Forgy Named New Saga CEO
Saga Communications has announced the confirmation of Chris Forgy as the new CEO of the company, following the recent death of long-time CEO Ed Christian. Forgy's first day as CEO will be December 7th. Forgy has served as Saga’s Senior Vice President/Operations since 2018.
Nominations Open for 2023 NAB Tech Awards
The National Association of Broadcasters is now accepting nominations for the 2023 NAB Technology Awards, which will be presented next year. The awards honor contributions in digital leadership, engineering and technology innovation.
WMMR Raises $1 Million for Hunger Relief
Beasley Media Group's WMMR (93.3 FM) raised over $1 million and 2.8 million pounds of food for a local hunger relief organization. Proceeds from the station's 25th annual Preston & Steve Camp Out for Hunger will go to benefit Philabundance.
VSiN, Gow Media Ink Content Deal
Sports betting network VSiN and Gow Media have announced a new distribution deal that greatly expands VSiN's network. Starting in January, VSiN's audio content will replace SportsGrid content on all of Gow's SportMap stations.
Hill to Perform at Fantastic Voyage 2023
Grammy Award-winning musician Ms. Lauryn Hill has been revealed as a performer for the Tom Joyner Foundation's Fantastic Voyage in 2023. Hill will help raise Joyner money for HBCUs when the Fantastic Voyage sets sail in May.
NAB Hosts Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Forum
The National Association of Broadcasters and the NAB Leadership Foundation hosted a Human Resources and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forum on Tuesday. The forum featured a number of discussions and panels focused on DE&I topics.
Spreaker Releases Audience Segmentation Solution
iHeartMedia's programmatic ad tech division Spreaker has released a first-party data audience segmentation solution that the company says will provide a way to reach complex and specific audiences at scale across the Spreaker network.
MundoNow Picks Wejebe for Audio Content Director
Bilingual and bicultural media platform MundoNow has hired Dafnne Wejebe away from Univision to serve as the company's director of audio content. Wejebe will anchor the show Codice Criptico on MundoNow's new Óyenos Audio podcast network.
Cumulus Topeka Lands Five Excellence Awards
Cumulus Topeka radio stations Majic 107.7/KMAJ-FM (AC) and V100/KDVV-FM (Rock) have been recognized with five awards by the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in the KAB’s 2022 Station Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting.
Kershner Joins McVay
McVay Media has hired Nights with Elaina Executive Producer Ryan Kershner. Kershner will focus on producing podcasts, branded audio for the music industry, artists and product-oriented projects, branded content, audio specials and longform programming for radio and streaming platforms.
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