He's a finance and strategy executive and 20-year veteran of TEGNA’s corporate team who most recently as VP of Financial Planning & Analysis.
Introducing the new VP of Strategy and Distribution at Hearst Television.
In a significant move that could impact media buying decisions in several large markets, the George Ivie-led Media Ratings Council has revoked accreditation for four Nielsen Audio PPM markets while denying accreditation for an additional 18 PPM markets.
In April 2001, Carter Alan was settling in to his second year at WZLX-FM in Boston, hosting a midday radio show that attracted more listeners than any other daypart at the station. Now, listeners are saluting Alan, who previously earned name recognition at the former WBCN, as he's announced his retirement.
The Missouri state press and broadcasters associations have been joined by Gray Media and others in the filing of a petition in a circuit court against the Missouri State Highway Patrol, saying the agency is illegally blacking out basic information in crash reports that Missourians have been able to see for decades.
Why should the Commission say no to the parties behind a Petition for Stay Pending Judicial Review? They "largely parrot the baseless arguments raised by the state cable associations' petition," says Nexstar Media Group's counsel on the matter, Kathleen Kirby of Wiley Law.
TNDV and GameTime Productions have expanded their remote production responsibilities for Team Boxing League (TBL), building on a Season 3 collaboration with what they call a more comprehensive REMI production model for the league’s recently completed fourth season.
The free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel launched by The E.W. Scripps Co. earlier this year under the leadership of former local stations head Brian Lawlor is bringing an "enormously popular" YouTube offering to television. And, it's all about sports.
The company behind The Heartland Network and the Heartland+ app; Retro TV; and the recently launched Hasbro Legends digital multicast channel is teaming up with a social media platform to co-develop and produce original content for distribution across all of Get After It Media's linear and digital offerings.
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 sizzling, 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.
He's considered by Netflix to be "one of the entertainment industry’s most respected creative executives." That's why this former Chairman of Walt Disney Television will soon join the streaming video Goliath as its next Chief Content Officer, effective October 26 — succeeding Bela Bajaria.
A station associated with News-Press & Gazette's Gulf-California Broadcast Company for decades is assessing the damage caused by a fire that prompted "News Channel 3" to abandon its early-morning newscast on Thursday just minutes before going live on the air.
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.
