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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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Townsquare’s “local first” digital approach carried them to a 2023 Q1 that outperformed expectations, despite a net loss. Now the company has taken a large step to buy back and retire shares in a show that Q2 could be a significant bump for the broadcaster.

Entravision has announced that it has been certified by Great Place To Work for the fourth time. This recognition is based on the feedback and opinions of current employees regarding their working experience at Entravision.

The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association is partnering with Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Inc. (MIW) to launch a mentorship program aimed at advancing female leadership in radio broadcasting.

Its forecasts appear on digital signage, in 700 newspapers, are heard on over 400 radio stations, and are viewed on 100 television stations. Now, weather forecast and warnings source AccuWeather is making a change at the top.