Radio Station Studio Builder Selects A Senior Program Manager
"His technical expertise and hands-on leadership ensured 24/7 reliability of broadcast operations, rapid resolution of high-stakes issues, and successful delivery of critical infrastructure upgrades, including power and cooling system installs," ZTransform notes.
Audacy Ups Burtscher To Nashville OM Role
Audacy's assets in Music City USA do not include broadcast stations. Rather, it has a recently opened studio at the Hard Rock Cafe on Broadway. Overseeing this, while continuing to support national Country radio initiatives for Audacy, is a woman who began her career at WKKO in Toledo.
Gary Weiss Is Retiring from Urban One/Raleigh
A veteran radio industry market-level leader who has been overseeing Urban One's properties in Raleigh-Durham is saying farewell, and is ready to conclude his career. Gary Weiss' successor has already been named, and he'll start his new role on November 1.
Golden Choice To Lead Sales For iHeart/S.F.
There is a new SVP of Sales for iHeartMedia's San Francisco-Oakland stations, and she'll officially take on her new role this Monday. She's an individual with more than two decades of experience across AdTech, SaaS, social media and emerging marketing technologies.
A New CRO Comes To Ad Measurement Firm iSpot
Cross-platform TV advertising measurement company iSpot has named a new President and Chief Revenue Officer. It is a "strategic hire" for iSpot, which continues to seek to establish itself as a key source for metrics "in the fragmented video ad market."
Meet the New Head of Westwood One Sports 24/7 Programming
The new Executive Director will oversee all aspects of sports talk content across the network, including daily technical operations, social media strategy, and brand management. He reports to Bruce Gilbert, SVP of Sports/Content & Audience for the Cumulus Media-owned unit.
Martin Returns To Sinclair To Lead Oklahoma TV Trio
He's been at a pair of Nexstar Media Group TV stations serving Oklahoma City as its Director of Sales. He's also been a key leader at Sinclair Inc.'s crosstown properties. Now, he's returning to those two OKC stations while also taking on the top slot for Sinclair's Tulsa TV property.
KKOB Selects A TV Veteran As Its New News Director
He was previously News Director at the ABC affiliate serving the Rio Grande Valley owned by the Manship family of Baton Rouge. Now, he's holding a similar role for a Cumulus Media News/Talk giant serving Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Buoymaster Sails As NPR Foundation Trustees Board Chair
Starting November 1, there'll be a new Chairperson of the NPR Foundation Board of Trustees, and he will also join the NPR Board of Directors. He succeeds John McGinn, who served two consecutive terms leading the Foundation.
Hasenecz Earns GM Stripes In Irish Setting
He's been leading up sales for the Gray Local Media trio of TV brands serving Cleveland. Starting December 1, he'll be among the Fighting Irish and the surrounding community of South Bend, Ind., and nearby Elkhart as General Manager of Gray's NBC affiliate in the market.
Second Retirement Attempt Begins For Griffin Media’s Radio Head
At the end of October, he'll be celebrating 46 years in the radio business ... hopefully as a new retiree. He tried once before, but that attempt 2 1/2 years ago was unsuccessful. Will this second goodbye prove to be the trick for Bruce Law?
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards Grows Advisory Board
"Every year, we work with our advisory board and industry thought leaders to make sure that our categories recognize the innovative content being created today world-wide across all genres and reflect our commitment to the passion of independent filmmakers,” said New York Festivals EVP Rose Anderson.
T. Howard Foundation Launches Distinguished Alumni Showcase
Former interns are in the spotlight, as they are making a positive impact across the media, technology and tech sectors.
Scripps Blesses Parsons With Chief Info Security Role
He's a former Cyber Defense executive for Comcast's NBCUniversal unit and has similar experience at GE, U.S. Bank and at Walmart. Now, he's heading up the information security team at The E.W. Scripps Co., taking his new role on October 20.
Pollard Picked To Lead WTOK
He served as VP/GM of Coastal Television's Meridian, Miss., properties from January 2022 through March 2023 and since then has been a senior advisor with a media buying, media relations and budgeting and forecasting specialist. Meet the new head of Gray Media's crosstown properties.