There's a successor to Scott Kellum as the General Sales Manager of the four radio stations owned and operated by Cox Media Group in Atlanta. Look no further than the former Sr. VP of Sales for the stations across town run by iHeartMedia.
It's another sign that Nexstar Media Group won't be assuming control of the NBC affiliate in the South's biggest market, its in-market sibling or the CBS affiliate serving nearby Macon, Ga., anytime soon. TEGNA has appointed a new President/GM for the three properties, and he's inbound from Florida.
The Forecast conference agenda is fire, and this VIP symposium has always closed in grand fashion. This year is no different, as the Executive Super Session, sponsored by Madhive, puts the leaders of Hearst Television, Audacy, Gray Media, and Townsquare Media in one conversation you won't find anywhere else.
Cumulus Media has announced that it has "successfully completed" its financial restructuring and emerged from the Chapter 11 reorganization process, following receipt of all required approvals, including from the FCC. The restructuring was completed on an accelerated timeline consistent with the company's original expectations, the company said.
He owned GAP Broadcasting from 2007 until selling his 100+ stable of stations to Townsquare Media, which he joined as a Senior VP. Today, he's widely known as the CEO of YEA Networks, syndicator of "The Kidd Kraddick Show," among other shows. Now, George Laughlin is investing in radio stations of his own again.
It's assets are comprised of AM and FM radio properties airing spoken word, Spanish-language and Country music programming. Soon, the company led by Ken Witt will be adding two more FMs to its Texas stable of stations.
The "2026 State of Local News" report from the Medill Local News Initiative at Northwestern University counts 238 U.S. counties as "news deserts." That is up 26 from last year and the largest single-year jump in Medill’s research. In the past year, 170 newspapers closed or merged, nearly three a week.
Effective January 1, the NAB will bring its Government Relations and Legal teams together. This is the result of the coming departure of its 14-year Chief Legal Officer. His role will be absorbed by a Chief Advocacy Officer, someone Curtis LeGeyt calls "a trusted leader and a skilled strategist who knows how to turn broadcasters’ priorities into results."
Nearly one year ago, the Miami Heat NBA franchise and WPLG-10 in Miami unveiled a deal that made "LOCAL 10" the local home of a small slate of team games. It's the official broadcast home for the 2026-2027 season, too, adding more games to the slate. This left an opportunity open in West Palm Beach.
In 2014, the York Revolution minor-league professional baseball team bought an AM radio station that today uses its companion FM translator to broadcast as "Sports Radio 98.9." Now, the licensee is reorganizing, and it is thanks to its decision to load the bases, if you will, by grabbing three properties from Forever Media.
In May 2026, Connoisseur Media sold radio stations in Millbank and Watertown, S.D., to Riverfront Broadcasting. Then came another transaction involving the company founded and led by Jeff Warshaw and the Yankton, S.D.-based licensee led by Carolyn Becker. Deal details for that transactions are now public.
The next phase of FOX Advertising's agentic advertising platform, powered by FOX AdStudio, has ramped up, with five agency and technology partners signed on for live campaigns and commercial linear media transactions.
The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a stay to the National Republican Congressional Committee and the FCC of a Fourth Circuit order that would have forced the Carr Commission to release a formal ruling on a controversial public notice Democrats assert added political action committees to the "lowest unit rate" qualifier list.
For millions of TV viewers, she's a familiar mid-morning face thanks to her longtime association with NBC's TODAY. Soon, segments produced by her wellness company will begin appearing on Gray Media television stations across the U.S.
The woman who presently serves as Sr. VP/Managing Director of Sales for Educational/Informational programming for Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) has been promoted to the newly created role of Executive VP of Sales & Revenue for the Hearst Television business unit.
It will likely be years, not months, before TEGNA's assets can be fully integrated into parent Nexstar Media Group's holdings as litigation seeking an unwind of a merger DirecTV and a coalition of state Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta contest continues. This explains the swift addition of "top sales roles" under Patrick Paolini.
The owner of broadcast radio stations under the Radio One brand, the Reach Media national audio arm and cable TV networks Cleo and TV One has decided when to release its fiscal results for the third quarter. What can investors in Nasdaq-traded Urban One anticipate from CEO Alfred Liggins III?
In Duplin County, N.C., Teresa & Norman McCauley are known as the owners of "KIX-FM," which is actually daytime-only WKOO-AM 710 in Rose Hill, N.C. and its two FM translators at 100.5 MHz and 100.9 MHz. Now, the McCauleys are poised to add a Class A FM to the northeast of these facilities to their asset chest.
With Netflix eliminating some 1,000 jobs and the ability of political action committees to use the "lowest unit rate" when book election-focused ads in question, it's a bumpy time for investors. On Wednesday, one broadcast TV in particular had a tough trading session but ultimately avoided a fresh year-to-date low in the final hour of trading.
She joined Brevard County, Fla.-headquartered USSI Global in 2008 and most recently served as Chief Revenue Officer, earning the role in March 2024. With Ed McGivern now in the CRO role, this company veteran has risen to the post of Chief Operating Officer.
