burbank, Calif.-based multimedia company dedicated to serving U.S. Hispanics with Spanish-language video and audio content has promoted from within to fill the role of Chief Digital and Streaming Officer.

It is known across the Radio industry as a provider of AI-driven revenue, audience, and content growth products for broadcasters and digital publishers. Now, Cleveland-based Futuri is welcoming a National Account Manager and a Director of Partner Support for Sales Intelligence to its employee roster.

He spent 11 1/2 years at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as the Director of Content Innovation for ABC Owned Station WLS-7 in Chicago. Now, he's heading over to NBCUniversal's properties across town to lead up its multiplatform content efforts.

New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), an organization devoted to female communications professionals, will celebrate the honorees for its 2022 Matrix Awards on October 26 at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan.

Gray Television is expanding its news services, and as part of that effort has promoted from within to fill the slot of Vice President of News Services. The appointment comes as Gray confirmed it will launch a new in-house division to provide news research and news consulting services for its television stations.