With Bannard’s Retirement, FOX Selects Its Phoenix ND
After 33 years, KSAZ-10 and KUTP "FOX 10 Xtra" VP/News Director Doug Bannard is retiring. Who is succeeding him at the FOX Television Stations-owned duopoly in the Valley of the Sun?
Newsmax Tasks Tremblay With CRO Role
The SVP of Ad Sales for Newsmax Media has been promoted to EVP/Chief Revenue Officer for the Newsmax MVPD-distributed conservative-leaning cable news and political commentary channel.
Public Media Co. Selects A New Leader
The Boulder, Colo.-based nonprofit consulting firm dedicated to serving public media has selected its next CEO. He's being heralded as "a visionary leader whose career spans more than 25 years as a public servant and advocate for public and independent media."
NATPE Global Preps For January Return With New Hires
NATPE Global is confirming "a slew of appointments rounding out the team" ahead of its return to South Florida in January 2024. The new venue: the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Miami, rather than the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.
A FOX TV Stations Vet Resurfaces At Sinclair
For nearly 19 years, he served in various roles at Fox Television Stations properties, most recently in Charlotte. Upon exiting in April 2020, he's mainly focused his efforts on sales and business consulting. Now, Michael Lewis is returning to broadcast TV, and it is thanks to Sinclair Broadcast Group.
Mississippi Broadcast TV Station GM Dies
In February 2020, he was promoted to GM from Director of Sales. And, during his tenure as the station's head, WTVA-9 in Tupelo, Miss., earned honors as Station of the Year from the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters. Now, the leader of the Allen Media Group station is being remembered, as he died at home Sunday after a lengthy illness.
From VUit to Flint For Sinclair’s TV Operations Head
He's served as Syncbak/VUit's VP of Affiliate Relations and Content, focused on the OTT service bringing local newscasts to viewers across the U.S. Before that, he was VP/GM of the owner of "9&10 News" in Cadillac, Mich. As of today, this individual is now reporting to Sinclair Broadcast Group's Rob Weisbord.
MVPD Association Names Regulatory Affairs Head
He was previously Director of Regulatory Policy at UScellular. In that position, he worked on complex regulatory and policy matters dealing with Infrastructure, Public Safety, and Consumer items. He's also worked at AT&T Wireless and at TDS.
Maine Radio Station Owner Remembered
For those in the cities of Ellsworth, Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine, two generations of FM radio listeners have come to know such stations as "KISS FM" and "Star 97.7." These stations are largely tied to a woman who co-founded KISS in 1982 and, later, co-owned Star in addition to four other radio stations serving these communities. Now, Natalie Knox is being mourned.
Public Media Journalists Association Earns CPB Grant
The Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Editor Corps, which provides critical short-term editing help to local public media newsrooms, will resume service as it implements a sustainability plan under a two-year, $100,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
MJ To Stay As Schnitt Prepares Spoken Word Farewell
For some, he's known for his conservative talk radio program heard in such markets as Las Vegas and Miami. For others, he's the ringmaster of The MJ Morning Show, as "MJ" is how many Top 40 radio listeners in Tampa first got to know him. Now, Todd Schnitt is making a choice. And, he's sticking with "MJ."
TEGNA’s Connecticut Duo Names A News Director
The Assistant News Director of the FOX affiliate serving most of the Constitution State is being promoted to News Director for not only that TEGNA property, but for its sibling associated with The CW Network.
MoffettNathanson To ‘Return To Its Roots’
At the end of 2021, respected Wall Street media and telecommunications financial advisory firm MoffettNathanson was sold to the parent of Silicon Valley Bank. By March 2023, SVB was mired in the seizure of its banks by the FDIC, with MoffettNathanson assuring it was "business as usual" for them. Now, the SVB relationship has evolved.
Horowitz Webinar Gives First Look At Black Media Studies
Curious about the current landscape of pay and free TV among Black consumers? Horowitz Research has announced two webinars giving a free sneak peek and then a full review of their latest demographic studies, FOCUS Black Volumes 1 and 2.
Swisher Succeeds Hughes As Gray’s Charleston, W. Va., Leader
RBR+TVBR on Thursday shared the news that the GM of Gray Television’s NBC affiliated WSAZ-TV and The CW Network-affiliated sibling WQCW-TV in Charleston-Huntington, W. Va., who has held the role since December 2021, will soon be leading the company’s CBS and The CW Network affiliates serving Cleveland. Now, his successor has been revealed.