Audacy welcomes Shirin Peykar as Senior Vice President of Performance Sales, effective January 19. In this role, Peykar will lead Audacy's performance sales team and sell across its portfolio of products, leaning heavily into the company's podcast library. Audacy also welcomes Dan Wolman as Vice More

Family Stations to Acquire WQBU (Que Buena 92.7)/New York

Kalil and Co.

Family Stations Inc. has agreed to acquire Spanish Hits 2kW WQBU-FM (Que Buena 92.7)/New York (licensed to Garden City, NY) from Univision Radio Stations Group. Terms were not immediately disclosed. The seller is a Delaware-based company headed by Wade Davis. The buyer is a California-based More

TUDN Becomes MLB's Official Spanish-Language Radio Partner

Univision

TUDN, the multimedia unit of Univision Communications, and Major League Baseball ink a multi-year agreement naming TUDN Radio the official Spanish-language radio partner of MLB in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The deal brings Spanish-language coverage on TUDN Radio of select games throughout the MLB Postseason More

Dallas Mavericks Move to New Flagship 97.1 The Eagle

The Dallas Mavericks are moving to a new flagship station, KEGL (97.1 The Eagle), for the 2021-22 season. Chuck Cooperstein returns for his 17th season as the play-by-play voice of the Mavericks, where he will again be joined on the broadcast by former Mavericks great Brad Davis. Each game will also include More

Tony Banana to Program Rumba 97.7 Boston

Tony Banana

iHeartMedia Boston announced today two major additions to its Spanish-language station Rumba 97.7. Syndicated the "Enrique Santos Morning Show" will now air weekdays 6-10am, while Tony Banana will take the helm as Program Director and PM Drive host. Santos and Banana will both start on September 7. "I'm More

Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees

The Museum of Broadcast Communications has announced the selection of eight new inductees as well as a new class of Legacy inductees, into the RADIO HALL OF FAME for 2021. The 2021 Radio Hall of Fame inductees will be honored at the in-person 2021 Radio Hall of Fame induction More

Cumulus Birmingham Names James Robinson VP/MM

James Robinson

Cumulus has named James Robinson as Vice President/Market Manager, Cumulus Birmingham, AL. Robinson was previously Vice President/Director of Sales, Radio, Television & Digital for Univision Communications in San Antonio, TX. Prior to that, he was Director of Sales for Radio One in Houston, TX. Robinson More

Univision's Uforia Announces Return of ''Uforia Live''

Univision

Univision's Uforia announced the return of its experiential virtual music series "Uforia Live." This year, "Uforia Live" will expand to include performances from various Uforia Music Series in-person shows in cities across the country, as well as surprise livestream concert experiences. The first Uforia Live More

Univision, Grupo Televisa Merge in $4.8 Billion Deal

Univision has agreed to merge with stakeholder Grupo Televisa in a $4.8 billion deal, which includes the company's 58 radio stations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Grupo Televisa will hold the largest stake (45%) in the new entity with 45%. The company also owns the Univision and UniMas broadcast networks, More

Pitaya Entertainment to Serve U.S. Latino Podcast Market

Five powerhouse executives from the entertainment, podcasting, and advertising industries have joined forces to create Pitaya Entertainment, a new company dedicated to producing podcasts for U.S. Latinos. Pitaya Entertainment launches with six podcast series featuring some of the most popular Latino More

Univision Ups Jason Strongin to SVP Audio Sales/Client Solutions

Univision has promoted Jason Strongin to Senior Vice President of Audio Sales and Client Solutions, effective immediately, as part of a broader strategic change to its nationwide audio sales structure. In this role, he will oversee all audio sales and work closely with network, digital, regional, and local More

Uforia Podcast Network to Launch Health & Wellness Podcast

Dr. Juan Rivera

The Uforia Podcast Network, part of Univision's Uforia Audio Network, has announced the launch of "Santo Remedio" (Trusted Home Remedies) a new original podcast focused on health and wellness issues impacting the Hispanic community. Hosted by Univision's Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Juan Rivera and Uforia More

GMP Ups Anny Mansfield to Corporate Research Director

Anny Mansfield

Gen Media Partners (GMP) appoints Anny Mansfield to the newly-created position of Corporate Research Director. Mansfield, who has been with Gen Media Partners since its inception, will build out a company-wide research department. Her 20+ years in radio research includes previous stints at Katz Media's More

Estrella Media Ups Arya Towfighi to EVP, General Counsel

Arya Towfighi

Estrella Media appoints Arya Towfighi as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He joined Estrella Media in November, 2019 as a Senior Vice President, overseeing the company's legal functions. His role has now been expanded to include oversight of the Human Resources, Communications and Business More

Radio Advertising Bureau Announces Board of Directors Update

Radio Advertising Bureau

Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) has announced an update to the organization's board of directors as of January 1. RAB officers include Vice Chair Jeff Warshaw, who serves as CEO of Connoisseur Media LLC and Finance Chair Erik Hellum, who is COO of Local Media, Townsquare Media. RAB has also announced the More

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