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The Gray Media-owned dual NBC/The CW affiliate serving Wisconsin's state capital as "15 News" has selected a new News Director. She'll assume the role on September 8.

The Graham Media Group-owned CBS affiliate serving Central Florida has promoted its News Director to the position of VP/GM just four months after joining the station.

Program fellows gain real-world experience during a summer internship at a local television station where they are immersed in a local programming and production environment. In addition to the onsite training, students attend online classes, complete a capstone project and receive mentorship on professional development.

He has been with the FOX Television Stations (FTS) properties serving the Nation's Capital since 2014 and with the company for 20 years. Now, he's been promoted to VP of News and Content for WTTG-TV and WDCA-TV in Washington.

He's a familiar face to RBR+TVBR readers as one of the Top Local TV Leaders of 2024. Now, Billy Robbins is taking on a larger, newly created corporate-level role for Sinclair Inc.

She began her media career in her hometown of Jackson, Miss., and after more than five years as a radio personality, she transitioned to TV news as a producer for WAPT-TV in Jackson, some 17 years ago. Now, she's been appointed Director of News and Multiplatform Content, starting August 25, at WGN-9.

In his return to Telos Alliance, Egor Tyagunov will primarily focus on the Jünger Audio and Linear Acoustic product lines. “I’m excited to be working again with my colleagues at Telos, particularly when such rapid changes are occurring in the TV and streaming content landscape,” Tyagunov said.

The digital multicast television network purveyor led on a day-to-day basis by President/COO Otto Padrón has secured a new Chief Financial Officer. And, like Padrón, he was formerly with Los Angeles-focused broadcast licensee Meruelo Media.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has appointed a new Chief of the FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology. He will serve as the Commission’s principal technical advisor helping to shape spectrum policy, guiding equipment authorization, too. What does this mean for Ira Keltz?

An investment strategist with an academic pedigree spanning Yale University, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Columbia Law School, and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has sold his suite of investment advisory products to Salem Media Group.

Until now, he's served as General Manager of two TV stations serving Idaho's Magic Valley. Starting September 1, he'll be relocating to Monroe, La., to take on a similar role for a pair of Gray Media-owned siblings.

The 2026 Gracie Awards will once again unite trailblazers, emerging talent, and storytellers shaping the future of media at two signature events. A May 2026 event is in Beverly Hills, Calif. A June 2026 event is in the City of New York.

The station that serves as TEGNA's NBC affiliate serving Northeast Ohio has appointed a News Director who will assume the role on August 4. She'll be responsible for overseeing the station's news content across all platforms, including streaming, broadcast, and digital.

It is an ABC affiliate that has historically played an outsized role in U.S. presidential politics, as it has brought the New Hampshire primary debates between candidates to voters across the nation for generations. Now, this Hearst Television property has a new News Director.

The Vice President and General Sales Manager of "FOX 6" in Milwaukee has added similar responsibilities for the FOX Television Stations duo serving nearby Chicago, overseeing all day-to-day sales efforts across three properties.