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With Albert Rodriguez resigning as SBS President/COO, the company's board of directors in early February approved a move to make founder and chairman Raúl Alarcón Jr. its President. RBR+TVBR has now confirmed that SBS's Chief Financial Officer has exited the company.

The Minister of Canadian Heritage, who oversees the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), has appointed its new Vice-Chairperson.  It's a five-year term, and she'll begin her duties on April 3.

Ashleigh Banfield has reached a new multi-year agreement with Nexstar Media Group-owned NewsNation cable TV network, a move that solidifies her presence in prime-time on the MVPD-delivered news and political commentary-focused offering.

The Digital PD for storied Rock station WEBN in Cincinnati, who also holds an on-air shift at the station while serving as a national talent for iHeartMedia's Country and Rock formats, has been promoted to Director of Country Programming for Kentucky and W. Va.

The NBC affiliate serving the Queen City of the South is welcoming a new News Director. It's an individual with years of experience in TV news in Oklahoma; Kansas; Missouri; and Michigan who began his career as an anchor/producer at KHGI-13 in Kearney, Neb.

The three TV stations Nexstar Media Group operates in Southwestern Missouri have a new leader. It is an individual who is transferring from the company's media operations in Houston, and his resumé includes a stint leading TV properties in Twin Falls, Idaho, for Neuhoff Communications.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has elected three industry professionals to its Board of Directors. One heads iHeartMedia's "BIN," and he's being joined by a professor at The University of Texas at Austin and by the longtime President of Katz Television Group.

The Alliance for Women in Media's 2024 National Board of Directors and Officers are now finalized, and taking officer roles are individuals from Hallmark Media, Graham Media Group, Beasley Media Group, MHz Choice and ESPN.

A new advertising sales leadership roster is in place at FOX News Media, with an individual rising from SVP to EVP of Ad Sales and another individual rising to SVP/National Sales. 

Since 1971, she has held a strong presence at the radio stations she's been associated with. This includes 15 years at the NPR Member station serving the Tampa Bay region and its Classical companion serving Sarasota-Bradenton. By the end of this year, retirement will be her key focus.

He's a veteran news commentator and journalist who has worked at FOX News and ABC News. Starting this evening, he'll now be serving as a correspondent-at-large for the cable TV network owned by Nexstar Media Group.

DBC Radio's stations serving the Coastal Empire of Georgia has handed the role of Operations Manager for its stations to the man who serves as the afternoon host and Program Director for its Country station in the two markets.

She is returning to Nexstar Media Group after serving as Director of Sales at The E.W. Scripps Co.'s WRTV-6 in Indianapolis since 2019. And, this longtime broadcast TV sales professional will be taking the role of VP/General Manager for the company's stations in the Illinois cities of Champaign and Springfield.

The man who presently serves as President/GM of the Telemundo Station Group properties serving the Las Vegas, Sacramento and Fresno markets has been selected to lead the Comcast unit's three Telemundo stations in Central Florida. It's the first move since José Cancela took over as President.

The presenting speakers at the 2024 Golden Mic Award gala and fundraiser scheduled for March 4 at the Plaza Hotel in New York have been finalized by the Broadcasters Foundation of America.