It's a transfer of control request that the FCC will likely give its swift approval for, as it involves a shift in ownership from father to daughter. And, when all is said and done, Laura Graham O'Shaughnessy will hold 42.5% of the Class A voting shares and nearly 11% of the Class B shares in the parent of the entity whose flagship property is known as "LOCAL 4" in Detroit.
What's coming for broadcast radio and television in the year ahead? The Forecast 2025 Executive Super Session offers the best take on whether storm clouds are on the horizon or if seeds for growth will spring in a few months.
The C-Suite now led by CEO Mike Steib is welcoming a new SVP and Chief Legal Officer, charged with leading the legal department and overseeing all legal functions for the owner of such stations as WFAA & KMPX in Dallas; WTSP in Tampa; and flagship WUSA9 in Washington, D.C.
She's known across the New York Tri-State area's broadcast journalism community for her more than 16 years of experience at WCBS-2. Now, she has been asked to lead and manage the Creative Services team at crosstown WNBC-4.
The company that is led by David Field and is now majority-owned by Soros Fund Management says it is "strengthening" its addressable audience and identity capabilities through a collaboration with Experian.
John L. Humphries is retiring as the head of Hearst Television’s Upstate South Carolina television station that also serves storm-battered Western North Carolina.
His successor has been selected, and it involves a promotion.
Minneapolis investment bank Piper Sandler has released its 48th semi-annual survey of U.S. teens in partnership with non-profit student organization DECA, which prepares the emerging leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Among the findings of interest to broadcast media executives are this demographic's top tech and social media choices.
The President of Texas-based Hispanic Family Christian Network has signed off on the sale of a pair of low-power television stations. One property, in San Angelo, Tex., is getting a little "Sunshine." The other, in California' Coachella Valley, is poised for some "Fair Play."
In mid-August, Georgia Association of Broadcasters President Bob Houghton announced his retirement. This led the former President/CEO of Tri-State Communications, an ex-NAB Radio Board President, to step into the GAB post.
Now, he's moved ahead with the sale of a group of radio stations he'd been associated with.
He's a Sinclair Broadcast Group executive known for the success of the syndicated pro wrestling program "Ring of Honor." There was also a role as Director of Sales at WFLX-29 in West Palm Beach under then-owner Malrite Communications. Joe Koff is remembered for having a "great career," says one broadcast TV ownership group head. Koff has died of cancer at the age of 73.
The secret to successful public speaking starts with organizing your message, says public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal. "You can dazzle an audience with stellar delivery abilities but without structured reasoning, your talk will fail to impact them in ways that matter," she says in this column.
He's the licensee of three unbuilt noncommercial FM radio stations in the Lone Star State, as well as two AMs in the Houston market. Now, this Hispanic ministry is gaining a low-power digital TV station, bringing television to its stable of stations.
New York Festivals' Radio and TV & Film Awards have launched an 8-video campaign, "What Defines Greatness" and "Sounds Over The Years." These two distinct themes showcase innovative, trailblazing winners from NYF's lineup. Featured work includes productions from each competition, including CBS Radio News and CBC News.
A leadership training fellowship for public media station managers is being developed by St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Poynter Institute is developing and administering. It is being funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
It’s an executive level program following the success of the Editorial Integrity and Leadership program.
Huntley, Mont., a community near the city of Billings, is getting its first local service. At the same time, a license modification of another FM is transpiring. Call it a win for Matthew Wesolowski.
After joining Graham Media Group's flagship television station in August 1995, Devin Scillian has announced he will retire from television in the coming weeks. Scillian is perhaps the most familiar face in Detroit when it comes to local news, and has been a key figure in WDIV "LOCAL 4"'s dominance in the market.
Broadcast software provider Mr. Master is adding three new tools designed to give radio operators greater control and flexibility over their advertising systems to its AIM platform. The products - Traffic Control, The Tracker, and On Demand - are available as AIM add-ons.
If you're a Charlotte radio listener, or perhaps were once one, you're likely familiar with Paul Schadt. He's been in the market since the early 1980s, and since 1997 at WKKT "96.9 The Kat," the Country radio station owned by iHeartMedia. Come February 2025, Schadt will be hanging up the headphones. But, he will be an active retiree.
The FCC has formally unveiled the tentative selectees from 93 groups of mutually exclusive applications for new low-power FM station construction permits filed during a December 2023 window.
The entertainment and sports programming network within the ABC arm of The Walt Disney Company could be on the hook for thousands of dollars in fines payable to the FCC for its apparent misuse of emergency tones during a promotional segment for the start of the 2023-2024 NBA season.
