Entravision Announces Two New Hires
The company has named Mark Garcia SVP of Integrated Marketing Solutions in McAllen and Pulpo Media (an Entravision company) has appointed Laura Willis to the position of VP of Digital Sales.
Elvis Duran’s 2nd Annual Carney Awards Held in L.A.
The event was recently held at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. Actors Jonathan Banks, Steve Buscemi, Gary Cole, Conchata Ferrell, Dan Hedaya and Stephen Tobolowsky were named recipients. Named in honor of the late actor Art Carney, the Carney Awards were created by Elvis Duran Group CEO David Katz, his brother Jim Katz and Art's son Brian Carney. Pictured here is Kerri Kasem who also attended the event.
David Corey Leaving Beasley
Corey confirmed on Monday that he was unable to come to terms on a new contract with Beasley and will be leaving WKLB in Boston at the end of the month. Corey joined Beasley in May 2017 after serving as VP of Radio Programming at Bell Media in Toronto.
Bud & Broadway Coming To Knoxville
96.7 Merle (WMYL-FM) will debut The Bud & Broadway Morning Show April 1. The former St. Louis morning team is being syndicated by SuiteRadio.
Beth Ellis Promoted At Emmis
Beth Ellis has been promoted to Vice President and Associate General Counsel of Emmis Communications Corporation.
Beasley Philly Names Johnson Director Of Sports Content
Beasley Media has hired Eric Johnson as Director of Sports Content in Philadelphia. He spent the past 19 years serving as Brand Manager and PD at New Jersey's 101.5 FM. Prior to that, Johnson worked as the APD at WIP and was the PD at Y-100 in Philadelphia.
Cumulus Promotes Shelton to Ops Manager
Cumulus Media has promoted Gary Shelton, also known as DJ Rax, to the role of operations manager for its Savannah radio cluster. Along with his new role, Shelton will continue to be heard as the afternoon host on WEAS (93.1 FM, E93) from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. local time.
WLS Promotes Morning Man To News Director
The Chicago news station has promoted Nick Gale to News Director. Gale will continue in his role as News Anchor for Morning Drive, a position he's held since 2020. He replaces John Dempsey who retired at the end of 2020.
Beasley Host in Augusta Passes
Chad Bennett worked for Beasley for 16 years, he was in radio for 23 years. He worked nights at HD 98.3 in Augusta and served as Production Director. The cause of death was not announced. More HERE on the station website.
WFLS Personality Says Goodbye
Jessica Cash, co-host on WFLS Morning Show in Fredericksburg, PA, is retiring after 14 years at the station. Friday August 21 will be her last day.