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Global, the Media & Entertainment group that wanted a big stake in iHeartMedia but relented, has selected a new Programmatic and Data Director for its ad platform DAX.

The Radio Net Media-owned digital audio ad sales platform AdTonos has appointed a VP of Product. She will be charged with further developing the global programmatic platform, focusing on audio media buying and cross-device targeting.

NewsON, the streaming aggregator of local news content, has a new Director of Sales. He fills a newly created position at NewsON and joins from Comscore, where he was Director of Business Development.

Taking the role for Sinclair Broadcast Group in the two markets is a company veteran who most recently served as VP/GM of two stations in Gainesville, Fla., the company provides services for.

A new Director of Operations has been selected for the Houston radio properties owned by Cox Media Group. This makes this individual responsible for all content associated with Country "93Q", Classic Country KTHT, and Classic Hits KGLK "The Eagle."

There's a new SVP and Publisher for Salem Media Group's Townhall Media operation, and he'll continue to oversee all business and editorial operations for Townhall Media properties, which includes Townhall, RedState, PJ Media, Hot Air, Twitchy, and Bearing Arms, while taking on a wider level of corporate responsibility.

“Guided by a belief in the power of reading, for decades LeVar Burton has been a beloved champion of childhood literacy, a promoter of education through entertainment, and a champion of the importance of lifelong learning,” said LABF co-chairs Jack Goodman and Heidi Raphael.

Nexstar Media Group has named an Executive Director of Communications for its networks division — and from April 4 will oversee internal and external communication at NewsNation; nationally distributed diginets Antenna TV and Rewind TV; and for its lone radio station, WGN-AM in Chicago.

He most recently served as the National Digital Automotive Specialist for Beasley Media Group and prior to entering the radio industry, he spent 15 years as GM of Jorgensen Ford in Detroit. Now, Tim Jorgenson is being promoted to a key role at Beasley's Motor City properties.

Earlier this year, Jim Toellner revealed that he was retiring as the President/GM of TEGNA's NBC affiliate serving Western New York. On Thursday, the company getting acquired by a consortium led by Standard General and including Apollo Global Management announced who's taking Toellner's chair.  

New York Festivals TV & Film Awards will honor the Chairman of CBS Sports with the twelfth annual New York Festivals Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes prominent industry leaders, innovators, and driving forces in the broadcast industry whose accomplishments have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry.

According to a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the co-heads of Business Affairs for CBS Entertainment and Studios are taking on additional duties. They'll now oversee CBS's News and Stations, Sports, and CBS Media Ventures under the Paramount brand.

Graham Media Group, which moved its headquarters back to Detroit following the retirement of Emily Barr as President/CEO, has named a VP and Chief Innovation Officer while promoting from within its new Director of Innovation.

Four candidates from the radio broadcasting industry - within the sales, marketing, programming, and digital disciplines - will be selected for the 2022 program.

She will begin her new role in early April and arrives at CBS News from Vice News, where she most recently served as deputy bureau chief in Los Angeles. She began her career in television in 2002 as part of NBC’s page program.