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One month ago, Kathy Hostetter became the VP and General Manager of CBS News and Stations’ local businesses in Baltimore. This opened up a leadership role in Pittsburgh. It's just been filled.

He recently served as EVP of Marketing and Digital at 101 Studios and Sports Illustrated Studios. Prior to that, he held the role of SVP for Digital Marketing at Open Road Films and the NBCUniversal specialty film division Focus Features. Now, he's an executive holding a newly created role at Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group.

The new sales executive will manage just-signed and existing Dielectric accounts west of the Mississippi, with an emphasis on helping broadcasters prepare their TV and radio infrastructures for the next generation of over-the-air opportunities.

Digital Nirvana, known for its media monitoring and metadata generation services, is welcoming a new senior director of sales. In this role, a 35-year broadcast tech industry veteran will oversee sales to the MVPD and broadcast TV markets.

In November 2021, she took a career break after a lengthy stint at the nation's biggest media company serving the U.S. Hispanic market. Now, this longtime PR pro has resurfaced by reteaming with another former Univision communications leader — Rosemary Mercedes.

Mick Hubert has called every Florida Gators college football game since the 1989 home opener at the University of Florida's main campus. Longtime fans expecting his signature "Oh My!" this fall will be at a loss, however. Hubert is retiring, and will be devoting game days to his wife and their Sarasota home.

It's a newly created role designed to consolidate and "fuel" the company's global corporate events portfolio. Taking the post is a former SVP of Content Relations at Nickelodeon who has spent the last five years in posts ranging from a Celebrity Cruises entertainment strategy developer to leading entertainment and events for the Oneida Nation in New York State.

She is a five-decade veteran of Warner Bros. Television. As of today, she's now serving as EVP of Ad Sales for AMG Global Syndication, an arm of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group.

The Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) has promoted an individual and is welcoming another team member to the company as it grows its business partnerships and development initiatives. 

From 1979 through 2007, he was a towering presence at WGBH, the educational radio and television outfit serving Boston and much of New England. Now, many across the industry are paying their respects to David Liroff, who has passed away.

The successor to Matthew Polka as the leader of the nation's key advocacy and lobbying organization representing small-sized and independent MVPDs and broadband services providers has been revealed. Taking over as the head of ACA Connects, formerly the American Cable Association: an individual who was most recently Vice President of Government Affairs at U.S. Cellular.

After "an extensive national search," NPR has selected what it calls "an experienced media professional" to help drive the strategic direction of its broadcast programming (beyond the newsmagazines).

For the past three years, he's served as Director of Sales for "Action News 5," the NBC affiliate serving Memphis owned by Gray Television.  As of today, this 20-year local broadcast TV sales pro is now General Manager of another NBC affiliate owned by Gray.

WKBW-7 news anchor Ashley Rowe, who arrived from Ontario with much promise, is leaving the ABC affiliate owned by The E.W. Scripps Co.

She's being described as "a seasoned communications executive" stepping in to a newly created role — one intended to focus on 'communications that drive the business and build Disney Branded Television’s brand reputation.