Valari Staab, the Chairman of NBCUniversal Local who oversees both NBC and Telemundo-branded owned stations and the NBC Sports Regional Networks, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 RBR+TVBR Lifetime Leadership Award. She'll receive it at Forecast 2027 on November 12 in New York.
There's a new News Director for KCRA-3 & KQCA-58 in the Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto DMA, and VP/GM Ariel Roblin believes she is the "right leader" to succeed Derek Schnell, who recently rose to VP/News at Hearst TV.
Gray Media Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland will serve as Television Co-Chair of Forecast 2027, which has an agenda that keeps growing by the week. Now in its 24th year, the annual broadcast and finance leadership summit will be presented on November 12 at the Harvard Club of New York.
Two of radio’s most recognizable voices are stepping behind the podium for Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR‘s Forecast 2027. One is a Radio Hall of Fame host and four-time Gracie Award recipient. The other has spent nearly 20 years in Boston sports radio.
It's a software application that allows broadcasters and media organizations move audio in all major AoIP formats, including Ravenna, AES67 and ST 2110-30, between facilities and into the cloud over standard IP networks, including the public internet. And, it has arrived courtesy of swXtch.io.
There's a new commander for the two heritage FM rockers serving the Tidewater Region of Virginia under the Hampton Roads Media Group banner, as Carol Commander has departed the role of General Manager at the Saga Communications-owned pair. Succeeding Commander is the stations' Director of Sales.
Its licensee name is Ventana Television, but when one takes a closer look at who is involved, they'll find the name of the Associate General Counsel at home shopping brand QVC. He's has signed off on a deal that will deliver a collection of low-power broadcast TV stations to HC2 Broadcasting.
"The Fan" will no longer be the official radio home of the National Basketball Association club that calls the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul home. And, in a move that makes the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act's pending Senate vote ever more urgent, the team's new flagship is on the kHz band.
A news pact has been forged between KXL-FM and KOIN-6, the station led by RBR+TVBR Top Local TV Leader Tom Keeler, who serves as VP/GM. It brings together "two established Portland news organizations to expand coverage of local news, weather and information across radio, TV and digital platforms."
As of today, Gray Media's presence in Oregon is comprised of the home of "FOX 12" and its broadcast sibling known to locals as "FOX 12 Plus" until earlier this year, when it was reborn as Rose City SportsNet. Now, Gray is poised to grow a little larger in the Beaver State, thanks to a deal with SagamoreHill.
The man who founded Civic Media earlier this month signed off on an agreement to obtain two AMs, two FMs and an FM translator in the Waterloo, Iowa market from the Mary Quass-led NRG Media. Now, a Form 314 filing has been made with the FCC, and we know how much Quass is earning from the sale that involves Kalil & Co.
The CABSAT 2026 conference is poised to serve as an event where MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems will place a large spotlight on an expanded technology portfolio that brings MRMC’s camera robotics and motion control technologies alongside MultiDyne’s fiber transport, camera connectivity and IP offerings.
It is a transport and distribution system the company believes can allow engineers to move balanced microphone and line-level audio over shielded Cat5e or Cat6 cable while lowering cable bulk and setup time. And, it has just come to market from Violet Audio US.
It's a Class D AM radio station with an FM translator serving the second-largest metropolitan area of Oregon, offering a Sports Talk format to local listeners. Pending regulatory approval, the facilities will become the property of a bulldog.
They are properties operated by Sinclair Inc. via a shared services agreement with a licensee operated by political commentator and entrepreneur Armstrong Williams. On August 20, Williams moved forward with turning that SSA into outright ownership for Sinclair. The FCC has granted the assignment of authorization request for one of the stations.
One of the nation's leading broadcast television companies has updated its financial guidance for the first quarter, which concludes Wednesday. It's a positive boost to guidance Gray Media first released on August 7, and comes in connection "with lender meetings to potentially refinance its credit facility."
"We combine the reach of traditional broadcasting with modern digital tools to help local businesses get noticed and grow," says the newly formed Salt Air Media. Come November 30, this will be done through four audio brands — including three the company is agreeing to purchase from a local owner.
Effective immediately, KXL-FM's news muscle will get a vitamin boost courtesy of the Nexstar Media Group-owned CBS affiliate serving the Rose City. A new partnership is in effect that will see KOIN-6's journalists assist the Connoisseur Media station on delivery of key stories in a timely manner.
He's a veteran of The E.W. Scripps Company who has served as News Director of WEWS-TV in Cleveland, and as Asst. News Director of KMGH-TV in Denver. Most recently, he's served as Senior Director of Digital News Operations. Starting October 5, he'll be the new Head of News for the company.
They're a winner in the NHL, with a legion of fans across the Silver State who have adopted the team as their own, gobbling up knowledge of a sport that arrived in Southern Nevada a decade ago. Now, the official radio partner of the Vegas Golden Knights is changing with the 2026-2027 season.
