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iHM/Quad Cities Names Jeanne Smith Market President
 Jeanne Smith |
iHeartMedia announces that Jeanne Smith has been named Market President for the Quad Cities, effective immediately. She will report to Joel McCrea, Area President for iHeartMedia Des Moines. Smith most recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales for iHeartMedia Cedar Rapids. Prior to that she worked in Radio
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NAB Backs 'Moment of Silence' for Slain Journalists
The National Association of Broadcasters is supporting a moment of silence in broadcast newsrooms this Thursday in support of the five victims slain last week at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, MD. The trade group joins the American Society of News Editors and The Associated Press Media Editors in asking
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Publisher Judith Regan Launches Podcast on WOPN
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WWO has launched a special podcast series, "My Side of the Story With Judith Regan," on Westwood One Podcast Network (WOPN). Hosted by publisher and media maven Judith Regan, this show features today's newsmakers, trendsetters, cultural influencers and troublemakers telling their side of the story, offering new
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JVC Media/Orlando Appoints Lisa Kitchener as GSM
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JVC Media of Florida taps 25-year sales veteran Lisa Kitchener for General Sales Manager duties at for its cluster in Orlando including Country WOTW-FM (103.1 The Wolf) and Rock WOTW-HD2/W231CT-FM. She's previously worked as GSM at crosstown iHeartMedia and VP/Affiliate Sale for Triton Digital. Kitchener also previously served
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Benztown Makes Four New Additions to Operations Team
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Benztown adds four to the company's operations team with the hiring of Marketing Coordinator Susan Aksu, Imaging Producer Matt Anderson, Office Manager/Executive Assistant Laura Keeney and Commercial Production Creative Director Teddy Shrader. The new team members will be based in Glendale, CA, at Benztown's North American
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WTOP/Washington Repeats as National Murrow Award Winner
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RTDNA has announced the winners of the 2018 National Murrow Awards. From more than 4,400 entries, the awards recognize 89 local and network radio, television and digital news organizations for 118 examples of outstanding journalism in 16 categories. WTOP-FM/Washington, DC and New Hampshire Public Radio
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UT Welcomes Second Annual TAB Radio Talent Institute
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Students from four different universities converge on campus Monday at the University of Tennessee as it welcomes the Second Annual TAB Radio Talent Institute. Students will meet and learn from veteran broadcasters from Patrick Communications, Midwest Communications, Stonecom Radio, Entercom, Cumulus Media, Scripps Radio, 5
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WUSF/Tampa Adds Jessica Meszaros to ''Morning Edition''
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WUSF Public Media adds Jessica Meszaros to the WUSF-FM/Tampa newsroom and the "Morning Edition" news team. She'll serve as a WUSF reporter and will be one of the hosts of "Morning Edition." She comes to Tampa with six years of broadcasting experience in media markets across Florida, including Miami and Fort Myers. Previously,
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''Talking Golf'' Show Set to Debut on WFAN/New York
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"Talking Golf," a weekly one-hour golf talk show, debuts on WFAN-FM/New York. The show will be hosted by golf expert Ann Liguori and will air weekly on Sunday morning from 7-8am ET from June 17 through September 2. The inaugural show will be broadcast live from the 2018 U.S. Open in Shinnecock Hills, NY. The broadcast will
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iHM/Boston Names Rob Sanchez VP/News, Talk and Sports
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iHeartMedia/Boston appoints Rob Sanchez as the Region's Vice President of News, Talk and Sports programming, effective July 1. He'll oversee programming for WBZ-AM (NewsRadio 1030), WRKO-AM and WXKS-AM (Talk 1200). Sanchez began his career in Miami before moving to New York City in 1996 to become a news production assistant,
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WBAL/Baltimore Recognized for Excellence in Broadcast News
WBAL-AM (NewsRadio 1090)/Baltimore has been recognized by the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcast Awards in two categories at their recent annual awards ceremonies in Ocean City, MD. The station won in the category of Radio Large Market-Outstanding Spot News for coverage of the shooting of Baltimore City Police Detective,
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Chris Walus Joins Adams Radio Group Maryland
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Adams Radio Group has named Chris Walus Director of Sales for its Salisbury-Ocean City, MD cluster. For the past nine years, Walus has served as regional President and Market Manager for iHeart Radio for Wilmington/Dover Salisbury-Ocean City. Prior to that he was in a similar capacity in the same region for Benchmark
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Envision Networks Welcomes Shawgo to Marketing Dept.
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Envision Networks appoints Kelsey Shawgo as assistant marketing manager. Kelsey, who attended Ohio State University, has a background in writing and music journalism. She's been published in Substream Magazine, Fashion Meets Music Festival Magazine and was a staff news writer and features writer for Alternative Press before
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Kathy Smith Named Cumulus/Eugene VP/Market Manager
 Kathy Smith |
Cumulus Media appoints Kathy Smith as Vice President/Market Manager for its six-station cluster in Eugene, OR. She was previously General Sales Manager for Alpha Media's seven radio outlets in Portland, OR. Prior to that, she was Director, Strategic Sales and Marketing, and General Sales Manager for Entercom Communications'
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High 5 Media Acquires Majority Stake in Spoke Media
High 5 Media, parent company of Dallas-based YEA Networks, has acquired a majority interest in Spoke Media, a podcast company. The company has created four iTunes' Top 100 podcasts, and touches every piece of the podcast eco-system through its diverse content styles, including narrative journalism, multi-cast serial fiction,
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