Daija Moore-Evans to Lead Social Strategy for iHeart Philly
iHeartMedia Philadelphia has elevated Daija Moore-Evans to Digital Content Manager, a role in which she'll shape the social media strategy for the six-station cluster. Moore-Evans joined iHeart in 2019 as a board operator and producer before going on-air at WUSL.
SiriusXM Appoints Past Paramount, Spotify Exec to Lead Comms
SiriusXM has named Paramount and Spotify alum Jenny Tartikoff as SVP and Head of Communications, starting August 10. Tartikoff succeeds Maggie Mitchell, who departed SiriusXM in March for a role at AI advertising firm Moloco as VP, Head of Communications.
Mission Control to Ministry: Skytland Joins Hope Media as CIO
Hope Media Group is putting former NASA and Gloo executive Nick Skytland in charge of its digital future. Skytland joins the ministry behind KSBJ, WayFM, Vida Unida, Worship 24/7, and Hope Nation as its very first Chief Impact Officer, starting on August 17.
University of Florida’s WRUF Swaps Audacy for Saga Sales Deal
University of Florida's commercial radio stations are getting a new sales partner. Saga Communications will take over advertising for WRUF-AM/FM from Audacy in September, a deal that also makes Saga a partner in training the university's journalism students.
Townsquare Now Has a Blueprint for Licensing Its CRM Software
Townsquare Media's second-quarter earnings call produced more than the usual round of revenue numbers. CEO Bill Wilson used the call to disclose that the company has signed its first technology licensing deal for the in-house CRM platform built for its own sales team.
Layoffs Hit Sales, Programming, and Podcasting at Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media is working through a fresh round of layoffs across both sales and programming as the company awaits its formal exit from bankruptcy. The cuts are touching stations in multiple markets, as the company's restructuring effort continues to unfold.
Radio Wayne Awards: Honoring Leadership With Nowhere to Hide
Whether the book is a winner or a loser, whether budgets are made or missed, the buck ultimately stops at one desk: the General Manager. It's also the seat with the most at stake in keeping a team together and giving each department the best chance to succeed.
Platform, Not a Purpose
(Greg Tantum) When the printing press arrived in the 15th century, cultural elites feared the mass democratization of text would dilute scholarship and rot society's collective attention span. We face a nearly identical psychological barrier today with radio.
WWNN Weekends Bring Wall Street to Washington’s WTOP
Markets don't take weekends off, and now neither does Red Apple Media's Worldwide News Network's business coverage. WWNN Weekend Business Reports debuted on Hubbard - Media That Connects's WTOP in Washington as the service's first affiliate partner.
Colombia’s Consul Honors SBS’s Caracol America
Spanish Broadcasting System's newest Miami station is getting international recognition just months after signing on. The Consul of Colombia presented Caracol America 106.3 (WRAZ) with an award, citing the station's growing popularity among Colombian listeners.
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